Ultra Ball
Plasma Freeze · 122/116 · Secret Rare
Current Prices
Set
Plasma FreezeNumber
122/116
Rarity
Secret Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Ultra Ball: Rarity & Collectibility
Ultra Ball in its sought-after Holofoil variant is a Secret Rare — a top-of-the-set short print and one of the toughest cards to land in the wild. Cataloged as Secret Rare #122/116 of the Plasma Freeze 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 Ultra Ball?
In 2026, a Near Mint Ultra Ball (Secret Rare, Plasma Freeze #122/116) changes hands at roughly $789.99, 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 $789.99, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $349.99. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $789.99, Lightly Played $609.88, Moderately Played $478.81, Heavily Played $383.33, Damaged $349.99 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Ultra Ball is valued near $1,500 — about 1.9x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Ultra Ball: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Ultra Ball, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Ultra Ball sits around $1,500 — roughly 1.9x 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 $1,200, PSA 8 $350.00 — 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 | $475.00 | $475.00 | $475.00 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $725.00 | $725.00 | $725.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $520.00 | $520.00 | $520.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $275.00 | $275.00 | $275.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $700.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $349.99 | $349.99 | $349.99 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $383.33 | $400.00 | $400.00 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $609.88 | $609.88 | $609.88 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $478.81 | $478.81 | $478.81 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $789.99 | $789.99 | $789.99 | 3 |
Collector Outlook for Ultra Ball
Secret Rares like Ultra Ball are scarce by design, and that built-in shortage is what underpins their long-term collectibility. This is a cornerstone-tier collectible: deep demand, thin gem-mint supply, and the strongest long-run scarcity story. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Ultra Ball on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
