An “Entei Pokemon card 1995 value” search has no 1995 print to point to: our sources contain no Entei card from 1995. An Entei Pokemon card from the old-back era is a different object from a modern print. The one we list as a PSA 10 is エンテイ LV.24 — “Old Back [PRMF-3 No.244]” from the Pokemon Card neo “Premium File 3” — and this guide explains what each part of that listing name means, how Premium File 3 relates to the Neo 3 expansion “Awakening Legends”, and what our sources do and do not tell us about these cards.
The guide is deliberately narrow. Where the sources give a fact, it is stated with its date; where they do not (the Japanese numbers of the Neo 3 prints, the rarity of the Premium File card, an illustrator for it), the guide says so rather than filling the gap. We sell Japanese sealed boxes and PSA 10 singles from Tokyo; USD figures convert at ¥154/USD and are approximate.
- “Old Back” is the card-back design used from the October 1996 launch until Pokemon VS on Thursday, July 19, 2001. An old-back card never carries a 1st Edition stamp.
- Premium File 3 was released on Thursday, November 23, 2000 with nine legendary-focused cards, including Entei, Raikou and Suicune. Our Entei listing is the PRMF-3 No.244 card, offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥66,340 (~$431) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms.
- The Premium File card and the Neo Revelation (Awakening Legends) expansion cards are separate products, even though both appear in the same era and on the same release date.
- The Japanese card numbers of the Neo 3 Entei, and the PF3 Raikou and Suicune numbers, are not in our sources, so this guide does not give them.
What “Old Back” Means
Japanese Pokémon cards printed between the October 1996 launch (from the publisher Media Factory) and the arrival of Pokemon VS on Thursday, July 19, 2001 share one card-back design, which collectors call the old back. Our Japanese old back Pokemon cards guide describes how to spot it. Three marks on the back identify the design:
- the text ポケットモンスターカードゲーム;
- a copyright line at the bottom;
- a separate red Poke Ball at the top.
The old back is also defined by what it lacks. An old-back card never carries a 1st Edition stamp, so a listing that reads “Old Back” is a different category from one that reads “1ED”. Later Japanese cards are different: e-series cards are generally not old back, and the e-series launched alongside the Card e Reader in Japan on Saturday, December 1, 2001, and our e-series guide covers it.
| Era marker | Date in our sources | What it means for a card |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese launch | October 1996 | Start of the old-back design |
| Premium File 3 and Awakening Legends | Thursday, November 23, 2000 | Old-back cards from the neo series |
| Pokemon VS | Thursday, July 19, 2001 | End of the old-back run |
| Card e Reader and e1 | Saturday, December 1, 2001 | e-series cards with dot-code strips |
| Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean (PCG4) | Friday, April 8, 2005 | Our listing for it carries 1ED in its name |
One note on the date in the title of many searches: our sources contain no Entei card from 1995, and the Entei cards discussed here belong to the 2000 neo era. Rather than guess at a 1995 print, this guide sticks to the dates above.
Where Entei Comes From
All three legendary beasts share one origin in Pokemon Gold & Silver (1999). In the games’ story, lightning struck the Brass Tower 150 years before the events of the game and killed three unnamed Pokémon; Ho-Oh revived them; and the Burned Tower links flame, thunder and rain to Entei (Fire), Raikou (Lightning) and Suicune (Water). The three cards in this guide’s era carry that story into the card game.
The wider trio story, from old back to Gold Star to the LEGEND combination cards, is in our legendary beasts value guide, and the Entei prints from the official database are in the Entei Pokemon card guide.
The neo Premium File Series
Our old-back guide records a series of neo Premium Files. Three of them matter here, and the dates come from that guide.
| Product | Release | What our sources say |
|---|---|---|
| Premium File 1 | Friday, December 10, 1999 | First of the three; contents not covered here |
| Premium File 2 | Saturday, July 8, 2000 (movie); Saturday, August 5, 2000 (general) | Nine Cosmos Reverse Holofoil cards, including Entei; tied to the film Spell of the Unown: Entei |
| Premium File 3 | Thursday, November 23, 2000 | Nine legendary-focused cards, one per card type, including Lugia, Ho-Oh, Entei, Raikou and Suicune |
Premium File 2 is the one to keep separate in your head. Its nine cards are named in our guide as Charizard, Entei, Pichu, Espeon, three Unown (E, N and O), Umbreon and Eevee, and it is tied to the Entei film. So Entei appears in both Premium File 2 and Premium File 3. The card we list is the Premium File 3 one, marked PRMF-3 in the listing name.
