Goldeen 1st Edition #53 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 21 Oct 2026Related Goldeen & chase cards
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Goldeen is that friendly little Water-type from the Jungle set, a common card first edition #53 that came out back in 1999 and still tugs at collectors nostalgia. It is not flashy and it is not rare in the traditional sense, but there is something charming about a card this old still being tracked and traded today. If you are trying to pin down Goldeen value, the short answer is that it lives in two very different worlds depending on condition, and that gap is the whole story here.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.29, up 39% over the past year, with an all-time high of $11 in December 2020.
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Goldeen price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4,351 graded, only 1,067 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $162 | 1,067 | 830 / 237 |
| PSA 9 | $26 | 1,713 | 1,203 / 510 |
| PSA 8 | $24 | 938 | 445 / 493 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 318 | 171 / 147 |
| PSA 6 | $8.00 | 150 | 81 / 69 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 108 | 61 / 47 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 34 | 16 / 18 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | 18 | 11 / 7 |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $28 | 3 | 3 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.77 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Jungle
- Card number
- 53 of 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Horn Attack10Water
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The collector's take on Goldeen
Is Goldeen worth grading?
Here is the honest picture: a raw Goldeen sits around $2, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way up to $830, which works out to about 368.9 times the raw price. That is a big spread, and it is tempting to think every copy is worth grading. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a 1999 common, corners soften, edges wear, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times add up fast whether you pull a 10 or a 7. If you already have a sharp, clean copy sitting in a sleeve and you are patient about the process, grading can make sense. If your copy has any visible wear, it is probably smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble the grading fee away.
How rare is Goldeen?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 4,331 graded copies of this Goldeen on record, and of those only 1,065 have earned that coveted PSA 10 label. So roughly a quarter of graded copies hit gem mint, which is not impossible but is far from guaranteed. That population tells you the card is not scarce in the sense of being hard to find, plenty of raw copies exist out there, but a clean, top graded example is a smaller club than you might expect, and that scarcity at the top is exactly why the PSA 10 price holds up the way it does.
Where can you pull Goldeen?
We track real pack openings across sites like tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, and Goldeen has shown up in 200 or more recorded pulls there, with the biggest pull we have logged coming in at $204. It tends to turn up in lower tier or novelty style packs rather than premium ones, think Pokemon Dime Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Novice Pack, Rookie Pack, and Pokémon Starter Pack. Worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble no matter the site, most rips do not come close to covering what you paid, so if you are chasing Goldeen specifically, buying a clean copy on the secondary market is usually the more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Goldeen worth?+
A raw or ungraded Goldeen from 1999 Jungle is worth about $2, which reflects how common the card is. Once you get into graded copies, a Grade 9 sits at $1,203 and a PSA 10 comes in at $830, so condition and certification change the picture entirely.
Is Goldeen worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. The PSA 10 price is 368.9 times the raw price, which sounds great, but only 1,065 out of 4,331 graded copies have actually reached that top grade, so gem mint is not a sure thing. If your card already looks sharp and clean, grading can pay off, otherwise the fees may not be worth the risk.
Why is the Goldeen 1st Edition #53 print worth more than the standard one?+
First edition Jungle cards carry that early printing stamp that collectors specifically look for, and it tends to carry more long term interest than later print runs. Combined with grading, where a Grade 9 reaches $1,203 and a PSA 10 reaches $830 compared to the $2 raw price, the first edition status adds a layer of appeal on top of an already collected common.
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