ArticunoarticunoSkyridge Β· #031/88 Β· 2002 Β· π―π΅ Japanese
A 1st Edition print of this card exists and trades above the figure above, which is the unlimited print.
The Hoshino Verdict
What this cardβs market is actually doing β scored, stated and kept current.
Hoshino recorded 29 confirmed sales of this card in the last 12 months across 3 venues in Japan and North America. We hold enough sales to describe the market, but not a continuous price history long enough to measure a move against β so we do not report one. The most recent sale we hold is 7 days old.
Why is it expensive? It prices in the top 1% of the catalogue because it is from Skyridge (2002).
Verdict recomputed 10m ago Β· it changes as the market does.
Articuno is card 31 of 88 in Skyridge, released in 2002 as part of the γγ±γ’γ³γ«γΌγe series. This is the Japanese printing (articuno).
We hold 29 confirmed sales on record for this card across 2 venues in 2 regions β every price on this page traces back to them.
Descriptive market data, not investment advice. The Hoshino Score measures how deep, liquid, widely-traded, dear and scarce this cardβs market is from sales and population records we hold. It is not a forecast, not a recommendation, and not a rating of this card as an investment.
Price by grade
What each gradeβs real sales say β median of what actually sold.
Each grade is priced on the median of its own real sales β never averaged across grades, and never across printings. A 1st Edition, Shadowless or No Rarity copy is a different market from the ordinary print, so it gets its own row; where a grade holds sales of more than one printing and we cannot tell which copy sold, it is shown without a price β we abstain rather than publish the blend.
| Tier | Price | Confidence | Liquidity | Basis | Obs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw (ungraded) | β | β | 10 in 90d recorded | 0 sales Β· last 7d ago | |
| PSA 8 | $176 | Thin2 of 5 confidence checks passed | 1 in 90d | 2 sales Β· last 2mo ago | 2 |
| PSA 9 | $650 | Moderate3 of 5 confidence checks passed | 7 in 90d recorded | 8 sales Β· last 11d ago | 8 |
| PSA 10 | $750 | High4 of 5 confidence checks passed | 5 in 90d recorded | 5 sales Β· last recorded 7d ago Β· ceiling $2,008 Β· 1 sale, unconfirmed | 5 |
How confident are we in each of these prices?
There is no weighting and no hidden formula here. We ask five plain questions about the sales behind a price, and the rating is simply how many of them we can answer yes to. Every threshold is the one our pricing engine already uses to decide whether it trusts its own answer β none was invented for this rating. A grade we publish no price for gets no rating either: there would be nothing to rate.
- βEnough sales to have a middle β 2 confirmed sales at this exact grade β under the 5 our pricing engine treats as a settled sample
- βThose sales agree with each other β The middle half of them spread 14% around the median
- βThe market traded it recently β Most recent sale 51 days ago β past the 45-day half-life at which our engine already halves a saleβs weight
- βMore than one marketplace β Every sale came from the same marketplace, so this is one venueβs price rather than the marketβs
- βDated by the venue, not by us β Every sale carries a date its venue published
- βEnough sales to have a middle β 8 confirmed sales at this exact grade
- βThose sales agree with each other β The middle half of them spread 53% around the median β wide enough that the median is close to a coin toss
- βThe market traded it recently β Most recent sale 11 days ago
- βMore than one marketplace β Sales came from 3 different marketplaces
- βDated by the venue, not by us β 4 of 8 came from venues that publish no sale date, so those dates are the day we recorded the sale β an upper bound on when it actually traded
- βEnough sales to have a middle β 5 confirmed sales at this exact grade
- βThose sales agree with each other β The middle half of them spread 30% around the median
- βThe market traded it recently β Most recent sale 7 days ago
- βMore than one marketplace β Sales came from 2 different marketplaces
- βDated by the venue, not by us β 4 of 5 came from venues that publish no sale date, so those dates are the day we recorded the sale β an upper bound on when it actually traded
Where a rung reads last recorded, its most recent sale came from a venue that publishes no sale date β Mercari Japan publishes none β so that date is the day we recorded the sale, an upper bound on when it sold. The price is real; the date is an observation and we will not dress it up as a timestamp.
Cross-market comparisons and arbitrage routes are computed within one grade β PSA 10 against PSA 10, raw against raw. A route is never built from two different grades.
Price trend
Median market price over time, plus the sale-by-sale receipts.
Each point is a real recorded sale at that grade, over the full time we hold. Grades trade at very different prices, so the trend is per grade β pick a grade above.
Daily snapshot medians Β· US market Β· raw bucket. β the broader raw market-price trend across the same period, alongside the graded sales above.
Recent sales
| Sold | Venue | Region | Grade | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 7d ago recorded | π―π΅ Mercari Japan | Japan | PSA 10 | Β₯188,888 · $1,228 | view β |
| 2026-09-12 7d ago | π―π΅ Yahoo! Japan Auctions | Japan | NM | Β₯26,500 · $172 | view β |
| 2026-09-09 11d ago | πΊπΈ eBay (US) | North America | PSA 9 | $749 | view β |
| 2026-09-09 11d ago recorded | π―π΅ Mercari Japan | Japan | PSA 10 | Β₯84,000 · $544 | view β |
The 4 most recent β confirmed sales first, then estimates; distinct price points, identical re-ingested rows count once, never stacked. The full 29-point sale-by-sale history unlocks with Pro. Venue is the marketplace the sale actually cleared on β eBay, Goldin, ALT, Fanatics, SNKRDUNK and the rest β established from the saleβs own listing URL, its auction house, or the feedβs own declaration of the venue. A via tag names the data feed that delivered the record; the feed is never the venue. Where none of those establish a marketplace the row says venue not disclosed rather than naming one we cannot prove. Rows tagged guide are marketplace price-guide points (TCGplayer market / Cardmarket trend), not confirmed sales; rows tagged est. are inferred from a listing that left the market, not directly-recorded sales. Rows tagged recorded come from a venue that publishes no sale date β Mercari Japan publishes none β so the date shown is the day we recorded the sale, an upper bound on when it sold. The price is real either way; we do not invent a date.
