Giovanni's Persian #053Gym Challenge (Japanese), 1999
Meowth evolves into Persian$21.49
Non-holoEG 7Not rated yetChallenge from the DarknessUncommonJapaneseLightly PlayedVintage
1999 Pokemon Gym Challenge (Japanese) Giovanni's Meowth #052 Uncommon
- Centering
- 9.5
- Corners
- 9.5
- Edges
- 9
- Surface
- 7
EXCELLENT PLUS7.5Elemental Grade
Item PKM-0012
Our own grade, not a PSA, CGC or other third-party grade.Our own label, not a grading company's. It wears this card's finish: holo, reverse holo, cosmos, gold, chrome and the rest each get their own foil, and a plain card gets a clean one. The number is our Elemental Grade (EG). Our own grade, not a PSA, CGC or other third-party grade.The word over the number is the grade in plain words: 10 Gem Mint, 9 Mint, 8 Near Mint, 7 Excellent, 6 Very Good Plus, 5 Very Good, 4 Very Good, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor, and Plus for a half grade. The card's raw condition is in its product details.Lightly Played: light wear you can see, such as small edge whitening or a light scratch. No creases.
Our price
$3.99Out of stockSlab ForecastLikeliest slab: PSA 7, 53%
What this card could sell for in a slab if you send it to a grading company yourself, at the grade it is most likely to get: our own Elemental Grade, rounded the way a slab is (a half grade goes up only when the odds favour the grade above).The odds spread around our grade: the chances of a PSA 10, 9 and 8 are worked out for this copy; the rest spread over the grades below by how fully we read it.The odds for each grade are worked out for this copy: its centering against PSA's limits, its corners, edges and surface, its print era and finish, and how often cards from its set grade 10. Biggest factors here: surface 7 (corners and edges higher), vintage non-holo, centering 50.9/49.1 front (back not measured yet).After grading: the slabbed value at the likeliest grade minus the cost to grade (the company's published fee for the tier that covers that value, plus insured shipping both ways for one card; shipping in is our estimate; fees read Oct 12, 2026). Underwater: grading costs more than the slab is worth.Not affiliated with PSA, CGC, SGC, TAG or any grading company.
Likeliest slab
PSA 7 53%
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Cost to grade
$99.98
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PSA 7 53% · PSA 8 11% · PSA 10 under 1%
Centered on our Elemental Grade 7.5: our own grade, not a PSA, CGC or other third-party grade.
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EG 7.5, Excellent Plus
- Centering
- 9.5
- Corners
- 9.5
- Edges
- 9
- Surface
- 7
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Elemental ScanEG 7.5 Excellent Plus
The verdict
EG 7.5, Excellent Plus. Surface shows some marks, so the grade stays at 7.5; Well centered, 51/49 on the front.
Centering not measured on the back
Front: 50/50 left to right, 50.9/49.1 top to bottom100% centered is a perfect 50/50; each point off the middle takes one off. PSA's line for a 10 is 55/45 on the front and 75/25 on the back.
Centering scores 9.5
- Front 98.2% centered.
- Front: 50/50 left to right, 50.9/49.1 top to bottom.
- The worse read on each axis is the one the grade uses.
- PSA's line for a 10 is 55/45 on the front, 75/25 on the back.
Corners scores 9.5
- No corner whitening (0.0%).
Edges scores 9
- The worst stretch of the back's right edge shows whitening along 15.6% of it.
Surface scores 7
- Dark specks counted: 2 on the front, 2 on the back.
- Surface shows some marks, so the grade stays at 7.5
Measured border lines
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Condition
Lightly Played: light wear you can see, such as small edge whitening or a light scratch. No creases.
Our notes
Light age to the surface, no creases, no chips seen on the corners in the photos, back border intact.
Our own grade, not a PSA, CGC or other third-party grade.The word over the number is the grade in plain words: 10 Gem Mint, 9 Mint, 8 Near Mint, 7 Excellent, 6 Very Good Plus, 5 Very Good, 4 Very Good, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor, and Plus for a half grade. The card's raw condition is in its product details.
Product detailsChallenge from the Darkness (Japanese Gym 2) · 1999 · #No. 052
Product details
This card is card No. 052 of the 1999 Pokemon Challenge from the Darkness (Japanese Gym 2) set: an Uncommon with a non-holo finish, in Japanese. This copy is Lightly Played, and our Elemental Grade puts it at 7.5 out of 10. The photos show the actual card, front and back, and it ships in a penny sleeve, a toploader and a team bag inside a rigid mailer, tracked.
| Game | Pokemon TCG |
|---|---|
| Set | Challenge from the Darkness (Japanese Gym 2) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Card number | No. 052 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Finish | Non-holo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Condition | Lightly Played |
| Elemental Grade | 7.5 out of 10 |
| Dimensions | 63 x 88 mm (2.5 x 3.5 in) |
| Item number | PKM-0012 |
Japanese Giovanni's Meowth (Sakaki no Nyarth), LV.12, No. 052, from Challenge from the Darkness, the 1999 Japanese Gym 2 expansion. Art by Atsuko Nishida.
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Did you know Atsuko Nishida, one of the TCG's earliest artists, illustrated this Gym 2 Giovanni's Meowth.
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