Seadra 1st Edition #42 value & price
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Seadra 1st Edition #42 comes from the Fossil set, one of the earliest and most nostalgic releases in the Pokemon TCG, printed back in 1999. It is an uncommon card illustrated by Ken Sugimori, and while it never gets the spotlight that the set's holos do, it still pulls collectors in who grew up chasing that 1st edition stamp. If you are here trying to pin down Seadra's value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $4, but grading changes that story quite a bit.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.41, up 37% over the past year, with an all-time high of $12 in January 2021.
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Seadra price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,835 graded, only 676 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $284 | 676 | 471 / 205 |
| PSA 9 | $52 | 1,108 | 873 / 235 |
| PSA 8 | $32 | 647 | 383 / 264 |
| PSA 7 | $20 | 225 | 133 / 92 |
| PSA 6 | $10 | 93 | 56 / 37 |
| PSA 5 | $8.00 | 45 | 27 / 18 |
| PSA 4 | $7.00 | 23 | 15 / 8 |
| PSA 3 | $6.00 | 11 | 10 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.41 | - | - |
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
- 42 of 62
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Water Gun20+Water · Colorless
Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Seadra but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
- Agility20Water · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Seadra.
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The collector's take on Seadra
Is Seadra worth grading?
Here is where things get interesting. A raw, ungraded Seadra is a $4 card, but a PSA 10 example is worth $471, which works out to about 106.1 times the raw price. That is a real jump, and it is easy to see why people get tempted to send copies in. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to land, Fossil cards from 1999 often show centering issues or print texture that keeps them out of that top grade. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all add up, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower. Interestingly, Grade 9 copies are actually pulling $873 right now, higher than the PSA 10 figure, which is a reminder that grading markets shift and it pays to check current numbers before you commit rather than assuming higher grade always means higher price.
How rare is Seadra?
Across all grading services, there are 2,811 Seadra 1st Edition #42 copies graded, and only 674 of those have hit PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a fairly small slice of the total graded population, most copies land somewhere below perfect. For a card this old, that kind of split makes sense: Fossil packs were not stored with today's careful handling in mind, and thick borders on 1st edition cards from this era are notoriously easy to ding. That relative scarcity at the top end is a big part of why PSA 10 pricing sits so far above the raw card.
Where can you pull Seadra?
PackSpy has recorded Seadra 1st Edition #42 being pulled 19 times across sites including courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $117. It has turned up in packs like the Pokemon Pro Pack, Water Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, and Pack 1. That is the kind of cross-site pull data most price guides simply do not track, and it is worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble where most rips do not come close to covering their cost. If you want a Seadra 1st Edition #42 specifically, plenty of collectors just buy graded or raw copies outright on the secondary market rather than chasing packs for it.
Questions people ask
How much is Seadra worth?+
A raw, ungraded Seadra 1st Edition #42 is worth about $4. Graded copies climb a lot higher, with Grade 9 sitting at $873 and PSA 10 at $471, so condition and certification make a real difference to Seadra's price.
Is Seadra worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 106.1 times the raw price, but gem mint is genuinely tough to hit on Fossil-era cards. Weigh the grading fees and the chance of landing a 9 instead of a 10 before sending it in, and check current Grade 9 and PSA 10 numbers since they can shift.
Why is the Seadra 1st Edition #42 print worth more than the standard one?+
The 1st edition stamp marks Seadra as part of the earliest Fossil print run from 1999, which collectors have always treated as more desirable than later unlimited prints. Combined with a relatively small population of high graded copies out of 2,811 total, that early print status is a big reason collectors search for Seadra's value specifically as a 1st edition.
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