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Check your printing9 different Absol printings exist — is this your card? Guardians Rising #81
Absol Guardians Rising #81 Pokémon card
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Rare Holo

Absol81/145 · Guardians Rising Price & Value

2017 · Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic
100 HPDarknessPokémonBasic

Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil

$1.87

Typical copy sold $3 5 sales, all conditions

LiquidityOccasional sales
Confidence51 · medium5 raw sales in 90 days, prices spread across conditions, last sale 18 days ago.
Sales · 90 days5
Last sale$2 Raw · 18 Aug 2026
Range$2$2
Bulk card. At this price most of what a buyer pays is postage, so treat it as a rough band rather than a valuation. eBay + TCGplayer. Updated 5 September 2026. 2 sources agree within 6%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$1.87

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

5 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.

Range$1.50$3.99lowest to highest sale
Sales rate0.8/mo5 recorded
Latest sale18d ago5 sales in 90 days
Where it sells100% eBaylast 90 days

Recent Raw sales

From 5 completed sales recorded between Jul 22, 2026 and Aug 18, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 0 graded sales and 4,409,561 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Absol is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Guardians Rising (#81, released 2017), illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic. It's a Basic Darkness-type Pokémon with 100 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.87 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $50 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 27× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 September 2026.

Absol price history & recent sales

Price history · Raw

1 Oct 20235 Sept 2026
Latest
$1.87
Period high
$2.85
Period low
$0.99
Change
14.7% · 3Y
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Verified sales history5 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$2
Raw · 18 Aug 2026
Typical Raw
$3
Sales · last 90 days
5
How often it sells
Sells regularly
every 7 days · 3 in last 30 days

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.

Demand & liquidity

Liquid · Sells regularlyDemand 61/100
Sales · 30d3
Sales · 90d5
HypeOn the radar
Raw
$3

Last sold $2 · Raw · 18 Aug 2026

Is Absol worth grading?

$56

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 10.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $22); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)10.3%
Expected return$56
PSA 10 best case$22
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Absol is a Holo / V / ex in Guardians Rising — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 29 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 104 packs.

Holo / V / ex27.9%29 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)10.3%3 of 29
PSA 948.3%14 of 29
PSA graded so far29
Gem Mint 103
Total graded29

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$49.99$70$2226.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 29 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1010.3%$50.00
PSA 948.3%$20.00
PSA ≤841.4%$3.00

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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates

Only 10% of 29 PSA-graded Absol copies are a gem-mint 10 (3 of 29) — the rest grade lower.

PSA29 gradedPSA 10 · 3 · 10% gem
103
914
88
72
52
CGC32 gradedCGC 10 · 2 · 6% gem
102
97
8.57
87
7.53
72
6.51
BGS1 gradedBGS 10 · 0 · 0% gem
61

Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Absol 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$1.87
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 3modelled$50$50$50
PSA 5pop 2modelled$9$9$9
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). “Modelled” = no verified graded sale behind the figure; it is derived from the raw price and reference guides, so treat it as a ceiling to check, not a price to quote. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$1.87
LPLightly Played$0.78
MPModerately Played$0.70
HPHeavily Played$0.42
7-day 5.9%
30-day 97.5%
90-day 125.3%
All-time high$2
All-time low$1
Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $1.31
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Holofoil$2
Reverse Holo$1

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

6% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$2
PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 6% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Cross-marketMarkets agree 6% gap

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

🔥 Trending in the community

#70 on the radar
Mentions this week3

Absol is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →

What people are saying: Unique Decks at Worlds · 85↑

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Future Sight
Darkness

Look at the top 4 cards of either player's deck and put them back in any order.

Doom News
Darkness · Colorless

Put all Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand. At the end of your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon will be Knocked Out.

Weakness Fighting ×2Resistance Psychic -20Retreat 1

Long ago, superstitions were spread about it, saying it brought disaster. This fed a hatred of it, and it was driven deep into the mountains.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Disaster PokémonGEN III

Every time ABSOL appears before people, it is followed by a disaster such as an earthquake or a tidal wave. As a result, it came to be known as the disaster POKéMON.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#81
RarityRare Holo
Released2017
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeDarkness
HP100
WeaknessFighting ×2
ResistancePsychic -20
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#359
Card IDsm2-81
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Absol (Guardians Rising #81) worth?

As of 5 September 2026, Absol from Guardians Rising is worth approximately $1.87 ungraded (near-mint), and around $50 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 Absol?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Absol from Guardians Rising is worth around $50 — roughly 27× the raw ungraded value of $1.87.

Should I grade my Absol?

A PSA 10 sells for about $50 versus $1.87 raw — roughly a 27× 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 Absol rare?

Absol is a Rare Holo card from Guardians Rising (card #81), illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic. Its current blended market value is $1.87 ungraded.

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