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Moltres - Fossil (#12)

Name: Moltres
Brand: Pokémon TCG
SKU: base3-12
Availability: InStock
Author: Mitsuhiro Arita

Pokémon Basic Rare Holo HP 70

Market price

$183.10

1stEditionHolofoil · 2 variants

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Set: Fossil
Number: 12
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Energy: Fire

Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames.

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Moltres - Fossil

Moltres is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from the Fossil Pokémon TCG set, released 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It sits at card number 12 in the Fossil checklist, classified as a Fire-type Pokémon with 70 HP and the Basic subtype.

In collector terms, this is a holofoil rare. Current TCGplayer market price tops out at $183.10 across 2 printed variants (Normal, Holofoil, Reverse Holo, etc.), with every variant's low / mid / high and direct prices listed below.

Moltres has been printed 9 times across different sets. The variant you're looking at (#12 in Fossil) is one of them - see every other printing further down to compare art, rarity, and current market price across all versions.

Catchinary Index Value

CIV 85Elite

Strong market heat, grading upside, era strength.

Market Heat 100

30 / 90 / 365-day price momentum.

Grading Upside 100

PSA 10 premium over raw NM.

Icon Status 40

Cultural recognition + iconic-set bonus.

Era Strength 95

Release-window weight.

Prices USD 2 days ago · 2026-06-09 08:06 UTC

1stEditionHolofoil

$183.10

Range hidden: thin trading skews TCGplayer's historical low/high. Market price above is the recent-sales weighted average.

unlimitedHolofoil

$62.93

Range hidden: thin trading skews TCGplayer's historical low/high. Market price above is the recent-sales weighted average.

