Dragonite 1st Edition #4 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Sept 2026Related Dragonite & chase cards
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Dragonite has always been one of those Pokemon that collectors get a little sentimental about, and this 1st Edition #4 print from the 1999 Fossil set is no exception. It carries the Rare designation and Kagemaru Himeno's artwork, and if you are here trying to nail down Dragonite value, the short answer is that a raw copy currently sits at $278. That number alone tells you people still want this card more than two decades after it first hit shelves.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $278, up 49% over the past year, with an all-time high of $348 in May 2026.
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Dragonite price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 9,450 graded, only 363 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $19k | 363 | 235 / 128 |
| PSA 9 | $1.9k | 2,416 | 2,147 / 269 |
| PSA 8 | $833 | 2,783 | 2,284 / 499 |
| PSA 7 | $549 | 1,583 | 1,394 / 189 |
| PSA 6 | $405 | 1,124 | 981 / 143 |
| PSA 5 | $322 | 700 | 615 / 85 |
| PSA 4 | $299 | 269 | 247 / 22 |
| PSA 3 | $160 | 103 | 98 / 5 |
| PSA 2 | $144 | 55 | 50 / 5 |
| PSA 1 | $360 | 54 | 54 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $278 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Fossil
- Card number
- 4 of 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Slam40xColorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
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The collector's take on Dragonite
Is Dragonite worth grading?
So is Dragonite worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy is $278, a Grade 9 jumps to $1,991, and a PSA 10 sits at $19,372, which works out to about 69.7 times the raw price. That is a real gap, and it is exactly why so many collectors get grading fever. But gem mint is called that for a reason, it is hard to hit. Fossil era cards often show print lines, centering quirks, or edge wear that keeps them out of that top grade, and grading fees plus turnaround time are a real cost you eat whether you land a 10 or a 7. If your copy already looks sharp under a light and you have some patience, it can be worth the gamble. If it has visible wear, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Dragonite?
Across all grading submissions, 9,450 copies of this Dragonite have been graded, and only 363 of those came back as a PSA 10. That is a pretty small slice of an already limited pool, which tells you gem mint copies of this card are genuinely hard to come by. When a population report looks like that, the price gap between raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10 makes a lot more sense, scarcity at the top end is doing real work here.
Where can you pull Dragonite?
We track real pack openings across sites, not just price guides, and for this Dragonite the data is thin: we have recorded it pulled just 1 time so far, on packz, out of the Pokémon Champion Pack. That tells you plainly this is not a card you should expect to pull with any regularity. Most collectors who want this one end up buying it directly on the secondary market rather than chasing it through packs, and honestly, that is the more reliable path if you want a specific card rather than a surprise. Worth remembering too that opening packs is a gamble in general, most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any pull like this as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Dragonite worth?+
A raw or ungraded copy of this 1st Edition Fossil Dragonite is valued at $278. Grade it and the number moves fast: $1,991 at Grade 9, and $19,372 for a PSA 10. So how much Dragonite is worth really depends on the condition and whether it has been graded.
Is Dragonite worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 69.7 times what a raw copy goes for. But only 363 out of 9,450 graded copies have reached that top grade, so gem mint is far from guaranteed. Weigh the grading cost and the condition of your card before sending it in.
Why is the Dragonite 1st Edition #4 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition cards from the Fossil set were printed in a smaller initial run before the standard unlimited print took over, which makes them scarcer by nature. Combined with Dragonite's popularity and the illustration by Kagemaru Himeno, that scarcity is a big part of why collectors pay a premium for this specific print.
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