Moltres 1999-2000 #27 value & price
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Moltres from the 1999-2000 Fossil set is one of those cards that just feels important to hold, a fiery legendary bird illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita sitting at Rare status in a set collectors still talk about today. If you are trying to pin down Moltres value, the short answer is that a raw copy runs $134, which is solid for a card pushing twenty five years old. It is not the flashiest chase card from that era, but it has staying power, and that is exactly why people keep searching for what it is worth.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $173, up 1625% over the past year, with an all-time high of $173 in September 2026.
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Moltres price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 4 graded, only 1 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.2k | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 9 | $275 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 8 | $250 | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | $56 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 5 | $45 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $38 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $32 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $29 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $173 | - | - |
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
- 27 of 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Fire
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- WildfireFire
You may discard any number of R Energy cards attached to Moltres when you use this attack. If you do, discard that many cards from the top of your opponent's deck.
- Dive Bomb80Fire · Fire · Fire · Fire
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Where to pull Moltres
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The collector's take on Moltres
Is Moltres worth grading?
So is Moltres worth grading? Here is the honest picture: a raw copy sits at $134, a Grade 9 climbs to $275, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $859, which works out to about 6.4 times the raw price. That is a real gap, and it is tempting. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, these Fossil era cards often have centering quirks or minor print imperfections that keep them out of a 10, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into your potential profit even if you land a 9. If you already own a raw copy that looks clean under a loupe, corners sharp, centering even, it can be worth the gamble. If you are buying raw specifically to grade, just know you are taking on real risk for a real reward, not a guaranteed one.
How rare is Moltres?
We do not have population figures to point to here, but Moltres carries the Rare tag from a set that was printed during Pokemon's first big wave of popularity, which tells its own story. Rare cards from Fossil were never as scarce as the holo rares people chase for insane money, but clean, well centered copies from 1999 are genuinely harder to find with each passing year simply because of how cards get handled, played with, and worn down over decades. That slow attrition is part of what keeps the PSA 10 price so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers.
Where can you pull Moltres?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we do not just repeat price guide numbers, we watch actual pack openings across sites. Moltres has been pulled 2 times in our recorded data, showing up in packs on explorer and starter, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $49. That tells you two things: Moltres does turn up in modern pack breaks referencing this era, but it is not common, so most collectors who want this card end up buying it directly on the secondary market rather than hoping to rip it from a pack.
Questions people ask
How much is Moltres worth?+
A raw or ungraded Moltres from the 1999-2000 Fossil set is valued at $134. That price reflects its Rare status in a beloved early set, and it can climb significantly higher once the card is graded.
Is Moltres worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for $859 compared to $134 raw, a jump of about 6.4 times. Just weigh that against grading fees and the real chance your copy comes back a Grade 9 at $275 instead of a perfect 10.
How much is a PSA 10 Moltres worth?+
A PSA 10, gem mint Moltres is worth $859. That is a meaningful premium over both the raw price of $134 and the Grade 9 price of $275, which shows just how much collectors pay up for a flawless copy.
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