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Professor Birch's Observations Primal Clash #159 Pokémon card
Rare Ultra

Professor Birch's Observations Primal Clash #159

Card #159 · Illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga
TrainerSupporter
Market value · ungraded
$13.63
3.3% · 30d
12 sales · last 90 days · eBay + TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
Confidence high · How we price →
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$13.63
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2 different Professor Birch's Observations printings exist — is this your card? Primal Clash #159

Professor Birch's Observations is a Rare Ultra Pokémon card from Primal Clash (#159), illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. It's a Supporter Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $13.63 ungraded. 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
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$13.29
LPLightly Played$8.73
MPModerately Played$5.25
HPHeavily Played$4.11
DMGDamaged$2.21
7-dayflat
30-day 3.3%
90-day 16.0%
All-time high$13
All-time low$10
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$13.29
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 9pop 452 sold$52$44$60
PSA 8pop 762 sold$29$25$34
PSA 7pop 572 sold$17$15$20
“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
$10.33
Period high
$12.00
Period low
$5.59
Change
66.3%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$9
Raw · 21 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$9
Sales · last 90 days
12
How often it sells
Sells regularly
5 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 58/100
Sales · 30d5
Sales · 90d12
Price momentum+3%
Raw
$9

Last sold $9 · Raw · 21 Jun 2026

Population across graders

Only 6% of 211 PSA-graded Professor Birch's Observations copies are a gem-mint 10 (12 of 211) — the rest grade lower.

PSA211 gradedPSA 10 · 12 · 6% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (7 grades)
1012
945
8.51
876
757
613
57
CGC81 gradedCGC 10 · 1 · 1% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (4 grades)
101
94
8.518
824
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Professor Birch's Observations 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$32
Raw $13.63 → graded PSA 9$52.30
after ~$70.51 grading fee → 3.8× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 9$52.30$70.51$323.8×
PSA 8$29.20$70.28$552.1×

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.

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Cross-market prices

46% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$10
TCGplayer$14
Cardmarket · dearest$15

Currently 46% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. 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 +3%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 46% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$15

Card text

Shuffle your hand into your deck and flip a coin. If heads, draw 7 cards. If tails, draw 4 cards.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

Card details

Number#159
RarityRare Ultra
SupertypeTrainer
SubtypesSupporter
Card IDxy5-159
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Professor Birch's Observations cards

There are 2 different Professor Birch's Observations printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Primal Clash #159 (Rare Ultra).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Professor Birch's Observations (Primal Clash #159) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Professor Birch's Observations from Primal Clash is worth approximately $13.63 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Professor Birch's Observations rare?

Professor Birch's Observations is a Rare Ultra card from Primal Clash (card #159), illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga. Its current blended market value is $13.63 ungraded.