Where to buy on eBay 24 active listings · updated 2706m ago

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Market price history

Latest

$183

Low

$12.23

Dec 2020

High

$183

Jun 2026

Avg

$82.86

Days tracked

110

data points

Change

+1397.1%

since first tracked

Sale History 310 sales · since 2020-12-01

PSA 10 high $1250.00 PSA 9 high $346.59 Raw high $31.74

Date	Grade	Price
2026-04-01	RAW	$28.25
2026-03-01	RAW	$31.74
2026-02-01	RAW	$27.67
2026-01-01	RAW	$28.91
2025-12-01	RAW	$22.02
2025-11-01	RAW	$22.39
2025-10-01	RAW	$21.38
2025-09-01	RAW	$25.00
2025-08-01	RAW	$23.50
2025-07-01	RAW	$23.31
2025-06-01	RAW	$26.29
2025-05-01	RAW	$17.74
2025-04-01	RAW	$25.00
2025-03-01	RAW	$19.99
2025-02-01	RAW	$21.93
2025-01-01	RAW	$19.99
2024-12-01	RAW	$19.55
2024-11-01	RAW	$19.67
2024-11-01	PSA 7	$37.97
2024-11-01	PSA 8	$51.34
2024-11-01	PSA 9	$80.60
2024-11-01	BGS 9.5	$97.49
2024-11-01	PSA 10	$348.91
2024-11-01	RAW	$22.31
2024-10-01	RAW	$19.67
2024-09-01	RAW	$16.00
2024-09-01	PSA 7	$35.61
2024-09-01	PSA 8	$51.95
2024-09-01	PSA 9	$79.99
2024-09-01	BGS 9.5	$85.00
2024-09-01	PSA 10	$361.79
2024-09-01	RAW	$16.00
2024-08-01	RAW	$23.31
2024-08-01	PSA 7	$36.11
2024-08-01	PSA 8	$45.00
2024-08-01	PSA 9	$78.38
2024-08-01	BGS 9.5	$85.00
2024-08-01	PSA 10	$373.00
2024-08-01	RAW	$23.31
2024-07-01	RAW	$21.67
2024-07-01	PSA 7	$39.50
2024-07-01	PSA 8	$48.13
2024-07-01	PSA 9	$78.88
2024-07-01	BGS 9.5	$87.00
2024-07-01	PSA 10	$396.00
2024-07-01	RAW	$21.67
2024-06-01	RAW	$18.73
2024-06-01	PSA 7	$37.75
2024-06-01	PSA 8	$39.62
2024-06-01	PSA 9	$79.50
2024-06-01	BGS 9.5	$87.00
2024-06-01	PSA 10	$396.00
2024-06-01	RAW	$18.73
2024-05-01	RAW	$20.86
2024-05-01	PSA 7	$39.25
2024-05-01	PSA 8	$47.63
2024-05-01	PSA 9	$84.71
2024-05-01	BGS 9.5	$93.00
2024-05-01	PSA 10	$378.44
2024-05-01	RAW	$20.86
2024-04-01	RAW	$16.97
2024-04-01	PSA 7	$33.56
2024-04-01	PSA 8	$45.20
2024-04-01	PSA 9	$88.25
2024-04-01	BGS 9.5	$97.00
2024-04-01	PSA 10	$386.19
2024-04-01	RAW	$16.97
2024-03-01	RAW	$20.25
2024-03-01	PSA 7	$37.82
2024-03-01	PSA 8	$50.50
2024-03-01	PSA 9	$94.53
2024-03-01	BGS 9.5	$104.00
2024-03-01	PSA 10	$355.59
2024-03-01	RAW	$20.25
2024-02-01	RAW	$25.03
2024-02-01	PSA 7	$34.99
2024-02-01	PSA 8	$56.95
2024-02-01	PSA 9	$99.08
2024-02-01	BGS 9.5	$109.00
2024-02-01	PSA 10	$378.00
2024-02-01	RAW	$25.03
2024-01-01	RAW	$24.59
2024-01-01	PSA 7	$35.00
2024-01-01	PSA 8	$57.00
2024-01-01	PSA 9	$82.80
2024-01-01	BGS 9.5	$91.00
2024-01-01	PSA 10	$389.39
2024-01-01	RAW	$24.59
2023-12-01	RAW	$25.85
2023-12-01	PSA 7	$33.86
2023-12-01	PSA 8	$55.00
2023-12-01	PSA 9	$91.35
2023-12-01	BGS 9.5	$100.00
2023-12-01	PSA 10	$313.65
2023-12-01	RAW	$25.85
2023-11-01	RAW	$24.85
2023-11-01	PSA 7	$37.63
2023-11-01	PSA 8	$53.35
2023-11-01	PSA 9	$62.47
2023-11-01	BGS 9.5	$69.00
2023-11-01	PSA 10	$295.78
2023-11-01	RAW	$24.85
2023-10-01	RAW	$20.61
2023-10-01	PSA 7	$40.50
2023-10-01	PSA 8	$46.50
2023-10-01	PSA 9	$88.52
2023-10-01	BGS 9.5	$97.00
2023-10-01	PSA 10	$327.25
2023-10-01	RAW	$20.61
2023-09-01	RAW	$18.24
2023-09-01	PSA 7	$33.19
2023-09-01	PSA 8	$52.50
2023-09-01	PSA 9	$98.50
2023-09-01	BGS 9.5	$108.00
2023-09-01	PSA 10	$324.57
2023-09-01	RAW	$18.24
2023-08-01	RAW	$17.42
2023-08-01	PSA 7	$43.04
2023-08-01	PSA 8	$43.45
2023-08-01	PSA 9	$89.49
2023-08-01	PSA 10	$334.00
2023-08-01	RAW	$17.42
2023-07-01	RAW	$19.82
2023-07-01	PSA 7	$35.79
2023-07-01	PSA 8	$53.08
2023-07-01	PSA 9	$96.14
2023-07-01	PSA 10	$334.00
2023-07-01	RAW	$19.82
2023-06-01	RAW	$20.53
2023-06-01	PSA 7	$34.87
2023-06-01	PSA 8	$55.79
2023-06-01	PSA 9	$78.84
2023-06-01	PSA 10	$334.00
2023-06-01	RAW	$20.53
2023-05-01	RAW	$19.74
2023-05-01	PSA 7	$35.50
2023-05-01	PSA 8	$43.46
2023-05-01	PSA 9	$76.80
2023-05-01	PSA 10	$369.00
2023-05-01	RAW	$19.74
2023-04-01	RAW	$23.24
2023-04-01	PSA 7	$29.99
2023-04-01	PSA 8	$49.16
2023-04-01	PSA 9	$73.80
2023-04-01	PSA 10	$490.98
2023-04-01	RAW	$23.24
2023-03-01	RAW	$20.02
2023-03-01	PSA 7	$33.66
2023-03-01	PSA 8	$59.99
2023-03-01	PSA 9	$82.60
2023-03-01	PSA 10	$575.14
2023-03-01	RAW	$20.02
2023-02-01	RAW	$17.35
