Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art)
SWSH08: Fusion Strike · 260/264 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
260/264
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art): Rarity & Collectibility
Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art) 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 #260/264 of the SWSH08: Fusion Strike 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 Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art) (Ultra Rare, SWSH08: Fusion Strike #260/264) changes hands at roughly $3.44, 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 $3.44, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.08. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $3.44, Lightly Played $3.57, Moderately Played $3.23, Heavily Played $3.41, Damaged $2.08 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art) is valued near $45.00 — about 13x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art) sits around $45.00 — roughly 13x 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 $8.00, CGC 10 $2.25, CGC 9.5 $4.25 — 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 | $4.75 | $4.75 | $4.75 | 3 |
| ebay | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.99 | $3.99 | $3.99 | 1 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | 51 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $46.50 | $46.50 | $46.50 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 4 5 | $5.03 | $5.03 | $5.03 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.25 | 15 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.50 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $8.05 | $8.05 | $8.05 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 24 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.08 | $2.08 | $2.08 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $3.41 | $3.41 | $3.41 | 5 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $3.57 | $3.31 | $3.31 | 240 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.23 | $4.20 | $4.20 | 24 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $3.44 | $2.00 | $5.32 | 1,762 |
Collector Outlook for Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art)
As an Ultra Rare, Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art) 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 Elesa's Sparkle (Full Art) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
