Professor Elm's Lecture
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence19 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG English Lost Thunder Professor Elm's Lecture 213/214 Near MintNM$190
- Aug 6, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Professor Elm's Lecture SM Lost Thunder 213/214 Holo Ultra Rare EN$154
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Professor Elm's Lecture 213/214 Lost Thunder Holo Sun & Moon Trainer Pokemon$180
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — 2018 Pokemon Sun & Moon Lost Thunder Professor Elm's Lecture #213/214$158
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — Professor Elm's Lecture 213/214 Ultra Rare Lost Thunder Pokemon Holo Near MintNM$145
- Jul 25, 2026eBay — Professor Elm's Lecture 213/214 Lost Thunder Holo Sun & Moon Trainer Pokemon$150
- Jul 14, 2026eBay — 2018 Pokemon Sun & Moon Lost Thunder Professor Elm's Lecture #213/214$151
- Jul 10, 2026eBay — Pokémon Trading Card Professor Elm's Lecture 213/214 Lost Thunder FA Holo UR EN$120
By grade
- Raw$15820 sales
- PSA 10$7508 sales
- PSA 9$1757 sales
- PSA 8$1751 sale
- PSA 7$60.001 sale
- CGC 9$79.201 sale
- CGC 10$3001 sale
From 39 completed sales recorded between Jan 5, 2026 and Aug 9, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Professor Elm's Lecture is a Rare Ultra Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#213), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. It's a Supporter Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $152.47 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $610 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 4× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history11 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 30.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$371); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Professor Elm's Lecture is a Ultra Rare in Lost Thunder — the pack's hit slot lands on Ultra Rare 10% of the time, split across 20 ultra rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 201 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 | $610.00 | $86 | +$371 | 4.0× |
| PSA 9 | $165.00 | $72 | −$59 | 1.1× |
| PSA 8 | $102.00 | $71 | −$121 | 0.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,100 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 30.8% | $610.00 |
| PSA 9 | 36.2% | $165.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 33% | $152.00 |
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 31% of 1,100 PSA-graded Professor Elm's Lecture copies are a gem-mint 10 (339 of 1,100) — 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
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 339 | ✓ 44 cert-verified$610$574–$776 | |
| PSA 9pop 398 | $165$140–$190 | |
| PSA 8pop 192 | $102$87–$117 | |
| PSA 7pop 95 | 2 sold$89$76–$102 | |
| PSA 5pop 14 | $85$85–$85 |
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 $89 (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
1% spreadCurrently 1% 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.
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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 #213 (Rare Ultra).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Professor Elm's Lecture (Lost Thunder #213) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Professor Elm's Lecture from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $152.47 ungraded (near-mint), and around $610 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 Professor Elm's Lecture?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Professor Elm's Lecture from Lost Thunder is worth around $610 — roughly 4× the raw ungraded value of $152.47.
Should I grade my Professor Elm's Lecture?
A PSA 10 sells for about $610 versus $152.47 raw — roughly a 4× 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 Professor Elm's Lecture rare?
Professor Elm's Lecture is a Rare Ultra card from Lost Thunder (card #213), illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa. Its current blended market value is $152.47 ungraded.
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