Abra #43/102 from Pokemon Base Set (1999)

ABRA #43/102 - BASE SET

Set
Pokemon Base Set (Base series)
Number
43/102
Rarity
Common
Card type
Pokémon - Basic (Psychic)
Artist
Mitsuhiro Arita
Released
(1999-01-09)
Raw card reference RAW / UNGRADED
$1.57 USD (TCGplayer market, normal, as of 2026-09-11)Loose, ungraded copy. Not a graded slab - graded values are charted below.
Graded slab data GRADED SLAB
6 Rip Station marks - per grader and grade, see the chart.
In our machines
1 in the $50.00 machine, 1 in the $100.00 machine, 1 in the $200.00 machine
Using its ability to read minds, it will identify impending danger and teleport to safety.

RIP IT

Abra is in the $50.00 machine right now - PSA 8 loaded. A pack reveals one random card from that machine.

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ABOUT THIS CARD

Abra is a common Pokemon card from Pokemon Base Set, card 43 of 102, released January 9, 1999 in the Base series. The illustration is by Mitsuhiro Arita.

VALUE

What is Abra #43 from Base Set worth?

Two different numbers answer this, and they are not interchangeable. Raw/ungraded: a loose, ungraded copy of Abra #43 (Base Set) carries a market reference of $1.57 USD for the normal printing (TCGplayer market price, as of 2026-09-11). Graded slabs: a graded example is priced per grading company and per grade and can sit far above that raw figure - our own graded marks for this card are charted and tabled below, per grader and grade. Both are references, not offers. The graded copy in our machine carries a Rip Station estimated slab value of $147.50 (PSA 9).

Graded slab values over time GRADED SLAB

Slab values, per grading company and grade. These are a different market from the raw/ungraded reference in the facts block above - do not read one as the other.

100Rip Station marks (all grades) — 2026-06-12: index 100.0Rip Station marks (all grades) — 2026-06-23: index 100.0Rip Station marks (all grades) — 2026-06-24: index 100.0Rip Station marks (all grades) — 2026-06-27: index 79.2Rip Station marks (all grades) — 2026-07-28: index 53.2Rip Station marks (all grades) — 2026-08-10: index 160.52026-06-122026-08-10
Graded slab values only. Indexed to 100 at each grade series' first observation - relative movement, not dollar levels; the tables below carry the dollars. Solid lines are Rip Station marks (first-party estimates). Raw/ungraded reference (not plotted): $1.57 USD (TCGplayer market price, normal, as of 2026-09-11).
Graded slab values - Rip Station marks (first-party estimates, USD). Not raw/ungraded prices.
DateGraderGradeEstimated slab value (USD)
2026-06-12PSA9$177.25
2026-06-23PSA10$178.50
2026-06-24PSA8$80.00
2026-06-27PSA8$30.05
2026-07-28PSA9$39.00
2026-08-10PSA10$753.00

PULL RATE

What are the odds of pulling Abra #43?

No published per-card pack odds are documented for Base Set. Rip Station's machine composition is measurable, though: 1 of 1633 cards loaded in the $50.00 machine is this card - about 0.06% per rip.

POP REPORT

Rip Station vault population - graded slabs GRADED SLAB

Counts of GRADED copies, by grading company and grade, that have passed through our machines. Raw/ungraded copies are counted separately in the Raw row.

GraderGradeCopies
PSA102
PSA92
PSA83
Total7

IN OUR MACHINES

Is Abra #43 in a Rip Station machine?

Yes. 1 graded copy of Abra is loaded in the $50.00 machine; 1 graded copy of Abra is loaded in the $100.00 machine; 1 graded copy of Abra is loaded in the $200.00 machine. A pack from that machine reveals one random card from everything loaded in it.

SOURCES

  • Card metadata and image: the open pokemontcg.io dataset.
  • Raw/ungraded reference value: pokemontcg.io market snapshot (tcgplayer), as of 2026-09-11. An ungraded single, an estimate, not an offer - and not a graded slab value.
  • Machine availability, composition odds, graded vault population and graded price marks: Rip Station first-party data.