Mela
SV: Prismatic Evolutions · 140/131 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
140/131
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Mela: Rarity & Collectibility
Mela 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 #140/131 of the SV: Prismatic Evolutions 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 Mela?
In 2026, a Near Mint Mela (Ultra Rare, SV: Prismatic Evolutions #140/131) changes hands at roughly $0.75, 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 $0.75, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.35. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.75, Lightly Played $0.86, Moderately Played $1.24, Damaged $2.35 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Mela is valued near $67.05 — about 89x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Mela: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Mela, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Mela sits around $67.05 — roughly 89x 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 $11.95, CGC 10 $14.00, CGC 9.5 $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 | $1.75 | $1.75 | $1.75 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $3.43 | $3.43 | $3.43 | 267 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 8 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $67.05 | $67.05 | $67.05 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 10 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $11.95 | $11.95 | $11.95 | 32 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.35 | $2.35 | $2.35 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $0.86 | $0.45 | $1.00 | 592 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.24 | $1.24 | $1.24 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $0.75 | $0.32 | $2.00 | 8,538 |
Collector Outlook for Mela
As an Ultra Rare, Mela carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Mela on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
