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Professor Turo's Scenario Pokemon card from SV04: Paradox Rift

Professor Turo's Scenario

SV04: Paradox Rift · 257/182 · Special Illustration Rare

Current Prices

Market Price $6.16
Low $4.00
High $9.48
PSA 10 $31.00
PSA 9 $11.50
30-Day Trend +0.0%

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

SourceCondition / GradeAverage
ebayLIGHTLY PLAYED$7.01
ebayNEAR MINT$7.64
ebayCGC 10$40.00
ebayCGC 9$0.99
ebayCGC 9 5$18.00
ebayPSA 10$31.00
ebayPSA 8$9.50
ebayPSA 9$11.50
ebaySGC 10$11.30
ebayTAG 9$12.50
tcgplayerDAMAGED$4.55
tcgplayerHEAVILY PLAYED$9.49
tcgplayerLIGHTLY PLAYED$6.34
tcgplayerMODERATELY PLAYED$7.20
tcgplayerNEAR MINT$6.16

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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