# Arcanine #33/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Arcanine is one of the most beloved Gen I Pokémon, a Fire-type with a loyal following among players who grew up on Red and Blue. Ken Sugimori drew it, so it carries the original designer's hand, while an uncommon in a reprint set was a mid-tier pull, not a chase. At a $2.03 modelled guide, up 9% over 30 days on 49 copies traded, with 580 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.20 out of Destined Rivals; a PSA 10 brings $141, 70 times raw, but a 20% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 33/130 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Growlithe |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flamethrower | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 50 — Discard 1 Energy card attached to Arcanine in order to use this attack. |
| Attack: Take Down | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — Arcanine does 30 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Arcanine #059](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/arcanine) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.03** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: 0.00% · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $2.88 — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z
- Quant score: 64/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 72% weight · -14% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-12T21:44:38.389Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T21:44:38.390Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-25T20:55:46.187Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T21:44:38.389Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T12:44:31.088Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/arcanine-33)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-33%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)