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Tulip Pokemon card from SV04: Paradox Rift

Tulip

SV04: Paradox Rift · 259/182 · Special Illustration Rare

Current Prices

Market Price $7.08
Low $5.69
High $11.93
PSA 10 $86.37
PSA 9 $24.95
30-Day Trend +0.0%

Number

259/182

Rarity

Special Illustration Rare

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

Tulip: Rarity & Collectibility

Tulip 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 #259/182 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 Tulip?

In 2026, a Near Mint Tulip (Ultra Rare, SV04: Paradox Rift #259/182) changes hands at roughly $7.08, 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 $7.08, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $4.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $7.08, Lightly Played $6.06, Moderately Played $6.70, Heavily Played $4.00, Damaged $4.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Tulip is valued near $86.37 — about 12x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Tulip: Gem Mint & Population

For a chase card like Tulip, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Tulip sits around $86.37 — roughly 12x 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 $24.95, CGC 10 $35.00, CGC 9.5 $14.51 — 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$7.28
ebayNEAR MINT$9.49
ebayCGC 10$35.00
ebayCGC 8 5$14.50
ebayCGC 9$6.50
ebayCGC 9 5$14.51
ebayPSA 10$86.37
ebayPSA 8$19.99
ebayPSA 9$24.95
ebaySGC 10$29.00
ebaySGC 9 5$9.00
tcgplayerDAMAGED$4.00
tcgplayerHEAVILY PLAYED$4.00
tcgplayerLIGHTLY PLAYED$6.06
tcgplayerMODERATELY PLAYED$6.70
tcgplayerNEAR MINT$7.08

Collector Outlook for Tulip

As an Ultra Rare, Tulip 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 Tulip on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.

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