Professor Elm's Training MethodExpedition Base Set 148/165 price & value
$2.52
up +13%4 weeks · Rising
High confidence
High confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 81 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 30 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Nov 9, 2026
High liquidity98/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 27 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 81 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 10 $33.00
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 is about $2.52 ungraded near mint (81 sales in 90 days); PSA 9: too few sales to price; PSA 10 about $33.00 (2 sales). Every grade’s price.
- Which printing of Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 comes in 2 printings: Non-Holo $2.52 ungraded, Reverse Holo $38.49 ungraded. Reverse holo or non-holo: the reverse holo’s border and text box shine; the non-holo has no shine anywhere. Printings compared.
Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $2.30 on Nov 11, 2025, $2.52 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $2.04, highest $3.14.
- Now
- $2.52
- 4 weeks
- +13%
- 90 days
- +2.0%
- 1 year
- +9.3%
- Highest, 1Y
- $3.14
- Lowest, 1Y
- $2.04
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.
Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 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 | $2.52 | up +7.7% |
| October 2026 | $2.34 | up +6.8% |
| September 2026 | $2.19 | down −9.1% |
| August 2026 | $2.41 | down −8.0% |
| July 2026 | $2.62 | – |
| May 2026 | $3.14 | up +13% |
| April 2026 | $2.77 | up +5.3% |
| March 2026 | $2.63 | up +2.3% |
| February 2026 | $2.57 | up +2.0% |
| January 2026 | $2.52 | up +24% |
| December 2025 | $2.04 | down −11% |
| November 2025 | $2.30 | down −18% |
Recent verified sales
RawPokemon TCG Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 Expedition EnglishNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.77asking- Raw💥 PROFESSOR ELM'S TRAINING METHOD # 148/165 Expedition Non Holo Pokémon TCGNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.29
- RawProfessor Elm’s Training Method 148/165 Pokémon Expedition Base Set NM/LPNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $4.01
- RawPokemon TCG Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 Expedition Unc Reg ENGNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken (asking price; paid may be lower) · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.00asking
- RawProfessor Elm's Training Method 148/165 Expedition Regular English UncommonNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · $1.11
- RawPokemon Vintage Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 Expedition Non-Holo - HPNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as heavy play · View listing · $2.50
- RawProfessor Elm's Training Method 148/165 LP Expedition Base Set PokemonNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.99
- RawProfessor Elm's Training Method 148/165 Expedition Pokemon TCG MPNov 6, 2026 · eBay · Sold as moderate play · View listing · $2.49
- PSA 9PSA 9 PROFESSOR ELM'S TRAINING METHOD #148 - Expedition Base Set 2002 WOTCNov 2, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $40.17
- PSA 6Pokemon TCG Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 2002 Expedition PSA 6Oct 30, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $20.50
PSA 92002 Pokemon Expedition #148/165 Professor Elm's Training Method PSA 9 MINTOct 22, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $49.00
CGC 9.5Pokemon Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 from Expedition CGC 9.5 (now 10)Likely best offer · asking price shownSep 19, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $39.00asking
PSA 82002 POKEMON EXPEDITION #148 PROFESSOR ELM'S TRAINING METHOD PSA 8Unusual priceSep 17, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $36.00
CGC 10Pokémon Professor Elm's Training Method 2002 Expedition 148/165 CGC 10Sep 9, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $19.50- PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition #148 Professor Elm's Training Method PSA 10 GEM MINTLikely best offer · asking price shownAug 24, 2026 · eBay · View listing · Asking price, up to $158asking
- PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition Set Professor Elm's Training Method #148/165 PSA 10Likely best offer · asking price shownMar 7, 2026 · eBay · View listing · Asking price, up to $200asking
- PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition Set Professor Elm's Training Method #148/165 PSA 10Feb 1, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $31.89
- PSA 102002 Pokemon Expedition Set Professor Elm's Training Method #148/165 PSA 10Jan 16, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $50.00
Graded values
Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 price 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. | $2.52Last $1.29 · Nov 9, 2026 | up +13% | 27High liquidity. High | $1.29Nov 9, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 1013.1× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $33.00Last $31.89 · Feb 1, 2026 | down −34% | 0.3Low liquidity. Low | $31.89Feb 1, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 83× rawLimited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $7.47 | up +1.2% | 0.3Low liquidity. Low | –Limited. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| CGC 107.9× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $19.80Last $19.50 · Sep 9, 2026 | – | 0.3Low liquidity. Low | $19.50Sep 9, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
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
Showing each company’s top grade. Choose a company above for every grade it has a price for.
