Ferrothorn
SV04: Paradox · 209/182 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Set
SV04: ParadoxNumber
209/182
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jul 1, 2026
Ferrothorn: Rarity & Collectibility
Ferrothorn 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 #209/182 of the SV04: Paradox 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 Ferrothorn?
In 2026, a Near Mint Ferrothorn (Ultra Rare, SV04: Paradox #209/182) changes hands at roughly $4.86, 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 $4.86, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.99. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.86, Lightly Played $4.31, Moderately Played $4.08, Heavily Played $3.60, Damaged $2.99 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Ferrothorn is valued near $74.50 — about 15x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Ferrothorn: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Ferrothorn, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Ferrothorn sits around $74.50 — 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 $14.75, CGC 10 $40.00, PSA 8 $11.61 — 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 | DAMAGED | $3.49 | $3.49 | $3.49 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.23 | $4.23 | $4.23 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.14 | $5.14 | $5.14 | 79 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 9 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $74.50 | $69.00 | $79.99 | 30 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $11.61 | $11.61 | $11.61 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $14.75 | $13.50 | $16.00 | 32 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $23.99 | $23.99 | $23.99 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $1.29 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $3.60 | $3.60 | $3.60 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.31 | $6.10 | $6.10 | 230 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $4.08 | $4.34 | $4.34 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.86 | $2.81 | $6.99 | 1,766 |
Collector Outlook for Ferrothorn
As an Ultra Rare, Ferrothorn 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 Ferrothorn on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
