Vespiquen ex
SV03: Obsidian Flames · 212/197 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
212/197
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Vespiquen ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Vespiquen 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 #212/197 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 Vespiquen ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Vespiquen ex (Ultra Rare, SV03: Obsidian Flames #212/197) changes hands at roughly $1.31, 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 $1.31, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.04. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.31, Lightly Played $1.06, Moderately Played $1.11, Heavily Played $0.95, Damaged $1.04 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Vespiquen ex is valued near $32.00 — about 24x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Vespiquen ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Vespiquen ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Vespiquen ex sits around $32.00 — roughly 24x 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 $24.00, CGC 10 $14.00, CGC 9.5 $15.00 — 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 | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 | 5 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | 122 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $28.31 | $28.31 | $28.31 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 21 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 34 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | 11 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | 24 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.04 | $1.11 | $1.11 | 16 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $0.95 | $0.95 | $0.95 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.06 | $0.75 | $1.50 | 514 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.11 | $1.31 | $1.31 | 23 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.31 | $0.70 | $2.99 | 4,020 |
Collector Outlook for Vespiquen ex
As an Ultra Rare, Vespiquen ex 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 Vespiquen ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
