Kindler (Full Art)
SWSH09: Brilliant Stars · 170/172 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
170/172
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Kindler (Full Art): Rarity & Collectibility
Kindler (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 #170/172 of the SWSH09: Brilliant Stars 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 Kindler (Full Art)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Kindler (Full Art) (Ultra Rare, SWSH09: Brilliant Stars #170/172) changes hands at roughly $1.12, 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 $1.12, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.12, Lightly Played $0.94, Moderately Played $1.17, Heavily Played $0.89, Damaged $1.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Kindler (Full Art) is valued near $23.40 — about 21x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Kindler (Full Art): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Kindler (Full Art), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Kindler (Full Art) sits around $23.40 — roughly 21x 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 $13.50, CGC 10 $9.99, BGS 9.5 $11.00 — 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 | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $3.96 | $3.96 | $3.96 | 46 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $11.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $8.06 | $8.06 | $8.06 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $23.40 | $23.40 | $23.40 | 21 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $9.05 | $9.05 | $9.05 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 5 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $13.50 | $13.50 | $13.50 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 3 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.89 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $0.94 | $0.75 | $0.75 | 122 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.17 | $1.17 | $1.17 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.12 | $0.80 | $1.36 | 1,297 |
Collector Outlook for Kindler (Full Art)
As an Ultra Rare, Kindler (Full Art) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Kindler (Full Art) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
