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What this price is based on
High confidence9 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Jun 28, 2026eBay — This is a 1999 Pokémon Fossil set Articuno 17/62 rare card TCG$25.00
- Jun 28, 2026eBay — ARTICUNO 17/62 - HP - FOSSIL ENGLISH 1999 POKEMON CARDHP$5.63
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — 1999 POKEMON FOSSIL #17/62 ARTICUNO$8.81
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — Articuno 1999 Rare Non Holo Fossil WOTC Vintage Pokemon Card 17/62$7.00
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — 1999 POKEMON FOSSIL #17/62 ARTICUNO$18.32
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Articuno Non Holo Rare 17/62 Fossil 1999 WOTC NMNM$8.49
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — 1999 - Pokemon - Fossil - Articuno - 17/62 - Vintage - Non Holo - WOTC$8.00
- Jun 27, 2026eBay — Pokémon Card - Articuno 17/62 Fossil Rare$5.09
By grade
- Raw$8.009 sales
- Lot$9.208 sales
- CGC 9$38.405 sales
- CGC 10$1605 sales
- CGC 8.5$28.504 sales
- PSA 9$86.403 sales
- PSA 10$3353 sales
- CGC 8$33.603 sales
From 50 completed sales recorded between Dec 1, 2025 and Jul 27, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 33 graded sales and 1,891,225 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Articuno is a Rare Pokémon card from Fossil (#17), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP. Its current blended market value is $8.79 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $280 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 32× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history19 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $25 · Raw · 28 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 7.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$198); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Articuno is a Rare in Fossil — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 15 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 22 packs.
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 | $280.00 | $73 | +$198 | 31.9× |
| PSA 9 | $50.00 | $70 | −$29 | 5.7× |
| PSA 8 | $37.85 | $70 | −$41 | 4.3× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,386 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 7.8% | $280.00 |
| PSA 9 | 27.3% | $50.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 64.9% | $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 — every grade, with gem rates
Only 8% of 1,386 PSA-graded Articuno copies are a gem-mint 10 (108 of 1,386) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Articuno 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 108 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$280$173–$280 | |
| PSA 9pop 378 | ✓ 61 cert-verified$50$38–$52 | |
| PSA 8pop 325 | $38$32–$44 | |
| PSA 7pop 200 | ✓ 21 cert-verified$27$27–$41 | |
| PSA 6pop 160 | ✓ 15 cert-verified$15 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $43 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
172% spreadCurrently 172% 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
46% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#51 on the radarArticuno is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your own Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
“A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Articuno cards
There are 9 different Articuno printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Fossil #17 (Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Articuno (Fossil #17) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Articuno from Fossil is worth approximately $8.79 ungraded (near-mint), and around $280 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 Articuno?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Articuno from Fossil is worth around $280 — roughly 32× the raw ungraded value of $8.79.
Should I grade my Articuno?
A PSA 10 sells for about $280 versus $8.79 raw — roughly a 32× 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 Articuno rare?
Articuno is a Rare card from Fossil (card #17), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $8.79 ungraded.
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