Palafin
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 200/197 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
200/197
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Palafin: Rarity & Collectibility
Palafin 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 #200/197 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 Palafin?
In 2026, a Near Mint Palafin (Ultra Rare, SV03: Obsidian Flames #200/197) changes hands at roughly $3.69, 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 $3.69, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.86. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $3.69, Lightly Played $2.93, Moderately Played $2.18, Heavily Played $1.62, Damaged $1.86 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Palafin is valued near $69.52 — about 19x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Palafin: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Palafin, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Palafin sits around $69.52 — roughly 19x 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 $15.50, CGC 10 $20.00, CGC 9.5 $11.50 — 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 | $4.26 | $4.26 | $4.26 | 10 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | 225 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $24.56 | $24.56 | $24.56 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 19 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $14.83 | $14.83 | $14.83 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $69.52 | $69.52 | $69.52 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $3.25 | $3.25 | $3.25 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 7 5 | $7.10 | $7.10 | $7.10 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 27 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 36 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 8 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 8 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $14.96 | $14.96 | $14.96 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.86 | $1.86 | $1.86 | 12 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.62 | $1.99 | $1.99 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.93 | $2.00 | $3.95 | 948 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $2.18 | $2.17 | $2.32 | 87 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $3.69 | $0.22 | $5.99 | 6,009 |
Collector Outlook for Palafin
As an Ultra Rare, Palafin 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 Palafin on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
