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Articuno [Blue Back] #144
SetJapanese Topsun
Year1997
Ungraded
$17.19−$0.26
36 sales · last Jun 18, 2026
PSA 3
$18.65
2 sales · last Sep 23, 2025
PSA 4
$17.10
4 sales · last Mar 10, 2025
PSA 5
$19.63−$3.17
8 sales · last Apr 20, 2026
PSA 6
$21.00+$3.00
7 sales · last Jul 17, 2025
PSA 7
$35.50
4 sales · last Jun 28, 2026
Grade 8
$76.00
1 sales · last Jun 30, 2025
PSA 8
$65.00−$11.15
6 sales · last May 28, 2026
CGC 8
$58.50
2 sales · last Jun 1, 2026
CGC 8.5
$24.00
1 sales · last Feb 3, 2025
PSA 9
$67.20−$45.00
9 sales · last Jul 31, 2025
PSA 10
$372.00
3 sales · last May 5, 2025
Articuno [Blue Back] #144 price guide
Articuno [Blue Back] #144 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Topsun expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 83 recorded sales for this card across 12 grade tiers, 13 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $372.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $17.19. The top grade commands 22× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $492.00 (PSA 9, Apr 11, 2022). 5 listings are live right now with asks from $70.00.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($17.19) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
1.1×
$18.65
PSA 4
1.0×
$17.10
PSA 5
1.1×
$19.63
PSA 6
1.2×
$21.00
PSA 7
2.1×
$35.50
Grade 8
4.4×
$76.00
PSA 8
3.8×
$65.00
CGC 8
3.4×
$58.50
CGC 8.5
1.4×
$24.00
PSA 9
3.9×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 1997 CGC 7 Topsun Pokemon Trading Card Articuno with Blue Back #144 Japanese 496gasman_123 | eBay | 1mo ago | $70.00↗ |
| PSA 5 | Pokémon TCG Articuno Japanese Topsun Holofoil #144 PSA 5 1995 Vintage pokepirate | eBay | 1mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 8 | $17.19 | $10.55 – $51.00 |
| PSA 5 | 1 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| PSA 7 | 1 | $99.99 | $99.99 |
| PSA 8 | 2 | $97.47 | $94.99 – $99.95 |
| CGC 8 | 1 | $79.00 | $79.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | PSA 7 | Pokemon Card Articuno No. 144 Blue Back Topsun PSA 7 NM↗ | eBay | $99.99 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Ungraded | Pokemon Cards Bandai Topsun Articuno No.144 Blue Back 1997 EX Japanese↗ | eBay | $15.00 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ungraded | Pokemon Cards Bandai Topsun Articuno No.144 Blue Back 1997 EX Japanese h401↗ | eBay | $15.51 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | CGC 8 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Topsun Blue Back Articuno #144 CGC 8 NM-MT | Fanatics Vault | $79.00 |
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