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Arcanine
Base · #23 · Uncommon
🎨 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
PokémonFire
$3.80
HP 100·RFire·Stage 1·Evolves from Growlithe
RRCFlamethrower50
Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Arcanine in order to use this attack.
RRCCTake Down80
Arcanine does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness W ×2Retreat CCC
A Pokémon that has been long admired for its beauty. It runs gracefully, as if on wings.
Arcanine is card #23 of 102 in Base (1999), a Uncommon illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $3.80 it is the #41 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 11 packs. It is one of 43 Arcanine cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 11 Base packs
- 💎 The #41 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$3.80
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$6.84
PSA 9 · Mint
$15.20
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$26.60
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$49.40
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Arcanine through the years
1999Base Set
2003Skyridge
2007Secret Wonders
2012Next Destinies
2016BREAKpoint
2020Rebel Clash
2023Scarlet & Violet
2026Delta ReignMore by Ken Sugimori
More from Base
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Blastoise
#2$227
Chansey
#3$56.48
Charizard
#4$955
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Machamp
#8
Magneton
#9$33.66
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Raichu
#14$63.54
Venusaur
#15$168
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Beedrill
#17$5.96
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Questions
How much is Arcanine (Base) worth?
An ungraded Arcanine from Base sells for about $3.80. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $49.40 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $15.20.
How rare is Arcanine?
It is a Uncommon, and it shows up about once every 11 Base packs.
Who illustrated Arcanine?
Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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