Golduck #35 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 2 Sept 2026Related Golduck & chase cards
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Golduck #35 comes from the 1999 Fossil set, one of the earliest expansions in the game and a favorite among longtime collectors for that reason alone. It's an Uncommon card illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and while it's never been a chase card, people still search Golduck value and Golduck price fairly often just to see where a Fossil-era Uncommon sits today. Right now that answer is a raw card worth $2, which tells you a lot about where this one lands on the collecting spectrum.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.78, up 13% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.55 in January 2021.
Recent pulls of Golduck
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Golduck price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 640 graded, only 54 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $88 | 54 | 10 / 44 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 150 | 15 / 135 |
| PSA 8 | $19 | 243 | 8 / 235 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 86 | 1 / 85 |
| PSA 6 | $6.76 | 63 | 2 / 61 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 29 | - / 29 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 12 | - / 12 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $67 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.78 | - | - |
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
- 35 of 62
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Psyshock10Psychic
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- Hyper Beam20Water · Water · Colorless
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Where to pull Golduck
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The collector's take on Golduck
Is Golduck worth grading?
So is Golduck worth grading? Let's look at the math honestly. A raw copy sits at $2, a Grade 9 comes in at $15, and a PSA 10 lands at $10, with PSA 10 copies running about 5.3 times the raw price. That jump sounds appealing on paper, but grading isn't free, and by the time you factor in submission costs and the real chance your card doesn't come back gem mint, the numbers get tight fast on a card valued this low. If you already own a Golduck and love it for the set it comes from, that's reason enough to hold onto it. But grading purely to flip for profit on a $2 card is a tough case to make, and it's worth going in with clear eyes.
How rare is Golduck?
Across all the copies that have ever been submitted for grading, only 629 Golduck cards show up in the population report, and of those, just 52 have earned a PSA 10. That's a fairly small slice reaching gem mint condition, which says something about how tricky Fossil-era printing and centering can be to nail perfectly, even on a common pull. It also explains why PSA 10 examples, while not expensive in dollar terms here, still carry a bit of scarcity premium relative to the raw population.
Where can you pull Golduck?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we don't just repeat price guide numbers, we watch actual pack sites pull actual cards. Golduck has been recorded 33 times across collector-crypt, courtyard, mnstr, and tilt-rips, showing up in products like the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, and Pack 1. The biggest recorded pull for this card hit $900, which is a good reminder that even a modest-value card can occasionally land in a slot or box configuration that pays off big. That said, most pack openings don't work out that way, and it's worth remembering that ripping packs is a gamble more often than it's a windfall.
Questions people ask
How much is Golduck worth?+
A raw, ungraded Golduck #35 from Fossil is valued at $2 right now. That's the baseline most collectors go by if the card isn't graded, and it reflects its status as an Uncommon from a widely available 1999 set.
Is Golduck worth grading?+
It depends on why you're grading it. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is about 5.3 times the value, but with a raw price of just $2, the dollar gain is small once you factor in grading fees. Only 52 out of 629 graded copies have hit PSA 10, so gem mint isn't guaranteed either.
How much is a PSA 10 Golduck worth?+
A PSA 10 Golduck is valued at $10, while a Grade 9 comes in at $15. Out of 629 total graded copies on record, only 52 have reached that PSA 10 gem mint grade.
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