Fossil Card List & Prices

Set facts

Set code

FO

Release date

1999-10-10

Cards

62 cards

Near Mint set index

$1,201

Most expensive

Gengar at $218.48

Updated

Updated 2026-10-24

Fossil overview

This Fossil card list is a working price reference rather than a checklist alone: every card we track sits in the table above with its current Near Mint value, its rarity, its collector number and its 30-day change. The set carries the code FO and was released on 1999-10-10 as part of the Base series. In the order the series has been released, it is the fourth expansion in our catalog of that series, arriving after Jungle and followed by Team Rocket. That timing matters for prices, because each new expansion pulls collector attention and spending away from the one before it.

In size, the set runs to 62 cards, and every one of them sits in the main numbering. We currently price all 62 cards; when a card is missing from the table it is because there is not yet a reliable stream of completed sales to anchor its value, not because it does not exist. We would rather leave a gap than publish a number we cannot back up.

Top 10 most valuable cards

Ranked by current Near Mint market price. Sold count is completed sales in the last 30 days.

Gengar

Rare Holo · #5

$218.48

11 sold / 30d

Dragonite

Rare Holo · #4

$186.52

8 sold / 30d

Articuno

Rare Holo · #2

$72.71

8 sold / 30d

Moltres

Rare Holo · #12

$69.01

12 sold / 30d

Raichu

Rare Holo · #14

$53.50

13 sold / 30d

Haunter

Rare Holo · #6

$51.75

11 sold / 30d

Gengar

Rare · #20

$49.64

20 sold / 30d

Ditto

Rare Holo · #3

$48.47

11 sold / 30d

Dragonite

Rare · #19

$40.98

24 sold / 30d

Hitmonlee

Rare Holo · #7

$40.95

10 sold / 30d

Most valuable Fossil cards right now

The most expensive card in the set is Gengar Rare Holo (#5) at $218.48 Near Mint, followed by Dragonite Rare Holo (#4) at $186.52. Only 22 of the 62 cards we price are worth ten dollars or more, and 2 clear one hundred dollars. The ten most valuable cards together add up to about $832.01, which is roughly 69% of the whole Near Mint set index. That concentration is typical of modern sets: a handful of secret rares carry the value, and the rest of the checklist trades as bulk.

Behind the top two, the next tier is Articuno Rare Holo at $72.71, Moltres Rare Holo at $69.01, Raichu Rare Holo at $53.50, Haunter Rare Holo at $51.75. These cards are where the gap between a lucky pull and an ordinary pack shows up most clearly. If you are selling, the top-ten panel above is the shortlist worth checking first; if you are buying singles, it shows how much of the set's cost sits in just a few cards.

Volume matters as much as price. In this set, Psyduck Common is the most heavily traded card on the page at 112 completed sales in 30 days, and Psyduck and Slowpoke are the two easiest to sell, while the most valuable cards trade far less often. A price backed by heavy volume is a more dependable guide to what your copy will sell for than one built on a handful of sales.

Fossil rarity breakdown and what to chase

The main set is built from the usual tiers. By the set catalog, there are 16 Commons, 16 Uncommons and 15 Rares. Taken together that is the bulk of the checklist, and it is also the bulk of the cards that trade for small amounts: across the cards we price, 15 of 62 sit under one dollar and the median card is worth $2.24.

In plain terms, Illustration Rares are full-art versions of regular Pokemon with a different artist's take on the scene, Ultra Rares are full-art versions of ex cards and trainers, and Special Illustration Rares are the full-art pieces that usually feature the set's headline ex Pokemon and supporters in a more elaborate illustration. The Mega Hyper Rare is the top-numbered card in the set and sits at the very end of the checklist. For collectors, the practical chase is clear from the data: the Special Illustration Rares and Mega Hyper Rares account for most of the value, while Illustration Rares are the affordable way to own alternate art from this set.

Artists matter to many collectors when they decide which cards to chase. Among the most valuable cards in the set, Gengar (Rare Holo) is illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi; Dragonite (Rare Holo) is illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno; Articuno (Rare Holo) is illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Card pages list the artist for every card where the catalog provides it.

30-day price movers

Only cards from this set with at least 25 completed sales in 30 days are ranked here, so thin-price noise stays out. Change is Near Mint market index, 30 days.

Fossil price trends in the last 30 days

Among cards with at least 25 completed sales in the last 30 days, the biggest risers are Mr. Fuji at plus 69%, Gastly at plus 54% and Sandslash at plus 44%. On the way down, Golduck is off 19%, Slowbro is off 15% and Golem is off 12%. The risers are low-priced cards where a move from a few cents to a few more cents shows up as a large percentage, so read them as a signal of demand for playable or collectible commons rather than as a big change in money terms.

New sets tend to follow a familiar path. In the first weeks after release, prices for the chase cards are set by a small number of early sales and can swing widely. As more product is opened, supply of every card grows, and prices for most secret rares drift down until they meet steady demand. The release of the next expansion, here Team Rocket, often pulls attention away and softens prices further.

The movers panel above only ranks cards with at least 25 completed sales in 30 days, so thin-price noise stays out. Changes are measured on the Near Mint market index over 30 days and are updated with the rest of the page each day.

Full card list (62)

Every card from this set is in the table below, in collector number order. Price is the Near Mint completed-sales index; the arrow is the 30-day change. Rarity filter and sorting run in the browser and do not remove rows from the page source.

