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TL;DR
Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR (100/098) in a PSA 10 slab costs ¥4,400 to ¥5,300 in Japan today; the cheapest raw copy is ¥980. The premium is about 4.5×, the smallest on the Team Rocket art-rare board, because Houndoom’s raw price is unusually firm. No PSA 9 copies were in stock at all.
- Cheapest PSA 10 today: ¥4,400 (US$30.36) on Yahoo! Flea Market; Mercari slabs run ¥5,180–¥5,300.
- Raw copies cost ¥980–¥1,112, roughly three times a typical Team Rocket AR floor.
- Zero PSA 9 listings in stock — the grade you can buy is 10 or nothing.
- Mercari authentication (+¥1,700) is available on the ¥999 raw copy and on one slab.
As of September 2026, Team Rocket’s Houndoom is the art rare from The Glory of Team Rocket whose raw copies refuse to drop to pocket change, which compresses the PSA 10 premium to under five times.
Below is a live read of every in-stock Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR 100/098 listing OneMall surfaces today — PSA 10 slabs against raw copies — followed by a cost comparison and the exact steps to have one shipped from Japan.
Team Rocket’s Houndoom PSA 10 price today (AR 100/098): 20 gem mint slabs listed in Japan
Twenty PSA 10 slabs and six raw copies were in stock this morning; the five cheapest slabs and the three cheapest raws are in the table. Nobody is currently selling a PSA 9.
| Grade | Price today | Platform · seller condition note | Mercari authentication |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | ¥4,400 (US$30.36) | Yahoo! Flea Market · Unused | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥5,100 (US$35.19) | Yahoo! Flea Market · Unused | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥5,180 (US$35.74) | Mercari · No obvious damage or stains | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥5,200 (US$35.88) | Mercari · No obvious damage or stains | — |
| PSA 10 | ¥5,300 (US$36.57) | Mercari · Nearly unused | +¥1,700 available |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥980 (US$6.76) | Suruga-ya · Shop stock | — |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥999 (US$6.89) | Mercari · Nearly unused | +¥1,700 available |
| Raw (ungraded) | ¥1,112 (US$7.67) | Mercari · Slight damage or stains | — |
The figures are listed prices, not sold prices: each was read from the live item page for that Team Rocket’s Houndoom copy on 2026-09-20, with USD as the item page’s own checkout conversion. Everything shown is the Japanese-language print of the Pokémon TCG[5]. Condition is the seller’s Mercari / Yahoo! Flea Market condition field, translated; Suruga-ya is shop stock with no condition field. Seller titles are Japanese, and the tiles further down open each listing. Mercari allows overseas purchases only through partner proxy services[3].
The two Yahoo! Flea Market slabs at ¥4,400 and ¥5,100 undercut every Mercari slab, and the Mercari trio sits at ¥5,180, ¥5,200 and ¥5,300 — the last of those being the only slab with Mercari authentication switched on. On the raw side, Suruga-ya’s shop copy at ¥980 is cheaper than both Mercari raws, which is unusual; shop stock normally carries a mark-up over private sellers. A raw floor near ¥980 for an art rare means demand for the Houndoom illustration itself is real, not just for the slab.
| Item | Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR 100/098 |
|---|---|
| Set | The Glory of Team Rocket (sv10, ロケット団の栄光)[4] |
| Collector number / rarity | 100/098 · Art Rare (AR) |
| Cheapest PSA 10 (gem mint) in stock today | ¥4,400 (US$30.36) on Yahoo! Flea Market |
| Cheapest raw copy in stock today | ¥980 (US$6.76) on Suruga-ya |
| PSA 10 value vs raw (cheapest slab ÷ cheapest raw) | 4.49× — what the gem mint grade is worth over an ungraded copy today |
| In-stock listings found in today’s sweep | 20 PSA 10 · 0 PSA 9 · 6 raw |
| Data read | 2026-09-20 11:43 UTC, live item pages |
Scope: Japanese Team Rocket’s Houndoom 100/098 (The Glory of Team Rocket). The English-language print of this illustration has a different collector number and set name and is priced in a separate market, so the figures here do not transfer[5]. Promo copies and full-art variants from other sets are likewise different cards — the number on the PSA label is what to match.
