Professor Elm's Lecture
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Professor Elm's Lecture is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#188), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. It's a Supporter Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $0.79 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 21 August 2026.
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Raw $0.79 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $61.01, after ~$70.6 grading fee → 77.2× the raw value.
The odds
Professor Elm's Lecture is a Uncommoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 8 | $61.01 | $71 | −$10 | 77.2× |
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.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 25% of 4 PSA-graded Professor Elm's Lecture copies are a gem-mint 10 (1 of 4) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Professor Elm's Lecture 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
No PSA 9 or PSA 10 price yet — too few verified gem-grade sales to price the top grades reliably. They'll appear here once enough real sold results back them.
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 8 | $61$38–$69 | |
| PSA 5 | $38$38–$38 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
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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 #188 (Uncommon).
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How much is Professor Elm's Lecture (Lost Thunder #188) worth?
As of 21 August 2026, Professor Elm's Lecture from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $0.79 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 #188), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. Its current blended market value is $0.79 ungraded.
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