Question 1

Is Arcanine worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Arcanine worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits around $4, a Grade 9 brings $18, and a true PSA 10 gem mint jumps all the way to $42, which works out to roughly 10.5x the ungraded price. That's a real multiplier, but grading fees and shipping eat into a card at this price point fast, and reverse holos are notoriously fussy under the light, tiny print lines or a soft corner can knock you down to a 9 without warning. If you've got a copy that looks sharp and centered, sending it in can be fun and worthwhile for the eventual PSA 10 payoff, but if it's a casual pull, it's just as reasonable to enjoy it raw and save the grading budget for a card with more upside.

Question 2

How rare is Arcanine?

Accepted Answer

As an uncommon card, Arcanine was never meant to be scarce in the way a secret rare or full art is, and that shows in its accessible price. What does matter here is condition scarcity: pulling a Reverse Holo #13 that comes out of the pack truly gem mint, with clean edges and no print defects, is genuinely harder than it sounds, which is exactly why that PSA 10 figure sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers. So the card itself isn't rare, but a flawless copy of it is the real prize.

Question 3

Where can you pull Arcanine?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's live tracking actually earns its keep, because we've recorded Arcanine pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, packs, courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, so we know this isn't a card that's hiding. It's shown up in Novice Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, XY Evolutions, Pokémon Pro Pack, and Pokemon Dime Pack openings, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it hit $646, which shows how much a great grade or a hot moment on stream can swing things. Worth remembering though: pack odds are pack odds, and most rips don't return what you paid, so treat these pulls as a fun bonus rather than the plan.

Question 4

How much is Arcanine worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Arcanine Reverse Holo #13 is worth about $4 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 landing around $18 and a PSA 10 gem mint reaching $42.

Question 5

Is Arcanine worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 10.5x the raw price of $4, putting it at $42. Just weigh that against grading costs and the real chance a reverse holo comes back as a Grade 9 at $18 instead of a perfect 10.

Question 6

Why is the Arcanine Reverse Holo #13 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

The reverse holo treatment gives the card a different shine pattern than the standard print, and that visual appeal alone tends to push collector demand and price up a notch. Combined with it coming from the 2012 Incandescent Arcana set, illustrated by Ryo Ueda, it just has a bit more character that collectors are willing to pay for.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$97	301	- / 301
PSA 9	$18	51	- / 51
PSA 8	-	10	- / 10
PSA 7	-	1	- / 1
PSA 6	-	2	- / 2
PSA 5	-	-	- / -
PSA 4	-	-	- / -
PSA 3	-	-	- / -
PSA 2	-	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$3.84	-	-

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