PSA 10 vs raw Team Rocket’s Houndoom: what a 4.49× premium buys
With the cheapest slab at ¥4,400 and the cheapest raw at ¥980, the gap is ¥3,420. That is a small number for a gem-mint premium, and it is small for one reason: the raw price is high. PSA’s GEM MT 10 standard[6] is the same for every card, so the cost of achieving it — fees, postage, time — is roughly constant; when the raw card itself is worth ¥980 rather than ¥300, the grade adds a smaller multiple on top. For a buyer that makes the slab a comparatively good deal here: you pay about 4.5× raw for a card whose raw value already holds. The absence of PSA 9 listings also tells you sellers who got a 9 are sitting on them rather than accepting a discount, which is another sign the raw floor is firm.
| Route | Cost today (JPY, before shipping) | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Buy the cheapest PSA 10 slab | ¥4,400 | Grade already locked in; you pay the full premium, nothing to wait for. |
| Buy the cheapest raw copy as-is | ¥980 | Cheapest way to own the artwork; condition is whatever the photos show. |
| Buy a raw copy that offers Mercari authentication | raw price + ¥1,700 | Authentication[1] is seller-enabled; the cheapest raw listing today does not offer it, so compare the next ones in the table above. |
Buy the ¥4,400 slab if you want the card graded; the Mercari copies cost ¥780–¥900 more for the same label. Buy the ¥980 Suruga-ya raw if you want the artwork, or the ¥999 Mercari raw with authentication[1] added if you want a checked-genuine ungraded copy for about ¥2,699 all in. Do not submit a raw yourself expecting a 10: with only a 4.5× spread, one 9 wipes out the saving.
How to order Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR 100/098 from a Japanese seller
Here is how the purchase runs end to end for this card, with the choices that matter at each step.
- Step 1 — Pick the copy, not the average. Use the table above: the cheapest in-stock PSA 10 today is ¥4,400; anything above the range there is paying for a seller’s optimism.
- Step 2 — Order through OneMall. Click the tile, add to cart, and a Japan-side team places the Mercari order for you — sellers who write 海外発送不可 (no overseas shipping) still ship because the address is a Tokyo warehouse.
- Step 3 — Optional Mercari authentication. Raw copies that show the authentication option can be checked for +¥1,700[1][2]; for a PSA slab the label already does that job.
- Step 4 — First payment, then wait for arrival photos. Ask for unboxing photos if you want to see the slab corners before it flies.
- Step 5 — Second payment for international shipping. A single slab is light; batch it with other cards inside the 90-day free storage window and pay one shipping fee.
Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR 100/098 for sale today: the copies behind the numbers
Live copies behind the numbers above — three PSA 10 slabs and the three cheapest raw copies, cheapest first. Each tile links to the OneMall item page for that copy.
Conclusion
Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR is the rare case where the raw card holds its own and the PSA 10 premium is modest. At ¥4,400 the slab is the value buy; at ¥980 the raw is the collector’s buy. See every Team Rocket’s Houndoom 100/098 PSA 10 listing.
See also: PSA 10 Pokémon card prices in Japan: all 80 cards ranked · Team Rocket’s Wobbuffet AR 103/098 PSA 10 price · Team Rocket’s Meowth AR 109/098 PSA 10 price · Pokémon card prices in Japan vs eBay · Card grading guide: PSA vs BGS vs CGC from Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a PSA 10 Team Rocket’s Houndoom AR sell for?
In-stock Japanese listings on 2026-09-20 range from ¥4,400 (Yahoo! Flea Market) to ¥5,300 (Mercari), or roughly US$30–37 before shipping.
Why is the PSA 10 premium only 4.5× on this card?
Because raw copies cost ¥980–¥1,112 rather than a few hundred yen. The cost of getting a 10 is fixed, so a pricier raw card produces a smaller multiple.
Are there any PSA 9 copies available?
Not today — the sweep found twenty PSA 10 slabs and no PSA 9. If you see one later, expect it to price well under the ¥4,400 slab floor.
Which listing offers Mercari authentication?
The ¥999 Mercari raw copy and the ¥5,300 Mercari slab both have the option enabled; it adds ¥1,700 per card and is paid by the buyer[1].
What is the PSA 10 population for Team Rocket’s Houndoom 100/098?
This page does not quote a population count. PSA publishes the census in its Population Report[6], and the number moves with every submission batch, so a figure copied here would be stale within weeks. What the market shows instead is live supply: 20 PSA 10 slabs, 0 PSA 9 slabs and 6 raw copies of Team Rocket’s Houndoom 100/098 in stock on 2026-09-20 — the ratio of slabs to raws is the practical read on how heavily the card has been graded.
Last updated: 2026-09-21.
References
- Mercari Help Center — あんしん鑑定サービスの概要 (Mercari authentication service overview, fee ¥1,700 per card) — https://help.jp.mercari.com/guide/articles/1499/
- Mercari Help Center — あんしん鑑定サービスの利用方法（購入者） (how buyers use the authentication service) — https://help.jp.mercari.com/guide/articles/1501/
- Mercari Help Center — 海外取引サポート (overseas purchase support via partner cross-border services) — https://help.jp.mercari.com/guide/articles/1447/
- Pokémon Card Game official site (Japan), The Pokémon Company — https://www.pokemon-card.com/
- Pokémon Trading Card Game, The Pokémon Company International — https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg
- PSA — Professional Sports Authenticator, official grading company site — https://www.psacard.com/