Professor's Research #24 value & price
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Professor's Research #24 is one of those Celebrations cards that quietly won a lot of collectors over when the set landed in 2021. It's an Ultra Rare, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, and it captures that classic feel of the Trainer card done right. If you're digging into Professor's Research value, the short answer is that it sits at a modest raw price right now, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.59, down 33% over the past year, with an all-time high of $3.95 in October 2021.
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Professor's Research price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2 graded.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $58 | - | - / - |
| PSA 9 | $14 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 8 | $12 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 7 | $6.01 | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | $5.90 | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.59 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Card number
- 24 of 25
- Rarity
- Ultra Rare
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2021
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The collector's take on Professor's Research
Is Professor's Research worth grading?
Here's the honest take on whether Professor's Research is worth grading: raw copies are sitting at $1, a Grade 9 comes in around $13, and a PSA 10 jumps up to $46, which works out to about 30.6x the raw price. That's a real multiplier, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time add up fast against a card that starts at just a dollar. If you already own a copy that looks sharp under a light, sending it in could pay off nicely. If you're buying raw copies specifically to grade and flip, just go in knowing the odds and the costs, because plenty of submissions come back as a 9 instead of a 10.
How rare is Professor's Research?
This is where things get genuinely rare. Across all grading, there are only 2 graded copies of Professor's Research in existence right now. That's an incredibly thin population, and it means almost every copy of this card out there is still sitting raw, ungraded, tucked in a binder or a bulk box. When a population is this small, each graded copy carries real weight, and it's part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw number.
Where can you pull Professor's Research?
PackSpy has tracked Professor's Research getting pulled 200 or more times across sites like tilt-rips, packs, lastpack, collector-crypt, and courtyard, so this isn't a card that's impossible to find in a rip. The biggest pull value we've logged for it is $16. We've seen it show up in the Pokemon Dollar Pack, Rookie Pack, Celebrations Pack, Novice Pack, and Pokemon Dime Pack, which are worth watching if you're chasing this one through packs rather than buying it outright. Worth saying plainly though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't come out ahead, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Professor's Research worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Professor's Research is valued at $1 right now. Once you factor in grading, a Grade 9 sits around $13 and a PSA 10 reaches $46, so the price really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Professor's Research worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 30.6x the raw price. That said, gem mint copies are tough to land, only 2 graded copies exist in total, and grading costs and risk should factor into your decision before sending one in.
How much is a PSA 10 Professor's Research worth?+
A PSA 10 Professor's Research is valued at $46. That's a big step up from the $1 raw price and reflects just how few gem mint copies exist, with only 2 graded copies recorded overall.
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