Ekans 1st Edition #46 — Fossil Pokémon card

Ekans 1st Edition #46 Value

Name: Ekans 1st Edition #46 — Fossil
Brand: Pokémon

Fossil · Card 46/62 · Common · 1999

Ekans might just be a common little snake from the 1999 Fossil set, but there's something charming about pulling a 1st Edition copy of it, and plenty of collectors still hunt it down for exactly that reason. If you're checking Ekans value right now, here's the short version: raw copies sit at $2, while a pristine PSA 10 climbs all the way to $174. Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, it's a nice reminder that even the common cards in a set can carry real character and a real price tag.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$2.33

Grade 9

$27

PSA 10

$174

PSA 10 is 74.6× the raw price4,540 graded worldwideonly 1,224 in PSA 10

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 34× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt · biggest hit $64.

Found in packs: Pokémon Pro Pack · Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack · Wildcard Starter Pack · Wildcard Basic Pack · Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack …

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Ekans price history

Ungraded value is $2.33, up 4% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.97 in January 2022.

Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.

Ekans price at every grade

The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 4,540 graded copies exist — only 1,224 are PSA 10.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
Raw / Ungraded	$2.33	—	—
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$174	1,224	867 / 357
Grade 9	$27	1,718	1,270 / 448
Grade 8	$14	887	461 / 426
Grade 7	$11	403	212 / 191
Grade 6	$9.00	195	110 / 85
Grade 5	$7.00	67	43 / 24
Grade 4	$6.00	32	29 / 3
Grade 3	$5.00	4	4 / –
Grade 2	$5.00	7	6 / 1
Grade 1	$20	3	2 / 1

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

Card details

Set: Fossil
Card number: 46 of 62
Rarity: Common
Type: Grass
HP: 40
Stage: Basic
Weakness: Psychic ×2
Retreat cost: 1
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Released: 1999

Attacks

Spit Poison
Grass
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Wrap20
Colorless · Grass
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Ekans — collector's take

Is Ekans worth grading?

So is Ekans worth grading? Let's talk it through honestly. A raw copy is worth $2, but a PSA 10 jumps to $174, which works out to 74.6x the ungraded price. That's a big multiplier on paper, but gem mint is the key word there: out of 4,540 total graded copies, only 1,224 have actually landed a PSA 10. That's a solid chunk, but it also means plenty of submissions come back as a Grade 9 or lower, where the card is worth $27 instead. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint, so it only really makes sense if your Ekans looks sharp under a loupe, clean edges, centered, no whitening. If you're not sure, it's often smarter to buy a copy already graded than to gamble on a raw one.

How rare is it?

When you look at the numbers, Ekans isn't exactly a needle in a haystack, but it isn't common at the top end either. With 4,540 total copies graded and 1,224 of those earning a PSA 10, more than a quarter of graded copies have hit gem mint, which is a fairly generous population for collectors chasing perfection. That said, a Grade 9 still fetches $27, so there's real value sitting just below the top tier too. What this tells you is that the raw copies at $2 are genuinely easy to find, but a clean, high-grade example is where the real money and the real bragging rights live.

Where to pull it

Here's where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites, not just price guides. We've recorded Ekans pulled 34 times across courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $64. It's shown up in packs like the Pokémon Pro Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Starter Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. So while it's not the headline chase card in any of these, it's a card that genuinely does turn up in the wild, and knowing which packs it's been pulled from gives you a real edge if you're chasing it yourself rather than just buying it outright.

Questions people ask

How much is Ekans worth?

A raw, ungraded Ekans currently sits around $2. Graded copies are worth quite a bit more, with a Grade 9 valued at $27 and a PSA 10 reaching $174, so condition makes a real difference here.

Is Ekans worth grading?

It depends on the copy. A PSA 10 is worth 74.6x the raw price, which sounds great, but only 1,224 of the 4,540 graded copies have actually hit that top grade. If your card looks clean and well centered it can be worth the shot, otherwise it might not cover the grading cost.

What set is Ekans from?

Ekans #46 comes from the Fossil set, released in 1999. It's a 1st Edition common card illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and it's still a fun one for collectors working through that classic era.