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Articuno #144 value & price
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Articuno #144 comes from the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils set, and it's the kind of card that pulls collectors in for reasons beyond just the numbers: it's one of the three legendary birds, rendered in that icy, moody artwork that fans still love decades later. If you're here trying to nail down an Articuno value, the short answer is that a raw copy runs about $20 right now, making it a card plenty of people can own without needing a graded slab. It's not a chase card that breaks the bank, which is part of its charm.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $20, up 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $23 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Articuno
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$8.40Pokémon Basic PackCourtyard · 7m ago
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Articuno price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5,077 graded, only 459 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.4k | 459 | 379 / 80 |
| PSA 9 | $158 | 1,754 | 1,480 / 274 |
| PSA 8 | $91 | 1,341 | 962 / 379 |
| PSA 7 | $48 | 555 | 381 / 174 |
| PSA 6 | $38 | 375 | 240 / 135 |
| PSA 5 | $27 | 310 | 199 / 111 |
| PSA 4 | $16 | 154 | 83 / 71 |
| PSA 3 | $14 | 62 | 26 / 36 |
| PSA 2 | $13 | 33 | 18 / 15 |
| PSA 1 | $130 | 34 | 33 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $20 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Where to pull Articuno
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The collector's take on Articuno
Is Articuno worth grading?
Here's what makes grading tempting: a raw Articuno sits around $20, but a PSA 10 jumps to $379, which works out to about 19 times the raw price. That's a real spread, and it's easy to see why people wonder if grading is worth it. But a couple of things are worth knowing first. Gem mint on a card like this isn't a given, the population numbers make that clear, so there's real risk your copy comes back a grade lower than you hoped. There's also the cost of grading itself, plus shipping and the wait, all of which eats into any potential upside. One more thing worth flagging honestly: right now a Grade 9 example is actually valued at $1,480, well above the $379 PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading markets don't always move in a straight line. If you've got a sharp copy already in hand, grading can make sense. Just go in knowing the cost and the odds, not just the ceiling.
How rare is Articuno?
Across all grading services, there are 5,077 total graded copies of Articuno #144 on record, and only 459 of those have earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a small slice of an already limited pool, roughly one in eleven graded cards reaches that top grade. For a card from this era, that kind of split tells you perfect copies were never easy to pull off, whether that's down to print quality, handling over the years, or just the odds of the grading process itself. Scarcity like this is exactly why PSA 10 pricing sits so far above raw, even if, as we noted, the current market has some quirks around the Grade 9 tier too.
Where can you pull Articuno?
This is where our data gets genuinely useful, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on price guides alone. Articuno #144 has been pulled 200 or more times across collector-crypt, tilt-rips, courtyard, and mnstr, so it's not a card that's vanished from packs, people are actually opening it. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for this card sits at $930, which gives you a sense of the ceiling when a nice copy lands. We've seen it turn up in the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Pokemon Starter Pack, the Pokémon Pro Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore, among others. Worth saying plainly: opening packs for a shot at this card is still a gamble, and most rips don't come out ahead, but if you're chasing Articuno specifically, these are the pack types where it's actually shown up.
Questions people ask
How much is Articuno worth?+
A raw, ungraded Articuno #144 is valued at $20 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 sitting at $1,480 and a PSA 10 at $379, so the value really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Articuno worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 19 times the raw price of $20. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, only 459 of the 5,077 graded copies have reached that top grade, so weigh the grading cost and risk before you send one in.
How much is a PSA 10 Articuno worth?+
A PSA 10 Articuno #144 is currently valued at $379. That's a strong jump over the $20 raw price, though it's worth noting Grade 9 copies are actually trading higher right now at $1,480, an unusual wrinkle in today's market worth knowing about.
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