Giovanni's Charisma
SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 · 204/165 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
204/165
Rarity
Special Illustration 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 #204/165 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 #204/165) changes hands at roughly $21.10, 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 $21.10, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $9.75. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $21.10, Lightly Played $15.73, Moderately Played $11.12, Heavily Played $6.30, Damaged $9.75 — 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 $137.50 — about 6.5x 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 $137.50 — roughly 6.5x 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 $20.50, CGC 10 $50.00, CGC 9.5 $10.50 — 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 | $19.51 | $19.51 | $19.51 | 6 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 141 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $83.21 | $83.21 | $83.21 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $15.02 | $15.02 | $15.02 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $55.75 | $55.75 | $55.75 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 46 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 13 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $137.50 | $137.50 | $137.50 | 81 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $8.52 | $8.52 | $8.52 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 37 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $20.50 | $20.50 | $20.50 | 60 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $129.99 | $129.99 | $129.99 | 9 |
| ebay | TAG 8 5 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $9.75 | $9.75 | $9.75 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $6.30 | $6.30 | $6.30 | 5 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $15.73 | $10.94 | $19.99 | 906 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $11.12 | $11.12 | $11.12 | 27 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $21.10 | $15.00 | $35.86 | 5,900 |
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. Cards in this band from beloved sets tend to keep a loyal collector base over time. 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.
