Iono's Bellibolt ex #183 — Journey Together Pokémon card

Iono's Bellibolt ex #183 Value

Name: Iono's Bellibolt ex #183 — Journey Together
Brand: Pokémon

Journey Together · Card 183/190 · Special illustration rare · 2025

Iono's Bellibolt ex #183 is one of the special illustration rares from Journey Together, the 2025 set that gave Yuu Nishida plenty of room to make Iono and her Bellibolt feel like a proper poster piece. Collectors gravitate toward these SIR cards because they sit above the standard art in both rarity and presentation, and this one has become a popular stop for anyone checking Iono's Bellibolt ex value before they buy or sell. If you searched how much is Iono's Bellibolt ex worth, you're in the right spot, the numbers below are as current as we've got.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$41

Grade 9

$41

PSA 10

$124

PSA 10 is 3.0× the raw price

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 174× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt, Tilt Rips · biggest hit $275.

Found in packs: Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric · Pokémon Starter Pack · Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack · Wildcard Basic Pack · Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack …

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Iono's Bellibolt ex price history

Ungraded value is $41, down 19% over the past year, with an all-time high of $145 in March 2025.

Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.

Card details

Set: Journey Together
Card number: 183 of 190
Rarity: Special illustration rare
Type: Lightning
HP: 280
Stage: Stage1
Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 2
Illustrator: Yuu Nishida
Released: 2025

Attacks

Thunderous Bolt230
Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Iono's Bellibolt ex — collector's take

Is Iono's Bellibolt ex worth grading?

So, is it worth grading? Right now a raw copy sits at $41 and a Grade 9 sits at that same $41, which tells you the market isn't paying extra for a near mint copy that falls just short of perfect. The real reward shows up at PSA 10, where this card jumps to $124, right around 3.0x the raw price. That's a meaningful gap, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land on illustration rares like this one since the large art panels show every little edge ding or surface scratch under grading lights. Factor in the grading fee, the wait time, and the chance you land a 9 instead of a 10, and grading starts to look like its own small gamble sitting on top of the one you already took opening the pack.

How rare is it?

We don't have official population counts to share for this card, but its standing as a special illustration rare already puts it in a tighter print tier than the base set cards around it. SIRs are chased specifically because there are fewer of them relative to the rest of the set, and that scarcity is a big part of why the raw price holds steady at $41 rather than drifting toward bulk territory. As more copies get graded over time and a real PSA 10 population takes shape, that gem mint tier is where the scarcity story usually gets more interesting.

Where to pull it

This is where PackSpy's own data earns its keep, since we've tracked Iono's Bellibolt ex being pulled 174 times across courtyard, collector-crypt, and tilt-rips, real rips from real pack sites, not a guess. The biggest recorded pull for this card came in at $275, which gives you a sense of what a lucky pack site rip can actually return compared to buying the card outright. We've also logged it turning up inside packs like Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric, Pokémon Starter Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, so if you're chasing this one specifically, those are the names worth watching. Just keep in mind that opening packs is still gambling in the end, most rips don't beat what you paid, so treat any big hit as a bonus rather than the plan.

Questions people ask

How much is Iono's Bellibolt ex worth?

A raw, ungraded copy is valued at $41, and that number holds for a Grade 9 as well. Get it to a PSA 10 and the price climbs to $124, which is about 3.0x the raw value, so grading only really pays off if you're confident in gem mint condition.

Is Iono's Bellibolt ex worth grading?

It can be, if you're pulling a PSA 10, since that pushes the card from $41 up to $124. But a Grade 9 sits at the same $41 as raw, so you're really only grading if you believe the copy is gem mint quality, otherwise the fees eat into any upside.

What set is Iono's Bellibolt ex from?

It's card #183 from Journey Together, released in 2025, and it's illustrated by Yuu Nishida as a special illustration rare. That rarity tier is exactly why collectors keep an eye on its price alongside the rest of the set's chase cards.