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Shellder
Fossil · #54/62
Shellder (54/62), the Common from Fossil, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $0.55.
As of September 14, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.
About Shellder
Shellder is a Common (54/62) from the Pokémon Fossil set, released October 10, 1999. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of under $1. The artwork is by Mitsuhiro Arita. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Shellder
Shellder appears on 12 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #54/62 from Fossil; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Expedition Base Set · #129/165$4–$5Common
FireRed & LeafGreen · #79/112$0.80–$1Common
Secret Wonders · #105/132under $1Common
XY · #31/146under $1Common
151 · #090/165under $1Common
Generations · #19/83under $1Common
Sun & Moon · #33/149under $1Common
Sword & Shield · #40/202under $1Common
BREAKpoint · #22/122under $1Common
Fusion Strike · #50/264under $1CommonFAQ
How much is Shellder (54/62) worth?
Shellder (54/62), the Common from Fossil, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $0.55. Note: 11 other cards named Shellder exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Shellder card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Shellder (54/62), the Common (about under $1) from Fossil.
The other versions: #129/165 from Expedition Base Set (Common, about $4–$5); #79/112 from FireRed & LeafGreen (Common, about $0.80–$1); #105/132 from Secret Wonders (Common, about under $1); #31/146 from XY (Common, about under $1); #090/165 from 151 (Common, about under $1); #19/83 from Generations (Common, about under $1); #33/149 from Sun & Moon (Common, about under $1); #40/202 from Sword & Shield (Common, about under $1); #22/122 from BREAKpoint (Common, about under $1); #50/264 from Fusion Strike (Common, about under $1); #23/122 from BREAKpoint (Common, about under $1).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
Should I grade Shellder (54/62)?
It's roughly a wash: with a 27% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Shellder (54/62) is estimated to come out within about $10 of selling it raw (est.); grade for protection or display, not profit.
Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.
Is Shellder (54/62) rare?
Shellder (54/62) is a Common. PSA has graded 531 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.
How rare is a PSA 10 Shellder (54/62)?
Of the 531 copies PSA has graded, 27% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.
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Should I grade Shellder?
Roughly a wash: grade for protection, not profit (est.)
Expected grading return from this card’s own PSA grade mix (27% gem rate; grades under 8 valued at the PSA 8 price) and current graded market prices, minus a ~$25/card bulk-rate grading fee, compared against selling ungraded at market price. Standard grading service costs more; centering risk, turnaround time, and shipping aren’t included. The exact PSA 8/9/10 prices behind this are part of Riffle premium. Not financial advice.
PSA population & gem rate
From the PSA population census, captured monthly by Riffle. A 27% gem rate is on the hard side; PSA 10 copies of this card are scarcer than the typical modern chase card. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.
- under $1 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±27% around its midpoint: a wide spread, so read it as a range, not a point.
- Sampled daily since July 28, 2026, current as of September 14, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →