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Articuno PSA 9Journey Together 161/159 · PSA 9 price, sales & population
PSA 9 value
$36.80down −0.4%
Typical range $19.90 to $64.60
- 54 qualifying sales behind this price
- 126 in the last 90 days
- Typical sales within ±61% of the figure
- Last sale Oct 13, 2026
Last PSA 9 sale $36.84 on Oct 13, 2026
- PSA 9s graded
- 16,619
- +469 since Aug 31, 2026
- Share of PSA graded
- 55%
- came back a 9
- Against a PSA 10
- 18%
- PSA 10 $199
- Against ungraded
- 2.0×
- Ungraded $18.00
PSA 9 against the grades around it
| Slab | Price | PSA graded at it | PSA 9 costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $18.00 | – | 2.0× as much |
| PSA 8 | $20.60 | 4,292 | 1.8× as much |
| PSA 9this page | $36.80 | 16,619 | – |
| PSA 10 | $199 | 8,207 | 18% of it |
A Articuno PSA 9 sells for 2.0× a raw copy, 1.8× a PSA 8, 18% of a PSA 10's price.
Every grader's 9
PSA 9 against the other graders' 9s
| Slab | Price | Graded at it | PSA 9 costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 9this page | $36.80 | 16,619 | – |
| CGC 9 | $17.80 | – | 2.1× as much |
| BGS 9 | $40.00 | – | 92% of it |
| TAG 9 | $45.50 | – | 81% of it |
BGS 9 and TAG 9 sell above a PSA 9. The cheapest is a CGC 9 at $17.80: a PSA 9 costs 2.1× as much.
Copies: each grader's own count. Prices are each slab's own sales.
Population
How rare is a Articuno PSA 9?
PSA 9s PSA has graded
16,619
of 30,043 copies graded, count of Sep 28, 2026
Came back a 9
55%
Of every copy PSA has graded, not the odds yours does
Added in about four weeks
+469
PSA 9s, PSA's report of Aug 31, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026
PSA has graded 30,043 copies of Articuno and 16,619 came back a 9: about 1 in 2. There are 2.0 PSA 9s for every PSA 10. These are PSA's counts of the copies sent in, not every copy that exists, and not the odds a copy you send grades the same.
PSA population
- PSA graded
- 29,526
- +757 in 4 weeks
- PSA 10
- 8,151
- +75 in 4 weeks
- PSA 9
- 16,362
- +469 in 4 weeks
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 28%
- PSA 10s of all graded
Every PSA grade (11)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8,207 | 27% |
| 9 | 16,619 | 55% |
| 8.5 | 51 | 0.17% |
| 8 | 4,292 | 14% |
| 7.5 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 7 | 616 | 2.1% |
| 6 | 185 | 0.62% |
| 5 | 35 | 0.12% |
| 4 | 23 | 0.08% |
| 3 | 7 | 0.02% |
| 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
PSA’s count of Sep 28, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
PSA’s population report of Sep 28, 2026; changes are since Aug 31, 2026. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
Articuno PSA 9 price history
The PSA 9 value day by day, from the same sales as the figure above.
- Now
- $36.80
- 4 weeks
- −0.4%
- 90 days
- –
- 1 year
- –
- Highest
- $94.75
- Lowest
- $25.80
Recorded history starts March 2025. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Matched to this exact card
Recent Articuno PSA 9 sales
PSA 92025 POKEMON JTG EN-JOURNEY TOGETHER ILLUSTRATION RARE #161 ARTICUNO PSA 9Oct 13, 2026 · 
eBay · Auction · View listing · $36.84
PSA 9Articuno | 161/159 | PSA 9 | Journey Together | G20Oct 11, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $33.09
Sales by PSA certificate
Every Articuno PSA 9 sale we hold
- PSA 9 sales on record
- 248
- In the last 90 days
- 220
- Different slabs
- 237
- Slabs sold more than once
- 1
Each sale is tied to one graded slab by its PSA certificate number, so it is this card at this grade and not a lookalike. The newest 30 of 248 are listed; click a certificate to check the slab on PSA's site.
| Date | Sold via | Certificate | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #164705817 | $35.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · auction | #169030855 | $32.26 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #120251697 | $32.99 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #159519653 | $35.00 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · auction | #149220447 | $27.22 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | eBay · auction | #111162853 | $36.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #168509620 | $28.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #143120766 | $40.00 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #137628026 | $39.99 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · auction | #163614495 | $32.00 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #167084280 | $50.00 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #119353890 | $31.82 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #114059435 | $49.45 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #116300288 | $41.99 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #168411834 | $35.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #113836008 | $44.99 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #158050609 | $69.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #160251501 | $54.95 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #137245887 | $62.50 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #140248410 | $65.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #112519817 | $55.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #166830131 | $61.79 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #120303876 | $34.00 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #166274398 | $35.00 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | eBay · auction | #121986236 | $32.83 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | eBay · auction | #151296400 | $31.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #159825154 | $30.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 |  Fanatics Collect · fixed price | #130101674 | $45.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Fanatics Collect · best offer | #120543041 | $45.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #133273194 | $36.00 |
PSA 9 median by month
| Month | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $34.00 | 6 |
| September 2026 | $36.00 | 78 |
| August 2026 | $38.00 | 100 |
| July 2026 | $40.00 | 64 |
The same slab, sold again
| Certificate | Its sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| #166830131 | Aug 3, 2026 $38.69 → Sep 24, 2026 $61.79 | +59.7% |
The same certificate number selling again is the same physical slab changing hands. The change is price to price, before fees.
Grading a raw copy
What a PSA 9 Articuno leaves you
A raw copy is worth
$18.00
Grading it costs about $84.99 with shipping
If it comes back a 10
+$72.02
against selling it raw
If it comes back a 9
−$68.69
against selling it raw
Grading pays if at least 49% of the copies you send come back a 10 (the rest 9s). Across every copy PSA has graded, 55% came back a 10; the copies people choose to send are usually their best.
PSA's Standard level at $59.99, $25 shipping both ways, and eBay's selling fees on both sales. Run it with your own numbers.
More on Articuno
- Articuno 161/159 priceUngraded value, every grade and every sale
- Articuno PSA 10Worth about $199
- Every Articuno PSA 10All Articuno cards, ranked by PSA 10 price
- All Articuno cards47 English cards
- Journey Together checklistAll 190 cards with prices
- PSA 10 Pokémon cardsWhat Gem Mint means and the most valuable 10s
Common questions
How much is a Articuno PSA 9 worth?
A Articuno PSA 9 (Articuno 161/159, Journey Together) is worth about $36.80, with sales typically between $19.90 and $64.60. 126 sold in the last 90 days.
How many Articuno PSA 9s are there?
PSA has graded 16,619 Articuno cards a 9, out of 30,043 graded (count of Sep 28, 2026). 469 more were added between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026.
How much more is a PSA 10 Articuno than a PSA 9?
A PSA 9 costs about $36.80, against $199 for a PSA 10: a 10 is 5.4× the price.