Golem · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Golem card
Numbered 24 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, Golem is a Rare, a Stage 2 Fighting-type carrying 80 HP.
It evolves from Graveler, so Golem is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Himeno is one of the most-recognized vintage illustrators, with a softer, more textured style that shows up across the Jungle and Neo runs.
Golem carries this Pokédex flavor text: "Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without damage."
About Golem in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Geodude line via trade. Heavy boulder silhouette. Fossil Rare Golem with steady set-completion demand.
What is Golem worth?
Golem is a non-holo Rare. In Legendary Collection, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Golem trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Golem before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Non-holo Rares like Golem are easier on surface but no kinder on centering. Wizards-era cards were less protected than the holos, so high-grade Golem survivors can be scarcer than expected, with edge whitening the usual cap.
If you are collecting Golem
For Golem, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Golem can make sense.
