
Professor Turo's Scenario
SV04: Paradox Rift · 257/182 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
257/182
Rarity
Special Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Professor Turo's Scenario: Rarity & Collectibility
Professor Turo's Scenario 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 #257/182 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 Turo's Scenario?
In 2026, a Near Mint Professor Turo's Scenario (Ultra Rare, SV04: Paradox Rift #257/182) changes hands at roughly $6.16, 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 $6.16, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $4.55. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $6.16, Lightly Played $6.34, Moderately Played $7.20, Heavily Played $9.49, Damaged $4.55 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Professor Turo's Scenario is valued near $31.00 — about 5.0x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Professor Turo's Scenario: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Professor Turo's Scenario, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Professor Turo's Scenario sits around $31.00 — roughly 5.0x 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 $11.50, CGC 10 $40.00, 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 | $7.01 | $7.01 | $7.01 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $7.64 | $7.64 | $7.64 | 32 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 7 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | 25 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 18 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $11.30 | $11.30 | $11.30 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $4.55 | $4.55 | $4.55 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $9.49 | $9.49 | $9.49 | 0 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $6.34 | $4.50 | $5.56 | 264 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $7.20 | $7.20 | $7.20 | 10 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $6.16 | $4.00 | $9.48 | 2,309 |
Collector Outlook for Professor Turo's Scenario
As an Ultra Rare, Professor Turo's Scenario 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 Turo's Scenario on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.



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