Celebi ex
Unseen Forces · 117/115 · Secret Rare
Current Prices
Set
Unseen ForcesNumber
117/115
Rarity
Secret Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Celebi ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Celebi ex in its sought-after Holofoil variant is a Secret Rare — a top-of-the-set short print and one of the toughest cards to land in the wild. Cataloged as Secret Rare #117/115 of the Unseen Forces 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 Celebi ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Celebi ex (Secret Rare, Unseen Forces #117/115) changes hands at roughly $499.99, 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 $499.99, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $250.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $499.99, Lightly Played $440.80, Moderately Played $223.33, Heavily Played $154.99, Damaged $250.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Celebi ex is valued near $12,000 — about 24x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Celebi ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Celebi ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Celebi ex sits around $12,000 — 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 $2,099, CGC 10 $2,350, CGC 9.5 $660.00 — 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 | DAMAGED | $299.99 | $299.99 | $299.99 | 2 |
| ebay | HEAVILY PLAYED | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $450.00 | $450.00 | $450.00 | 6 |
| ebay | BGS 7 5 | $450.00 | $450.00 | $450.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 8 | $660.00 | $660.00 | $660.00 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $580.00 | $580.00 | $580.00 | 4 |
| ebay | BGS 9 | $910.00 | $910.00 | $910.00 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $1,636 | $1,636 | $1,636 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $2,350 | $2,350 | $2,350 | 11 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $370.00 | $370.00 | $370.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 7 | $460.00 | $460.00 | $460.00 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $305.00 | $305.00 | $305.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $548.88 | $548.88 | $548.88 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $609.09 | $609.09 | $609.09 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $1,159 | $1,159 | $1,159 | 9 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $660.00 | $660.00 | $660.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 1 | $270.00 | $270.00 | $270.00 | 8 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 2 | $157.50 | $157.50 | $157.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 3 | $251.89 | $251.89 | $251.89 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | 10 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $640.00 | $640.00 | $640.00 | 17 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $1,100 | $1,100 | $1,100 | 24 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $1,450 | $1,450 | $1,450 | 19 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $1,375 | $1,375 | $1,375 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $2,099 | $2,099 | $2,099 | 18 |
| ebay | SGC 6 | $230.00 | $230.00 | $230.00 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 8 | $700.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $652.53 | $652.53 | $652.53 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $154.99 | $154.99 | $154.99 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $440.80 | $440.80 | $440.80 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $223.33 | $223.33 | $223.33 | 28 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $499.99 | $499.99 | $499.99 | 4 |
Collector Outlook for Celebi ex
Secret Rares like Celebi ex are scarce by design, and that built-in shortage is what underpins their long-term collectibility. Premium scarcity like this is where collector interest compounds — condition and certified grade set the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Celebi ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
