Great Tusk ex
SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set · 246/198 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
246/198
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Great Tusk ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Great Tusk ex 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 #246/198 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 Great Tusk ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Great Tusk ex (Ultra Rare, SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set #246/198) changes hands at roughly $9.40, 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 $9.40, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $5.15. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $9.40, Lightly Played $8.79, Moderately Played $6.77, Heavily Played $5.77, Damaged $5.15 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Great Tusk ex is valued near $62.00 — about 6.6x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Great Tusk ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Great Tusk ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Great Tusk ex sits around $62.00 — roughly 6.6x 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 $120.00, CGC 9.5 $14.50 — 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 | $11.73 | $11.73 | $11.73 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 85 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $55.92 | $54.50 | $57.34 | 5 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $19.74 | $19.74 | $19.74 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | 18 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $9.80 | $9.80 | $9.80 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $11.13 | $11.13 | $11.13 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 5 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $62.00 | $62.00 | $62.00 | 40 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $11.99 | $11.99 | $11.99 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $14.01 | $14.01 | $14.01 | 5 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 21 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 39 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $33.00 | $33.00 | $33.00 | 3 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $5.15 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $5.77 | $5.77 | $5.77 | 12 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $8.79 | $8.85 | $10.20 | 510 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.77 | $6.77 | $6.77 | 50 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $9.40 | $7.60 | $11.06 | 3,124 |
Collector Outlook for Great Tusk ex
As an Ultra Rare, Great Tusk ex 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 Great Tusk ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
