Giovanni's Charisma
SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 · 197/165 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
197/165
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Giovanni's Charisma: Rarity & Collectibility
Giovanni's Charisma 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 #197/165 of the SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 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 Giovanni's Charisma?
In 2026, a Near Mint Giovanni's Charisma (Ultra Rare, SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 #197/165) changes hands at roughly $7.14, 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 $7.14, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.37. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $7.14, Lightly Played $4.38, Moderately Played $3.51, Heavily Played $3.84, Damaged $2.37 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Giovanni's Charisma is valued near $90.00 — about 13x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Giovanni's Charisma: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Giovanni's Charisma, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Giovanni's Charisma sits around $90.00 — 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 $15.17, CGC 10 $14.95, CGC 9.5 $25.00 — 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 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 7 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $7.56 | $7.56 | $7.56 | 144 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $24.89 | $24.89 | $24.89 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $10.26 | $10.01 | $10.51 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $14.95 | $14.95 | $14.95 | 22 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $90.00 | $90.00 | $90.00 | 37 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 27 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $15.17 | $15.17 | $15.17 | 35 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $55.00 | $55.00 | $55.00 | 3 |
| ebay | TAG 8 | $11.12 | $11.12 | $11.12 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $17.00 | $17.00 | $17.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.37 | $2.37 | $2.37 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $3.84 | $3.84 | $3.84 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.38 | $4.21 | $5.81 | 592 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.51 | $3.51 | $3.51 | 47 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $7.14 | $2.69 | $15.99 | 6,253 |
Collector Outlook for Giovanni's Charisma
As an Ultra Rare, Giovanni's Charisma 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 Giovanni's Charisma on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
