Arcanine · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Arcanine card
Numbered 2 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, Arcanine is a Rare, a Stage 1 Fire-type carrying 90 HP.
It evolves from Growlithe, so Arcanine is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Kyoko Umemoto.
About Arcanine in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Growlithe via Fire Stone. Large striped fire-dog silhouette. Designated a "Legendary" Pokémon in lore despite not being a true Legendary in mechanics. Base Set Arcanine is a Rare (non-holo) and one of the more sought-after non-holos in the set. Raw PSA 10s have appreciated notably.
What is Arcanine worth?
Arcanine is a non-holo Rare. In Aquapolis, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Arcanine trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Arcanine before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Arcanine, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Arcanine in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Arcanine
For Arcanine, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Arcanine can make sense.
