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Sabrina's Gengar
Gym Challenge · 029/132 · Rare · released 2000 · tracking Unlimited
75
AccumulateScore out of 100. 50 is neutral.
US raw NM$222
3 months+14%
6 months+55%
12 months+166%
US Raw NM price, weekly (TCGplayer, USD)
Line: market price. Bars: NM copies sold that week. 52-week range $82.10 to $222; now 0% below the high; largest drop within the year 6%.
Why this score
| Blue-chip PokemonOne of the handful of Pokemon that carry the whole hobby's demand. | +12 |
| Liquid55 NM copies sold in the last year. | +5 |
| Already ranUp 166% in 12 months; much of the upside may be priced in. | -4 |
| Positive momentumUp 55% over 6 months. | +5 |
| Stable priceWeekly moves average 3.3%. | +3 |
| WOTC eraPrinted by Wizards of the Coast (1999-2003): the core nostalgia market, fixed supply. | +4 |
| Base 50 + factors | 75 |
US USA · TCGplayer · raw NM · USD
| NM copies sold, 12 months | 55 |
| Open listings | 72 |
| Weekly volatility | 3.3% |
| NM Unlimited (tracked) | $222 55 sold |
| NM 1st Edition | $464 11 sold |
EU Europe · Cardmarket · raw · EUR
No Cardmarket price for this card.
Case study: Sabrina's Gengar +166% as a modern Gengar chase card pulled attention back to vintage Gengars
The card was flat at $83-89 until mid-January 2026, then stepped up to $101 (week of 19 Jan) and rose to $143 in April, $200 in June and $222 now on 55 NM sales in the year. Fossil Gengar (+107%, 107 sales) and Sabrina's Gengar from Gym Heroes (+90%) rose too.
- Timing: the first step up came in the run-up to Ascended Heroes' 30 January 2026 release. Its Mega Gengar ex SIR became the set's biggest chase card, peaking near $1,420 in our data in May.
- A seller's market analysis credits Gengar's 2026 run to the Mega Gengar ex SIR, cross-over hype from TCG Pocket and Gengar's Gen 1 nostalgia. It does not cover these vintage cards specifically, so the spillover to vintage is our most likely explanation, not a documented one.
- Mechanism: the vintage card has fixed supply and, unlike the modern card, kept rising after Mega Gengar ex peaked in May. That points to broad vintage demand (the anniversary rally) carrying it once the trigger faded.
Lesson. A hit new card for a popular Pokemon can send collectors back to that Pokemon's vintage cards. The vintage version keeps the gain better because its supply cannot grow.