Premium File 3 has a second numbered card we can name: Celebi is PRMF-3 No.251. The Raikou and Suicune numbers inside Premium File 3 are not given anywhere in our sources, so the guide does not supply them. For the Entei card in this set, the number is No.244.
Reading the Listing Name: LV.24, Old Back, PRMF-3, No.244
Our listing is named PSA10 Entei LV.24 : Old Back [PRMF-3 No.244] (Pokemon Card neo “Premium File 3”). Each part of the name carries information.
| Part of the name | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| PSA10 | The card is a PSA 10 listing |
| Entei LV.24 | The Pokémon and the level printed on this old-style card |
| Old Back | The card has the old-back design (no 1ED stamp) |
| PRMF-3 | The card belongs to Premium File 3 |
| No.244 | The number our listing uses for this card |
| Pokemon Card neo “Premium File 3” | The product line and the product name |
The number No.244 is also the Pokédex number that the official card database prints on modern Entei entries. The Raikou and Suicune entries in the same database carry No.243 and No.245. Our Suicune old-back listing is named with “neo3 No.245”, so the pattern in our listing names follows the Pokédex order: Raikou 243, Entei 244, Suicune 245. We do not claim to know why the cards use that numbering beyond what the listing names show.
Our listing is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥66,340 (~$431) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms.
Neo 3: Awakening Legends and the Expansion Prints
The neo expansion that brought the three beasts together is Neo Revelation in English, and in Japan it is Awakening Legends, released on Thursday, November 23, 2000. Our sources record the English Neo Revelation numbering for the Entei, Raikou and Suicune cards, and the Japanese numbers for them are not given.
| Pokémon | Rare Holo (English numbering) | Rare (English numbering) | HP and type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entei | #6/64 | #17/64 | 80, Fire |
| Raikou | #13/64 | #22/64 | 80, Lightning |
| Suicune | #14/64 | #27/64 | 70, Water |
All three expansion cards were illustrated by Ken Sugimori, and the Rare Holo versions share one illustrated scene across the trio. These are English-set numbers: they identify the English cards, and a Japanese Awakening Legends card carries its own number. That is why the Japanese side of this guide relies on the listing names instead.
The Awakening Legends expansion card of the trio that we list is Suicune: the PSA 10 Suicune Old Back [neo3 No.245] from the Pokemon Card neo Expansion Pack “Awakening Legends”, offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥252,606 (~$1,640) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. Our Entei listing is the Premium File 3 card instead, so the two listings come from two different products from the same date.
How the Old-Back Card Compares with Later Entei Listings
The old-back card is the oldest card in the table below, and the contrast with the later cards shows how much the card format changed. The table orders our Entei listings by era, not by price; a listed price says nothing about rarity.
| Era | Listing (as named by us) | Our price |
|---|---|---|
| Old back, neo series (2000) | PSA10 Entei LV.24 : Old Back [PRMF-3 No.244] | PSA 10 back order at ¥66,340 (~$431) |
| PCG series (2005) | PSA10 Entei: 1ED [PCG4 019/106] (“Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean”) | PSA 10 back order at ¥2,570,400 (~$16,691) |
| PokePark Premium File | PSA10 Entei [PCG 001/009] (“Blue Sheet”) | PSA 10 back order at ¥239,200 (~$1,553) |
| XY era | PSA10 Entei [XY 011/171] (“The Best of XY”) | Currently listed at ¥41,088 (~$267) |
| High class pack “VSTAR Universe” | PSA10 Entei V SAR [s12a 213/172] (“VSTAR Universe”) | PSA 10 back order at ¥15,525 (~$101) |
The PCG4 card is the one with the 1ED mark in its listing name; the old-back card in this guide has none, which is the old-back rule applied to a real listing. The PCG4 expansion pack “Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean” was released on Friday, April 8, 2005, and our legendary beasts guide records the Gold Star trio (Entei, Raikou and Suicune, illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda) among its cards. The match between the Gold Star Entei and our 019/106 listing is by number and set name only, which is why the guide does not call our listing a Gold Star in its own words. Our Entei PCG4 019/106 guide goes through it.
