Impostor Professor Oak, a Pokémon card

Base Set · 73/102

Impostor Professor Oak

RareTrainer1999
$18Shadowless, raweBay sold listings, Nov 2025 to 24 Oct 2026solid · 16 sales

Most sell between $15 and $20

Find one under $15 and you beat 3 in 4 recent sales.

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Every version, one scale

Impostor Professor Oak by version

Each printing and grade sells as its own thing, so each has its own price. The chart shows versions with 2 or more sales; the table below lists every one.

Shadowless16 sales
$18
Shadowless, played4 sales
$5.38
1st Edition6 sales
$50
1st Edition, played3 sales
$25
Shadowless PSA 93 sales
$125
1st Edition PSA 102 sales
$1,898
1st Edition PSA 92 sales
$214
1st Edition CGC 8.52 sales
$41
one blended price: $23
Bars show where most sales of each version land; the line is the middle sale.
VersionPriceMost sell forBased onOn eBay
Unlimited, raw~$6too few salesbest guess · few salesShop Unlimited copies on eBay ↗
Shadowless, raw$18$15 to $20solid · 16 salesShop Shadowless on eBay ↗
Shadowless, played copy$5.38$3.99 to $14good sample · 4 salesShop played copies on eBay ↗
1st Edition, raw$50$45 to $50good sample · 6 salesShop 1st Edition on eBay ↗
1st Edition, played copy$25too few salesgood sample · 3 salesShop played copies on eBay ↗
Graded Unlimited PSA 8~$20too few salesbest guess · few salesShop PSA 8 on eBay ↗
Graded Shadowless PSA 9$125too few salesgood sample · 3 salesShop Shadowless PSA 9 on eBay ↗
Graded Shadowless PSA 7~$40too few salesbest guess · few salesShop Shadowless PSA 7 on eBay ↗
Graded Shadowless PSA 5~$19too few salesbest guess · few salesShop Shadowless PSA 5 on eBay ↗
Graded 1st Edition PSA 10~$1,898too few salesbest guess · few salesShop 1st Edition PSA 10 on eBay ↗
Graded 1st Edition CGC 9.5~$55too few salesbest guess · few salesShop 1st Edition CGC 9.5 on eBay ↗
Graded 1st Edition PSA 9~$214too few salesbest guess · few salesShop 1st Edition PSA 9 on eBay ↗
Graded 1st Edition CGC 8.5~$41too few salesbest guess · few salesShop 1st Edition CGC 8.5 on eBay ↗
Graded 1st Edition PSA 6~$32too few salesbest guess · few salesShop 1st Edition PSA 6 on eBay ↗

Prices are the middle of recent eBay sold listings (eBay.com, US dollars), counted by pickthetcg. Left out: the 2021 Celebrations and 2026 30th Anniversary reprints that carry the same number, other languages, metal and custom cards, lots and sealed product. See these sales on eBay · How we price

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What the free feeds say

They price from listings and sales on their own sites and often disagree, with eBay and with each other. Ours, $18 for shadowless, raw, is the middle of eBay sales, each printing and grade apart.

TCGplayer market, Regular
$6.63
Cardmarket trend, one price for the card
€33

TCGplayer as of 15 Oct 2026; Cardmarket as of 21 Feb 2026. Both via pokemontcg.io.

About the card

Number
73/102
Rarity
Rare
Type
Trainer
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Released
9 January 1999

Card details from the open Pokémon TCG data behind pokemontcg.io.

Questions

How much is a Base Set Impostor Professor Oak worth?

An Shadowless Impostor Professor Oak, raw, sells for about $18, with most sales between $15 and $20, from 16 recent eBay sales. Played copies are priced apart.

How much is a 1st Edition Impostor Professor Oak worth?

A raw 1st Edition Impostor Professor Oak sells for about $50 (6 sales); graded, PSA 10 about $1,898, CGC 9.5 about $55, PSA 9 about $214.

How much is a PSA 10 Impostor Professor Oak worth?

A PSA 10 1st Edition Impostor Professor Oak sells for about $1,898, from 2 sales: 102.6 times a raw copy.

How do I tell if my Impostor Professor Oak is 1st Edition?

A 1st Edition card has a small black "Edition 1" stamp on the left, just below the picture. Unlimited copies have no stamp. Early Base Set copies without the stamp but also without the shadow along the right edge of the picture box are Shadowless, priced on their own here.

What set is Impostor Professor Oak from?

Impostor Professor Oak is card 73/102 in Base Set, released 9 January 1999: a rare illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

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