Team Rocket's Articuno Reverse Holo #51 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Team Rocket's Articuno & chase cards
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Team Rocket's Articuno is one of those cards that pulls double duty: it's got the villainous Team Rocket flavor collectors love, and it's illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, whose artwork is basically Pokemon TCG royalty. Pulled from the 2025 Destined Rivals set as a Rare Reverse Holo at #51, it's not a chase card in the mythical sense, but it's got real charm and real demand behind it. If you're here looking for a straight answer on Team Rocket's Articuno value, you're in the right place.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $0.99, down 61% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.75 in May 2025.
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Team Rocket's Articuno price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 87 graded, only 26 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $75 | 26 | 16 / 10 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | 41 | 32 / 9 |
| PSA 8 | - | 18 | 12 / 6 |
| PSA 7 | - | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 51 of 244
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 120
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Dark Frost60+Water · Colorless · Colorless
If this Pokémon has any Team Rocket's Energy attached, this attack does 60 more damage.
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The collector's take on Team Rocket's Articuno
Is Team Rocket's Articuno worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Let's look at the math honestly. A raw, ungraded copy sits around $1, a Grade 9 climbs to $12, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy jumps all the way to $75, which works out to about 53.6 times the raw price. That's a real gap, and it's the kind of gap that gets collectors excited. But here's the catch: hitting a true PSA 10 is genuinely hard, centering and edges on reverse holos can be unforgiving, and grading fees plus shipping and wait times eat into your margin fast, especially on a card whose raw value starts this low. If you already own the card and it looks sharp in hand, sending it in for a shot at that PSA 10 number can make sense. If you're buying raw copies specifically to gamble on grading, just go in with eyes open about the odds and the cost.
How rare is Team Rocket's Articuno?
We don't have official population numbers to share for this one yet, but we can talk about where it sits in the bigger picture. As a Rare Reverse Holo from a modern set, Team Rocket's Articuno isn't printed in the tiny numbers you'd see on a secret rare or a special illustration card, so it's not the rarest thing on the shelf. That said, low raw prices paired with a real jump at PSA 10 usually tells you gem mint copies are tougher to come by than the print run alone would suggest, whether that's due to centering issues typical of reverse holos or just fewer people bothering to grade a card in this price range. Scarcity in top grades is really what drives that PSA 10 number, not scarcity of the card itself.
Where can you pull Team Rocket's Articuno?
Here's where PackSpy's own data actually helps you. We track real pulls across pack opening sites, and as of now, Team Rocket's Articuno hasn't shown up in any recorded pull. That doesn't mean it's impossible to find in packs, it likely just means it's the kind of card that flies under the radar compared to the flashier hits people chase. Realistically, if you want this card, your best bet right now is the secondary market rather than waiting on a live pack pull, and that's honest advice: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid, so don't count on this specific card showing up to make your day.
Questions people ask
How much is Team Rocket's Articuno worth?+
A raw or ungraded copy of Team Rocket's Articuno is valued around $1 right now. Grade it and the number changes fast: a Grade 9 sits at $12, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $75. So the worth really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Team Rocket's Articuno worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is in great shape. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is about 53.6 times the value, going from $1 to $75, which is significant even at these lower price points. Just remember gem mint copies are hard to hit, and grading fees need to be weighed against that $1 starting value before you send anything in.
Why is the Team Rocket's Articuno Reverse Holo #51 print worth more than the standard one?+
Reverse holos get that shimmering foil across the card frame instead of just the artwork, which makes them stand out on a shelf or in a binder and tends to attract collectors who want something a bit shinier than the base print. That extra visual appeal generally supports stronger demand and pricing compared to a plain non-holo version of the same card.
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