Wo-Chien ex
SV02: Paldea Evolved · 257/193 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
257/193
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Wo-Chien ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Wo-Chien 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 #257/193 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 Wo-Chien ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Wo-Chien ex (Ultra Rare, SV02: Paldea Evolved #257/193) changes hands at roughly $12.12, 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 $12.12, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $8.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $12.12, Lightly Played $10.26, Moderately Played $9.50, Heavily Played $10.60, Damaged $8.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Wo-Chien ex is valued near $69.00 — about 5.7x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Wo-Chien ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Wo-Chien ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Wo-Chien ex sits around $69.00 — roughly 5.7x 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 $17.00, CGC 10 $115.00, CGC 9.5 $20.00 — 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 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 71 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $65.68 | $65.68 | $65.68 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $19.75 | $19.75 | $19.75 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $115.00 | $115.00 | $115.00 | 21 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $69.00 | $69.00 | $69.00 | 35 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $17.00 | $15.50 | $18.50 | 33 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $18.50 | $18.50 | $18.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $71.84 | $71.84 | $71.84 | 2 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $13.76 | $13.50 | $14.02 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $10.60 | $10.60 | $10.60 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $10.26 | $11.21 | $11.21 | 184 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 19 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $12.12 | $10.00 | $17.51 | 1,977 |
Collector Outlook for Wo-Chien ex
As an Ultra Rare, Wo-Chien 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 Wo-Chien ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
