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Professor Birch's Observations (159 Full Art) 159/160 Primal Clash Pokémon card

Ultra Rare

Professor Birch's Observations (159 Full Art) 159/160 · Primal Clash

No reliable market price (asking prices far above recent sales)

Last recorded $18.72 — asking prices far above recent sales

Listing context limited

TCGplayer listings · Snapshot Oct 1, 2026

The listed median is more than three times the recent-sales market price. That gap can reflect a thin market or unrealistic asks.

USD · across conditions · before shipping. Asking prices are not completed sales; listing and seller counts are not supplied.

Asking prices over the past 90 days
Listed median / Market price$20.00$40.00Jul 4, 2026 · Market price $13.37Jul 5, 2026 · Market price $13.63Jul 6, 2026 · Market price $13.63Jul 7, 2026 · Market price $13.63Jul 8, 2026 · Market price $13.54Jul 9, 2026 · Market price $13.81Jul 10, 2026 · Market price $13.54Jul 11, 2026 · Market price $13.82Jul 12, 2026 · Market price $13.82Jul 13, 2026 · Market price $13.94Jul 14, 2026 · Market price $13.94Jul 15, 2026 · Market price $13.94Jul 16, 2026 · Market price $13.66Jul 17, 2026 · Market price $13.66Jul 18, 2026 · Market price $13.72Jul 19, 2026 · Market price $13.72Jul 20, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 21, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 22, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 23, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 24, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 25, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 26, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 27, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 28, 2026 · Market price $13.69Jul 29, 2026 · Market price $13.84Jul 30, 2026 · Market price $13.84Jul 31, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 1, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 2, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 3, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 4, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 5, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 6, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 7, 2026 · Market price $13.84Aug 8, 2026 · Market price $13.99Aug 9, 2026 · Market price $13.99Aug 10, 2026 · Market price $13.67Aug 11, 2026 · Market price $13.67Aug 12, 2026 · Market price $13.88Aug 13, 2026 · Market price $13.81Aug 14, 2026 · Market price $13.90Aug 15, 2026 · Market price $13.90Aug 16, 2026 · Market price $14.28Aug 17, 2026 · Market price $14.28Aug 18, 2026 · Market price $14.28Aug 19, 2026 · Market price $14.37Aug 20, 2026 · Market price $14.37Aug 21, 2026 · Market price $14.37Aug 22, 2026 · Market price $14.37Aug 23, 2026 · Market price $14.37Aug 24, 2026 · Market price $14.37Sep 5, 2026 · Market price $16.41Sep 6, 2026 · Market price $17.21Sep 10, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 11, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 12, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 13, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 14, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 15, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 16, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 17, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 18, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 19, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 20, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 21, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 22, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 23, 2026 · Market price $18.82Sep 24, 2026 · Market price $19.10Sep 25, 2026 · Market price $19.10Jul 4, 2026 · Listed median $13.23Jul 5, 2026 · Listed median $11.80Jul 6, 2026 · Listed median $11.60Jul 7, 2026 · Listed median $11.80Jul 8, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 9, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 10, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 11, 2026 · Listed median $12.24Jul 12, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 13, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 14, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 15, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Jul 16, 2026 · Listed median $12.48Jul 17, 2026 · Listed median $12.48Jul 18, 2026 · Listed median $12.99Jul 19, 2026 · Listed median $12.99Jul 20, 2026 · Listed median $12.48Jul 21, 2026 · Listed median $12.48Jul 22, 2026 · Listed median $13.09Jul 23, 2026 · Listed median $12.85Jul 24, 2026 · Listed median $12.85Jul 25, 2026 · Listed median $12.85Jul 26, 2026 · Listed median $12.85Jul 27, 2026 · Listed median $13.70Jul 28, 2026 · Listed median $13.70Jul 29, 2026 · Listed median $12.90Jul 30, 2026 · Listed median $12.90Jul 31, 2026 · Listed median $12.90Aug 1, 2026 · Listed median $13.81Aug 2, 2026 · Listed median $14.20Aug 3, 2026 · Listed median $14.29Aug 4, 2026 · Listed median $13.83Aug 5, 2026 · Listed median $13.81Aug 6, 2026 · Listed median $13.81Aug 7, 2026 · Listed median $13.81Aug 8, 2026 · Listed median $12.98Aug 9, 2026 · Listed median $11.99Aug 10, 2026 · Listed median $14.72Aug 11, 2026 · Listed median $14.18Aug 12, 2026 · Listed median $13.65Aug 13, 2026 · Listed median $14.98Aug 14, 2026 · Listed median $15.26Aug 15, 2026 · Listed median $16.07Aug 16, 2026 · Listed median $19.02Aug 17, 2026 · Listed median $21.33Aug 18, 2026 · Listed median $21.33Aug 19, 2026 · Listed median $21.17Aug 20, 2026 · Listed median $21.38Aug 21, 2026 · Listed median $21.45Aug 22, 2026 · Listed median $21.59Aug 23, 2026 · Listed median $21.59Aug 24, 2026 · Listed median $32.39Sep 5, 2026 · Listed median $38.14Sep 6, 2026 · Listed median $46.02Sep 10, 2026 · Listed median $29.69Sep 11, 2026 · Listed median $29.50Sep 12, 2026 · Listed median $29.99Sep 13, 2026 · Listed median $29.99Sep 14, 2026 · Listed median $29.69Sep 15, 2026 · Listed median $29.09Sep 16, 2026 · Listed median $29.09Sep 17, 2026 · Listed median $28.51Sep 18, 2026 · Listed median $50.69Sep 19, 2026 · Listed median $50.69Sep 20, 2026 · Listed median $50.68Sep 21, 2026 · Listed median $50.68Sep 22, 2026 · Listed median $50.68Sep 23, 2026 · Listed median $51.28Sep 24, 2026 · Listed median $51.27Sep 25, 2026 · Listed median $51.23Jul 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026
Listed medianMarket price

Daily summaries, not individual listings. Gaps mark missing or rejected readings; lines also break when checks are more than three days apart.

