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Professor Elm's Lecture Lost Thunder #188a Pokémon card
Uncommon

Professor Elm's Lecture Lost Thunder #188a

Card #188a · Illustrated by nagimiso
TrainerSupporter
Ungraded · blended
$23.78
25.0% · 30d
Range $20 → $24
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
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Professor Elm's Lecture is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#188a), illustrated by nagimiso. It's a Supporter Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $23.78 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$23.78
MPModerately Played$23.50
DMGDamaged$6.98
7-day 5.8%
30-day 25.0%
90-day 81.7%
All-time high$24
All-time low$5
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$23.78
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 83 sold$47$40$54
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20251 Jul 2026
Current
$19.53
Period high
$19.53
Period low
$7.00
Change
179.0%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$420
PSA 10 · 15 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$420
Auction lots · last 90 days
1
Liquidity
Moderate
1 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Should you grade it?

$47
Raw $23.78 → graded PSA 8$47.18
after ~$70.46 grading fee → 2.0× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 8$47.18$70.46$472.0×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

22% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$20
TCGplayer · dearest$24

Currently 22% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. 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 +25%
Cross-marketSome gap 22% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

74% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$6

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).

Card details

Number#188a
RarityUncommon
SupertypeTrainer
SubtypesSupporter
Card IDsm8-188a
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Professor Elm's Lecture cards

There are 3 different Professor Elm's Lecture printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Lost Thunder #188a (Uncommon).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Professor Elm's Lecture (Lost Thunder #188a) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Professor Elm's Lecture from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $23.78 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Professor Elm's Lecture rare?

Professor Elm's Lecture is a Uncommon card from Lost Thunder (card #188a), illustrated by nagimiso. Its current blended market value is $23.78 ungraded.