How rare is Tickling Machine?

Tickling Machine is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across Gym Heroes.

Is Tickling Machine a chase card?

Not really — Tickling Machine is a Uncommon that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Gym Heroes set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Tickling Machine collectible?

Tickling Machine combines its Uncommon rarity from Gym Heroes, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Tickling Machine

Name: Tickling Machine - Gym Heroes (119/132)
Brand: Pokemon

Gym Heroes · 119/132 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $4.12

Low $3.65

High $4.99

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 $11.00

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Gym Heroes

Number

119/132

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Unlimited

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Tickling Machine: Rarity & Collectibility

Tickling Machine in its sought-after Unlimited variant is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #119/132 of the Gym Heroes 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 Tickling Machine?

In 2026, a Near Mint Tickling Machine (Uncommon, Gym Heroes #119/132) changes hands at roughly $4.12, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $4.12, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.70. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.12, Lightly Played $3.54, Moderately Played $3.31, Heavily Played $2.12, Damaged $1.70 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$4.00	$4.00	$4.00	12
ebay	NEAR MINT	$4.29	$4.29	$4.29	10
ebay	CGC 9	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	1
ebay	PSA 9	$11.00	$11.00	$11.00	1
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$1.70	$1.70	$1.70	33
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$2.12	$1.75	$2.75	33
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$3.54	$3.30	$4.49	279
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$3.31	$3.00	$3.68	110
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$4.12	$3.65	$4.99	198

Collector Outlook for Tickling Machine

Tickling Machine is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Tickling Machine on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.