Professor's Research (Full Art)
Celebrations · 024/025 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Set
CelebrationsNumber
024/025
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Professor's Research (Full Art): Rarity & Collectibility
Professor's Research (Full Art) in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #024/025 of the Celebrations set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Professor's Research (Full Art)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Professor's Research (Full Art) (Ultra Rare, Celebrations #024/025) changes hands at roughly $1.07, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $1.07, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.68. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.07, Lightly Played $1.13, Moderately Played $1.41, Heavily Played $2.59, Damaged $0.68 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Professor's Research (Full Art) is valued near $44.99 — about 42x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Professor's Research (Full Art): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Professor's Research (Full Art), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Professor's Research (Full Art) sits around $44.99 — roughly 42x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $14.50, CGC 10 $18.99, CGC 9.5 $19.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | 7 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $2.40 | $2.25 | $2.54 | 274 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $45.14 | $45.14 | $45.14 | 6 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $16.57 | $16.57 | $16.57 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 7 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $8.09 | $8.09 | $8.09 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 | 48 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $1.47 | $1.47 | $1.47 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $19.00 | $19.00 | $19.00 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | 42 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 10 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 26 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 34 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $0.68 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 27 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.59 | $2.59 | $2.59 | 17 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.13 | $0.40 | $2.51 | 1,457 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.41 | $1.54 | $1.74 | 127 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.07 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 8,998 |
Collector Outlook for Professor's Research (Full Art)
As an Ultra Rare, Professor's Research (Full Art) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Professor's Research (Full Art) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
