Rika #258 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 31 Aug 2026Related Rika & chase cards
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Rika #258 is one of the special illustration rares from Paradox Rift, the 2023 set that gave us some of the most talked about art in recent Pokemon history, and this kantaro illustration of Rika is a big reason why. If you have been searching for the Rika value, here is the short version: this is a card people chase for the art as much as anything, and it currently sits at $8 raw. Not a flashy number, but there is real nuance underneath it once you start looking at grading and population.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $9.14, up 15% over the past year, with an all-time high of $12 in November 2023.
Recent pulls of Rika
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Rika price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,057 graded, only 365 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $73 | 365 | 278 / 87 |
| PSA 9 | $15 | 541 | 473 / 68 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 123 | 92 / 31 |
| PSA 7 | - | 22 | 12 / 10 |
| PSA 6 | - | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 3 | 2 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $9.14 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Paradox Rift
- Card number
- 258 of 266
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Illustrator
- kantaro
- Released
- 2023
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The collector's take on Rika
Is Rika worth grading?
So is Rika worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy sits at $8, while a PSA 10 pulls in $70, which works out to about 9.2x the raw price. That sounds tempting on paper, but a Grade 9 only brings $16, and that gap between a 9 and a 10 is where a lot of people lose money on grading fees once you factor in shipping, service costs and the wait. Gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on illustration rares like this because the borders and detailed art show every little edge ding or print line under a grader's light, so only send it in if you have looked closely at centering and surface under good lighting and you genuinely believe it is a 10 candidate.
How rare is Rika?
Right now there are 1,051 total graded copies of Rika on record, and of those, 364 have come back as PSA 10. That is a meaningful chunk earning gem mint, which tells you this card grades reasonably well when the copy going in is clean, but it also means true gem mint Rika is not something you stumble into every day. Population numbers like these matter because they give you a real sense of how many perfect copies are actually out there competing for buyer attention, rather than just guessing.
Where can you pull Rika?
We track real pack openings across sites, not just price guide estimates, and Rika has shown up as a recorded pull 200 or more times across tilt-rips and courtyard specifically. The biggest single pull value we have logged for this card sits at $47, which gives you a real sense of what a lucky rip can bring home. We have also seen it turn up in the Pokemon Dime Pack and the Pokemon Pro Pack, so if you are chasing this one from packs rather than buying it outright, those are the boxes worth keeping an eye on. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble by nature, most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any Rika pull as a nice bonus rather than something to count on.
Questions people ask
How much is Rika worth?+
A raw, ungraded Rika from Paradox Rift is valued at $8 right now. Grading changes that picture a lot, with a Grade 9 worth $16 and a PSA 10 worth $70, so condition really does the heavy lifting on this one.
Is Rika worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. A PSA 10 is worth about 9.2x the raw price, which is a solid jump, but with 364 PSA 10s out of 1,051 total graded copies, gem mint is not guaranteed, so only grade a copy you are confident is sharp.
How much is a PSA 10 Rika worth?+
A PSA 10 Rika is currently valued at $70. That is a big step up from the $8 raw price and reflects just how much collectors pay up for a perfect, gem mint copy of this illustration rare.
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