2023-02-01	PSA 7	$35.00
2023-02-01	PSA 8	$57.82
2023-02-01	PSA 9	$85.16
2023-02-01	PSA 10	$575.14
2023-02-01	RAW	$17.35
2023-01-01	RAW	$19.17
2023-01-01	PSA 7	$38.98
2023-01-01	PSA 8	$52.00
2023-01-01	PSA 9	$85.50
2023-01-01	PSA 10	$689.21
2023-01-01	RAW	$19.17
2022-12-01	RAW	$21.74
2022-12-01	PSA 7	$38.64
2022-12-01	PSA 8	$49.00
2022-12-01	PSA 9	$97.05
2022-12-01	PSA 10	$587.57
2022-12-01	RAW	$21.74
2022-11-01	RAW	$16.80
2022-11-01	PSA 7	$40.00
2022-11-01	PSA 8	$53.00
2022-11-01	PSA 9	$90.54
2022-11-01	PSA 10	$614.88
2022-11-01	RAW	$16.80
2022-10-01	RAW	$22.52
2022-10-01	PSA 7	$40.00
2022-10-01	PSA 8	$54.40
2022-10-01	PSA 9	$99.99
2022-10-01	PSA 10	$771.69
2022-10-01	RAW	$22.52
2022-09-01	RAW	$17.40
2022-09-01	PSA 7	$36.71
2022-09-01	PSA 8	$54.45
2022-09-01	PSA 9	$104.63
2022-09-01	PSA 10	$762.46
2022-09-01	RAW	$17.40
2022-08-01	RAW	$16.86
2022-08-01	PSA 7	$35.10
2022-08-01	PSA 8	$45.50
2022-08-01	PSA 9	$93.50
2022-08-01	PSA 10	$575.22
2022-08-01	RAW	$16.86
2022-07-01	RAW	$13.91
2022-07-01	PSA 7	$35.50
2022-07-01	PSA 8	$44.96
2022-07-01	PSA 9	$97.50
2022-07-01	PSA 10	$511.93
2022-07-01	RAW	$13.91
2022-06-01	RAW	$17.09
2022-06-01	PSA 7	$34.50
2022-06-01	PSA 8	$59.18
2022-06-01	PSA 9	$96.90
2022-06-01	PSA 10	$511.93
2022-06-01	RAW	$17.09
2022-05-01	RAW	$21.86
2022-05-01	PSA 7	$33.67
2022-05-01	PSA 8	$58.36
2022-05-01	PSA 9	$97.00
2022-05-01	PSA 10	$511.93
2022-05-01	RAW	$21.86
2022-04-01	RAW	$19.45
2022-04-01	PSA 7	$33.88
2022-04-01	PSA 8	$61.24
2022-04-01	PSA 9	$92.11
2022-04-01	PSA 10	$511.93
2022-04-01	RAW	$19.45
2022-03-01	RAW	$19.23
2022-03-01	PSA 7	$40.98
2022-03-01	PSA 8	$57.50
2022-03-01	PSA 9	$93.71
2022-03-01	PSA 10	$701.55
2022-03-01	RAW	$19.23
2022-02-01	RAW	$15.19
2022-02-01	PSA 7	$37.00
2022-02-01	PSA 8	$62.21
2022-02-01	PSA 9	$93.10
2022-02-01	PSA 10	$732.60
2022-02-01	RAW	$15.19
2022-01-01	RAW	$16.31
2022-01-01	PSA 7	$45.49
2022-01-01	PSA 8	$55.00
2022-01-01	PSA 9	$99.71
2022-01-01	PSA 10	$1250.00
2022-01-01	RAW	$16.31
2021-12-01	RAW	$19.62
2021-12-01	PSA 7	$41.05
2021-12-01	PSA 8	$49.99
2021-12-01	PSA 9	$95.00
2021-12-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-12-01	RAW	$19.62
2021-11-01	RAW	$19.24
2021-11-01	PSA 7	$49.99
2021-11-01	PSA 8	$56.50
2021-11-01	PSA 9	$114.43
2021-11-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-11-01	RAW	$19.24
2021-10-01	RAW	$20.00
2021-10-01	PSA 7	$39.01
2021-10-01	PSA 8	$69.48
2021-10-01	PSA 9	$139.29
2021-10-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-10-01	RAW	$20.00
2021-09-01	RAW	$20.98
2021-09-01	PSA 7	$44.51
2021-09-01	PSA 8	$97.38
2021-09-01	PSA 9	$140.67
2021-09-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-09-01	RAW	$20.98
2021-08-01	RAW	$17.50
2021-08-01	PSA 7	$55.50
2021-08-01	PSA 8	$70.61
2021-08-01	PSA 9	$137.50
2021-08-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-08-01	RAW	$17.50
2021-07-01	RAW	$20.24
2021-07-01	PSA 7	$62.84
2021-07-01	PSA 8	$89.88
2021-07-01	PSA 9	$167.04
2021-07-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-07-01	RAW	$20.24
2021-06-01	RAW	$17.75
2021-06-01	PSA 7	$68.13
2021-06-01	PSA 8	$103.75
2021-06-01	PSA 9	$158.73
2021-06-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-06-01	RAW	$17.75
2021-05-01	RAW	$23.85
2021-05-01	PSA 7	$80.00
2021-05-01	PSA 8	$105.00
2021-05-01	PSA 9	$153.25
2021-05-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-05-01	RAW	$23.85
2021-04-01	RAW	$25.00
2021-04-01	PSA 7	$70.00
2021-04-01	PSA 8	$110.22
2021-04-01	PSA 9	$170.50
2021-04-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-04-01	RAW	$25.00
2021-03-01	RAW	$23.92
2021-03-01	PSA 7	$81.00
2021-03-01	PSA 8	$101.67
2021-03-01	PSA 9	$159.00
2021-03-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-03-01	RAW	$23.92
2021-02-01	RAW	$21.07
2021-02-01	PSA 7	$45.00
2021-02-01	PSA 8	$76.50
2021-02-01	PSA 9	$200.00
2021-02-01	PSA 10	$375.00
2021-02-01	RAW	$21.07
2021-01-01	RAW	$20.75
2021-01-01	PSA 7	$25.00
2021-01-01	PSA 8	$267.66
2021-01-01	PSA 9	$346.59
2021-01-01	PSA 10	$1215.63
2021-01-01	RAW	$20.75
2020-12-01	RAW	$12.23
2020-12-01	RAW	$12.23

