Golem 49/165

Set: Expedition Base Set Released: Sep 15, 2002
Pokémon: Golem Fighting Type Rare Illustrator: Aya Kusube Pull Rate: 1 in 40 packs (2.5%) Evolves From: Graveler

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Golem #49/165 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Golem #49/165 from Expedition Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Golem has moved up 29.2% to $14.82. PSA 10 copies are up 212.9% over the same period.

Golem #49/165 appears roughly 1 in 40 packs, which works out at 2.5% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Golem #49/165 is a Rare, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $14.82 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $196.92, giving a net return of +$128.50 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$18.27 and PSA 8 returns −$9.50, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 147 copies of Golem #49/165, of which 67 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 45.6%, or roughly 1 in 2.2 graded copies.

No. At a 45.6% gem rate, Golem grades better than the Expedition Base Set average by 27.5 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Golem #49/165 was illustrated by Aya Kusube, who has illustrated 284 Pokémon cards in total.

Golem #49/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.