How rare is Letter of Encouragement?

Letter of Encouragement is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across SV03: Obsidian.

Is Letter of Encouragement a chase card?

Not really — Letter of Encouragement is a Uncommon that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the SV03: Obsidian set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Letter of Encouragement collectible?

Letter of Encouragement combines its Uncommon rarity from SV03: Obsidian, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Letter of Encouragement

Name: Letter of Encouragement - SV03: Obsidian (189/197)
Brand: Pokemon

SV03: Obsidian · 189/197 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $0.23

Low $0.19

High $0.35

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

SV03: Obsidian

Number

189/197

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Letter of Encouragement: Rarity & Collectibility

Letter of Encouragement in its sought-after Reverse_Holofoil variant is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #189/197 of the SV03: Obsidian 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 Letter of Encouragement?

In 2026, a Near Mint Letter of Encouragement (Uncommon, SV03: Obsidian #189/197) changes hands at roughly $0.23, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $0.23, whereas a Moderately Played one slides to around $0.40. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.23, Lightly Played $0.26, Moderately Played $0.40 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.99	$1.99	$1.99	2
ebay	NEAR MINT	$2.11	$2.11	$2.11	18
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$0.26	$0.14	$0.50	127
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.40	$0.40	$0.40	8
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$0.23	$0.19	$0.35	1,232

Collector Outlook for Letter of Encouragement

Letter of Encouragement is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. 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 Letter of Encouragement on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.