Judge
SWSH12: Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery · TG25/TG30 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
TG25/TG30
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Judge: Rarity & Collectibility
Judge 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 #TG25/TG30 of the SWSH12: Silver Tempest 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 Judge?
In 2026, a Near Mint Judge (Ultra Rare, SWSH12: Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery #TG25/TG30) changes hands at roughly $9.23, 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 $9.23, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $3.55. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $9.23, Lightly Played $7.38, Moderately Played $3.59, Damaged $3.55 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Judge is valued near $45.00 — about 4.9x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Judge: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Judge, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Judge sits around $45.00 — roughly 4.9x 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 $10.00, CGC 10 $3.25, CGC 9.5 $9.08 — 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 | PSA 9 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 25 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.00 | 73 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $3.25 | $3.25 | $3.25 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $1.25 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $9.95 | $9.95 | $9.95 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $9.08 | $9.08 | $9.08 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.27 | $8.27 | $8.27 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $3.55 | $3.55 | $3.55 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.38 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 253 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.59 | $3.59 | $3.59 | 15 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $9.23 | $3.00 | $13.95 | 2,066 |
Collector Outlook for Judge
As an Ultra Rare, Judge 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 Judge on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
