Team Rocket's Dugtrio - 239/217 - ME: Ascended Heroes

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Team Rocket's Dugtrio - 239/217

ME: Ascended Heroes(me-ascended-heroes-pokemon) #239/217

Illustration Rare • 2026 • English

1000-Point Score: 925

MINT

CEN

COR

9.5

EDG

9.5

SUR

9.5

Graded by

@sorbeetle

Grade-Limiting Factor

Back centering and faint back edge/corner wear

Front vs Back Subgrades

centering

9.5

8.5

corners

edges

surface

9.5

Notable Defects (3)

Back(Back)

Microscopic whitening speck at the very tip

minor

Back(Back)

Faint roughness or tiny whitening speck near the center

minor

Back(Back)

Noticeably shifted to the right (left border is thicker, approx 60/40)

minor

Front Centering

Left/Right

48/52

Top/Bottom

50/50

Grade9.5

Back Centering

Left/Right

60/40

Top/Bottom

55/45

Grade8.5

Summary

This card is in excellent Mint condition. The front displays exceptionally well with strong centering and clean edges/corners, but the grade is limited by 60/40 left-to-right centering on the back and microscopic wear on the back bottom-left corner.

Worth Grading

Submit to PSA for best value

Raw value$12

Graded value (at 9)$28

~$20

Grading cost

$-4

Net profit

-33%

ROI

PSA is slightly more lenient on back centering than BGS or CGC, giving this card a strong chance at a solid PSA 9. Modern illustration rares hold good liquidity in PSA 9 slabs.

Analysis ConfidenceHigh

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