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Escape Rope Burning Shadows #163 Pokémon card
Rare Secret

Escape Rope Burning Shadows #163

Card #163 · Illustrated by Toyste Beach
TrainerItem
Market value · ungraded
$16.48
3.5% · 30d
PSA 10
$85
5× raw
Blended across TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
Confidence high · How we price →
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$16.48
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5 different Escape Rope printings exist — is this your card? Burning Shadows #163

Escape Rope is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Burning Shadows (#163), illustrated by Toyste Beach. It's a Item Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $16.48 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $85 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 5× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$16.10
MPModerately Played$14.52
DMGDamaged$7.53
7-day 2.8%
30-day 4.0%
90-day 9.3%
All-time high$26
All-time low$14
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$16.02
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 48$85$80$85
PSA 9pop 126$28$16$33
PSA 7pop 29$20$20$20
“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

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Latest
$14.84
Period high
$54.40
Period low
$14.30
Change
70.9%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 19% of 257 PSA-graded Escape Rope copies are a gem-mint 10 (48 of 257) — the rest grade lower.

PSA257 gradedPSA 10 · 48 · 19% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (6 grades)
1048
9126
842
729
610
51
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Escape Rope 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$52
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 18.7% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $2); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$84.97$70.84$25.2×
PSA 9$28.46$70.27$581.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 257 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
18.7%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$52
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
$2
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1018.7%$85.00
PSA 949%$28.00
PSA ≤832.3%$16.00

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

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

28% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$15
TCGplayer$16
Cardmarket · dearest$19

Currently 28% 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 28% 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$19

Card text

Each player switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Your opponent switches first. (If a player does not have a Benched Pokémon, that player doesn't switch Pokémon.)

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

Card details

Number#163
RarityRare Secret
SupertypeTrainer
SubtypesItem
Card IDsm3-163
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Escape Rope cards

There are 5 different Escape Rope printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Burning Shadows #163 (Rare Secret).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Escape Rope (Burning Shadows #163) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Escape Rope from Burning Shadows is worth approximately $16.48 ungraded (near-mint), and around $85 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 Escape Rope?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Escape Rope from Burning Shadows is worth around $85 — roughly 5× the raw ungraded value of $16.48.

Should I grade my Escape Rope?

A PSA 10 sells for about $85 versus $16.48 raw — roughly a 5× 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 Escape Rope rare?

Escape Rope is a Rare Secret card from Burning Shadows (card #163), illustrated by Toyste Beach. Its current blended market value is $16.48 ungraded.