1999 Pokemon Gym Challenge (Japanese) Giovanni's Meowth #052 UncommonChallenge from the Darkness (Japanese Gym 2), 1999
Meowth evolves into Persian$3.99
HoloEG 8Not rated yetGym ChallengeRare HoloJapaneseLightly PlayedVintage
- Centering
- 9.5
- Corners
- 7.5
- Edges
- 9.5
- Surface
- 7.5
NEAR MINT8Elemental Grade
Item PKM-0016
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
$21.49Out of stockSlab ForecastLikeliest slab: PSA 8, $64.95
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: corners and surface 7.5 (edges higher), vintage holo, centering 52.7/47.3 front (back not measured yet).A value to the cent is the median of recorded sales of PSA-graded copies of this exact card and printing.A value with "about" is our estimate: from this card's own graded sales at the grades next to it (what one grade sells for against the next, across every card with sales at both), or for a 10 or 9 with none, its raw market price times what graded copies of cards like it (same era, same price range) have sold for against raw."Under" a figure: no slab of this card at that grade has sold; a slab one grade higher sold for that much, and a lower grade sells for less.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 8 38%
$64.95
Underwater by
$35.03
$99.98 to grade with PSA
PSA 8 38%, $64.95 · PSA 10 under 1%, about $363
Centered on our Elemental Grade 8: our own grade, not a PSA, CGC or other third-party grade.
Estimate from our grade and recorded graded sales. Not a guarantee.
EG 8, Near Mint
- Centering
- 9.5
- Corners
- 7.5
- Edges
- 9.5
- Surface
- 7.5
Our own grade, not a PSA, CGC or other third-party grade.
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- The card in the photosIs the one you getEvery photo is of this exact card, front and back.
Elemental ScanEG 8 Near Mint
The verdict
EG 8, Near Mint. Corners show some wear, so the grade stays at 8; Well centered, 53/47 on the front.
Centering not measured on the back
Front: 51/49 left to right, 52.7/47.3 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 94.6% centered.
- Front: 51/49 left to right, 52.7/47.3 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 7.5
- No corner whitening (0.0%).
- Corners show some wear, so the grade stays at 8
Edges scores 9.5
- The worst stretch of the back's left edge shows whitening along 4.7% of it.
Surface scores 7.5
- Dark specks counted: 1 on the front, 0 on the back.
- Old holo shine hides tiny marks in photos, so we score it carefully
Measured border lines
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Close-up photos of this card (9)
Condition
Lightly Played: light wear you can see, such as small edge whitening or a light scratch. No creases.
Our notes
Corner whitening on two back corners, shown close up in photos. Third back corner is clean.
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 detailsGym Challenge (Japanese) · 1999 · #No. 053
Product details
Giovanni's Persian is card No. 053 of the 1999 Pokemon Gym Challenge (Japanese) set: a Rare Holo, in Japanese. This copy is Lightly Played, and our Elemental Grade puts it at 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Card name | Giovanni's Persian |
| Set | Gym Challenge (Japanese) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Card number | No. 053 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo |
| Finish | Holo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Condition | Lightly Played |
| Elemental Grade | 8 out of 10 |
| Dimensions | 63 x 88 mm (2.5 x 3.5 in) |
| Item number | PKM-0016 |
Giovanni's Persian, No. 053, from the 1999 Japanese Gym Challenge set, holo rare. This is the Japanese print, with the older style card back shown in the back and sleeved photos.
Guides: How we grade condition
Did you know Giovanni's Persian has a Pokemon Power, Call the Boss, that fetches the Giovanni Trainer card from your deck.
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The moving shine on the card is a preview effect; the photos show the card as it is.
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