Tangela
SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 · 178/165 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
178/165
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Tangela: Rarity & Collectibility
Tangela 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 #178/165 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 Tangela?
In 2026, a Near Mint Tangela (Ultra Rare, SV: Scarlet & Violet 151 #178/165) changes hands at roughly $16.87, 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 $16.87, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $4.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $16.87, Lightly Played $12.84, Moderately Played $6.81, Heavily Played $5.00, Damaged $4.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Tangela is valued near $100.00 — about 5.9x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Tangela: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Tangela, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Tangela sits around $100.00 — roughly 5.9x 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 $29.99, CGC 10 $46.99, CGC 9.5 $19.00 — 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 | DAMAGED | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $13.00 | $11.99 | $14.00 | 290 |
| ebay | ACE 8 | $13.16 | $13.16 | $13.16 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $11.51 | $10.51 | $12.50 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $46.99 | $46.99 | $46.99 | 39 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $19.00 | $19.00 | $19.00 | 12 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | 40 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | 50 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $17.09 | $17.09 | $17.09 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 4 |
| ebay | TAG 8 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $28.99 | $28.99 | $28.99 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $4.00 | $4.99 | $4.99 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $12.84 | $9.97 | $15.00 | 788 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.81 | $6.81 | $6.81 | 37 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $16.87 | $10.00 | $29.99 | 6,691 |
Collector Outlook for Tangela
As an Ultra Rare, Tangela 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 Tangela on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
