
Tulip
SV04: Paradox Rift · 259/182 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
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
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.28 | $7.28 | $7.28 | 2 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $9.49 | $9.49 | $9.49 | 89 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 14 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $14.51 | $14.51 | $14.51 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $86.37 | $86.37 | $86.37 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 13 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $24.95 | $24.95 | $24.95 | 26 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | 2 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 0 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 5 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $6.06 | $6.06 | $6.06 | 190 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $6.70 | $6.70 | $6.70 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $7.08 | $5.69 | $11.93 | 2,937 |
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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