Sandile
SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set · 216/198 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
216/198
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Sandile: Rarity & Collectibility
Sandile 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 #216/198 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 Sandile?
In 2026, a Near Mint Sandile (Ultra Rare, SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set #216/198) changes hands at roughly $5.16, 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 $5.16, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.42. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $5.16, Lightly Played $4.14, Moderately Played $3.34, Heavily Played $1.90, Damaged $2.42 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Sandile is valued near $115.00 — about 22x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Sandile: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Sandile, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Sandile sits around $115.00 — roughly 22x 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 $20.00, CGC 9.5 $27.99 — 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 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.79 | $5.79 | $5.79 | 85 |
| ebay | BGS 8 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $7.06 | $7.06 | $7.06 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $9.97 | $9.97 | $9.97 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $27.99 | $27.99 | $27.99 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $115.00 | $115.00 | $115.00 | 30 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 18 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 31 |
| ebay | SGC 9 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.42 | $2.42 | $2.42 | 12 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.90 | $1.90 | $1.90 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.14 | $3.79 | $5.84 | 453 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.34 | $3.34 | $3.34 | 53 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $5.16 | $3.00 | $7.65 | 2,414 |
Collector Outlook for Sandile
As an Ultra Rare, Sandile 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 Sandile on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
