Ultra Ball #161 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Jul 2026Related Ultra Ball & chase cards
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Ultra Ball #161 is one of those Secret Rare trainer cards that quietly became a favorite from the Sun & Moon set, thanks to Ryo Ueda's artwork giving a simple item card real personality. Released back in 2017, it's held its place in collections ever since, and if you're here checking the Ultra Ball value, you're looking at a card that currently sits around $30 raw. It's not a flashy chase card, but it's the kind of secret rare that collectors like to have a clean copy of.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $26, up 0% over the past year, with an all-time high of $39 in October 2021.
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Ultra Ball price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 978 graded, only 218 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $117 | 218 | 201 / 17 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 488 | 404 / 84 |
| PSA 8 | $22 | 218 | 139 / 79 |
| PSA 7 | $18 | 26 | 18 / 8 |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 9 | 7 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 12 | 9 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 5 | 5 / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $26 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Sun & Moon
- Card number
- 161 of 172
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Released
- 2017
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The collector's take on Ultra Ball
Is Ultra Ball worth grading?
So, is Ultra Ball worth grading? Here's the honest answer: a PSA 10 sells for $115, which works out to roughly 3.8x what you'd get for the raw card at $30. That's a real jump, and it's the reason people send copies in. But look at the Grade 9 number too, it sits at $27, actually a touch under the raw price, which tells you plainly that anything short of gem mint doesn't reward you here. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. If the card is already sharp with clean corners and centered edges, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got any wear, you're likely better off keeping it raw or ungraded and saving yourself the fee.
How rare is Ultra Ball?
Across all grading services combined, there are 976 graded copies of Ultra Ball on record, and only 217 of those are PSA 10. That means gem mint copies make up a little over one in five graded cards, which isn't razor thin, but it's far from common either. It's part of why the PSA 10 price holds a real premium over the raw and Grade 9 numbers. Scarcity at the top end is what keeps that $115 figure meaningful rather than just a number on a chart.
Where can you pull Ultra Ball?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep, because we record real pulls across pack opening sites, not just guesses. Ultra Ball has been pulled 1 time in our records so far, on phygitals, with that pull valued at $27. It also showed up in a pack listing called 1-mythic-ewhv3o. That single recorded pull tells its own story: this isn't a card you should expect to rip open in a pack. Most collectors who want Ultra Ball end up buying it on the secondary market rather than chasing it live, and that's worth knowing before you spend money hoping to pull one yourself. Remember, opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips don't pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Ultra Ball worth?+
Right now, Ultra Ball is worth $30 raw or ungraded. A Grade 9 copy sits at $27, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy commands $115, which is about 3.8 times the raw price.
Is Ultra Ball worth grading?+
It can be, if your copy is genuinely gem mint quality, since PSA 10s sell for $115 against a $30 raw price. But with only 217 PSA 10s out of 976 total graded copies, hitting that top grade isn't guaranteed, and grading fees are a real cost to weigh first.
What set is Ultra Ball from?+
Ultra Ball #161 comes from the Sun & Moon set, released in 2017. It's a Secret Rare illustrated by Ryo Ueda, which is part of what makes it a nice piece to track down for collectors of that era.
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