Price history, listings and card analysis
Lugia 140/189 Darkness Ablaze Reverse Holo (Reverse Holofoil). TCGplayer market price: $2.62 as of Oct 1, 2026. Recorded price history: 967 daily market-price observations, Feb 8, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. 12-month recorded market-price range: $0.86 – $2.69. Performance versus the market: Over the last 2 months this card rose 21.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 16.5%. TCGplayer lowest listed ask: $0.50 as of Oct 1, 2026, across conditions, before shipping. TCGplayer listed median: $2.08 as of Oct 1, 2026. Pokespective interest score: 55 out of 100 (Above average); It ranks above 55% of the cards we track. 60-day price forecast: An estimated 39% chance of beating the typical tracked card over 60 days; in a typical outcome it would end about 4.6% behind. Four times in five the price lands between $2.03 and $3.39. 60-day forecast: Likely range: $2.03 – $3.39; 8 in 10 outcomes. 60-day forecast: Middle half: $2.34 – $2.92; half of outcomes land here. 60-day forecast: Typical outcome: $2.60; -4.6% versus the market. 60-day forecast: Confidence: 54 / 100; a narrow range, not a better outcome.
Beating the market, or just riding it?
Beating the market
Over the last 2 months this card rose 21.9%, while the typical card we track rose 4.6%: it has beaten the market by 16.5%.
Describes the last 2 months, not what happens next. Not investment advice.
Is this card interesting right now?
Above average - 55 out of 100
It ranks above 55% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. Its weights were tuned on how cards moved over the following 60 days, so a high score is a tendency across many cards, not a forecast for this one - and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.
Why is it interesting?
Sellers undercutting and climbing this month
Median asking prices sit below the recent-sales market reference - sellers are pricing more aggressively. It has done better than the rest of the market over the past month.
Is it becoming more popular?
Yes - consistently
Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.
Past month+18.4%
Past 2 months+16.5%
Past 4 months+16.5%
Is it expensive or cheap?
$2.62 - expensive for its set
At $2.62 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 25 of 356 by price. It costs more than 61% of other Rare cards we track. It is at or near its highest price of the past year.
What makes this card unusual?
An ordinary Rare from a 6-year-old set
Rare is a widely printed rarity - 6,033 tracked cards share it. This is the Reverse Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork.
Could you actually buy or sell it?
Easily - it trades often
The price changed in 55% of our checks over the past year across 365 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.
How does the grading fee compare?
Fee exceeds raw price
A roughly $22.00 grading fee is 840% of the $2.62 raw price. Raw price plus fee comes to about $24.62, before shipping, insurance or selling costs. That is a cost comparison, not an estimate of a graded copy's value. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data. We cannot assess this copy's condition or tell you what a PSA 10 is worth. Check condition and comparable graded sales before deciding whether grading would pay off.
TCGplayer market price on the last day we have for each month; the current month so far.
