Articuno #32 value & price
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Tap to openArticuno is the icy legendary bird from the Legendary Treasures set, released back in 2013, and it's the kind of card that quietly wins collectors over rather than shouting for attention. Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and slotted in as a Rare pull at card #32, it's become a steady name for anyone searching Articuno value or just wondering what their copy is sitting on shelves worth. Right now the raw, ungraded card trades around $5, which makes it approachable, but the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.46, down 1% over the past year, with an all-time high of $6.14 in January 2025.
Recent pulls of Articuno
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$39Pack 1Mnstr · 7m ago
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Articuno price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 216 graded, only 23 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $435 | 23 | 21 / 2 |
| PSA 9 | $40 | 73 | 63 / 10 |
| PSA 8 | $22 | 69 | 38 / 31 |
| PSA 7 | $6.92 | 31 | 20 / 11 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 10 | 5 / 5 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 6 | 4 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.46 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 32 of 140
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 120
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Metal ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 2013
Attacks
- Ice Beam50Water · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
- Ice Wing80Water · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

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The collector's take on Articuno
Is Articuno worth grading?
If you're weighing whether to send your Articuno off to get graded, here's the honest math: a raw copy sits around $5, and a PSA 10 comes in at $21, which works out to about 4.2 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but it's worth remembering that grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint. Interestingly, the market currently shows Grade 9 copies fetching $63, higher than the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market demand don't always move in a straight line. If your copy already looks sharp, crisp edges, centered print, no whitening, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or print lines, you may be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Articuno?
Across all the grading companies, there are only 216 graded copies of this Articuno on record, and of those, just 23 have earned a PSA 10. That's a small slice of an already small pool, and it tells you gem mint copies are genuinely hard to come by. When population numbers stay this tight, it usually means the card doesn't flood the secondary market often, so a clean PSA 10 tends to hold its ground with collectors who know how few exist.
Where can you pull Articuno?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we don't just quote a price guide, we watch real pack openings happen. Articuno has been pulled 200 or more times across sites we track, including courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt and mnstr, so it's not some mythical chase card you'll never see. It's turned up in products like the Pokemon Pro Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, and Pokemon Starter Pack, and the biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $930. That said, it's worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that number, so treat pack odds as entertainment first and value second.
Questions people ask
How much is Articuno worth?+
A raw, ungraded Articuno from Legendary Treasures currently sits around $5. Grading changes the picture, with Grade 9 copies valued at $63 and PSA 10 copies at $21, so the price really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Articuno worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 runs about 4.2 times the raw price of $5, working out to $21. But grading costs money and there's real risk involved, and with only 23 PSA 10 copies out of 216 total graded, hitting gem mint isn't guaranteed, so it's worth being honest with yourself about your copy's condition first.
How much is a PSA 10 Articuno worth?+
A PSA 10 graded Articuno is currently valued at $21, which is 4.2 times the raw card's $5 price. Only 23 copies out of 216 graded overall have reached that PSA 10 grade, so it's a genuinely scarce top tier for this card.
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