Horsea 1st Edition #49 Value
Fossil · Card 49/62 · Common · 1999
Horsea has always been one of those quietly charming cards from the Fossil set, a 1999 common that shows off Mitsuhiro Arita's soft, watery artwork in a way that still holds up today. If you're checking Horsea value because you found one in an old binder or you're eyeing a 1st Edition copy online, the short answer is that raw copies sit at $2, so this isn't a card that will fund a vacation, but it's a lovely, affordable piece of Pokemon history. It's the kind of card that reminds you why people fell in love with the game in the first place.
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Horsea price history
Ungraded value is $2.18, down 15% over the past year, with an all-time high of $11 in July 2021.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Horsea price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 4,631 graded copies exist — only 1,195 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.18 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $168 | 1,195 |
| Grade 9 | $36 | 1,766 |
| Grade 8 | $22 | 999 |
| Grade 7 | $12 | 393 |
| Grade 6 | $10 | 184 |
| Grade 5 | $8.00 | 66 |
| Grade 4 | $7.00 | 17 |
| Grade 3 | $6.00 | 8 |
| Grade 2 | $5.00 | 3 |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Fossil
- Card number
- 49 of 62
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Smokescreen10Water
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Horsea — collector's take
Is Horsea worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown: a raw Horsea is worth $2, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $168, which works out to about 76.8 times the ungraded price. That's a real gap, and it's tempting to think every copy in your collection could be sitting on that kind of value. But gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to hit, Fossil-era commons often have centering or edge wear that keeps them out of that top grade, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 or lower. A Grade 9 still lands at $36, which is a fair outcome, but it's nowhere near the 10. If you've got a sharp-looking 1st Edition copy and you're comfortable with the risk, grading can pay off. If you're unsure, it's perfectly reasonable to enjoy the card raw and save the grading fee for a copy you're more confident in.
How rare is it?
Across every submission on record, there are 4,631 graded copies of this Horsea, and out of that total only 1,195 have earned a PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a meaningful slice of the graded population, but it also tells you plenty of copies never quite made it to perfect, which is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above raw and Grade 9. Scarcity here isn't about the card being hard to find in general, it's about how few of those copies exist in truly flawless condition, and that gap is what drives the value at the top end.
Where to pull it
PackSpy has tracked 78 recorded pulls of this Horsea across sites like courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest single pull landing at $110. It's shown up in a mix of packs, including the Pokémon Starter Pack, Water Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, so there are several avenues where it's turned up in real openings rather than just theory. That said, opening packs is still a gamble, and most rips don't come close to matching a big hit like that $110 pull. If you'd rather skip the risk entirely, buying a raw or graded copy on the secondary market is the more predictable route to owning one.
Questions people ask
How much is Horsea worth?
A raw or ungraded Horsea from the Fossil set is worth $2. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 valued at $36 and a PSA 10 reaching $168, so condition makes a big difference on this common.
Is Horsea worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 76.8 times the raw price of $2. But gem mint copies aren't easy to pull off, and grading fees plus the chance of landing a Grade 9 at $36 instead of a 10 are worth weighing before you submit.
What set is Horsea from?
Horsea is #49 from the Fossil set, released in 1999. It's a common card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, and 1st Edition copies are the ones collectors tend to seek out.
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