Lapras · Hidden Fates, what to know.
About the Lapras card
Lapras is card 17 of 69 in Hidden Fates, released in August 2019, a Rare. It is a Basic Water-type with 120 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Lapras needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by kodama.
The Pokédex entry printed on Lapras reads: "It likes swimming around with people on its back. In the Alola region, it's an important means of transportation over water."
About Lapras in the Pokémon world
A water-ice plesiosaur Pokémon. Famous as a transport in the games and a sentimental favorite. Fossil holo Lapras has strong collector demand. Cuteness factor drives it.
What is Lapras worth?
Lapras is a non-holo Rare. In Hidden Fates, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Lapras 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 Lapras before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Lapras, 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 Lapras in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Lapras
For Lapras, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Lapras rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
