Poppy
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 220/197 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
220/197
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Poppy: Rarity & Collectibility
Poppy 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 #220/197 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 Poppy?
In 2026, a Near Mint Poppy (Ultra Rare, SV03: Obsidian Flames #220/197) changes hands at roughly $1.56, 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 $1.56, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.69. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.56, Lightly Played $1.08, Moderately Played $1.21, Heavily Played $0.59, Damaged $0.69 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Poppy is valued near $60.74 — about 39x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Poppy: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Poppy, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Poppy sits around $60.74 — roughly 39x 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, CGC 10 $84.99, CGC 9.5 $12.99 — 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 | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.25 | 110 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $6.01 | $6.01 | $6.01 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $84.99 | $84.99 | $84.99 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $5.51 | $5.51 | $5.51 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $2.50 | $2.50 | $2.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $3.97 | $3.97 | $3.97 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $60.74 | $60.74 | $60.74 | 28 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $14.72 | $14.72 | $14.72 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 21 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 26 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.08 | $0.65 | $3.15 | 679 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.21 | $1.21 | $1.21 | 46 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.56 | $0.70 | $2.49 | 4,525 |
Collector Outlook for Poppy
As an Ultra Rare, Poppy carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Poppy on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
