Sophocles (Full Art)
SM - Burning Shadows · 146/147 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
146/147
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Sophocles (Full Art): Rarity & Collectibility
Sophocles (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 #146/147 of the SM - Burning Shadows 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 Sophocles (Full Art)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Sophocles (Full Art) (Ultra Rare, SM - Burning Shadows #146/147) changes hands at roughly $6.55, 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 $6.55, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $4.50. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $6.55, Lightly Played $5.63, Moderately Played $5.26, Heavily Played $4.50, Damaged $4.50 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Sophocles (Full Art) is valued near $85.00 — about 13x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Sophocles (Full Art): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Sophocles (Full Art), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Sophocles (Full Art) sits around $85.00 — roughly 13x 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 $15.50, CGC 10 $15.50, CGC 9.5 $22.00 — 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 | $5.49 | $5.49 | $5.49 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | 11 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $21.28 | $21.28 | $21.28 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 | 19 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 12 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 27 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $4.50 | $4.50 | $4.50 | 12 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.50 | $4.50 | $4.50 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $5.63 | $5.63 | $5.63 | 107 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $5.26 | $5.26 | $5.26 | 31 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $6.55 | $6.99 | $6.99 | 160 |
Collector Outlook for Sophocles (Full Art)
As an Ultra Rare, Sophocles (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 Sophocles (Full Art) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
