Palkia GX
SM - Forbidden Light · 20/131 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
20/131
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Palkia GX: Rarity & Collectibility
Palkia GX 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 #20/131 of the SM - Forbidden Light 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 Palkia GX?
In 2026, a Near Mint Palkia GX (Ultra Rare, SM - Forbidden Light #20/131) changes hands at roughly $4.91, 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 $4.91, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.90. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.91, Lightly Played $4.30, Moderately Played $4.53, Heavily Played $4.00, Damaged $2.90 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Palkia GX is valued near $120.97 — about 25x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Palkia GX: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Palkia GX, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Palkia GX sits around $120.97 — roughly 25x 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 $38.88, CGC 10 $24.99, CGC 9.5 $7.00 — 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 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | 11 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $19.95 | $19.95 | $19.95 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $120.97 | $120.97 | $120.97 | 18 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $15.95 | $15.95 | $15.95 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $38.88 | $38.88 | $38.88 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.90 | $2.90 | $2.90 | 5 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.30 | $4.27 | $4.27 | 62 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $4.53 | $3.44 | $3.44 | 37 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.91 | $3.30 | $6.35 | 263 |
Collector Outlook for Palkia GX
As an Ultra Rare, Palkia GX 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 Palkia GX on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