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 10
- −$58.65
- If it gets a PSA 8
- −$80.70
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $101at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 39%
Against selling raw at $2.52, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 10 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 8 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 89 copies; 35 got a 10.
Population report89 PSA graded · Grade breakdown and gem rate
Population
- PSA graded
- 89
- PSA 10
- 35
- PSA 9
- 28
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 39%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 86% of the Expedition Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 89 | 35 | 28 | 39% |
| CGC | 124 | 22 | 27 | 18% |
| BGS | 8 | 0 | 2 | – |
- PSA graded
- 89
- 10s
- 35
- 10s share
- 39%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 39%
Every PSA grade (6)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 35 | 39% |
| 9 | 28 | 31% |
| 8 | 13 | 15% |
| 7 | 5 | 5.6% |
| 6 | 6 | 6.7% |
| 5 | 2 | 2.2% |
PSA’s count of Oct 13, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 124
- 10s
- 22
- 10s share
- 18%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 18%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (12)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 22 | 18% |
| 9.5 | 7 | 5.6% |
| 9 | 27 | 22% |
| 8.5 | 26 | 21% |
| 8 | 12 | 9.7% |
| 7.5 | 7 | 5.6% |
| 7 | 1 | 0.81% |
| 6.5 | 8 | 6.5% |
| 6 | 9 | 7.3% |
| 5.5 | 3 | 2.4% |
| 4 | 1 | 0.81% |
| Authentic | 1 | 0.81% |
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
- 8
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (4)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 2 | 25% |
| 9 | 2 | 25% |
| 8.5 | 2 | 25% |
| 8 | 2 | 25% |
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.
PSA’s count of Oct 13, 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
Professor Elm's Training Method is card 148 of 165 in the Expedition Base Set price guide, a set released in September 2002 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Uncommon. The artwork is by Ken Sugimori. In the checklist it sits after Power Charge 147/165 and before Professor Oak's Research 149/165.
It is the 143rd most valuable of the 165 priced cards in Expedition Base Set, behind Charizard 6/165 (see the most valuable Expedition Base Set cards).
What the data says
The ungraded value is up 13% over four weeks on 7-day averages, with 37 ungraded sales in the last 30 days.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 9, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- +13%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- +2.0%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- +9.3%ungraded; before Jul 22, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Risingthe ungraded 7-day average is up 10% or more on four weeks ago
- High since daily tracking
- 4% under$2.63 on Jul 29, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- High27 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 37in 30 days; 81 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 35of 89 PSA graded, count of Oct 13, 2026
Printings compared
- Non-Holo · this pageNothing on the front shines.$2.52 ungraded
- Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$38.49 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
- 148/165
- Set code
- EX
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- Sep 15, 2002
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Printings
- Non-holo, Reverse holo
- Expedition Base Set checklistAll 165 cards with prices
- Most valuable Expedition Base Set cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Expedition Base Set chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- Wizards of the Coast eraSets and chase cards from January 1999 on
- 2002 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2002, with prices
Cite this price
Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 (Expedition Base Set) is worth $2.52 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/expedition-base-set/professor-elms-training-method-148).
Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 (Expedition Base Set) is worth $2.52 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/expedition-base-set/professor-elms-training-method-148).
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As of Nov 12, 2026, Professor Elm's Training Method 148/165 Expedition Base Set is worth about $2.52 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $33.00. How we price cards.