Arven
SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set · 249/198 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
249/198
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Arven: Rarity & Collectibility
Arven 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 #249/198 of the SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set 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 Arven?
In 2026, a Near Mint Arven (Ultra Rare, SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set #249/198) changes hands at roughly $5.57, 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 $5.57, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $4.68. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $5.57, Lightly Played $8.00, Moderately Played $6.52, Heavily Played $8.70, Damaged $4.68 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Arven is valued near $32.00 — about 5.7x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Arven: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Arven, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Arven sits around $32.00 — roughly 5.7x 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 $19.99, CGC 10 $19.98, CGC 9.5 $9.50 — 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 | PSA 10 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 5 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $6.57 | $6.57 | $6.57 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $6.99 | $6.99 | $6.99 | 24 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $19.98 | $19.98 | $19.98 | 10 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $22.49 | $22.49 | $22.49 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 30 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 8 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $4.68 | $5.17 | $5.17 | 28 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $8.70 | $8.70 | $8.70 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 423 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.52 | $6.52 | $6.52 | 42 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $5.57 | $3.50 | $11.00 | 3,414 |
Collector Outlook for Arven
As an Ultra Rare, Arven 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 Arven on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
