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Check your printing9 different Articuno printings exist — is this your card? Fossil #2
Articuno Fossil #2 Pokémon card
Rare Holo

Articuno

Fossil · 2/62 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
70 HPWaterPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$73.88 30.2% · 30d
Confidencelow
Sales · 90 days28
Last sale$35 Raw · 26 Jul 2026
Range$29$74
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. eBay + Fanatics + TCGplayer. Updated 21 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$73.88

What this price is based on

High confidence

106 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$29.99106 sales
Trimmed mean$30.69outliers removed
Range$9.99$150lowest to highest sale
Sales rate32.2/mo209 recorded
1st Ed · Shadowless$25.001 sale, priced separately

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$30.00 59 sales$26.99 15 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Articuno 2/62 Fossil Holo Rare Unlimited WOTC 1999 Vintage PokémonUnlimited$35.00
  • Aug 16, 2026eBay — Articuno 2/62 Fossil Unlimited Holo Pokémon Card Vintage 1999 WOTCUnlimited$22.00
  • Aug 16, 2026eBay — Articuno 2/62 R Fossil Pokemon Unlimited Holo LPLPUnlimited$24.99
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — Articuno 2/62 R Fossil Pokemon Unlimited Holo MPMPUnlimited$17.99
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Articuno 2/62 Fossil Holo Rare Unlimited 70 HP Eng 1999Unlimited$35.00
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Articuno 2/62 Fossil Holo Rare Unlimited English HP 70 Basic 1999Unlimited$20.00
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Articuno - 2/62 - Pokemon Fossil Unlimited Holo Rare Card WOTC NMNMUnlimited$63.05
  • Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Articuno 2/62 Fossil Holo Rare Unlimited EN BasicUnlimited$65.00

By grade

  • Raw$29.99106 sales
  • PSA 9$28914 sales
  • CGC 8.5$10013 sales
  • PSA 8$11511 sales
  • PSA 7$75.009 sales
  • PSA 10$12,0008 sales
  • CGC 8$84.508 sales
  • CGC 10$8107 sales

From 209 completed sales recorded between Jan 8, 2024 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 105 sales of the printing this page lists; 1st Edition and Shadowless copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 97 graded sales and 1,899,412 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Is it worth it?

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Articuno is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Fossil (#2), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP. Its current blended market value is $73.88 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $2,900 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 39× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 21 August 2026.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

23 May 202621 Aug 2026
Latest
$73.88
Period high
$79.68
Period low
$51.90
Change
42.4%
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Verified sales history38 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$35
Raw · 26 Jul 2026
Typical Raw
$35
Sales · last 90 days
8
How often it sells
Sells often
daily · 8 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

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.

Last sold price
$32
CGC (ungraded lot) · 10 Aug 2026
Typical PSA 9
$237
Sales · last 90 days
20
How often it sells
Sells often
9 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

DateGradePriceCert
15 Aug 2026PSA 5$36.79#93329969
15 Aug 2026PSA 6$51.00#130883831
13 Aug 2026PSA 6$39.99#165452826
13 Aug 2026PSA 6$47.00#131195970
13 Aug 2026PSA 7$89.00#155249269
13 Aug 2026PSA 8$162.00#151745461
13 Aug 2026PSA 8$140.00#97598211
13 Aug 2026PSA 8$89.00#165937559
13 Aug 2026PSA 9$230.00#90998720
11 Aug 2026PSA 7$100.65#151356073

Demand & liquidity

Very liquid · Sells oftenDemand 93/100
Sales · 30d8
Sales · 90d8
Price momentum+30%
Hype🔥 Heating
Raw
$35
RawNM
$35

Last sold $35 · Raw · 26 Jul 2026

Should you grade it?

$186

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 0.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$2,602); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)0.7%
Expected return$186
PSA 10 best case+$2,602
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Articuno is a Holo / V / ex in Fossil — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 15 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 45 packs.

Holo / V / ex33%15 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)0.7%67 of 9,581
PSA 910.7%1,029 of 9,581
PSA graded so far9,581
Gem Mint 1067
Total graded9,581

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$2,900.00$224+$2,60239.3×
PSA 9$248.13$72+$1023.4×
PSA 8$100.00$71$451.4×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 9,581 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 100.7%$2,900.00
PSA 910.7%$248.00
PSA ≤888.6%$74.00

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 1% of 9,581 PSA-graded Articuno copies are a gem-mint 10 (67 of 9,581) — the rest grade lower.

PSA9,581 gradedPSA 10 · 67 · 1% gem
1067
91,029
8.529
82,652
7.55
72,181
6.53
61,708
51,135
4442
3.51
3166
2.52
268
1.54
179
CGC8,190 gradedCGC 10 · 326 · 4% gem
10326
9.5122
91,238
8.51,754
81,218

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Articuno 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$73.88
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 67$2,900$2,465$3,335
PSA 9pop 1,029$248$248$248
PSA 8pop 2,652✓ 275 cert-verified$100$100$146
PSA 7pop 2,181$72$61$83
PSA 6pop 1,708✓ 145 cert-verified$43
PSA 5pop 1,135✓ 91 cert-verified$35
PSA 3pop 166✓ 15 cert-verified$24
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
1st Edition Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$73.88
LPLightly Played$44.22
MPModerately Played$29.83
HPHeavily Played$19.07
DMGDamaged$15.22
7-day 0.8%
30-day 4.5%
90-day 10.7%
All-time high$78
All-time low$48
Other printingsUnlimited Holofoil · $55.33
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

152% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$29
TCGplayer · dearest$74

Currently 152% 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

Momentum · 30dRising +30%
Volatility · 90dModerate ±15%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 152% gap
90d low $52near its high$80 high

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🔥 Trending in the community

#48 on the radar
Mentions this week3

Articuno is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

What people are saying: Winner? · 305↑

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Freeze Dry30
Water · Water · Water

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Blizzard50
Water · Water · Water · Water

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.)

Resistance Fighting -30Retreat 2

A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Freeze PokémonGEN ILegendary

A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#2
RarityRare Holo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeWater
HP70
ResistanceFighting -30
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#144
Card IDbase3-2
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Articuno (Fossil #2) worth?

As of 21 August 2026, Articuno from Fossil is worth approximately $73.88 ungraded (near-mint), and around $2,900 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 $2,900 — roughly 39× the raw ungraded value of $73.88.

Should I grade my Articuno?

A PSA 10 sells for about $2,900 versus $73.88 raw — roughly a 39× 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 Holo card from Fossil (card #2), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $73.88 ungraded.

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