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Rillaboom Darkness Ablaze #197 Pokémon card
Rare Secret

Rillaboom Darkness Ablaze #197

Card #197 · Illustrated by 5ban Graphics
170 HPGrassPokémonStage 2
Ungraded · blended
$7.73
3.1% · 30d
PSA 10
$46
6× raw
Range $8 → $10
4 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$7.73
PSA 93.4× raw$26
PSA 105.9× raw$46
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Rillaboom is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Darkness Ablaze (#197), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It's a Stage 2 Grass-type Pokémon with 170 HP, evolving from Thwackey, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $7.73 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $46 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 6× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

0.5%
Played in 0.5% of competitive decks — 17 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$7.36
LPLightly Played$6.13
MPModerately Played$5.12
HPHeavily Played$3.99
DMGDamaged$3.87
7-day 0.8%
30-day 6.0%
90-day 15.9%
All-time high$7
All-time low$5
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$7.26
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 103 sold$46$39$52
PSA 9$26$10$39
PSA 8$14$10$15
PSA 7$9$9$9
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$7.58
Period high
$7.58
Period low
$4.49
Change
26.3%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$47
PSA 10 · 1 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$46
Sales · last 90 days
5
Liquidity
Thin
0 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA2,856 gradedPSA 10 · 2,092 · 73% gem rate
102,092
9649
877
710
614
55
43
31
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Rillaboom 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$33
Raw $7.73 → graded PSA 10$45.60
after ~$70.45 grading fee → 5.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$45.60$70.45$335.9×
PSA 9$26.25$70.25$523.4×
PSA 8$14.33$70.13$641.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 2,856 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
73.2%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$39
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
$33
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1073.2%$46.00
PSA 922.7%$26.00
PSA ≤84%$8.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

27% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$8
TCGplayer$8
Cardmarket · dearest$10

Currently 27% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +3%
Cross-marketSome gap 27% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$10

Card text

Evolves from Thwackey.

Voltage Beat · Ability
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
Hammer In140
Grass · Grass · Grass · Colorless
Weakness Fire ×2Retreat 3

By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle.

About the Pokémon

Drummer PokémonGEN VIIIGrookeyThwackeyRillaboom

By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle.

Card details

Number#197
RarityRare Secret
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2
TypeGrass
HP170
Evolves fromThwackey
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat cost3
National Pokédex#812
Card IDswsh3-197
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Rillaboom cards

There are 9 different Rillaboom printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Darkness Ablaze #197 (Rare Secret).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Rillaboom (Darkness Ablaze #197) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Rillaboom from Darkness Ablaze is worth approximately $7.73 ungraded (near-mint), and around $46 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Rillaboom?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Rillaboom from Darkness Ablaze is worth around $46 — roughly 6× the raw ungraded value of $7.73.

Should I grade my Rillaboom?

A PSA 10 sells for about $46 versus $7.73 raw — roughly a 6× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Rillaboom rare?

Rillaboom is a Rare Secret card from Darkness Ablaze (card #197), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its current blended market value is $7.73 ungraded.