Ariados
SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery · TG09/TG30 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
TG09/TG30
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Ariados: Rarity & Collectibility
Ariados 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 #TG09/TG30 of the SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery 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 Ariados?
In 2026, a Near Mint Ariados (Ultra Rare, SWSH09: Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery #TG09/TG30) changes hands at roughly $1.86, 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 $1.86, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.59. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.86, Lightly Played $1.61, Moderately Played $1.19, Heavily Played $1.10, Damaged $0.59 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Ariados is valued near $44.00 — about 24x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Ariados: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Ariados, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Ariados sits around $44.00 — roughly 24x 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 $19.99, CGC 10 $39.00, CGC 9.5 $8.99 — 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 | $2.12 | $2.12 | $2.12 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $2.99 | $2.99 | $2.99 | 121 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $27.80 | $27.80 | $27.80 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 | $7.49 | $7.49 | $7.49 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $39.00 | $32.00 | $46.00 | 14 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $8.99 | $8.99 | $8.99 | 4 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $44.00 | $44.00 | $44.00 | 35 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 11 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 32 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.59 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.10 | $1.10 | $1.10 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.61 | $1.00 | $2.65 | 762 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.19 | $1.00 | $1.00 | 77 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.86 | $0.90 | $3.82 | 5,040 |
Collector Outlook for Ariados
As an Ultra Rare, Ariados 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 Ariados on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