? Card FAQ

Moltres FAQ

Click any question to expand. Every answer pulls from this card's live Catchinary data.

How much is Moltres from Fossil worth?

Recent recorded market price is $183.10 (latest tracked snapshot 2026-06-10) across 2 variants. See the variant breakdown above for per-variant low / mid / high / market spread and the market price history chart for the long-term arc. Graded estimates (PSA 10, PSA 9, CGC Perfect) are shown when auction data is available.

How rare is Moltres?

This printing is a holofoil rare (the card is labeled "Rare Holo" on the checklist). Moltres has been printed 9 times across different sets - earlier or limited printings often command premiums even when the rarity tier is identical.

Who illustrated Moltres?

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. See Mitsuhiro Arita's full Catchinary page for every Pokémon card they've drawn, grouped by set with current market prices, career stats, and alt-art highlights.

When was Moltres released?

The Fossil set released in 1999, so this card (#12 in the set) has been available since then. Its current and historical market price is tracked above.

Where can I buy Moltres?

The "Where to buy on eBay" panel above shows live listings. For long-term holds, consider graded copies (PSA / CGC) which trade separately and usually at a premium over raw.

Is this card in Standard format?

Legal formats rotate as new sets release - see the Fossil set page for current Standard / Expanded / Unlimited status. Catchinary tracks 0 cards across every English-language set, so if this one has rotated out there's almost certainly a current-format reprint you can check.

Moltres - Fossil (#12)

Moltres - Fossil

Other printings of Moltres

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