We hold 2 sales of this card that are not allowed to price anything. Every figure on this page was computed with them removed. See what we set aside for this card, and why β
See the 30-day, 90-day and 1-year charts and every past sale on record β date, venue, region, grade and the price it actually fetched.
Buy from around the world
The lowest live ask on every platform we track β cheapest first.
The cheapest live ask in every region we track β real global pricing, not just the US.
See every listing we track and the net spread β cheapest ask first, the difference after ~13% marketplace + payment fees.
Asks are what sellers want; the price above is what the market actually clears at. Pro shows both sides plus the spread net of fees.
Sold around the world
Daily market prices by region and platform β what this card actually changes hands for worldwide, kept apart from seller asks.
| Platform | Sales | Median | Low β High | Last sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| π―π΅ Yahoo! Japan Auctions | 9 | $116 | $60.80 β $232 | Β₯26,500 · $172 7d ago |
| π―π΅ Mercari Japan | 3 | $67.99 | $58.93 β $207 | Β₯9,100 · $58.93 11d ago recorded |
Daily market prices across 2 platforms in Japan β counts are distinct sales, never duplicated listings. Guide rows (TCGplayer market / Cardmarket trend) are labelled as estimates, not sales. A recorded tag means that venue publishes no sale date, so its date is the day we saw the listing sold.
What grading this card would actually cost you
Every term in the sum, sourced β the slabβs real sale price, the marketplaceβs published fee, the graderβs published rate.
Every graded row is that same sale, minus the same marketplace fee, minus the graderβs published fee, minus $12 of shipping both ways. The βvs rawβ column is the only number that matters: what that outcome would leave you with over selling the card as it is now.
PSA Β· cheapest published service tier whose declared-value cap covers each outcome
| If it grades | Sells for | eBay fee | Grading | You net | vs raw | Of existing slabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 Β· 5 sales | $750 | β$100 | β$80PSA Regular Β· 35d | $558 | +$452 | β |
| PSA 9 Β· 8 sales | $650 | β$87 | β$80PSA Regular Β· 35d | $471 | +$365 | β |
| PSA 8 Β· 2 sales | $176 | β$24 | β$80PSA Regular Β· 35d | $60 | β$46 | β |
The βof existing slabsβ column is blank for PSA on this card. Its population reading is contradicted by our own sale record (see the population section), and a share worked out from a count we have called incomplete would be a fabricated probability.
What this cannot tell you. Which grade your copy would get. That depends on centring, edges, surface and corners on the card in your hand, and we have never seen it β so there is no single headline number here and no βworth it / not worth itβ verdict. Each row is one outcome, priced from that tierβs own real sales; a tier we publish no price for stays blank rather than borrowing a figure from the grade next to it. Turnaround is the graderβs published business-day estimate, and the market can move inside it. Descriptive market arithmetic, not investment advice.
Should you grade it?
Expected grade Γ daily market prices β grading fees = net value, per grader.
See the full grader ladder β chance of a 10, what a 10 and a 9 actually fetch, and the fee, expected value and ROI on every route.
Should you grade it? Every grader route, your cost basis, and Japan vs the West β Β· or scan a photo of your copy
The same card, in English
One artwork trades in two markets under different numbers. Here is the other one.
Who is looking at this card
Demand and supply signals that move before price does.
This is where the attention layer goes: how much YouTube activity this card is getting (demand) against how many copies are listed for sale right now (supply). Rising demand into falling supply is the setup that moves before the price does β the leading indicator this category does not have.
We hold no readings for this card, so there is no number here. The model is built (src/attention); the collector has not run against this database yet, and until it has, an attention score would be something we made up. A blank panel that says so is the honest version of this section.
Long-term outlook
Transparent scenario model from real solds, supply and demand β bands widen with time.
See where this card is projected to be in 10 years β scenario bands, every horizon, and the long-term verdict.
Scenario projection based on demand/supply trends and known catalysts. Not investment advice and not a guarantee of future prices.
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Frequently asked questions
Answered from the data on this page β nothing here is written by hand.
How much is Articuno (Skyridge #031) worth?
Articuno (Skyridge #031) is worth $123 based on daily market prices (12 distinct sales) on Hoshino. Typical range: $58.93β$232 (raw/ungraded).
Where can I buy or sell Articuno (Skyridge #031)?
You can find Articuno (Skyridge #031) on Hoshino, with live listings on eBay (US), eBay CA, eBay AU, eBay UK and recent solds from Yahoo! Japan Auctions, Mercari Japan. Each listing links directly to the sellerβs page.
What is the graded value of Articuno (Skyridge #031)?
Graded values for Articuno (Skyridge #031): PSA 8 β $176; PSA 9 β $650; PSA 10 β $750. Each tier is priced on its own sales β Hoshino never mixes a PSA 10 with a raw copy.
Is Articuno (Skyridge #031) going up or down in price?
Articuno (Skyridge #031) is trending up in price. 30-day change: 0%. Based on live market data tracked on Hoshino.
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