How much is Golem 49/165 worth?

About $25.98 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Golem 49/165 from?

Expedition Base Set (E-Card), released September 15, 2002.

Is Golem the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

No, it is the 133rd most valuable of the 165 cards; the top card is Dragonite 9 at $950.

Pokémon sets › Expedition Base Set › Golem

Illus. Aya Kusube · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Golem 49/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare · illustrated by Aya Kusube

$25.98TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

#133 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Golem 49 is worth

Golem 49/165 sells for about $25.98 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 133rd most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $56.30, so this card sells at 46% of that. Among all 26 Golem cards, it ranks 8th by price.

Golem price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$16.18	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$25.98	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15

Golem card details

Set	Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX)
Number	49/165
Rarity	Rare
Card type	Stage 2 Fighting
HP	100
Evolves from	Graveler
Abilities	Rock Body (Poke-BODY)
Attacks	Rock Tumble Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless · 60 damage
Weakness	Water x2
Retreat cost	4
Illustrator	Aya Kusube
Released	September 15, 2002
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 49/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Aya Kusube. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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More valuable Expedition Base Set cards

Dragonite 9: $950
Gengar 13: $700
Mewtwo 20: $700
Bulbasaur 95: $600
Mew 19: $525
Blastoise 4: $500
Squirtle 132: $458
Charizard 40: $450

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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.