Absol ex
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 214/197 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
214/197
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Absol ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Absol 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 #214/197 of the SV03: Obsidian Flames 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 Absol ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Absol ex (Ultra Rare, SV03: Obsidian Flames #214/197) changes hands at roughly $2.33, 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 $2.33, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.05. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.33, Lightly Played $2.15, Moderately Played $1.67, Heavily Played $1.26, Damaged $1.05 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Absol ex is valued near $68.00 — about 29x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Absol ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Absol ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Absol ex sits around $68.00 — roughly 29x 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 10 $15.00, CGC 9.5 $20.99 — 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 | PSA 10 | $68.00 | $68.00 | $68.00 | 32 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.49 | $1.49 | $1.49 | 8 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.23 | $3.94 | $4.74 | 151 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 20 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $11.56 | $11.56 | $11.56 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $20.99 | $20.99 | $20.99 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $9.83 | $7.50 | $11.50 | 23 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 26 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 3 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.05 | $1.05 | $1.05 | 10 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.26 | $1.26 | $1.26 | 4 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.15 | $1.68 | $3.02 | 761 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.67 | $1.60 | $2.04 | 78 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $2.33 | $1.25 | $6.98 | 4,848 |
Collector Outlook for Absol ex
As an Ultra Rare, Absol 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 Absol ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
