Poppy
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 227/197 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
227/197
Rarity
Special Illustration 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 #227/197 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 #227/197) changes hands at roughly $2.74, 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 $2.74, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.03. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $2.74, Lightly Played $2.63, Moderately Played $2.16, Heavily Played $2.13, Damaged $2.03 — 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 $41.00 — about 15x 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 $41.00 — roughly 15x 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 $19.99, CGC 10 $12.50, CGC 9.5 $12.74 — 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 | $3.18 | $3.18 | $3.18 | 7 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.36 | $4.36 | $4.36 | 106 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 17 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $7.38 | $7.38 | $7.38 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $2.59 | $2.59 | $2.59 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $12.74 | $12.74 | $12.74 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $41.00 | $41.00 | $41.00 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $18.77 | $18.77 | $18.77 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $7.35 | $7.35 | $7.35 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 23 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 27 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $8.20 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.03 | $2.03 | $2.03 | 12 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.13 | $2.13 | $2.13 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.63 | $1.49 | $4.49 | 786 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $2.16 | $2.16 | $2.16 | 86 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $2.74 | $1.45 | $4.95 | 4,784 |
Collector Outlook for Poppy
As an Ultra Rare, Poppy 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 Poppy on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
