Mela
SV04: Paradox Rift · 254/182 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
254/182
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Mela: Rarity & Collectibility
Mela 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 #254/182 of the SV04: Paradox Rift 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 Mela?
In 2026, a Near Mint Mela (Ultra Rare, SV04: Paradox Rift #254/182) changes hands at roughly $7.11, 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 $7.11, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $4.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $7.11, Lightly Played $6.49, Moderately Played $6.31, Heavily Played $7.93, Damaged $4.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Mela is valued near $69.99 — about 9.8x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Mela: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Mela, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Mela sits around $69.99 — roughly 9.8x 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 $15.00, CGC 10 $39.99, CGC 9.5 $11.75 — 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 | $7.42 | $7.42 | $7.42 | 6 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 69 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $39.99 | 23 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $11.75 | $11.75 | $11.75 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $69.99 | $69.99 | $69.99 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 20 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 28 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $49.98 | $49.98 | $49.98 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 8 5 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $6.19 | $6.19 | $6.19 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $7.93 | $7.93 | $7.93 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $6.49 | $6.36 | $7.74 | 164 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.31 | $6.31 | $6.31 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $7.11 | $5.00 | $8.62 | 2,861 |
Collector Outlook for Mela
As an Ultra Rare, Mela 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 Mela on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
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