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Articuno Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#144
Printed
1999–2025
Sets
30
Rarities
12
Total value
$3,326
raw, near mint
Cards priced
45
40 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$765
Skyridge
Typical PSA 10
18.6×
median of 40

CardTrack prices 45 different Articuno cards across 30 sets, from 1999 to 2025, worth $3,326 together. The most valuable is the Articuno from Skyridge at $764.68 ungraded, about $11,800 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Articuno is a Water-type Pokémon (Generation I) — a Legendary Pokémon.

All 45 Articuno cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

45 cards

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Articuno money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 10 of 45 Articuno cards hold 81% of the $3,326 total. The remaining 35 share what is left, which is why a “complete Articuno collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Articuno is worth

Across the 40 Articuno cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

18.6×

half are above, half below

Middle half

7.1× – 83.3×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

2.7×

smallest gap

Largest gap

769×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 73.0×, which only 12 of 40 cards (30%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Articuno value over time

Total tracked value of every Articuno printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

+14.4%

1 year

+114.2%

All time

+259.8%

As of

2026-10

$3,3262026-10-06+425.4% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$2,047$4,09420222023202420252026

Indexed over 27 of this set's 45 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

Strongest Articuno grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

All 30 Articuno grading picks →

What people are saying about Articuno

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Every Articuno card, by set

Open the other 42 Articuno cards, across 28 more sets

Collecting Articuno cards

Articuno has been printed in every era of the game, from 1999 (Wizards Black Star Promos) to 2025 (Journey Together). The Modern (2011–2019) era holds the most printings, 19 of the 45. The value sits elsewhere: the Vintage (1999–2003) era's 8 cards are worth $1,248, 38% of the total, against $842 for the Modern (2011–2019) printings.

Articuno cards are not cheap to own: only 11 of the 45 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Articuno, and the median card is worth about $17.87. 13 are worth $50 or more, and 1 clears $500. Those 13 cards hold 86% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 12 tiers, led by Rare Holo (11), Promo (7) and Rare (7). 40 of the 45 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $19.99 raw at the median, against $3.46 for the 5 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Articuno is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Articuno card questions

How many Articuno cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 45 priced Articuno cards across 30 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2025. 40 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Articuno card?

The most valuable Articuno card is the Articuno from Skyridge (#H3) at about $764.68 ungraded, or around $11,800 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Articuno collection worth?

All 45 tracked Articuno cards come to approximately $3,326 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 10 cards alone account for 81% of it.

How much more is a graded Articuno card worth?

A typical Articuno card in PSA 10 sells for about 18.6× its raw price — that is the median across the 40 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 7.1× and 83.3×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Articuno card?

The cheapest priced Articuno card CardTrack tracks is the Articuno from Journey Together (#32) at about $0.13. 11 of the 45 priced cards sit under $5, so most Articuno cards cost well above that.

Which set has the most Articuno cards?

Chilling Reign has the most Articuno printings, 3 of the 45. The most valuable set is a different one: Skyridge, whose 2 Articuno cards total about $843.

Which Articuno card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Articuno from Skyridge leads, at about $2,458 profit per submission after fees, with 17% of 890 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 30 gradeable Articuno cards.