Professor Oak (1st Edition) 88/102

Uncommon•Trainer•Pokemon Base

$72.35

Updated October 23, 2026

Professor Oak (1st Edition) Pokemon card (88/102, Base)

Professor Oak (1st Edition) is an Uncommon Trainer card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game set Base, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It is one of 3 print runs of the collector number 88/102, each with its own price. The artwork is the same on all of them: a 1st Edition carries the Edition 1 stamp.

All Printings of Professor Oak 88/102

Version	Rarity	Market
Unlimited	Uncommon	$1.98
1st Edition	Uncommon	$72.35
Shadowless	Uncommon	$4.34

Ungraded Price History

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Graded Professor Oak (1st Edition) for Sale

eBayPSA 9PSA 9 MINT Pokemon PROFESSOR OAK Base Set 1st Edition 88/102$249.00+ $9.99 shipping

Card Stats

Card type: Trainer
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Card number: 88/102

Professor Oak Frequently Asked Questions

Because the print runs are priced separately. The 1st Edition printing trades at $72.35 against $1.98 for the Unlimited, a difference of 37x for the same artwork and the same collector number.

It has more than doubled: up 116% in twelve months, from $33.48 to $72.35.

The cheapest PSA 9 listed is $258.99, which is 3.6x the raw market price of $72.35. That is from 1 listing, so treat it as one seller's ask rather than a market rate.

Yes. At $72.35 it is the dearest of the 3 priced printings of this number; the cheapest is the Unlimited at $1.98.

It bottomed at $27.36 on July 15, 2024 and is up 164% from there to $72.35.

Yes. The cheapest listing is $31.01 against a market price of $72.35, a gap of 2.3x. Market is what copies have been selling for; low is what the cheapest seller is asking now.