Tropius
SV02: Paldea Evolved · 195/193 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
195/193
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jul 1, 2026
Tropius: Rarity & Collectibility
Tropius 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 #195/193 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 Tropius?
In 2026, a Near Mint Tropius (Ultra Rare, SV02: Paldea Evolved #195/193) changes hands at roughly $9.26, 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 $9.26, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $5.45. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $9.26, Lightly Played $7.25, Moderately Played $6.25, Heavily Played $6.37, Damaged $5.45 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Tropius is valued near $80.00 — about 8.6x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Tropius: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Tropius, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Tropius sits around $80.00 — roughly 8.6x 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 $25.00, CGC 9.5 $10.50, PSA 8 $9.52 — 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 | $10.93 | $10.93 | $10.93 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $11.26 | $11.26 | $11.26 | 73 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $14.87 | $14.87 | $14.87 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $9.52 | $9.52 | $9.52 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 32 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 8 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $5.45 | $5.45 | $5.45 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $6.37 | $6.37 | $6.37 | 34 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.25 | $6.96 | $9.42 | 269 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.25 | $6.25 | $6.25 | 27 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $9.26 | $6.99 | $20.39 | 1,552 |
Collector Outlook for Tropius
As an Ultra Rare, Tropius 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 Tropius on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
