Most Valuable Articuno Pokemon Cards: A Price Guide
The 2009 Supreme Victors Secret Rare Articuno (148) is the most valuable raw English Articuno single on TCGplayer's September 26, 2026 read at $388.32, just ahead of Rocket's Articuno ex at $380.00.
The most valuable Articuno card is the 2009 Supreme Victors Articuno (148), a Secret Rare, at a TCGplayer market price of $388.32 as of September 26, 2026. Rocket's Articuno ex from EX Team Rocket Returns (96/109) sits just $8.32 behind at $380.00.
Two more cards price at $325 or more on the same read: Plasma Storm's full art Articuno-EX (132/135) at $331.74 and the 2003 Skyridge Holo Rare (H03/H32) at $325.00. After that the price steps down hard, to the 1999 Fossil Holo Rare at $201.27.
This guide ranks English-language Articuno singles only, by raw, ungraded TCGplayer market price. Sealed products, jumbo cards and cards that feature other Pokemon alongside Articuno are set aside, and each figure is the market price TCGplayer reports for that product, not an edition-specific price.
All ten figures come from TCGplayer's product search for Articuno, read on September 26, 2026. Rarity labels are TCGplayer's own; set years come from Cardboard Alpha's set catalog.
Rank
Card
Set (year)
Number
Rarity
Market price
1
Articuno
Supreme Victors (2009)
148
Secret Rare
$388.32
2
Rocket's Articuno ex
EX Team Rocket Returns (2004)
96/109
Ultra Rare
$380.00
3
Articuno-EX (Full Art)
Plasma Storm (2013)
132/135
Ultra Rare
$331.74
4
Articuno
Skyridge (2003)
H03/H32
Holo Rare
$325.00
5
Articuno
Fossil (1999)
2/62
Holo Rare
$201.27
6
Articuno ex
EX FireRed & LeafGreen (2004)
114/112
Secret Rare
$199.06
7
Articuno ex (EX Collector's Window Tins)
Nintendo Promos
032
Promo
$154.80
8
Articuno
WoTC Promo
48/53
Promo
$92.62
9
Articuno
Skyridge (2003)
004/144
Rare
$88.22
10
Galarian Articuno V (Alternate Full Art)
Chilling Reign (2021)
170/198
Ultra Rare
$73.66
Top ten Articuno cards, TCGplayer market price
Supreme Victors 148 (2009)388.32USD
Rocket's Articuno ex 96/109 (2004)380USD
Plasma Storm 132/135 FA (2013)331.74USD
Skyridge H03/H32 (2003)325USD
Fossil 2/62 (1999)201.27USD
FireRed & LeafGreen 114/112 (2004)199.06USD
Window Tin promo 032154.8USD
WoTC Promo 48/5392.62USD
Skyridge 004/144 (2003)88.22USD
Chilling Reign 170/198 (2021)73.66USD
TCGplayer market price, raw and ungraded, read September 26, 2026.
The top four sit within $63.32 of each other. The gap from fourth (Skyridge, $325.00) to fifth (Fossil, $201.27) is $123.73, the largest single step in the table.
Just outside the ten are the Celestial Storm Articuno GX rainbow Secret Rare (171/168, TCGplayer rarity Rainbow Rare) at $71.11, $2.55 short of tenth, and the Legendary Collection Holo Rare (2/110) at $69.99.
Supreme Victors and Rocket's Articuno ex lead
The Supreme Victors Articuno carries card number 148, which TCGplayer lists as a Secret Rare. At $388.32 it is the only Articuno single on the read above $385, and it had 22 active listings on TCGplayer.
Rocket's Articuno ex, number 96/109 in EX Team Rocket Returns, is the second-highest at $380.00 with 14 active listings. The two leaders are separated by less than 3 percent of the top price.
Plasma Storm's Articuno-EX in its full art version (132/135) is third at $331.74. The same set's standard Articuno-EX (25/135) priced at $22.76 on the same read, so the full art version costs more than 14 times the standard card.
Skyridge's Holo Rare: the vintage leader
Skyridge released in English on May 12, 2003, and Bulbapedia records it as the final expansion produced by Wizards of the Coast. The set gives its Rare Holo cards their own collection number, H1 through H32, and Articuno is H3 in that run (Bulbapedia, accessed September 26, 2026).
TCGplayer market price $325.00 as of September 26, 2026, with a listed median of $414.99 and only two active listings.
At $325.00, the Skyridge Holo Rare is the highest-priced Wizards of the Coast era Articuno on the read. TCGplayer's listed median for the product was $414.99, well above that market price.
That spread matters. The product had only two active listings, so a single new sale or listing can move either figure far more than it would for a card with a deep supply.