The PokePark Premium File card is a further promo-file Entei; its year, rarity and illustrator are not stated in our sources, and the dedicated PokePark Premium File guide covers what is known.
This card is from the XY era, not the old-back era, and has a modern back; it is shown as a currently listed alternative.
Checking an Old-Back Card Before You Order
With a vintage card the details are the whole purchase. A short checklist, using only what the sources support:
- Read the product line. The listing should name the Pokemon Card neo product, here “Premium File 3”, not just the Pokémon.
- Read the number. PRMF-3 No.244 for the Entei; No.251 is the Celebi in the same file.
- Read the back. The three marks are the text ポケットモンスターカードゲーム, a copyright line at the bottom and a separate red Poke Ball at the top.
- Check for a 1ED stamp. There should be none on an old-back card. A 1ED mark points to a later product.
- Match the slab label to the listing. The PSA 10 label on the slab photo is the document that should agree with the name and number.
The guide does not rank the card against other graded Entei. If you want a sealed-box or modern graded card instead, the next sections show where we list them.
What Our Sources Do Not Say
A guide to a vintage card is only as good as the gaps it admits. The table lists what we can state and what we cannot.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does “Old Back” mean? | The back used from October 1996 to Thursday, July 19, 2001; stated above |
| Premium File 3 release date | Thursday, November 23, 2000 |
| Premium File 3 Entei number | PRMF-3 No.244, per our listing |
| Premium File 3 Raikou and Suicune numbers | Not stated in our sources |
| Japanese numbers for the Neo 3 Entei | Not stated in our sources |
| Rarity of the Premium File 3 Entei | Not stated in our sources |
| Illustrator of the Premium File 3 Entei | Not stated in our sources |
| An old-back Raikou listing | Not part of this guide’s sources |
When a source of ours gains one of these facts, the guide can state it. Until then, the listing name and the slab label are the documents that count.
Why Entei Is in the News
On October 29, 2026 fan sites reported a Japanese trademark filing for 「マグマの鼓動」, which collectors read as a possible Entei set; nothing is announced. Our Magma Heartbeat trademark article (working English translation of マグマの鼓動; no official English name exists) explains what is confirmed and what is not, and the round-up of the 2027 trademark reports covers all four names.
Where to Buy Entei Cards from Japan
The old-back Entei is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥66,340 (~$431), and the Suicune from the same era as a PSA 10 back order at ¥252,606 (~$1,640). Back orders are sourced to order, and each product page shows the current terms. The XY 011/171 Entei is a currently listed PSA 10 at ¥41,088 (~$267), and the Entei V SAR is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥15,525 (~$101).
Browse the card list hub for other Japanese sets. A sourcing request for a vintage print we do not list, such as an old-back Raikou, goes through Quick Order. The Entei V cards have their own PSA 10 guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “Old Back” mean on an Entei card?
It means the card has the Japanese back design used from the October 1996 launch until Pokemon VS on Thursday, July 19, 2001: the text ポケットモンスターカードゲーム, a copyright line at the bottom and a separate red Poke Ball at the top. An old-back card never carries a 1st Edition stamp.
What is Entei LV.24 PRMF-3 No.244?
It is the name of our Entei listing from the Pokemon Card neo “Premium File 3”: the Pokémon is Entei, LV.24 is the level on the card, Old Back is the card-back design, PRMF-3 marks Premium File 3 and No.244 is the number our listing uses. It is offered as a PSA 10 back order.
Is the Neo 3 Entei the same card as the Premium File 3 Entei?
No. The Neo Revelation (Awakening Legends) expansion cards and the Premium File 3 card are separate products released on the same date, Thursday, November 23, 2000. Our sources give the English numbering of the expansion Entei as #6/64 and #17/64, and the Premium File 3 card as PRMF-3 No.244.
Is there a 1995 Entei Pokemon card?
Our sources contain no Entei card from 1995. The old-back run they describe begins with the October 1996 launch, and the Entei cards in this guide are from the 2000 neo series, so the guide does not give a 1995 print.
How much is the old-back Entei listed at?
We offer the PSA 10 Entei LV.24 Old Back PRMF-3 No.244 as a PSA 10 back order at ¥66,340 (~$431). It is sourced to order, and the product page shows the current terms.
Do old-back cards have a 1st Edition stamp?
No. An old-back card never carries a 1ED stamp. A listing that reads 1ED, such as our PCG4 019/106 Entei, belongs to a later product.
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