Recent snapshots
DateListed medianMarket price
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Sep 25, 2026$51.23$19.10
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Before you buy

No reliable price

It rarely trades, and is widely printed.

Price

No reliable price

Median asking prices sit far above the recent-sales market price, so this price fails our reliability check.

Versus the market

Not enough trading to say

Its listings are too thin to trust the price, so it is not compared with the market.

The next 60 days

No forecast

The price isn't reliable enough to project (asking prices far above recent sales), so no range or chance of beating the market is shown.

Buying and selling

Rarely trades

20% of our price checks saw it move

The price shown may be stale; expect to wait.

Scarcity

Widely printed

Ultra Rare: 2,593 of the cards we track (6%).

Grading

Cannot say

Grading maths starts from a reliable raw price.

Compare this card's TCGplayer market price, listing prices, historical range and model outlook before you buy. Research for collectors; not personal investment advice.

Price history

No forecast

The price isn't reliable enough to project (asking prices far above recent sales), so no range or chance of beating the market is shown.

$12.00$14.00$16.00$18.00 Today Nov 2025Jan 2026MarMayJulSep
$5.00$10.00$15.00$20.00 Today Mar 2024SepMarSepMarSep
Price

Card analysis: Why it scores where it does

99

Standout

99 out of 100. It is in the top 1% of everything we track.

Seller confidenceSellers holding firm
Unusual moveFirmer recent move than most
1-month trendClimbing this month
2-month trendClimbing for 2 months
Listing tightnessScattered listings
Near its highJust below its 12-month high

Each ingredient is weighted by how well it has preceded price moves in this market's own history. The exact weights and readings are in The full read.

The full read

Every question we ask of a card, and every number behind the answers.
Forecast: not usable (asking prices far above recent sales)Set: vintage

Price history, listings and card analysis

Professor Birch's Observations (159 Full Art) 159/160 Primal Clash (Holofoil).

Beating the market, or just riding it?

Not enough trading to say

Its listings are too thin to trust the price, so it is not compared with the market.

Describes the last 2 months, not what happens next. Not investment advice.

Is this card interesting right now?

Scores 99, but do not trust it

Median asking prices are 3.9x the recent-sales market price. That gap can reflect outlier asks or a thin market; it does not tell us how many copies are listed. Check the listings before believing this ranking. The score is computed the same way as for every other card, and on this one the ingredients are being fed by a listing that does not represent a real market. Treat the ranking as unreliable until the listings look normal again.

Why is it interesting?

Not meaningful here

Median asking prices sit far above the recent-sales market price, so this price fails our reliability check. The ingredients are read off those listings, so they describe one seller's price rather than the card.

Is it becoming more popular?

Not enough trading to say

Median asking prices sit far above the recent-sales market price, so this price fails our reliability check. A trend measured from that figure would say nothing about how the card is doing against the market.

Is it expensive or cheap?

No reliable price - last recorded $18.72

Median asking prices sit far above the recent-sales market price, so this price fails our reliability check. The last recorded figure is shown for reference only, so it is not ranked against the rest of its set. The listings and recent sales on TCGplayer are the place to judge what a copy costs.

What makes this card unusual?

An Ultra Rare from a 12-year-old set

Ultra Rare is a widely printed rarity - 2,593 tracked cards share it. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork. The set is about 12 years old, so surviving copies in good condition get scarcer over time.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Slowly - it rarely trades

The price changed in 20% 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?

Cannot say - no reliable price

Median asking prices sit far above the recent-sales market price, so this price fails our reliability check. The grading maths starts from what a raw copy is worth, so there is nothing to work it out from. 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.

The score's ingredients

IngredientWeightEffect on the scoreTrack record
Seller confidence30%+0.436Strong record
Unusual move16%+0.322Strong record
1-month trend16%+0.237Strong record
2-month trend14%+0.208Consistent record
Price steadiness10%+0.088Weak record
Listing tightness6%-0.032No measured edge
4-month trend3%+0.025Consistent record
Near its high5%-0.002Consistent record

Every number behind this page

Last recorded price$18.72Not a market price: asking prices far above recent sales
Cheapest listing$35.00The lowest price anyone is currently asking
Middle of listings$72.38The midpoint of what sellers are asking
Seller confidence+286.6%Read off listings that are not a real market
1-month trend vs market+15.8%Measured from a price that is not reliable
2-month trend vs market+29.3%Measured from a price that is not reliable
4-month trend vs market+22.7%Measured from a price that is not reliable
Versus same-set, same-rarity cards+24.4%Shown for interest only — this one is not part of the score
Unusual move+2.8Within its normal range of movement
Below its 12-month high-2.0%At or near its high
Day-to-day price movement0.0101Calm and steady
How often it trades20%Rarely trades — the price shown may be stale
Price checks on record365Observations in the past year
Times the price changed72How many of those were real moves
Actively tradedYesWhether there is enough activity for the trend figures to mean anything
Set age11.7 yearsVintage
Interest score99 / 100Ranks above 99% of tracked cards
TCGplayer product ID96,057For looking it up elsewhere