Spheal
SV08: Surging Sparks · 199/191 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
199/191
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Spheal: Rarity & Collectibility
Spheal 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 #199/191 of the SV08: Surging Sparks 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 Spheal?
In 2026, a Near Mint Spheal (Ultra Rare, SV08: Surging Sparks #199/191) changes hands at roughly $5.98, 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 $5.98, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $5.34. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $5.98, Lightly Played $5.76, Moderately Played $5.33, Heavily Played $5.00, Damaged $5.34 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Spheal is valued near $65.00 — about 11x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Spheal: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Spheal, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Spheal sits around $65.00 — roughly 11x 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 $12.50, CGC 10 $101.51, CGC 9.5 $15.00 — 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 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 12 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.48 | $4.00 | $6.25 | 225 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $67.06 | $67.06 | $67.06 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $101.51 | $101.51 | $101.51 | 19 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 32 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $8.83 | $7.50 | $10.50 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $11.19 | $11.19 | $11.19 | 28 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $20.50 | $20.50 | $20.50 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 39 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $41.02 | $41.02 | $41.02 | 6 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $5.34 | $5.34 | $5.34 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $5.76 | $4.50 | $14.69 | 450 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $5.33 | $5.33 | $5.33 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $5.98 | $0.80 | $10.24 | 5,002 |
Collector Outlook for Spheal
As an Ultra Rare, Spheal 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 Spheal on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
