Kabutops #9 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 28 Aug 2026Related Kabutops & chase cards
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Kabutops is one of those Fossil set cards that just feels like 1999, that fossil-revival Pokemon rendered in Ken Sugimori's classic art style, and a lot of collectors who opened packs back then remember pulling one. As card #9 in the set, it carries Rare status, and if you are trying to pin down Kabutops value today, the short answer is that a raw copy runs $18 while a top graded PSA 10 climbs all the way to $2,160. That gap alone tells you most of the story about why grading matters so much with this card.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $21, up 58% over the past year, with an all-time high of $28 in December 2020.
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Kabutops price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,251 graded, only 51 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.1k | 51 | - / 51 |
| PSA 9 | $126 | 270 | - / 270 |
| PSA 8 | $73 | 829 | - / 829 |
| PSA 7 | $34 | 516 | 1 / 515 |
| PSA 6 | $32 | 294 | - / 294 |
| PSA 5 | $27 | 178 | - / 178 |
| PSA 4 | $19 | 81 | - / 81 |
| PSA 3 | $16 | 28 | - / 28 |
| PSA 2 | $14 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 1 | $45 | 1 | - / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $21 | - | - |
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
- 9 of 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fighting
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage2
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Sharp Sickle30Fighting · Fighting
- Absorb40Fighting · Fighting · Fighting · Fighting
Remove a number of damage counters from Kabutops equal to half the damage done to Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Kabutops has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Where to pull Kabutops
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The collector's take on Kabutops
Is Kabutops worth grading?
So is Kabutops worth grading? It depends on what copy you are holding and how honest you can be about its condition. A PSA 10 sits at 116.9 times the raw price, which is a real jump, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a 1999 Fossil card that has probably spent two decades in binders, boxes, or trade piles. A Grade 9 comes in at $119, which is still a nice return over a raw $18 card, but nowhere near the PSA 10 number. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint, so it only makes sense if the card already looks sharp in hand, clean corners, centered, no whitening. If it has visible wear, you are probably better off leaving it raw or aiming for the Grade 9 range instead of gambling on a 10.
How rare is Kabutops?
Across all grading submissions, there are 2,223 graded copies of Kabutops on record, and only 49 of those have earned a PSA 10. That is a pretty narrow slice at the top, less than 3 percent of everything ever graded. When you see a population that lopsided, it explains why the PSA 10 price sits so far above everything else. Gem mint copies of a 1999 card are just rare by nature, and Kabutops is no exception.
Where can you pull Kabutops?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on price guides alone. We have recorded Kabutops pulled 36 times across mnstr, collector-crypt, courtyard, and lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $896. It has shown up in packs like Pack 1, Pack 2, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Pro Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. That said, opening packs chasing a specific card is still a gamble, and most rips do not pay off, so if you specifically want a Kabutops, buying one directly on the secondary market is often the steadier route.
Questions people ask
How much is Kabutops worth?+
A raw or ungraded Kabutops from the Fossil set is valued at $18. Once graded, the price climbs quickly, with a Grade 9 worth $119 and a PSA 10 reaching $2,160, so condition and grading make a huge difference to what this card is actually worth.
Is Kabutops worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is already in strong shape. The PSA 10 price is 116.9 times the raw value, which is a significant jump, but only 49 out of 2,223 graded copies have hit that gem mint grade, so it is far from guaranteed.
How much is a PSA 10 Kabutops worth?+
A PSA 10 Kabutops is currently valued at $2,160. That is well above the $119 Grade 9 price and a huge leap from the $18 raw card, reflecting just how few copies reach that top grade out of the 2,223 total graded.
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