RarityAll raritiesCommonRareRare HoloUncommonSortCard numberNM price

Image	#	Card	Rarity	NM price	30-day
	1	Aerodactyl	Rare Holo	$36.71	▼ 5%
	2	Articuno	Rare Holo	$72.71	▼ 10%
	3	Ditto	Rare Holo	$48.47	▼ 6%
	4	Dragonite	Rare Holo	$186.52	▼ 2%
	5	Gengar	Rare Holo	$218.48	▲ 2%
	6	Haunter	Rare Holo	$51.75	▲ 0%
	7	Hitmonlee	Rare Holo	$40.95	▼ 3%
	8	Hypno	Rare Holo	$40.39	▼ 6%
	9	Kabutops	Rare Holo	$38.52	▼ 3%
	10	Lapras	Rare Holo	$36.46	▲ 22%
	11	Magneton	Rare Holo	$20.13	▼ 0%
	12	Moltres	Rare Holo	$69.01	▲ 10%
	13	Muk	Rare Holo	$11.01	▼ 1%
	14	Raichu	Rare Holo	$53.50	▲ 13%
	15	Zapdos	Rare Holo	$39.17	▼ 18%
	16	Aerodactyl	Rare	$7.91	▼ 5%
	17	Articuno	Rare	$10.75	▲ 9%
	18	Ditto	Rare	$14.92	▲ 5%
	19	Dragonite	Rare	$40.98	▲ 1%
	20	Gengar	Rare	$49.64	▼ 5%
	21	Haunter	Rare	$10.17	▼ 14%
	22	Hitmonlee	Rare	$6.18	▲ 4%
	23	Hypno	Rare	$5.58	▲ 0%
	24	Kabutops	Rare	$6.94	▼ 4%
	25	Lapras	Rare	$10.31	▲ 13%
	26	Magneton	Rare	$7.32	▼ 3%
	27	Moltres	Rare	$10.74	▲ 1%
	28	Muk	Rare	$4.43	▼ 2%
	29	Raichu	Rare	$7.62	▼ 3%
	30	Zapdos	Rare	$9.48	▼ 6%
	31	Arbok	Uncommon	$1.66	▲ 30%
	32	Cloyster	Uncommon	$1.22	▲ 3%
	33	Gastly	Uncommon	$2.33	▲ 54%
	34	Golbat	Uncommon	$0.75	▼ 4%
	35	Golduck	Uncommon	$1.52	▼ 19%
	36	Golem	Uncommon	$1.96	▼ 12%
	37	Graveler	Uncommon	$0.85	▼ 8%
	38	Kingler	Uncommon	$1.11	▼ 4%
	39	Magmar	Uncommon	$1.04	▼ 2%
	40	Omastar	Uncommon	$1.52	▲ 13%
	41	Sandslash	Uncommon	$1.34	▲ 44%
	42	Seadra	Uncommon	$0.90	▼ 8%
	43	Slowbro	Uncommon	$1.82	▼ 15%
	44	Tentacruel	Uncommon	$1.21	▲ 30%
	45	Weezing	Uncommon	$1.65	▼ 2%
	46	Ekans	Common	$0.57	▲ 12%
	47	Geodude	Common	$0.50	▲ 9%
	48	Grimer	Common	$0.65	▲ 14%
	49	Horsea	Common	$0.56	▲ 30%
	50	Kabuto	Common	$1.84	▲ 16%
	51	Krabby	Common	$0.56	▲ 19%
	52	Omanyte	Common	$1.17	▲ 22%
	53	Psyduck	Common	$2.15	▲ 14%
	54	Shellder	Common	$0.47	▼ 2%
	55	Slowpoke	Common	$1.03	▼ 10%
	56	Tentacool	Common	$0.49	▼ 2%
	57	Zubat	Common	$0.47	▼ 10%
	58	Mr. Fuji	Uncommon	$1.64	▲ 69%
	59	Energy Search	Common	$0.31	▲ 0%
	60	Gambler	Common	$0.38	▲ 12%
	61	Recycle	Common	$0.39	▼ 11%
	62	Mysterious Fossil	Common	$0.31	▼ 11%

Prices are market references from completed sales, not offers. Condition moves the number sharply — see any card's page for per-condition values and 30 days of history.

Is Fossil worth collecting, and should you buy sealed or singles?

Whether the set is worth collecting depends on what you want from it. If you want the full checklist, the Near Mint set index of $1,201 is a useful reference for what one copy of every card we price would cost at today's market values, although buying everything individually rarely lands exactly on that number. If you only want the cards you love, singles let you skip the luck of opening packs entirely, and the price table shows the cost up front.

Opening sealed product is a different decision. We do not publish sealed prices or pull rates for this set or for Team Rocket on this page, because we only report what we can measure from completed card sales. What the card data does show is that 15 of the 62 cards we price trade for under a dollar, so most pulls from any pack are worth very little on their own, and the value of opening rests on the small chance of hitting one of the top secret rares. People open packs for fun, for the chase and for building decks; if your goal is a specific card, buying that single is usually the more predictable route.

To complete the master set, collectors usually start with the main 62 cards, which are cheap and plentiful, then add the Illustration Rares and Ultra Rares, and leave the Special Illustration Rares and Mega Hyper Rares for last. Nothing on this page is financial advice, and past prices do not predict future ones. Card prices can fall as easily as they rise, especially for newer sets.

How we price Fossil cards

Every price on this page is the Near Mint market value for a single English card, built from completed TCGplayer sales. We rebuild the numbers daily, and the date in the facts box shows when this set last updated. We do not use asking prices or listings, so a number here reflects what copies have actually sold for, not what sellers hope to get.

The Near Mint set index is the sum of the Near Mint market values of every card we price in the set. It is a reference for the value of a complete collection in one condition tier, not an offer to buy or sell. Lightly played, moderately played and damaged copies sell for less, and each card page shows those condition values alongside 30 days of price history.

If you need a firm number for a high-value card, open its page and look at the recent sales behind the price. You can also browse the rest of the Base series from the links at the foot of this page, starting with the Jungle card list and the Team Rocket card list.

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