
Professor Sada's Vitality
SV04: Paradox Rift · 256/182 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
256/182
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Professor Sada's Vitality: Rarity & Collectibility
Professor Sada's Vitality 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 #256/182 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 Professor Sada's Vitality?
In 2026, a Near Mint Professor Sada's Vitality (Ultra Rare, SV04: Paradox Rift #256/182) changes hands at roughly $6.78, 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 $6.78, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $6.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $6.78, Lightly Played $6.62, Moderately Played $7.13, Heavily Played $6.99, Damaged $6.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Professor Sada's Vitality is valued near $107.86 — about 16x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Professor Sada's Vitality: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Professor Sada's Vitality, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Professor Sada's Vitality sits around $107.86 — roughly 16x 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 $10.50, CGC 10 $14.50, CGC 9.5 $18.00 — 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 | $8.18 | $8.18 | $8.18 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 35 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $22.02 | $22.02 | $22.02 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 10 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $107.86 | $107.86 | $107.86 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $6.01 | $6.01 | $6.01 | 5 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 32 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $6.99 | $6.99 | $6.99 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $6.62 | $6.43 | $6.43 | 194 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $7.13 | $7.13 | $7.13 | 11 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $6.78 | $5.00 | $9.74 | 2,688 |
Collector Outlook for Professor Sada's Vitality
As an Ultra Rare, Professor Sada's Vitality 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 Professor Sada's Vitality on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.



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