# Horsea #49/62 — Fossil

## Summary

Horsea is a Fossil common, filler in the packs and never a reason to open one, though Mitsuhiro Arita drew many of the early Wizards-era cards and his name gives even bulk like this a little extra warmth. Its demand comes from Gen I completists finishing Water-type pages. At a $0.55 modelled guide, with 122 copies traded in 30 days, with the tape reading as a steady markup with inventory under control, 85% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.08 out of Shrouded Fable; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Fossil |
| Number | 49/62 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-10-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Smokescreen | cost Water — damage 10 — If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Horsea #116](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/horsea) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.55** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- 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: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.50 — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Quant score: 85/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-10-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-23T09:06:17.236Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-23T09:06:17.239Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-23T09:06:17.236Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-11T21:52:23.668Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fossil/horsea-49)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase3-49%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)