Gym Challenge card details

Giovanni's Persian Gym Challenge 8 / 132 Card Price

Giovanni's Persian is card 8 / 132 from Gym Challenge. Review this exact printing’s image, rarity, illustrator, card text, and current marketplace reference prices.

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TCGPlayer$250

Cardmarket€52.31

RarityRare Holo

Card number8 / 132

IllustratorKen Sugimori

Price updatedAugust 3, 2026

Exact printing: This page uses catalog ID gym2-8. Holo, reverse-holo, unlimited, and other marketplace finishes for this printing share this canonical page; reprints from other sets use separate card IDs and URLs.

Market snapshot

Giovanni's Persian Price References

The current catalog snapshot shows $250 on TCGPlayer and €52.31 on Cardmarket. These are marketplace references, not guaranteed sale prices.

TCGPlayer price

MonZap’s primary USD reference for this exact Gym Challenge printing is $250. Condition, finish, seller, and recent demand can move live listings above or below this figure.

Reference: $250
Updated: August 3, 2026

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Cardmarket price

The current EUR reference for this printing is €52.31. Cardmarket and TCGPlayer serve different markets, so their numbers should be compared as separate signals rather than converted as if they were identical listings.

Reference: €52.31
Updated: August 2, 2026

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TCGPlayer finish and condition references

Marketplace variants below belong to this same catalog printing and intentionally canonicalize to this page.

Finish	Market	Low	Mid	High
Unlimited Holofoil	$50.06	$30.00	$51.15	$9,999
1st Edition Holofoil	$250	$290	$350	$1,600

Price references were updated August 3, 2026. Raw, graded, damaged, autographed, and unusually scarce copies can sell differently.

Card identity

Giovanni's Persian Card Details

Use the set name and collector number together when comparing listings. Giovanni's Persian 8 / 132 belongs to Gym Challenge, a Gym series release from October 16, 2000. That combination distinguishes this printing from cards with the same character name in other expansions.

Set: Gym Challenge
Series: Gym
Number: 8 / 132
Rarity: Rare Holo
Category: Pokémon · Stage 1
Type: Colorless
HP: 60
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Pokédex: #53

Printed card text

What Is On This Card?

Evolves from: Giovanni's Meowth

Pokémon Power

Call the Boss

When you play Giovanni's Persian from your hand, you may search your deck for the Trainer card named Giovanni, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Attack · 20+ damage

Ambush

Colorless + Colorless + Colorless energy. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage.

Collector workflow

How To Research This Printing

Start with the image, Gym Challenge set name, and 8 / 132 collector number. Those identifiers matter more than the character name alone because the Pokémon TCG can reuse names across reprints, promos, alternate artwork, and later expansions.

Next, match the finish and condition. A holofoil, reverse holofoil, unlimited, or first-edition listing may carry a different reference price even when it belongs to the same card printing. Grading adds another layer: raw marketplace references should not be treated as prices for PSA, Beckett, or CGC slabs.

Finally, compare the visible update date with current marketplace listings and recent sold results. MonZap gives you a fast catalog reference, set context, and scanner workflow, while the linked marketplaces help you check what is available right now.