Rocket's Articuno ex
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence24 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 5, 2026eBay — Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns Holo Ultra Rare 2004 MP/HPHP$190
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 EX Team Rocket Returns Holo$420
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns Pokemon TCG Card DMGDM$170
- Jul 27, 2026eBay — Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns Holo$300
- Jul 22, 2026eBay — Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns Holo$300
- Jul 14, 2026eBay — Nintendo Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns Holo Ultra Rare 2004$135
- Jul 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card - Rocket's Articuno EX - 96/109 - Rare Holo - 2004 - LP!LP$365
- Jul 6, 2026eBay — Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 Team Rocket Returns Holo Ultra Rare 2004 MPMP$220
By grade
- Raw$30027 sales
- PSA 8$88810 sales
- PSA 9$1,3749 sales
- PSA 6$3654 sales
- PSA 10$9,9003 sales
- PSA 7$5012 sales
- BGS 9$1,0052 sales
- PSA 4$2331 sale
From 67 completed sales recorded between Feb 26, 2024 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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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.
Rocket's Articuno ex is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#96), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. It's a Basic ex Darkness-type Pokémon with 100 HP, weak to Metal ×2. Its current blended market value is $380.00 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $10,980 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 29× 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 history25 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $642 · CGC 9 · 26 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 6.9% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$10,070); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Rocket's Articuno ex is a Holo / V / ex in Team Rocket Returns — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 25 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 76 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 | $10,980.00 | $530 | +$10,070 | 28.9× |
| PSA 9 | $1,395.00 | $119 | +$896 | 3.7× |
| PSA 8 | $900.00 | $89 | +$431 | 2.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 993 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 6.9% | $10,980.00 |
| PSA 9 | 27.3% | $1,395.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 65.8% | $380.00 |
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 7% of 993 PSA-graded Rocket's Articuno ex copies are a gem-mint 10 (69 of 993) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Rocket's Articuno ex 10 is harder to pull.
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Market check
PSA 10: price guides list this around $4,523 — it actually sells for $10,980 (median of 16 cert-verified PSA sales, 4 recent)
Every sale behind this figure is tied to a specific PSA certificate — see the verified sales in the grading section below.
All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 69 | ✓ 16 cert-verified$10,980$4,969–$10,980 | |
| PSA 9pop 271 | ✓ 42 cert-verified$1,395$1,198–$1,621 | |
| PSA 8pop 260 | ✓ 28 cert-verified$900$655–$900 | |
| PSA 7pop 147 | $502$427–$578 | |
| PSA 6pop 112 | 4 sold$355$302–$408 | |
| PSA 5pop 58 | 2 sold$337$287–$388 | |
| PSA 1pop 23 | 2 sold$199$169–$229 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $535 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
174% spreadCurrently 174% 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
34% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Rocket's Articuno ex (Team Rocket Returns #96) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Rocket's Articuno ex from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $380.00 ungraded (near-mint), and around $10,980 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 Rocket's Articuno ex?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Rocket's Articuno ex from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $10,980 — roughly 29× the raw ungraded value of $380.00.
Should I grade my Rocket's Articuno ex?
A PSA 10 sells for about $10,980 versus $380.00 raw — roughly a 29× 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 Rocket's Articuno ex rare?
Rocket's Articuno ex is a Rare Holo EX card from Team Rocket Returns (card #96), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. Its current blended market value is $380.00 ungraded.
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