Kangaskhan · Obsidian Flames, what to know.
About the Kangaskhan card
Kangaskhan is card 165 of 230 in Obsidian Flames, released in August 2023, an Uncommon. It is a Basic Colorless-type with 130 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Kangaskhan needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Yuya Oka.
The Pokédex entry printed on Kangaskhan reads: "There are records of a lost human child being raised by a childless Kangaskhan."
About Kangaskhan in the Pokémon world
A parent Pokémon with a baby in its pouch. Famously the parent half of the Mr. Mime father-trade glitch in the games. Jungle holo Kangaskhan has steady collector demand. The famous Family Event holo Kangaskhan (1998) is a separate and much rarer card.
What is Kangaskhan worth?
Kangaskhan is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Kangaskhan before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Kangaskhan grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Kangaskhan
Raw copies of Kangaskhan are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Kangaskhan is the practical move.
