Southern Island (Japanese)
Southern Island · · Common
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Set
Southern IslandNumber
Rarity
Common
Variant
Normal
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Southern Island (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Southern Island (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Southern Island 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 Southern Island (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Southern Island (Japanese) (Common, Southern Island #) changes hands at roughly $136.80, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $136.80, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $32.19. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $136.80, Lightly Played $70.97, Moderately Played $50.69, Heavily Played $29.97, Damaged $32.19 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Southern Island (Japanese) is valued near $1,200 — about 8.8x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Southern Island (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Southern Island (Japanese) sits around $1,200 — roughly 8.8x 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 $340.00, CGC 10 $626.04, PSA 8 $150.00 — 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 | $107.43 | $107.43 | $107.43 | 2 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $80.72 | $80.72 | $80.72 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $74.95 | $74.95 | $74.95 | 2 |
| ebay | ACE 7 | $102.02 | $102.02 | $102.02 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 5 | $37.69 | $37.69 | $37.69 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 6 | $75.96 | $75.96 | $75.96 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 7 5 | $39.44 | $39.44 | $39.44 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $146.52 | $146.52 | $146.52 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $626.04 | $626.04 | $626.04 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 5 5 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 6 | $21.78 | $21.78 | $21.78 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $99.00 | $99.00 | $99.00 | 11 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $113.50 | $113.50 | $113.50 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $270.00 | $270.00 | $270.00 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 2 | $22.50 | $22.50 | $22.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $38.95 | $38.95 | $38.95 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | 13 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | 11 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $340.00 | $340.00 | $340.00 | 22 |
| ebay | SGC 5 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 6 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 8 | $49.99 | $49.99 | $49.99 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 8 5 | $90.00 | $90.00 | $90.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $32.19 | $32.19 | $32.19 | 24 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $29.97 | $29.97 | $29.97 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $70.97 | $70.97 | $70.97 | 94 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $50.69 | $50.69 | $50.69 | 55 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $136.80 | $136.80 | $136.80 | 19 |
Collector Outlook for Southern Island (Japanese)
As a Common, Southern Island (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. Premium scarcity like this is where collector interest compounds — condition and certified grade set the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Southern Island (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
