Pidgeot ex
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 225/197 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
225/197
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Pidgeot ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Pidgeot 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 #225/197 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 Pidgeot ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Pidgeot ex (Ultra Rare, SV03: Obsidian Flames #225/197) changes hands at roughly $18.96, 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 $18.96, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $9.23. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $18.96, Lightly Played $14.21, Moderately Played $12.38, Heavily Played $9.72, Damaged $9.23 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Pidgeot ex is valued near $135.50 — about 7.1x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Pidgeot ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Pidgeot ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Pidgeot ex sits around $135.50 — roughly 7.1x 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 $50.00, CGC 9.5 $30.00 — 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 | BGS 9 5 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | 34 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $13.41 | $13.41 | $13.41 | 16 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $17.99 | $17.99 | $17.99 | 186 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $81.41 | $81.41 | $81.41 | 1 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $33.83 | $33.83 | $33.83 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $135.50 | $135.50 | $135.50 | 67 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $19.50 | $19.50 | $19.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 19 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 57 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | 5 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $22.51 | $22.51 | $22.51 | 7 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $84.99 | $84.99 | $84.99 | 3 |
| ebay | TAG 8 5 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $9.23 | $9.23 | $9.23 | 36 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $9.72 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 38 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $14.21 | $12.42 | $15.64 | 1,244 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $12.38 | $13.99 | $13.99 | 174 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $18.96 | $15.00 | $34.95 | 5,068 |
Collector Outlook for Pidgeot ex
As an Ultra Rare, Pidgeot 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 Pidgeot ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
