Piplup #98 from Phantasmal Flames is a illustration_rare card that currently sells for about $14.99 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $14.12 at grade 7 to $116 at grade 10. TCGrader's AI has graded 7 copies of Piplup (Phantasmal Flames), averaging 9.1 overall. 86% scored 9 or higher, so clean copies are common and centering usually decides the top grades. A grade 10 copy sells for around $116, about 7.7× the $14.99 raw price, so high-grade copies are worth grading.