
Mystery of the Fossils Set Card List
Japanese Original · 1997
Mystery of the Fossils is a 48-card Original set released June 1997. Browse prices, rarities and chase cards from this Pokémon TCG expansion.
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21/06/1997
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Mystery of the Fossils Chase Cards
The ten most valuable and sought-after cards in the set, ranked by market price. Scroll to browse →
Mystery of the Fossils Card FAQs
Quick answers about Mystery of the Fossils card values, rarity, grading and collecting, based on live Card Codex market data.
This TCG expansion has 48 cards in total, with 48 in the main set.
A complete main set of 48 cards costs roughly $868 raw.
The most valuable card is Gengar #No.094, a Rare currently $240.52 raw and $8,522.20 in PSA 10.
The top chases are Gengar #No.094 at $240.52, Dragonite #No.149 at $125.68 and Mew #No.151 at $121.14. Together, the top 10 cards account for 83% of the set's total value. Click here to see every chase card in the Mystery of the Fossils set.
The cheapest is Recycle at $0.44. In total, 32 of the 48 cards trade below $5, so the bulk of the set is inexpensive to complete.
This set contains 3 rarity tiers: 16 Common, 16 Uncommon and 16 Rare. The scarcest tier is Common with only 16 cards.
The strongest grading return in Mystery of the Fossils is Gambler, at $0.62 raw against $549.61 in PSA 10, a 886.5x uplift. By absolute profit, Gengar #No.094 gains the most at $7,146 per card after fees.
Mystery of the Fossils followed Jungle (3 May 1997) and was succeeded by Rocket Gang (21 November 1997).
5 illustrators worked on Mystery of the Fossils. The most prolific is Kagemaru Himeno with 16 cards. The highest value artwork in the set is Gengar #No.094 by Keiji Kinebuchi, currently $240.52.
Every one of the 48 Mystery of the Fossils cards links to live eBay and TCGplayer listings from the card list above. Singles start at $0.44 and run to $240.52 for the top chase.
Add cards from the list above to see live completion across all 48 cards, your set value against the $868 full set cost, and which cards you still need. A printable checklist and CSV need list are both available in the Downloads tab.
Yes. The Downloads tab has a printable Mystery of the Fossils checklist covering the 48 card main set, a full CSV of all 48 cards, and personalised have and need lists once you have logged your collection.
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