Growlithe42/130 · Base Set 2 Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
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What this price is based on
Low confidenceOnly 2 sales in the last 90 days.
Recent PSA 9 sales
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — 2000 POKEMON BASE SET 2 #42 GROWLITHE PSA 9$29.72
- Jul 23, 2026eBay — 2000 Pokemon Base II Set-Break #42 Growlithe Mint PSA 9$29.00
- May 21, 2026eBay — Pokemon PSA 9 GROWLITHE 42/130 - BASE SET 2 - UNCOMMON NON HOLO - MINT $35.00
- Aug 27, 2025eBay — 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Growlithe #42 PSA 9$19.00
By grade
- PSA 9$29.364 sales
- PSA 8$16.003 sales
- PSA 10$65.003 sales
- PSA 7$31.001 sale
- PSA 5$15.001 sale
- CGC 7.5$8.001 sale
- CGC 10$1401 sale
From 14 completed sales recorded between Jul 12, 2025 and Aug 18, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 14 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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Growlithe is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Base Set 2 (#42, released 2000), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Basic Fire-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.60 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $52 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 33× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 4 September 2026.
Growlithe price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history16 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $140 · CGC 10 · 18 Aug 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Growlithe worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 25.2% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$20); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Growlithe is a Uncommoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $52.00 | $71 | −$20 | 32.5× |
| PSA 9 | $29.36 | $70 | −$43 | 18.3× |
| PSA 8 | $15.09 | $70 | −$57 | 9.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 139 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 25.2% | $52.00 |
| PSA 9 | 43.9% | $29.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 30.9% | $9.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 24% of 145 PSA-graded Growlithe copies are a gem-mint 10 (35 of 145) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Growlithe 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 35 | $52$52–$52 | |
| PSA 9pop 62 | $29$25–$34 | |
| PSA 8pop 28 | $15$13–$17 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
8% spreadCurrently 8% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🔥 Trending in the community
#98 on the radarGrowlithe is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “[US,US] [H] LCRH lot, LC holos, LC Base, Yuka Morii [W] PayPal, some WOTC Trades.” · 3↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
“Very protective of its territory. It will bark and bite to repel intruders from its space.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Growlithe cards
There are 9 different Growlithe printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base Set 2 #42 (Uncommon).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Growlithe (Base Set 2 #42) worth?
As of 4 September 2026, Growlithe from Base Set 2 is worth approximately $1.60 ungraded (near-mint), and around $52 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Growlithe?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Growlithe from Base Set 2 is worth around $52 — roughly 33× the raw ungraded value of $1.60.
Should I grade my Growlithe?
A PSA 10 sells for about $52 versus $1.60 raw — roughly a 33× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Growlithe rare?
Growlithe is a Uncommon card from Base Set 2 (card #42), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $1.60 ungraded.
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