Articuno

Wizards Black Star Promos · #48/53 · Promo · 1999

$86.00

Market price ▲ 182.0% (1Y)

Prices as of Aug 14, 2026

HP 80WaterBasicArt · Atsuko Nishida

1,187graded pop

24%gem rate

-7%off ATH $92.50 · May 2026

Market data

Price history

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-08-13

Grade 6 est.$81.70

Grade 5 est.$68.80

Grade 4 est.$56.76

Grade 3 est.$47.30

Grade 2 est.$38.70

Grade 1 est.$32.68

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$469.50

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Graded population census · updated 2026-08-03

PSA1,187 graded · 280 gem 10

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Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

Abilities

Aurora Veil

As long as Articuno is your Active Pokémon, your Benched Pokémon do not take damage from and are not affected by attacks. This power cannot be used if Articuno is affected by a Special Condition.

Attacks

30Ice Beam

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

“A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear to doomed people who are lost in icy mountains.”

How much is Articuno #48/53 worth?

Articuno #48/53 is a Promo card from Wizards Black Star Promos (1999) — today it trades at roughly $86.00 ungraded.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $469.50, roughly 5.5x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $120.93. 1,187 copies have been graded to date, and 24% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

These figures come from nightly market-data syncs verified against completed sales. Use the chart above to see the trend before you buy or sell.

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