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Lugia EX Pokemon card from XY - Ancient Origins

Lugia EX

XY - Ancient Origins · 68/98 · Ultra Rare

Current Prices

Market Price $8.10
Low $6.49
High $11.98
PSA 10 $245.00
PSA 9 $35.00
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Number

68/98

Rarity

Ultra Rare

Variant

Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

Lugia EX: Rarity & Collectibility

Lugia EX 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 #68/98 of the XY - Ancient Origins 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 Lugia EX?

In 2026, a Near Mint Lugia EX (Ultra Rare, XY - Ancient Origins #68/98) changes hands at roughly $8.10, 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 $8.10, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.95. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $8.10, Lightly Played $6.56, Moderately Played $3.69, Heavily Played $2.43, Damaged $1.95 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Lugia EX is valued near $245.00 — about 30x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Lugia EX: Gem Mint & Population

For a chase card like Lugia EX, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Lugia EX sits around $245.00 — roughly 30x 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 $35.00, CGC 10 $40.00, CGC 9.5 $21.50 — 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

SourceCondition / GradeAverage
ebayDAMAGED$5.02
ebayHEAVILY PLAYED$4.00
ebayLIGHTLY PLAYED$7.32
ebayMODERATELY PLAYED$5.50
ebayNEAR MINT$12.98
ebayACE 10$179.02
ebayBGS 7 5$22.50
ebayCGC 10$40.00
ebayCGC 7 5$23.24
ebayCGC 8$14.00
ebayCGC 8 5$29.99
ebayCGC 9$20.00
ebayCGC 9 5$21.50
ebayPSA 1$20.59
ebayPSA 10$245.00
ebayPSA 2$6.50
ebayPSA 4$11.50
ebayPSA 5$15.00
ebayPSA 6$13.99
ebayPSA 7$24.99
ebayPSA 8$16.50
ebayPSA 8 5$8.50
ebayPSA 9$35.00
tcgplayerDAMAGED$1.95
tcgplayerHEAVILY PLAYED$2.43
tcgplayerLIGHTLY PLAYED$6.56
tcgplayerMODERATELY PLAYED$3.69
tcgplayerNEAR MINT$8.10

Collector Outlook for Lugia EX

As an Ultra Rare, Lugia EX 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 Lugia EX on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.

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