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Articuno [Blue Back] #144
SetJapanese Topsun
Year1997
Ungraded
$15.51+$0.52
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
$94.99+$37.41
7 sales · last Jul 14, 2026
CGC 8
$58.50
2 sales · last Jun 1, 2026
CGC 8.5
$24.00
1 sales · last Feb 3, 2025
PSA 9
$71.48−$2.92
10 sales · last Jul 19, 2026
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 85 recorded sales for this card across 12 grade tiers, 0 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $372.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $15.51. The top grade commands 24× 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 ($15.51) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
1.2×
$18.65
PSA 4
1.1×
$17.10
PSA 5
1.3×
$19.63
PSA 6
1.4×
$21.00
PSA 7
2.3×
$35.50
Grade 8
4.9×
$76.00
PSA 8
6.1×
$94.99
CGC 8
3.8×
$58.50
CGC 8.5
1.5×
$24.00
PSA 9
4.6×
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 | 4mo ago | $70.00↗ |
| PSA 5 | Pokémon TCG Articuno Japanese Topsun Holofoil #144 PSA 5 1995 Vintage pokepirate | eBay | 4mo ago |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1995 [Japanese] Pokemon Topsun - #144 Articuno [Blue Back] - PSA 9↗ | eBay | $125.00 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | PSA 8 | 1997 POKEMON JAPANESE TOPSUN BLUE BACK #144 ARTICUNO PSA 8↗ | eBay | $99.99 |
| 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 |
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