Cynthia's AmbitionBrilliant Stars 138/172 price & value
$0.22
up +9.6%4 weeks · Steady
Low confidence
Low confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 17 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 14 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Oct 31, 2026
High liquidity66/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 6 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 17 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $5.01PSA 10 $87.00
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 is about $0.22 ungraded near mint (17 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $5.01; PSA 10 about $87.00 (7 sales). Every grade’s price.
- Which printing of Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 comes in 2 printings: Non-Holo $0.22 ungraded, Reverse Holo $0.32 ungraded. Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere. Printings compared.
Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $0.25 on Nov 11, 2025, $0.22 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.10, highest $0.52.
- Now
- $0.22
- 4 weeks
- +9.6%
- 90 days
- +12%
- 1 year
- −15%
- Highest, 1Y
- $0.52
- Lowest, 1Y
- $0.10
Recorded history starts February 2022. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $0.22 | up +47% |
| October 2026 | $0.15 | down −6.3% |
| September 2026 | $0.16 | down −24% |
| August 2026 | $0.21 | up +17% |
| July 2026 | $0.18 | – |
| May 2026 | $0.36 | up +44% |
| April 2026 | $0.25 | down −52% |
| March 2026 | $0.52 | up +58% |
| February 2026 | $0.33 | up +83% |
| January 2026 | $0.18 | up +80% |
| December 2025 | $0.10 | down −60% |
| November 2025 | $0.25 | up +92% |
Recent verified sales
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RawCynthia's Ambition 138/172 Uncommon Brilliant Stars Pokemon Near MintLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 18, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.42asking- Raw⭐Pokemon TCG - Cynthia's Ambition - 138/172 - Uncommon - Brilliant Stars - NM⭐Likely best offer · asking price shownOct 18, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.18asking
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RawPokemon Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 SWSH09 Brilliant Stars Non-Holo Pack Fresh NMLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.50asking- RawCynthia's Ambition 138/172 Uncommon Brilliant Stars Pokemon TCG CardLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 3, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.78asking
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Graded values
Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedLow. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $0.22 | up +9.6% | 6High liquidity. High | –Low. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 10395.5× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $87.00 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| PSA 922.8× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $5.01 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 820.5× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $4.51 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| CGC 10267.3× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $58.80 | – | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- −$9.81
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$80.83
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $98.30at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
Against selling raw at $0.22, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 9 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 6 copies; 1 got a 10.
Population
- PSA graded
- 6
- PSA 10
- 1
- PSA 9
- 2
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
- PSA 10s of all graded
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 6 | 1 | 2 | – |
| CGC | 8 | 2 | 2 | – |
| BGS | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| SGC | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
- PSA graded
- 6
- 10s
- 1
- 10s share
- –
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- –
Every PSA grade (4)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 17% |
| 9 | 2 | 33% |
| 8 | 2 | 33% |
| 7 | 1 | 17% |
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 8
- 10s
- 2
- 10s share
- –
- Historical CGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | 25% |
| 9.5 | 1 | 13% |
| 9 | 2 | 25% |
| 8.5 | 1 | 13% |
| Authentic | 2 | 25% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 1
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 1 | 100% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 3
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (3)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 1 | 33% |
| 8.5 | 1 | 33% |
| 4 | 1 | 33% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
Cynthia's Ambition is card 138 of 172 in the Brilliant Stars price guide, a set released in February 2022 during the Sword & Shield era. Its rarity is Uncommon. The artwork is by Megumi Mizutani. In the checklist it sits after Collapsed Stadium 137/172 and before Fresh Water Set 139/172.
It is the 83rd most valuable of the 186 priced cards in Brilliant Stars, behind Charizard V 154/172 (see the most valuable Brilliant Stars cards).
What the data says
The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (+9.6% on 7-day averages), on 17 ungraded sales in 90 days.
Ungraded copies are cheap, but graded ones are not: a PSA 10 is valued at $87.00.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Oct 31, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- +9.6%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +12%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- −15%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- 1% under$0.21 on Aug 25, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- High5.7 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- Low confidenceFew recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
- Ungraded sold
- 4in 30 days; 17 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 1of 6 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026
Printings compared
- Non-Holo · this pageNothing on the front shines.$0.22 ungraded
- Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$0.32 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.
- Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere.
- Number
- 138/172
- Set code
- BRS
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- Feb 25, 2022
- Illustrator
- Megumi Mizutani
- Printings
- Non-holo, Reverse holo
- Character
- All Cynthia cards
- Brilliant Stars checklistAll 186 cards with prices
- Most valuable Brilliant Stars cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Brilliant Stars chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- Sword & Shield eraSets and chase cards from February 2020 on
- 2022 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2022, with prices
Cite this price
Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 (Brilliant Stars) is worth $0.22 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/brilliant-stars/cynthias-ambition-138).
Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 (Brilliant Stars) is worth $0.22 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/brilliant-stars/cynthias-ambition-138).
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Questions collectors ask
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cynthia's Ambition 138/172 Brilliant Stars is worth about $0.22 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $87.00. How we price cards.