Market analysis2 min read
Pokémon card price list: the most valuable cards in today's sets
The priciest cards across the sets we track, ranked by market price, with the odds of pulling each one and what it would cost to try.
Market analysis
New to pull rates? The terms in 30 seconds
- “1 in 92 packs”
- On average, you'd open 92 packs to pull one. It's an average, not a promise: you could hit it in pack 3 or go 300 without one.
- SIR (Special Illustration Rare)
- Full-art cards with special artwork. Usually a set's most valuable pulls.
- IR (Illustration Rare)
- Art cards of single Pokémon. More common than SIRs, and often collected as a set.
- Hyper Rare
- The gold cards. Among the rarest pulls in modern sets.
- Double Rare / Ultra Rare
- The ex and full-art cards that make up most of a set's hits.
- Booster box / ETB
- A booster box has 36 packs. An Elite Trainer Box (ETB) has 9, plus sleeves and accessories.
On this page
This is a live price list of the most valuable cards in the Pokémon sets we track, ranked by what they sell for ungraded. Next to each price is how often the card turns up in packs and what it would cost, on average, to pull it yourself. It’s not an all-time list of the rarest vintage cards; it’s what’s worth the most in sets people are opening and buying now.
Key takeaways
- The most valuable cards are almost all Special Illustration Rares and other top rarities, with a few alternate-art and special reprint cards.
- Popular Pokémon dominate: Umbreon, Charizard, Mewtwo, Lugia and the Eeveelutions.
- Pulling a specific chase card costs, on average, several times its price in packs. Buying the single is almost always cheaper.
- Most cards are worth very little: 68% of the 5,426 priced cards in these sets sell for under $1.
The price list#
Prices are ungraded TCGplayer market prices, refreshed in our price tracker.
| # | Card | Market price | Odds per pack | Average cost to pull it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Umbreon VMAXEvolving Skies · #215 · Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX | $2,265 | 1 in 2,000 | $7,980 |
| 2 |  Umbreon exPrismatic Evolutions · #161 · SIR | $1,285 | 1 in 1,441 | $6,470 |
| 3 |  Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies · #218 · Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX | $1,269 | 1 in 2,000 | $7,980 |
| 4 |  Mew exPaldean Fates · #232 · SIR | $865.73 | 1 in 465 | $2,088 |
| 5 |  Giratina VLost Origin · #186 · Alt Art | $851.13 | 1 in 800 | $3,192 |
| 6 |  Mega Gengar exAscended Heroes · #284 · SIR | $833.70 | 1 in 1,528 | $6,861 |
| 7 |  Pikachu exAscended Heroes · #276 · SIR | $798.52 | 1 in 1,528 | $6,861 |
| 8 |  Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames · #125 · SIR | $634.87 | 1 in 400 | $1,796 |
| 9 |  Lugia VSilver Tempest · #186 · Alt Art | $505.76 | 1 in 667 | $2,661 |
| 10 |  Dragonite VEvolving Skies · #192 · Alt Art | $497.16 | 1 in 1,000 | $3,990 |
| 11 |  Rayquaza VEvolving Skies · #194 · Alt Art | $482.19 | 1 in 1,000 | $3,990 |
| 12 |  Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes · #290 · SIR | $479.02 | 1 in 1,528 | $6,861 |
| 13 |  Sylveon exPrismatic Evolutions · #156 · SIR | $462.13 | 1 in 1,441 | $6,470 |
| 14 |  Leafeon VMAXEvolving Skies · #205 · Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX | $385.09 | 1 in 2,000 | $7,980 |
| 15 |  Sylveon VMAXEvolving Skies · #212 · Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX | $384.06 | 1 in 2,000 | $7,980 |
| 16 |  Umbreon VEvolving Skies · #189 · Alt Art | $380.03 | 1 in 1,000 | $3,990 |
| 17 |  Team Rocket's Mewtwo exDestined Rivals · #231 · SIR | $378.19 | 1 in 1,009 | $4,530 |
| 18 |  MagikarpPaldea Evolved · #203 · IR | $355.55 | 1 in 468 | $2,101 |
| 19 |  Charizard ex151 · #199 · SIR | $320.91 | 1 in 225 | $1,010 |
| 20 |  Greninja exTwilight Masquerade · #214 · SIR | $320.74 | 1 in 940 | $4,221 |
| 21 |  Leafeon exPrismatic Evolutions · #144 · SIR | $315.40 | 1 in 1,441 | $6,470 |
| 22 |  Glaceon VMAXEvolving Skies · #209 · Alternate-art Pokémon VMAX | $307.86 | 1 in 2,000 | $7,980 |
| 23 |  Pikachu exAscended Heroes · #277 · SIR | $301.51 | 1 in 1,528 | $6,861 |
| 24 |  Mega Charizard Y exAscended Heroes · #294 · Mega Hyper Rare | $292.47 | 1 in 1,053 | $4,728 |
| 25 |  Giratina VSTARCrown Zenith · #GG69 · Galarian Gallery (any) | $290.72 | 1 in 199 | $894 |
Ungraded (raw) TCGplayer market prices as of Oct 12, 2026, from the sets we track. Odds assume every card in a rarity is equally likely; cost to pull uses each set's pack MSRP.
The most valuable card in each set#
- 30th Celebration: Mew (#R), $6,000
- Evolving Skies: Umbreon VMAX (#215), $2,265
- Prismatic Evolutions: Umbreon ex (#161), $1,285
- Paldean Fates: Mew ex (#232), $865.73
- Lost Origin: Giratina V (#186), $851.13
- Ascended Heroes: Mega Gengar ex (#284), $833.70
- Phantasmal Flames: Mega Charizard X ex (#125), $634.87
- Silver Tempest: Lugia V (#186), $505.76
- Destined Rivals: Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#231), $378.19
- Paldea Evolved: Magikarp (#203), $355.55
- 151: Charizard ex (#199), $320.91
- Twilight Masquerade: Greninja ex (#214), $320.74
- Crown Zenith: Giratina VSTAR (#GG69), $290.72
- Surging Sparks: Pikachu ex (#238), $276.42
- Mega Evolution: Mega Lucario ex (#188), $226.78
- Astral Radiance: Machamp V (#172), $193.31
- