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Articuno #9 value & price
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Articuno has always had that quiet, icy charm that makes people stop and look twice, and card #9 from the TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck set is a fun one for collectors who like their Pokemon history with a bit of nostalgia baked in. If you are digging around trying to pin down Articuno value, the short version is that this is a card with real accessibility at the raw level and a surprisingly wide gap once it hits gem mint. It is not a chase card that will empty your wallet, but it has enough personality and grading spread to keep collectors paying attention.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $10, up 42% over the past year, with an all-time high of $11 in June 2026.
Recent pulls of Articuno
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$39Pack 1Mnstr · 0m ago
$36Pokemon Starter PackTilt Rips · 21m ago
$39Wildcard Pro PackCourtyard · 25m ago
$30Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 27m ago
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$8.40Pokémon Basic PackCourtyard · 40m ago
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Articuno price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,013 graded, only 1,637 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $73 | 1,637 | - / 1,637 |
| PSA 9 | $24 | 317 | - / 317 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 57 | - / 57 |
| PSA 7 | $10 | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $10 | - | - |
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?
So is Articuno worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy sits at $10, a Grade 9 comes in at $24, and a PSA 10 jumps up to $72, which works out to about 7.1 times the raw price. That is a real bump, no question, but gem mint is never a guarantee. Corners, centering, and print quality all have to line up, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into any profit if your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you already own a raw copy and it looks clean to your eye, sending it in can make sense. If you are buying raw copies specifically to gamble on a 10, just go in knowing the odds and the costs both matter here.
How rare is Articuno?
Right now there are 2,013 total graded copies of this Articuno on record, and out of those, 1,637 are PSA 10. That is a pretty high share landing at the top grade, which tells you gem mint versions are not exactly a needle in a haystack, but the overall population is still modest compared to many modern cards. For collectors, that combination keeps the raw price approachable while giving PSA 10 copies a bit of built in demand, since there is a real, countable population backing up that $72 price tag rather than just guesswork.
Where can you pull Articuno?
We track real pack pulls across sites, not just guesses, and Articuno has shown up 200 or more times across courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, and mnstr. It has turned up in products like the Pokémon Starter Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Pokémon Pro Pack, so it is not a one-off hit, it is a card people genuinely pull with some regularity. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged for it sits at $930, which shows how much variance exists depending on what else lands in that same rip. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips do not come out ahead, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Articuno worth?+
A raw, ungraded Articuno #9 from the TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck set is valued at $10. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $24 and a PSA 10 reaching $72, so the price really depends on condition and whether it has been graded.
Is Articuno worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 7.1 times the raw price of $10, landing at $72. That said, grading costs money and takes time, and not every copy comes back gem mint, so it is worth doing mainly if your card already looks sharp in hand.
How much is a PSA 10 Articuno worth?+
A PSA 10 Articuno #9 is valued at $72. Out of the 2,013 total graded copies on record, 1,637 have reached that PSA 10 grade, so gem mint copies exist in solid numbers but still carry a clear premium over raw and Grade 9 versions.
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