Orthworm
SV02: Paldea · 224/193 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Set
SV02: PaldeaNumber
224/193
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Orthworm: Rarity & Collectibility
Orthworm 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 #224/193 of the SV02: Paldea 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 Orthworm?
In 2026, a Near Mint Orthworm (Ultra Rare, SV02: Paldea #224/193) changes hands at roughly $5.31, 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 $5.31, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $3.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $5.31, Lightly Played $5.22, Moderately Played $4.32, Heavily Played $4.39, Damaged $3.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Orthworm is valued near $120.00 — about 23x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Orthworm: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Orthworm, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Orthworm sits around $120.00 — roughly 23x 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 $9.50, PSA 8 $11.24 — 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 | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $3.69 | $3.69 | $3.69 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.09 | $5.09 | $5.09 | 48 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | 28 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $11.24 | $10.49 | $11.99 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 29 |
| ebay | SGC 8 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.39 | $4.39 | $4.39 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $5.22 | $3.90 | $4.78 | 313 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $4.32 | $4.75 | $4.75 | 32 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $5.31 | $3.99 | $13.98 | 1,499 |
Collector Outlook for Orthworm
As an Ultra Rare, Orthworm 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 Orthworm on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
