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Defender

Uncommon · #080/102

Defender #080/102 (Base Set) is worth about $1.18 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, down 1% over 30 days.

This card has 3 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Normal from Base Set $1.18 (this page), 1st Edition from Base Set (Shadowless) $27.63, Unlimited from Base Set (Shadowless) $2.95.

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Defender #080/102 is holding steady: $1.18 today, flat over 30 days and 72% below its all-time high of $4.25 (2025-12-11), but 2.0x its low of $0.58 (2024-06-04). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi

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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$0.30
lowest listing · market $1.18
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eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$1.18
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $1.18 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$1.18verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$0.30
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
CARD TYPE
Trainer
CARD TEXT
Attach Defender to 1 of your Pokémon. At the end of your opponent's next turn, discard Defender. Damage done to that Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

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PRICE FAQ

Why does Defender #080/102 have different prices?

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Defender #080/102 was printed 3 ways and each one sells separately: 1st Edition from Base Set (Shadowless) $27.63; Unlimited from Base Set (Shadowless) $2.95; Normal from Base Set $1.18 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.

What is Defender (Base Set) worth today?

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Defender [Normal] has a TCGplayer market price of $1.18 as of 2026-10-27.

Is Defender going up or down in price?

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Defender #080/102 is holding steady: $1.18 today, flat over 30 days and 72% below its all-time high of $4.25 (2025-12-11), but 2.0x its low of $0.58 (2024-06-04). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 1.7% over 7 days, down 4.8% over 90 days, down 9.9% over a year.

What is the all-time high price for Defender?

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In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Defender [Normal] (all conditions) peaked at $4.25 (2025-12-11) and bottomed at $0.58 (2024-06-04).

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