Arceus ◇
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence95 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Arceus Prism Star - 96/131 - Pokemon Forbidden Light Sun & Moon Card NMNM$13.00
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Arceus ◇ 96/131 Prism Star Rare Forbidden Light Pokemon Holo NM/MNM$19.99
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Arceus Prism Star - 96/131 - Pokemon Forbidden Light Sun & Moon Card NMNM$15.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Arceus Prism Star - 96/131 - Pokemon Forbidden Light Sun & Moon Card LPLP$9.32
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Arceus ◇ 96/131 Prism Star Rare Forbidden Light Pokemon Holo Lightly PlayedLP$11.99
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Arceus Prism Star 96/131 SM-Forbidden Light Prism Rare Holo$11.99
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokemon Arceus Prism Star 96/131 Forbidden Light Prism Rare$15.00
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Arceus ◇ - 96/131 - Prism Star Rare Holo - Forbidden Light - Pokemon Card$18.34
By grade
- Raw$13.00124 sales
- PSA 9$42.005 sales
- PSA 8$59.953 sales
- PSA 10$2203 sales
- PSA 7$15.001 sale
- CGC 9.5$98.001 sale
- CGC 9$49.311 sale
- CGC 8.5$18.001 sale
From 142 completed sales recorded between Sep 21, 2024 and Aug 13, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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GRADE ITBased on 18 graded sales and 4,409,881 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
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Arceus ◇ is a Rare Prism Star Pokémon card from Forbidden Light (#96), illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. It's a Basic Prism Star Colorless-type Pokémon with 160 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $14.92 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $188 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 13× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 21 August 2026.
The receipts
Graded a PSA 10? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2026 | PSA 8 | $120.00 | #140450198 ✓ |
| 3 Jul 2026 | PSA 8 | $22.72 | #112547313 ✓ |
| 18 Jun 2026 | PSA 9 | $150.00 | #139442249 ✓ |
| 23 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $66.99 | #79528125 ✓ |
| 18 May 2026 | PSA 10 | $1,050.00 | #41932650 ✓ |
| 10 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $26.00 | #41613704 ✓ |
| 4 May 2026 | PSA 7 | $15.00 | #149794651 ✓ |
| 21 Apr 2026 | PSA 9 | $25.00 | #41201630 ✓ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | PSA 10 | $999.00 | #41647515 ✓ |
| 5 Apr 2026 | PSA 9 | $40.00 | #108845645 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 8.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$101); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Arceus ◇ is a Secret / Rainbow in Forbidden Light — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 20 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 804 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $187.50 | $72 | +$101 | 12.6× |
| PSA 9 | $40.00 | $70 | −$45 | 2.7× |
| PSA 8 | $32.00 | $70 | −$53 | 2.1× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 320 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 8.8% | $188.00 |
| PSA 9 | 41.3% | $40.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 50% | $15.00 |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 9% of 320 PSA-graded Arceus ◇ copies are a gem-mint 10 (28 of 320) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Arceus ◇ 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 28 | 2 sold$188$188–$188 | |
| PSA 9pop 132 | ✓ 19 cert-verified$40$28–$40 | |
| PSA 8pop 97 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$32 | |
| PSA 7pop 38 | $15$15–$15 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $15 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
59% spreadCurrently 59% cheaper on Cardmarket 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
37% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#93 on the radarArceus is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Prevent all effects of your opponent's attacks, except damage, done to this Pokémon.
You can use this attack only if you have Grass, Water, and Lightning Pokémon on your Bench. Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
◇ (Prism Star) Rule: You can't have more than 1 ◇ card with the same name in your deck. If a ◇ card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
“It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Arceus ◇ (Forbidden Light #96) worth?
As of 21 August 2026, Arceus ◇ from Forbidden Light is worth approximately $14.92 ungraded (near-mint), and around $188 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 Arceus ◇?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Arceus ◇ from Forbidden Light is worth around $188 — roughly 13× the raw ungraded value of $14.92.
Should I grade my Arceus ◇?
A PSA 10 sells for about $188 versus $14.92 raw — roughly a 13× 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 Arceus ◇ rare?
Arceus ◇ is a Rare Prism Star card from Forbidden Light (card #96), illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. Its current blended market value is $14.92 ungraded.
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