Rookidee
SV02: Paldea Evolved · 225/193 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
225/193
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Rookidee: Rarity & Collectibility
Rookidee 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 #225/193 of the SV02: Paldea Evolved 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 Rookidee?
In 2026, a Near Mint Rookidee (Ultra Rare, SV02: Paldea Evolved #225/193) changes hands at roughly $8.25, 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 $8.25, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.19. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $8.25, Lightly Played $7.01, Moderately Played $5.81, Heavily Played $3.94, Damaged $2.19 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Rookidee is valued near $70.00 — about 8.5x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Rookidee: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Rookidee, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Rookidee sits around $70.00 — roughly 8.5x 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 $17.02, CGC 10 $35.00, CGC 9.5 $12.00 — 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 | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 | 7 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $7.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 | 60 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $8.88 | $8.88 | $8.88 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 26 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 14 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $17.02 | $17.02 | $17.02 | 31 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 8 5 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.19 | $2.19 | $2.19 | 4 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $3.94 | $3.94 | $3.94 | 4 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.01 | $5.85 | $8.99 | 226 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $5.81 | $5.81 | $5.81 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $8.25 | $7.00 | $9.80 | 1,638 |
Collector Outlook for Rookidee
As an Ultra Rare, Rookidee 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 Rookidee on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