The Fossil Holo Rare and the EX era
Fossil released October 10, 1999 as the third main English-language expansion, and Articuno appears at 2/62 as one of its 15 Holo Rares (Bulbapedia, accessed September 26, 2026).
TCGplayer market price $201.27 as of September 26, 2026, fifth among English Articuno singles on that read.
The Fossil Holo Rare priced at $201.27 on the read, with 186 active listings, more than any other card in the top ten. It is the most liquid card near the top of this ranking by a wide margin.
The EX FireRed & LeafGreen Articuno ex (114/112), a Secret Rare numbered above the set's main count, sits $2.21 behind it at $199.06. Below that, the EX Collector's Window Tins promo Articuno ex (032) comes in at $154.80.
Same set, very different prices
Several sets printed more than one Articuno, and the version matters more than the set name. Each pair below comes from the same September 26, 2026 TCGplayer read.
Plasma Storm: Articuno-EX full art 132/135 at $331.74 against the standard Articuno-EX 25/135 at $22.76.
Skyridge: Holo Rare H03/H32 at $325.00 against the Rare 004/144 at $88.22.
Fossil: Holo Rare 2/62 at $201.27 against the non-holo Rare 17/62 at $34.00.
Celestial Storm: Articuno GX rainbow Secret Rare 171/168 at $71.11 against the Articuno GX full art 154/168 at $34.42.
Anyone pricing an Articuno should confirm the exact card number before comparing it with a figure in this guide.
What this ranking leaves out
Of the eight top-ten cards from dated main sets, only one, Chilling Reign's Galarian Articuno V alternate full art (170/198, 2021), comes from a set released after 2013. The other seven date from 1999 to 2013.
The Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX promo (SM210) priced at $152.76 on the same read, which would place it between seventh and eighth. It is set aside here because it is a shared card featuring three Pokemon, not an Articuno single.
Every figure above is a raw, ungraded TCGplayer market price. No PSA or CGC population count, graded price or auction result appears in this guide, because those records could not be read from a Tier-1 source during this research. Graded copies trade on a separate supply, and graded Pokemon cards behave as their own market, so a raw price should never stand in for a graded one.
On TCGplayer's September 26, 2026 read, the most valuable raw English Articuno single is the 2009 Supreme Victors Articuno (148), a Secret Rare, at a market price of $388.32. Rocket's Articuno ex from EX Team Rocket Returns is a close second at $380.00, only $8.32 behind.
What is the most valuable vintage Articuno card?
Among Wizards of the Coast era printings, the 2003 Skyridge Holo Rare (H03/H32) leads at $325.00 on the September 26, 2026 read. The 1999 Fossil Holo Rare (2/62) follows at $201.27. Skyridge's figure rests on only two active TCGplayer listings, so it is a thin market.
Why is the 1999 Fossil Articuno not the top card?
On this read, four later printings priced above it: Supreme Victors 148, Rocket's Articuno ex, Plasma Storm's full art Articuno-EX and the Skyridge Holo Rare. The Fossil Holo Rare had 186 active listings on TCGplayer, a far deeper supply than any card ranked above it.
Does this guide cover graded Articuno cards?
No. Every price here is a raw, ungraded TCGplayer market price. PSA and CGC population pages could not be read from a Tier-1 source during this guide's research, so no graded population count or graded price is included.
Are these prices going to stay the same?
No figure in this guide is a forecast. Each price is a dated snapshot of TCGplayer's market data on September 26, 2026, and raw-card prices move over time. Cards with very few active listings, such as the Skyridge Holo Rare, can reprice sharply on a single sale.
Sources
Articuno search results, Pokemon product line, TCGplayer Official / primary source · accessed September 26, 2026
Articuno (148) - Supreme Victors - Pokemon, TCGplayer Official / primary source · accessed September 26, 2026
Rocket's Articuno ex - EX Team Rocket Returns - Pokemon, TCGplayer Official / primary source · accessed September 26, 2026
Articuno EX (Team Plasma) (132 Full Art) - Plasma Storm - Pokemon, TCGplayer Official / primary source · accessed September 26, 2026
Articuno (H3) - Skyridge - Pokemon, TCGplayer Official / primary source · accessed September 26, 2026
Skyridge (TCG), Bulbapedia Industry press · accessed September 26, 2026
Fossil (TCG), Bulbapedia Industry press · accessed September 26, 2026
Jackie Chung covers the Pokémon TCG secondary market for Cardboard Alpha, with a focus on grading economics and set value guides. She spends most of her research time in population reports and grade-spread data, tracing how submission volume, print runs, and grading-company standards shape the premium between a raw card and its graded counterparts across different eras. Her set guides are built the same way: grounded in published pricing and pop data first, with market narrative kept separate from the numbers behind it.
Jackie Chung's articles describe market history and mechanics using published population and pricing data. They are informational and are not personalized investment advice.
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