# Moltres #27/62 — Fossil

## Summary

Moltres is one of the three Kantō bird trio, and Fossil's non-holo Rare is the easier copy to own than the holo, which is where most of the demand sits. Arita's name adds appeal, while Dive Bomb's coin flip kept it a binder card rather than a tournament one. At an $11 modelled guide, up 6% over 30 days on 56 copies traded, with 640 days of inventory on the board, 84% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $1.80 out of Phantasmal Flames; 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 | 27/62 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-10-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Wildfire | cost Fire — You may discard any number of R Energy cards attached to Moltres when you use this attack. If you do, discard that many cards from the top of your opponent's deck. |
| Attack: Dive Bomb | cost Fire/Fire/Fire/Fire — damage 80 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Moltres #146](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/moltres) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$10.99** (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: +16.00% — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $9.30 — as of 2026-11-13T11:18:57.962Z
- Quant score: 79/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-13T11:18:57.962Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-10-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-13T11:16:15.954Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T20:38:37.589Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-05T07:46:59.100Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T20:38:37.588Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-11T21:50:01.040Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fossil/moltres-27)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase3-27%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)