Question 1

Is Horsea worth grading?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How rare is Horsea?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Where can you pull Horsea?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

How much is Horsea worth?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

Is Horsea worth grading?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

What set is Horsea from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$180	1,200	815 / 385
PSA 9	$32	1,774	1,343 / 431
PSA 8	$26	1,019	539 / 480
PSA 7	$11	410	207 / 203
PSA 6	$9.00	188	111 / 77
PSA 5	$7.00	67	40 / 27
PSA 4	$6.00	17	11 / 6
PSA 3	$5.00	8	7 / 1
PSA 2	$5.00	3	2 / 1
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$2.86	-	-

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