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Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place]

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Professor Elm's Lecture (League Challenge) [1st Place] #188a/214 (League & Championship Cards) is worth about $35.27 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-29, down 1% over 30 days.

This card has 4 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-29): 1st Place $35.27 (this page), 4th Place $13.96, 2nd Place $13.07, 3rd Place $11.88.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] #188a/214 is holding steady: $35.27 today, flat over 30 days and under 1% below its high of $35.52 (2026-09-16), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 13.3x its low of $2.66 (2024-07-09). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-29, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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$35.27
▼ 0.7% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WORTH GRADING?

Grading Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 #188a/214 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies are listed from $539.00 on eBay (eBay asks checked Aug 26, 2026) vs $35.27 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 13 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 8% chance). run your own numbers →

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$30.00
lowest listing · market $35.27
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$55.00
asking floor · 4 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
$539
PSA 10 asking floor (asks, not sales)
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$35.27
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $35.27 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $35.27 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $55.00, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet
TCGplayer market$35.27verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$30.00
eBay delivered floor (scanned 64d ago)$55.00the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($30.00) and the eBay floor ($55.00). 4 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $25 cash · $28 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (58,130 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
CARD TYPE
Supporter
CARD TEXT
Search your deck for up to 3 Pokémon with 60 HP or less, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place]?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $35.27 market price that is roughly $25 cash or $28 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

What is Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] (League & Championship Cards) worth today?

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Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $35.27 as of 2026-10-29.

Is Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] going up or down in price?

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Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] #188a/214 is holding steady: $35.27 today, flat over 30 days and under 1% below its high of $35.52 (2026-09-16), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 13.3x its low of $2.66 (2024-07-09). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-29, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days, up 24.0% over 90 days, up 271.3% over a year.

What is the highest price for Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 (League Challenge) [1st Place] [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $35.52 (2026-09-16) and bottomed at $2.66 (2024-07-09).

Is Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 #188a/214 worth grading?

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Grading Professor Elm's Lecture - 188a/214 #188a/214 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies are listed from $539.00 on eBay (eBay asks checked Aug 26, 2026) vs $35.27 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 13 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 8% chance). That assumes a 9 or lower sells like a raw copy. "Listed from" is the lowest current PSA 10 asking price on eBay, not a sale, and asks can sit above what copies actually sell for. Whether your copy grades a 10 depends on its centering, corners, edges and surface.

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