Darkrai V
SWSH10: Astral Radiance · 098/189 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
098/189
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Darkrai V: Rarity & Collectibility
Darkrai V 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 #098/189 of the SWSH10: Astral Radiance 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 Darkrai V?
In 2026, a Near Mint Darkrai V (Ultra Rare, SWSH10: Astral Radiance #098/189) changes hands at roughly $1.05, 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 $1.05, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.58. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.05, Lightly Played $1.15, Moderately Played $1.19, Heavily Played $1.06, Damaged $0.58 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Darkrai V is valued near $54.79 — about 52x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Darkrai V: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Darkrai V, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Darkrai V sits around $54.79 — roughly 52x 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 CGC 10 $14.50, CGC 9.5 $5.50, PSA 8 $8.00 — 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 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.99 | 5 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | 97 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 | 35 |
| ebay | CGC 6 | $1.30 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 11 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 37 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 7 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $54.79 | $54.79 | $54.79 | 27 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 5 |
| ebay | SGC 9 | $3.53 | $3.53 | $3.53 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $0.58 | $0.58 | $0.58 | 18 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $1.06 | $1.06 | $1.06 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $1.15 | $0.78 | $3.15 | 710 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $1.19 | $1.13 | $1.13 | 70 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $1.05 | $0.49 | $1.50 | 4,748 |
Collector Outlook for Darkrai V
As an Ultra Rare, Darkrai V 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 Darkrai V on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
