Absol, Pokémon card

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Holo Rare

Absol

Dragon · #1/97

Absol (1/97), the Holo Rare from Dragon, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $163, typically in the $140–$185 range.

As of September 9, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work

Market price · ungraded · est.
$163
typically $140–$185as of September 9, 2026 · est.steady
Riffle Fair Price · model

The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.

eBay market activity

Last 30 days of clean eBay listings for Absol · as of Sep 3

2.5sold / day
70new / day
106active now
75%sell-through
Demand pressure2.2%
2%5%10%15%
heavy supplyvery tight
Pressure change-28%
0
lower pressurehigher pressure
Active supply New in Sold out (est.) Expired

The line tracks standing active listings (note the zoomed scale). Bars below split each day’s turnover around zero: new listings arriving above, listings leaving below, sold vs expired. Empty days had no capture. Demand pressure is estimated units sold per day as a share of active listings. Estimated eBay units, counts only, tracked daily by Riffle. The exact price history behind these is part of Riffle premium.

About Absol

Absol is a Holo Rare (1/97) from the Pokémon Dragon set, released November 24, 2003. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $140–$185. The artwork is by Naoyo Kimura. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.

FAQ

How much is Absol (1/97) worth?

Absol (1/97), the Holo Rare from Dragon, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $163, typically in the $140–$185 range. Note: 18 other cards named Absol exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.

Which Absol card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?

This page covers Absol (1/97), the Holo Rare (about $140–$185) from Dragon.

The other versions: #96/95 from Team Magma vs Team Aqua (Rare, about $145–$190); #91/102 from Triumphant (Rare PRIME, about $120–$160); #67/116 from Plasma Freeze (Rare, about $16–$21); #15/92 from Legend Maker (Rare, about $13–$18); #21/132 from Secret Wonders (Rare, about $9–$11); #GG16/70 from Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery (Rare, about $9–$11); #18/110 from Holon Phantoms (Rare, about $8–$11); #88/181 from Team Up (Rare, about $3–$4); #81/145 from Guardians Rising (Rare, about $2–$3); #40/108 from Roaring Skies (Rare, about about $1); #076/159 from Crown Zenith (Holo Rare, about under $1); #097/189 from Astral Radiance (Holo Rare, about under $1); #133/236 from Cosmic Eclipse (Uncommon, about under $1); #164/264 from Fusion Strike (Rare, about under $1); #38/73 from Champion's Path (Uncommon, about under $1); #113/182 from Paradox Rift (Uncommon, about under $1); #030/64 from Shrouded Fable (Common, about under $1); #063/94 from Phantasmal Flames (Common, about under $1).

The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.

Is Absol (1/97) rare?

Absol (1/97) is a Holo Rare. PSA has graded 539 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.

How rare is a PSA 10 Absol (1/97)?

Of the 539 copies PSA has graded, 9% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.

PSA population & gem rate

PSA population
539 graded
Gem rate
9% graded PSA 10
Census as of
July 29, 2026

From the PSA population census, captured monthly by Riffle. A 9% gem rate is on the hard side; PSA 10 copies of this card are scarcer than the typical modern chase card. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.

Why this estimate
  • $140–$185 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
  • The band spans about ±14% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
  • 40 clean listings back today’s basis, with storefront and lot noise excluded.
  • Sampled daily since July 28, 2026, current as of September 9, 2026.

When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →

Graded (PSA) and sealed-product prices via PriceCharting.