Professor Kukui (Full Art)
SM Base Set · 148/149 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Set
SM Base SetNumber
148/149
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Professor Kukui (Full Art): Rarity & Collectibility
Professor Kukui (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 #148/149 of the SM Base Set 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 Kukui (Full Art)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Professor Kukui (Full Art) (Ultra Rare, SM Base Set #148/149) changes hands at roughly $4.60, 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 $4.60, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.05. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.60, Lightly Played $4.67, Moderately Played $3.50, Heavily Played $2.89, Damaged $2.05 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Professor Kukui (Full Art) is valued near $28.55 — about 6.2x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Professor Kukui (Full Art): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Professor Kukui (Full Art), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Professor Kukui (Full Art) sits around $28.55 — roughly 6.2x 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 $18.41, CGC 10 $26.00, CGC 9.5 $12.99 — 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 | DAMAGED | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | 3 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.45 | $2.45 | $2.45 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.70 | $5.70 | $5.70 | 13 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $28.55 | $28.55 | $28.55 | 30 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 10 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $18.41 | $18.41 | $18.41 | 19 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.05 | $1.95 | $2.41 | 26 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.89 | $2.83 | $2.83 | 24 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.67 | $4.71 | $5.00 | 168 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.50 | $3.50 | $3.50 | 52 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.60 | $3.50 | $5.00 | 477 |
Collector Outlook for Professor Kukui (Full Art)
As an Ultra Rare, Professor Kukui (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 Kukui (Full Art) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
