How much is Gengar 16/99 worth?

About $226 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Gengar 16/99 from?

Arceus (Platinum), released November 4, 2009.

Is Gengar the most valuable card in Arceus?

No, it is the 2nd most valuable of the 111 cards; the top card is Gengar LV.X 97 at $724.

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Illus. Midori Harada · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Gengar 16/99

Arceus · Rare · illustrated by Midori Harada

$226TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

-25%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#2 of 111most valuable in Arceus

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What Gengar 16 is worth

Gengar 16/99 sells for about $226 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 2nd most valuable card in Arceus, and alone makes up 6% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $23.86, so this card sells at 9.5 times that. Among all 47 Gengar cards, it ranks 22nd by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 25% against its 30-day average.

Gengar price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$44.80	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$226	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$14.12 €12.64	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$5.59 €5	Cardmarket low

Recent Gengar sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$18.80	€16.83
Last 7 days	$14.41	€12.9
Last day	$17.10	€15.31

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Gengar card details

Set	Arceus (Platinum, AR)
Number	16/99
Rarity	Rare
Card type	Stage 2 Psychic
HP	110
Evolves from	Haunter
Abilities	Curse (Poke-POWER)
Attacks	Shadow Skip Psychic, Psychic, Colorless · 60 damage
Weakness	Darkness +30
Resistance	Colorless -20
Retreat cost	0
Illustrator	Midori Harada
Released	November 4, 2009
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 16/99 next to the set code AR, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Midori Harada. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.