Giovanni #18 Value
Gym Challenge · Card 18/132 · Rare Holo · 2000
Giovanni is one of those Gym Challenge cards that still turns heads more than two decades after it first showed up in packs back in 2000. As a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori, it captures the Team Rocket boss himself, and that mix of nostalgia and villain appeal keeps collectors coming back to check the Giovanni value even now. If you are trying to figure out how much is Giovanni worth today, the short answer is it depends a lot on condition, and that is exactly what we will walk through.
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Giovanni price history
Ungraded value is $35, up 35% over the past year, with an all-time high of $43 in May 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Giovanni price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 1,618 graded copies exist — only 176 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $35 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $430 | 176 |
| Grade 9 | $103 | 536 |
| Grade 8 | $75 | 463 |
| Grade 7 | $50 | 197 |
| Grade 6 | $43 | 122 |
| Grade 5 | $25 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | $18 | 25 |
| Grade 3 | $5.50 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | $5.00 | 4 |
| Grade 1 | $40 | 5 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 18 of 132
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Giovanni — collector's take
Is Giovanni worth grading?
So is Giovanni worth grading? A raw copy sits at $35, a Grade 9 jumps to $103, and a true PSA 10 commands $430, which works out to about 12.4 times the raw price. That is a real gap, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land here. Grading costs money and takes time regardless of the outcome, and older Gym era holos often have centering or surface quirks from printing that keep them out of PSA 10 territory even when they look clean to the eye. If you already own a sharp, well centered copy it can be worth the gamble, but going in in hopes of flipping a random raw pull into a $430 card is not a sure thing.
How rare is it?
Across all grading submissions, only 1,618 copies of Giovanni have been graded, and just 176 of those came back as PSA 10. That is roughly one in nine graded cards making the top grade, which tells you gem mint copies are the real bottleneck here, not the card itself. When a population stays this tight at the top, it naturally supports the price gap between raw, Grade 9, and PSA 10, since so few copies exist that can claim the highest tier.
Where to pull it
We have tracked Giovanni being pulled 11 times across the pack sites we monitor, most notably out of Indigo League Challenge, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $4,975. That is the kind of number that gets people excited, but it is worth remembering it is the outlier, not the norm. Most people who want this card end up buying it on the secondary market rather than chasing it in packs, and honestly, that is a smart move for anyone who wants Giovanni without gambling on a rip. Opening packs can be fun, but the odds rarely favor the buyer, and our pull data is here so you can see the real outcomes instead of guessing.
Questions people ask
How much is Giovanni worth?
A raw or ungraded copy of Giovanni is valued at $35. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $103 and a PSA 10 reaching $430. The Giovanni price really comes down to condition and whether it has been graded.
Is Giovanni worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 12.4 times the raw price. But only 176 out of 1,618 graded copies have reached that top grade, so gem mint is far from guaranteed, and grading fees add up even if your card comes back lower.
What set is Giovanni from?
Giovanni is card #18 from the Gym Challenge set, released in 2000. It is a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori, part of the era focused on Gym Leaders and their signature Pokemon.
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