Ariados 1st Edition #27 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 5 Sept 2026Related Ariados & chase cards
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Ariados is one of those quietly cool bugs from the Neo Genesis set, first released back in 2000, and it's stuck around in collectors' hearts ever since. As an Uncommon 1st Edition card illustrated by Ken Sugimori, it doesn't scream for attention the way a holo rare does, but if you're here asking about Ariados value, you're in good company. Raw copies sit at $5, which makes it an easy card to love without breaking the bank.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.00, up 78% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.48 in August 2021.
Recent pulls of Ariados
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Ariados price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 504 graded, only 90 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $178 | 90 | 62 / 28 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 214 | 133 / 81 |
| PSA 8 | $18 | 154 | 68 / 86 |
| PSA 7 | $18 | 25 | 12 / 13 |
| PSA 6 | $16 | 13 | 9 / 4 |
| PSA 5 | $13 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.00 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Neo Genesis
- Card number
- 27 of 111
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Spider WebGrass
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. (Benching or evolving that Pokémon ends this effect.)
- Poison Bite20Grass · Grass · Grass
If this attack damages the Defending Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned and you remove a number of damage counters from Ariados equal to half that damage (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Ariados has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
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The collector's take on Ariados
Is Ariados worth grading?
So is Ariados worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $5, but a PSA 10 brings $62, which works out to about 13.4 times the raw price. That sounds tempting, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a card this old. Neo Genesis cards from 2000 have had two decades to pick up whitening, print lines, and edge wear, so pulling a flawless 1st edition copy from your binder is rarer than you'd hope. Add in the grading fee and turnaround time, and you're taking a real gamble on a card that might come back a Grade 9 instead, which still nets you $133, oddly enough higher than the PSA 10 figure here, so check current pop and pricing before you commit. If you already own a raw copy that looks sharp under a light, it's worth a shot. If you're buying raw specifically to grade, go in with your eyes open.
How rare is Ariados?
Across all grading services, there are 501 graded copies of this Ariados on record, and only 90 of those have reached the PSA 10 tier. That's a fairly tight population for a card that's over two decades old, and it tells you gem mint copies are the exception, not the rule. When a card has this few flawless survivors, even modest demand can move the price meaningfully, which is part of why the gap between raw and PSA 10 exists in the first place.
Where can you pull Ariados?
We've tracked 26 pulls of this Ariados across the pack sites we monitor, including lastpack, courtyard, collector-crypt, and packs, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $96. It's shown up in a mix of products, from generic starter packs to the Wildcard Basic Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Johto Safari. That spread tells you Ariados isn't tied to one specific product, it just quietly turns up in Neo Genesis adjacent openings now and then. Worth remembering though, pack openings are a gamble no matter what site you're on, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost. This is exactly the kind of real-world pull data no price guide tracks, and it's what PackSpy exists to record.
Questions people ask
How much is Ariados worth?+
A raw, ungraded Ariados from Neo Genesis currently sits around $5. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued at $133 and a PSA 10 at $62. So the real Ariados price depends heavily on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Ariados worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 13.4 times what a raw copy goes for. But gem mint is tough to hit on a card this old, and grading fees eat into any profit if it comes back lower than expected. Look closely at the corners and surface before you send it in.
Why is the Ariados 1st Edition #27 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition cards from Neo Genesis were printed in a smaller initial run before the standard reprint took over, which makes them more sought after among collectors chasing early prints. That extra scarcity and historical weight is generally what drives the premium, even on an Uncommon card like this one.
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