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Sunkern Neo Genesis #78 Pokémon card
Common

Sunkern Neo Genesis #78

Card #78 · Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno
40 HPGrassPokémonBasic
Market value · ungraded
$1.90
4.4% · 30d
PSA 10
$100
53× raw
4 sales · last 90 days · Fanatics + TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$1.90
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9 different Sunkern printings exist — is this your card? Neo Genesis #78

Sunkern is a Common Pokémon card from Neo Genesis (#78), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 40 HP, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.90 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $100 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 53× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
1st Edition · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$1.88
LPLightly Played$0.94
HPHeavily Played$0.84
DMGDamaged$0.53
7-day 0.5%
30-day 4.4%
90-day 27.9%
All-time high$2
All-time low$1
Other printingsUnlimited · $0.77
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$1.88
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 56$100$100$100
PSA 9pop 174$24$15$25
PSA 8pop 58$4$4$8
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Latest
$1.52
Period high
$1.80
Period low
$1.04
Change
2.7%

Recent sold prices

Last sold price
$16
CGC 9 · 25 May 2026
Typical CGC 10
$29
Sales · last 90 days
4
How often it sells
Rarely sells
0 in last 30 days

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.

Population across graders

Only 18% of 313 PSA-graded Sunkern copies are a gem-mint 10 (56 of 313) — the rest grade lower.

PSA313 gradedPSA 10 · 56 · 18% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (9 grades)
1056
9174
8.54
858
711
62
56
41
11
CGC451 gradedCGC 10 · 81 · 18% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (5 grades)
1081
9.515
9119
8.5117
846
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Sunkern 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$41
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case.
Only 17.9% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$27); most land at PSA 9 or below.
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$99.99$70.99+$2752.6×
PSA 9$23.67$70.23$4812.5×
PSA 8$4.39$70.03$682.3×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 313 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
17.9%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$41
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$27
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1017.9%$100.00
PSA 955.6%$24.00
PSA ≤826.5%$2.00

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.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

42% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$2
PriceCharting · dearest$3

Currently 42% 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

Momentum · 30dRising +4%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 42% gap

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

Card text

Growth
Grass
Flip a coin. If heads, you may attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your hand to Sunkern.
Mega Drain30
Grass · Grass · Grass
Remove a number of damage counters from Sunkern equal to half the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance) (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Sunkern has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Weakness Fire ×2Retreat 2

It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a Spearow, it violently shakes its leaves.

About the Pokémon

Seed PokémonGEN IISunkernSunflora

It may drop out of the sky suddenly. If attacked by a SPEAROW, it will violently shake its leaves.

Card details

Number#78
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeGrass
HP40
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#191
Card IDneo1-78
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Sunkern cards

There are 9 different Sunkern printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Neo Genesis #78 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Sunkern (Neo Genesis #78) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Sunkern from Neo Genesis is worth approximately $1.90 ungraded (near-mint), and around $100 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 Sunkern?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Sunkern from Neo Genesis is worth around $100 — roughly 53× the raw ungraded value of $1.90.

Should I grade my Sunkern?

A PSA 10 sells for about $100 versus $1.90 raw — roughly a 53× 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 Sunkern rare?

Sunkern is a Common card from Neo Genesis (card #78), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Its current blended market value is $1.90 ungraded.