# Arcanine #3/144 — Skyridge

## Summary

Skyridge was the last gasp of the Wizards-era run, and this Arcanine is a mid-tier Rare in a set where holos and e-Reader-era scarcity drive nearly everything. Arcanine's lasting popularity with Gen I fans gives it steady attention, while Aya Kusube's credit adds a small collector's footnote. At a $139 modelled guide, with 4 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.20 out of Destined Rivals; a CGC 10 brings $255, 1.8 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Skyridge |
| Number | 3/144 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Aya Kusube |
| Release date | 2003-05-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Growlithe |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Ability: Energy Recharge | When you play Arcanine from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, you may flip 3 coins. For each heads, choose a basic Energy card from your discard pile and attach it to Arcanine. |
| Attack: Shake | cost Colorless — damage 10 — Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any. |
| Attack: White Flames | cost Fire/Fire/Colorless — damage 70 — Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Arcanine. |
| Weakness | Water x2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Arcanine #059](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/arcanine) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$138.90** (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: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $219.99 — as of 2026-11-13T03:18:12.657Z
- Quant score: 29/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-13T03:18:12.657Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-05-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-13T03:16:54.688Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-13T03:16:54.688Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-08-30T23:07:56.867Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-13T03:16:54.688Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:55:20.182Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/skyridge/arcanine-3)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard3-3%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)