Question 1

Is Arbok worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's the honest math: a raw Arbok runs about $5, but a PSA 10 climbs all the way to $415, which works out to roughly 85.7 times the ungraded price. That's a striking jump on paper, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a 1999 card like this, corners soften, edges wear, and centering shifts more than people expect from packs of that era. Interestingly, a Grade 9 actually lands at $838, higher than the PSA 10 figure here, which is a good reminder that grading markets can be quirky and prices shift with supply and demand rather than following a straight line. Before you send one in, factor in grading fees and turnaround time against what you're actually holding, because if your raw copy already shows wear, the odds and the economics may not be in your favor.

Question 2

How rare is Arbok?

Accepted Answer

Across all grading services combined, there are 2,825 graded copies of this Arbok on record, and of those, 581 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That's actually a fairly generous slice sitting at the top grade, which tells you Arbok wasn't an especially tough card to pull cleanly compared to some Fossil-era rarities. Scarcity here isn't about a card nobody can find, it's more about the small gap between what a raw copy costs and what a true gem mint example can bring once you factor in the Grade 9 and PSA 10 pricing.

Question 3

Where can you pull Arbok?

Accepted Answer

We've tracked 132 recorded pulls of this Arbok across tilt-rips, courtyard, mnstr, and collector-crypt, so it does show up with some regularity if you're ripping packs on those sites. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged came in at $207, which gives you a real sense of the ceiling rather than a guess. It's turned up in products like the Pokemon Premium Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, the Pokemon Starter Pack, and Pack 2, so it tends to surface in starter-style and vintage-leaning boxes rather than one single flagship release. That said, opening packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, most rips won't cover their cost, so treat pulling as entertainment first and any Arbok you land as a nice bonus.

Question 4

How much is Arbok worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Arbok from Fossil sits at $5, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $415. Grade 9 copies are currently priced even higher at $838, which is worth knowing if you're deciding whether to grade one you own.

Question 5

Is Arbok worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the copy in hand. The jump from $5 raw to $415 for a PSA 10 sounds appealing, roughly 85.7 times the raw price, but gem mint condition is genuinely tough to land on older cards, and grading fees eat into any profit if your copy isn't pack fresh.

Question 6

Why is the Arbok 1st Edition #31 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

1st edition cards were printed in a smaller early run before the wider unlimited print came out, which makes them scarcer and more desirable to collectors who care about print history. That extra demand around the 1st edition stamp is a big part of why this Arbok holds the value it does today.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$255	587	415 / 172
PSA 9	$38	1,078	838 / 240
PSA 8	$34	753	453 / 300
PSA 7	$25	236	151 / 85
PSA 6	$16	110	71 / 39
PSA 5	$6.77	66	42 / 24
PSA 4	$6.00	23	16 / 7
PSA 3	$5.00	8	7 / 1
PSA 2	$5.00	1	1 / -
PSA 1	-	1	1 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$4.50	-	-

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