Katy
SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set · 237/198 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
237/198
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Katy: Rarity & Collectibility
Katy 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 #237/198 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 Katy?
In 2026, a Near Mint Katy (Ultra Rare, SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set #237/198) changes hands at roughly $1.87, 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 $1.87, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.25. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.87, Lightly Played $2.07, Moderately Played $1.92, Heavily Played $1.13, Damaged $1.25 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Katy is valued near $30.00 — about 16x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Katy: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Katy, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Katy sits around $30.00 — roughly 16x 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 $8.50, CGC 10 $44.99, CGC 9.5 $4.25 — 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 | $2.49 | $2.49 | $2.49 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $2.69 | $2.69 | $2.69 | 63 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $11.63 | $11.63 | $11.63 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $8.70 | $8.70 | $8.70 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $44.99 | $44.99 | $44.99 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 27 |
| ebay | PSA 9 5 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 3 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.13 | $1.14 | $1.14 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.07 | $1.69 | $2.91 | 303 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.92 | $1.50 | $2.27 | 43 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.87 | $0.62 | $2.99 | 2,457 |
Collector Outlook for Katy
As an Ultra Rare, Katy carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Katy on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
