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Koffing
Base · #51 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
PokémonGrass
$0.95
HP 50·GGrass·Basic
GGFoul Gas10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned; if tails, it is now Confused.
Weakness P ×2Retreat C
Because it stores several kinds of toxic gases in its body, it is prone to exploding without warning.
Koffing is card #51 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. At about $0.95 it is the #75 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 29 Koffing cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 📅 1999 · Base · 102 cards
- 🎯 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 💎 The #75 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$0.95
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$1.71
PSA 9 · Mint
$3.80
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$6.65
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$12.35
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
Koffing through the years
1999Base Set
2002Expedition Base Set
2005Deoxys
2009Rising Rivals
2011Call of Legends
2016Evolutions
2021Shining Fates
2025Journey TogetherMore by Mitsuhiro Arita
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 Koffing (Base) worth?
An ungraded Koffing from Base sells for about $0.95. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $12.35 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $3.80.
How rare is Koffing?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Koffing?
Mitsuhiro Arita drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
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