Abra 1999-2000 #43 — Base Set Pokémon card

Abra 1999-2000 #43 Value

Name: Abra 1999-2000 #43 — Base Set
Brand: Pokémon

Base Set · Card 43/102 · Common · 1999

Abra is one of those quietly beloved Base Set commons, the little psychic fox that every collector remembers pulling as a kid, and it comes from the original 1999 Base Set lineup illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's not a flashy holo, but that's part of the charm, and if you're here checking Abra value, you're in good company since this card still gets traded and graded regularly today. As a common from 1999-2000, its price tells a story about patience and condition rather than rarity alone.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$3.67

Grade 9

$47

PSA 10

$175

PSA 10 is 47.5× the raw price

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 62× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt, Packs, Mnstr · biggest hit $1.8k.

Found in packs: Wildcard Basic Pack · Pokémon Starter Pack · Wildcard Starter Pack · Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack · Catch 'em All - Paldean Fates …

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Card details

Set: Base Set
Card number: 43 of 102
Rarity: Common
Type: Psychic
HP: 30
Stage: Basic
Weakness: Psychic ×2
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Released: 1999

Attacks

Psyshock10
Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Abra — collector's take

Is Abra worth grading?

So is Abra worth grading? Here's the honest answer: a raw copy sits around $4, a Grade 9 jumps to $47, and a true PSA 10 gem mint can fetch $175, which works out to about 47.5 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but landing a 10 on a 1999 common isn't guaranteed, these older Base Set cards often have centering or edge wear from factory cutting that keeps them out of gem mint territory. Add in grading fees and turnaround time, and it only really makes sense if you already suspect you're holding a sharp, well centered copy worth the gamble.

How rare is it?

Abra is listed as a common, which means it was never scarce in the way a holo or rare pull would be, plenty of these were printed and opened across 1999 and 2000. What makes a high grade copy valuable isn't how many exist, it's how few survive in pack fresh condition after two and a half decades of handling. That gap between the $4 raw price and the $175 PSA 10 price is really a story about condition scarcity, not print scarcity.

Where to pull it

PackSpy has tracked Abra being pulled 61 times across sites like courtyard, collector-crypt, packs, and mnstr, and one of those pulls sold for as much as $1,843, which shows how a common card can still surprise you depending on the copy and the buyer. We've seen it turn up in packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Wildcard Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Catch 'em All - Paldean Fates, and the Wildcard Basic Pack. That's the kind of cross-site pull data most price guides simply don't have, and it's worth remembering that opening packs is still a gamble, most rips don't come close to that $1,843 outlier.

Questions people ask

How much is Abra worth?

A raw, ungraded Abra from 1999-2000 Base Set typically runs about $4. Once graded, the value climbs, a Grade 9 sits around $47, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy can reach $175.

Is Abra worth grading?

It depends on the condition of your copy. Since a PSA 10 is worth about 47.5 times the raw price, grading can pay off, but gem mint copies of 1999 commons are genuinely hard to hit, so weigh the grading cost against your card's centering and surface before sending it in.

What set is Abra from?

Abra comes from the original Base Set, released in 1999-2000, card number 43, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a common card, but a nostalgic and recognizable one from the very first Pokemon TCG set.