Professor's Research (Full Art)
Pokemon GO · 078/078 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Set
Pokemon GONumber
078/078
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 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 #078/078 of the Pokemon GO 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, Pokemon GO #078/078) changes hands at roughly $2.49, 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 $2.49, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.10. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.49, Lightly Played $1.85, Moderately Played $1.94, Heavily Played $1.74, Damaged $1.10 — 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 $44.00 — about 18x 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 $44.00 — roughly 18x 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 CGC 10 $7.01, PSA 8 $5.50 — 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 | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.48 | $3.64 | $5.32 | 50 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $7.01 | $7.01 | $7.01 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.74 | $1.74 | $1.74 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.85 | $1.65 | $3.03 | 253 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.94 | $1.94 | $1.94 | 48 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $2.49 | $1.49 | $3.97 | 1,697 |
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. 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 Professor's Research (Full Art) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
