Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia)Sword & Shield 178/202 price & value
$0.16
down −8.7%4 weeks · Thin market
Low confidence
Low confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 6 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 5 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Oct 12, 2026
Medium liquidity44/100
Medium liquidity
Trades regularly, with some spread between sale prices.
About 2 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 6 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $9.69PSA 10 $25.00
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What is Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 is about $0.16 ungraded near mint (6 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $9.69; PSA 10 about $25.00 (3 sales). Every grade’s price.
- Which printing of Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 comes in 3 printings: Holo $0.16 ungraded, Reverse Holo $0.34 ungraded, Non-Holo $0.12 ungraded. Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat. Printings compared.
Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
Ungraded, 1 year: $0.29 on Jul 22, 2026, $0.16 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.16, highest $0.29.
- Now
- $0.16
- 4 weeks
- −8.7%
- 90 days
- −39%
- 1 year
- –no daily prices that far back (daily since Jul 22)
- Highest, 1Y
- $0.29
- Lowest, 1Y
- $0.16
Recorded history starts July 2026. 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's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 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 | $0.16 | down −5.9% |
| October 2026 | $0.17 | down −19% |
| September 2026 | $0.21 | down −22% |
| August 2026 | $0.27 | down −3.6% |
| July 2026 | $0.28 | – |
Recent verified sales
RawPokémon TCG Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) #178/202 Uncommon 2020Offers taken · asking price shownOct 18, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.56asking- RawProfessor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 Sword & Shield 2020 Pokemon NMLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 12, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.77asking
RawProfessor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 Holo Sword & Shield Pokemon LPLikely best offer · asking price shownOct 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $0.99asking
RawProfessor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 Holo Sword & Shield PokemonOffers taken · asking price shownSep 27, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Offers taken · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.97asking
RawProfessor's Research Professor Magnolia - 178/202 - Rare Trainer - SWSHLikely best offer · asking price shownSep 27, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.31asking- RawProfessor's Research [Professor Magnolia] - 178/202 : S&S Base Set - Pokémon TCGLikely best offer · asking price shownSep 20, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.38asking
- RawProfessor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 Holo Sword & Shield Pokemon NMLikely best offer · asking price shownAug 20, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.42asking
RawProfessor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 Holo Sword & Shield Pokemon NMLikely best offer · asking price shownJul 27, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.49asking
Graded values
Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 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. | $0.16 | down −8.7% | 2Medium liquidity. Medium | –Low. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 10156.3× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $25.00 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| PSA 960.6× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $9.69 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| PSA 746.9× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $7.50 | 0.0% | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| CGC 1056.3× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $9.00 | – | No recent sales | –Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| SGC 10112.5× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $18.00 | – | 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
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
- −$63.54
- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$76.72
- PSA fee for a PSA 10
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $98.25at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 36%
Against selling raw at $0.16, 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 53 copies; 19 got a 10.
Population report53 PSA graded · Grade breakdown and gem rate
Population
- PSA graded
- 53
- PSA 10
- 19
- PSA 9
- 27
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 36%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 5% of the Sword & Shield cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 53 | 19 | 27 | 36% |
| CGC | 13 | 4 | 3 | – |
| BGS | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| SGC | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
- PSA graded
- 53
- 10s
- 19
- 10s share
- 36%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 36%
Every PSA grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 19 | 36% |
| 9 | 27 | 51% |
| 8 | 3 | 5.7% |
| 7 | 1 | 1.9% |
| 6 | 3 | 5.7% |
PSA’s count of Oct 15, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 13
- 10s
- 4
- 10s share
- –
- Historical CGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 31% |
| 9.5 | 2 | 15% |
| 9 | 3 | 23% |
| 8.5 | 3 | 23% |
| 8 | 1 | 7.7% |
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
- 2
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- –
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- –
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (2)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 1 | 50% |
| 9 | 1 | 50% |
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
- 1
- 10s
- 1
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (1)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 100% |
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
Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) is card 178 of 202 in the Sword & Shield price guide, a set released in February 2020 during the Sword & Shield era. Its rarity is Rare Holo. The artwork is by Yusuke Ohmura. In the checklist it sits after Potion 177/202 and before Quick Ball 179/202.
It is the 161st most valuable of the 216 priced cards in Sword & Shield, behind Snorlax VMAX 206/202 (see the most valuable Sword & Shield cards).
What the data says
Only 6 ungraded copies sold in the last 90 days, too few to check the value against.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Oct 12, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- −8.7%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- −39%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 1 year
- –no daily prices that far back: daily since Jul 22, 2026
- Direction
- Thin marketunder 9 ungraded sales in 90 days: one sale can move the line
- High since daily tracking
- 41% under$0.28 on Jul 29, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Jul 22, 2026
- Liquidity
- Medium2 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
- 0in 30 days; 6 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 19of 53 PSA graded, count of Oct 15, 2026
Printings compared
- Holo · this pageThe picture shines; the border and text are flat.$0.16 ungraded
- Reverse HoloThe border and text box shine; the picture is flat.$0.34 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.
- Non-HoloNothing on the front shines.$0.12 ungradedPictured: the main print’s scan.
- Holo or reverse holo: on the holo the picture shines and the border is flat; on the reverse holo the border shines and the picture is flat.
- Non-holo: no shine on the picture or the border.
- Number
- 178/202
- Set code
- SSH
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- Feb 7, 2020
- Illustrator
- Yusuke Ohmura
- Printings
- Non-holo, Holofoil, Reverse holo
- Sword & Shield checklistAll 216 cards with prices
- Most valuable Sword & Shield cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Sword & Shield chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- Sword & Shield eraSets and chase cards from February 2020 on
- 2020 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 2020, with prices
Cite this price
Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 (Sword & Shield) is worth $0.16 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/sword-and-shield/professors-research-professor-magnolia-178).
Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 (Sword & Shield) is worth $0.16 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/sword-and-shield/professors-research-professor-magnolia-178).
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As of Nov 12, 2026, Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) 178/202 Sword & Shield is worth about $0.16 ungraded. A PSA 10 copy is worth about $25.00. How we price cards.