Aurorus28/131 · Forbidden Light Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Forbidden Light #28/131, 2018. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Aurorus is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Forbidden Light (#28, released 2018), illustrated by Suwama Chiaki. It's a Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon with 160 HP, evolving from Amaura, weak to Metal ×2. It's listed among our holo rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Aurorus price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence17 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Moderate — Occasional sales
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
By grade
- Raw$9.0024 sales · 17 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 9$25.492 sales
- PSA 7$7.501 sale
Is Aurorus worth grading?
Raw $9.45 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $27.85, after ~$70.27 grading fee → 2.9× the raw value.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Aurorus is a Holo / V / ex in Forbidden Light — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 19 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 68 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 9 | $27.85 | $70 | −$52 | 2.9× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
4 of the 29 PSA-graded Aurorus copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 14%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 29.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 4.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Aurorus 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon Aurorus 28/131 SM-Forbidden Light Holo Rare Stage 2Raw · eBay$5.59
Aurorus 28/131 Pokemon Forbidden Light 2018 Holo NMRaw · eBay$6.47
Pokemon Card - Aurorus 28/131 Sun & Moon Forbidden Light Holo - Lightly PlayedRaw · eBay$7.49
2018 Pokemon - Sun & Moon: Forbidden Light Aurorus #28/131 Holo Light PlayRaw · eBay$7.50
Aurorus Holo Rare SM - Forbidden Light 28/131 LPRaw · eBay$7.62
Pokemon TCG Aurorus SM Forbidden Light Holo Rare 28/131 LP-MPRaw · eBay$7.89Cheapest raw copy $5.59 — 41% below our near-mint estimate of $9
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9pop 10 | 2 sold$28$24–$32 | |
| PSA 7pop 5 | modelled$8$8–$8 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
2% spreadCurrently 2% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Amaura.
During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Evolution Pokémon.
This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
“Using its diamond-shaped crystals, it can instantly create a wall of ice to block an opponent's attack.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Aurorus cards
There are 4 different Aurorus printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Forbidden Light #28 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Aurorus (Forbidden Light #28) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Aurorus from Forbidden Light is worth approximately $9.45 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Aurorus rare?
Aurorus is a Rare Holo card from Forbidden Light (card #28).
How do I know if my Aurorus is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I know if my Aurorus is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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