How rare is Arcanine?

Arcanine is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Black and White Promos set.

Is Arcanine a chase card?

Not really — Arcanine is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Black and White Promos set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Arcanine collectible?

Arcanine combines its Common rarity from Black and White Promos, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Arcanine

Name: Arcanine - Black and White Promos (12/99)
Brand: Pokemon

Black and White Promos · 12/99 · Promo

Current Prices

Market Price $47.32

Low $47.32

High $47.32

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Black and White Promos

Number

12/99

Rarity

Promo

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Arcanine: Rarity & Collectibility

Arcanine in its sought-after Holofoil variant sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #12/99 of the Black and White Promos set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Arcanine?

In 2026, a Near Mint Arcanine (Common, Black and White Promos #12/99) changes hands at roughly $47.32, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $47.32, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $5.95. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $47.32, Lightly Played $34.70, Moderately Played $30.25, Heavily Played $10.50, Damaged $5.95 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$5.95	$5.95	$5.95	1
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$10.50	$10.50	$10.50	4
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$34.70	$38.99	$42.95	25
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$30.25	$30.25	$30.25	13
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$47.32	$47.32	$47.32	9

Collector Outlook for Arcanine

As a Common, Arcanine earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. Cards in this band from beloved sets tend to keep a loyal collector base over time. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Arcanine on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.