How much is a PSA 10 Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 worth?

A PSA 10 Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze is worth about $25.20; PSA 9 about $9.99, PSA 8 about $8.98, PSA 7 about $7.95. That is about 12× the ungraded value.

How often does Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 sell?

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze recorded 82 sales across every grade in the last 90 days (34 in the last 30), most recently on Nov 10, 2026. The highest recent sale was $36.16 for a PSA 10 copy on Aug 16, 2026.

What is the most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze?

The most valuable card in Darkness Ablaze is Charizard VMAX 20/189, at about $35.00 ungraded. Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 ranks 27th of 201.

What set is Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 from?

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 is from the English Pokémon TCG set Darkness Ablaze, released Aug 14, 2020, in the Sword & Shield era. Its rarity is Rare Ultra.

What is Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?

As of Nov 12, 2026, Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 is about $2.16 ungraded near mint (73 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $9.99 (6 sales); PSA 10 about $25.20 (5 sales).

Why do two copies of Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 differ in price?

As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189, so the gap is condition: near mint is $2.16. Too few played copies have sold to price each condition on its own.

Rare Ultra2020Sword & Shield era

Pokémon Breeder's NurturingDarkness Ablaze 188/189 price & value

Name: Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze
Brand: Pokémon
SKU: swsh3-188

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189, Darkness Ablaze Pokémon card — Press the card to zoom in

UltraBall Market ValueUngraded

$2.16

down −9.9%4 weeks · Steady

High confidence

How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.

73 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
80 sales on record listed as near mint
Last sale Nov 8, 2026

How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value →

High liquidity96/100

High liquidity

Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.

About 24 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.

How we measure liquidity →

Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 73 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026

Graded: PSA 9 $9.99PSA 10 $25.20

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People ask about this card

What is Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?: As of Nov 12, 2026, Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 is about $2.16 ungraded near mint (73 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $9.99 (6 sales); PSA 10 about $25.20 (5 sales). Every grade’s price.
Why do two copies of Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 differ in price?: As of Nov 12, 2026, there is one printing of Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189, so the gap is condition: near mint is $2.16. Too few played copies have sold to price each condition on its own. Recent sales.

Price history

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 price over time

Nov 11Feb 11May 13Aug 13Nov 12

Recorded prices, joined day to day

Ungraded, 1 year: $2.14 on Nov 11, 2025, $2.16 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $2.14, highest $3.46.

Now: $2.16
4 weeks: −9.9%
90 days: −29%
1 year: +10%
Highest, 1Y: $3.46
Lowest, 1Y: $2.14

Recorded history starts January 2021. 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.

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 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	$2.16	down −14%
October 2026	$2.50	down −13%
September 2026	$2.88	down −5.6%
August 2026	$3.05	down −7.6%
July 2026	$3.30	–
May 2026	$2.90	up +3.2%
April 2026	$2.81	up +0.4%
March 2026	$2.80	down −6.7%
February 2026	$3.00	down −3.8%
January 2026	$3.12	up +32%
December 2025	$2.36	up +10%
November 2025	$2.14	down −28%

Matched to this exact card

Recent verified sales

Latest 24

RawDarkness Ablaze #188/189 Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing (Full Art) Ultra Rare, HoloNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.99asking
RawPokemon Breeder's Nurturing - 188/189 - UR - SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze - NMNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $3.18
PSA 10Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing - 188/189 - Darkness ablaze - PSA 10Nov 8, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $22.18
RawPokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Ultra Rare Darkness Ablaze Pokemon Holo NM/MNov 5, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.85
RawPokemon TCG Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Full Art Holo Ultra Rare TrainerNov 4, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $3.83
RawThe Pokémon Company Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze UR HoloNov 3, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.49
RawPokemon Breeder's Nurturing (Full Art) : SWSH03: Darkness Ablaze #188/189 RawNov 3, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.51
CGC 9.52020 Pokemon SWSH Darkness Ablaze Full Art Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing #188 CGC Nov 2, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $7.20
RawPokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze Holo Ultra Rare PokemonNov 1, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $2.75
RawPokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Ultra Rare Darkness Ablaze Pokemon Holo NMOct 30, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · $2.97
CGC 9CGC 9 Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing Full Art 188/189 Swsh03 Darkness Ablaze HoloOct 11, 2026 · eBay · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $5.00asking
PSA 92020 Pokemon SWSH Darkness Ablaze Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 PSA 9Sep 25, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $8.00
PSA 10WED 23/09 Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze Pokemon PSA 10Sep 23, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $30.70
PSA 9The Pokémon Company PSA 9 Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing Full Art Holo 188/189Sep 6, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $11.00
PSA 10PSA 10 Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze Full Art Holo ENAug 16, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $36.16
PSA 10Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing (Full Art) - 188/189 Darkness Ablaze NM - PSA 10Aug 12, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $39.99
PSA 9POKEMON BREEDER'S NURTURING 188/189 DARKNESS ABLAZE POKEMON PSA 9Aug 5, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted (asked $20.00) · View listing · $15.00
PSA 9POKEMON CARD POKEMON BREEDER'S NURTURING FULL ART 188 DARKNESS GRADED PSA 9 MINTUnusual priceJul 26, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $3.25
PSA 10PSA 10 Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing #188 Darkness Ablaze 188/189 Full Art 2020Jul 23, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $32.00
PSA 10PSA 10 Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing #188 Darkness Ablaze 188/189 Full Art 2020Jul 2, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $29.99
PSA 10PSA 10 Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing #188 Darkness Ablaze 188/189 Full Art 2020Jun 21, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $39.99
PSA 10PSA 10 Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing - 188/189 - Darkness ablaze - PokemonJun 20, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $39.70
PSA 9PSA 9 POKEMON BREEDER'S NURTURING 2020 Darkness Ablaze #188Jun 17, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $9.99
PSA 9PSA 9 MINT Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze FULL ART CardJun 17, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $9.99

Every sale here was matched to this exact card: the right number, set, printing and language, one card per listing, raw kept apart from graded. Where a venue sells by card and gives no listing title to check, the row says the venue named the card. Listings we can’t be sure of are left out. A price marked ≤ is an asking price, not a confirmed sale. On an accepted best offer we show what the buyer paid, not the asking price; where that isn’t on record the asking price is shown as a ceiling and never counts towards the price. A sale marked unusual is far from that grade’s market price: it stays on the record, and is left out of this page’s latest-sale and comparison figures. Sales record updated Nov 11, 2026.

Graded values

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 price by grade

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189: market price, 4-week change, sales pace and last sale by grade
Grade	Market value	4 wk	Sales/moSales a month	Last sale
UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$2.16Last $3.18 · Nov 8, 2026	down −9.9%	24High liquidity. High	$3.18Nov 8, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
PSA 1011.7× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$25.20Last $22.18 · Nov 8, 2026	down −26%	1Medium liquidity. Medium	$22.18Nov 8, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 94.6× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.	$9.99Last $8.00 · Sep 25, 2026	down −7.2%	0.7Low liquidity. Low	$8.00Sep 25, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual.
PSA 84.2× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$8.98	0.0%	No recent sales	–Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
PSA 73.7× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.	$7.95	0.0%	No recent sales	–Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
CGC 104.7× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$10.20	–	0.7Low liquidity. Low	–Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
BGS 1013.4× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$29.00	–	No recent sales	–Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
SGC 1011.6× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$25.00	–	No recent sales	–Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.
TAG 108.3× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide.	$17.99	–	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

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If it gets a PSA 10: −$65.10
If it gets a PSA 9: −$78.19
PSA fee for a PSA 10: $59.99 Standard
Slab sale price to break even: $100at Standard, $59.99
Grading pays, at today’s prices: No priced grade
Historical PSA 10 rate: 62%

Against selling raw at $2.16, 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 944 copies; 585 got a 10.

Population report944 PSA graded · Grade breakdown and gem rate

PSA population

PSA graded: 944
PSA 10: 585
PSA 9: 284
Historical PSA 10 rate: 62%; PSA 10s of all graded

A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 45% of the Darkness Ablaze cards PSA has graded enough of.

Every PSA grade (6)

PSA population by grade
Grade	Copies	Share
10	585	62%
9	284	30%
8	57	6.1%
7	11	1.2%
6	3	0.32%
5	2	0.21%

PSA’s count of Sep 28, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

PSA’s count of Sep 28, 2026. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.

About

About this card

Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing is card 188 of 189 in the Darkness Ablaze price guide, a set released in August 2020 during the Sword & Shield era. Its rarity is Rare Ultra. The artwork is by kirisAki. In the checklist it sits after Piers 187/189 and before Rose 189/189.

It is the 27th most valuable of the 201 priced cards in Darkness Ablaze, behind Charizard VMAX 20/189 (see the most valuable Darkness Ablaze cards).

What the data says

The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (−9.9% on 7-day averages), on 73 ungraded sales in 90 days.

From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 8, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market

Market snapshot

How each figure is worked out

4 weeks: −9.9%ungraded, between 7-day averages
90 days: −29%ungraded, between 7-day averages
1 year: +10%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
Direction: Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
High since daily tracking: 30% under$3.38 on Aug 19, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
Liquidity: High24.3 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
Price confidence: High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
Ungraded sold: 32in 30 days; 73 in 90
Sales pace: 7.3×the typical Darkness Ablaze card with sales: 73 ungraded in 90 days against 10
PSA 10 population: 585of 944 PSA graded, count of Sep 28, 2026

Card details

Set: Darkness Ablaze
Number: 188/189
Set code: DAA
Rarity: Rare Ultra
Released: Aug 14, 2020
Era: Sword & Shield
Illustrator: kirisAki
Printings: Holofoil

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As of Nov 12, 2026, Pokémon Breeder's Nurturing 188/189 Darkness Ablaze is worth about $2.16 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $25.20. How we price cards.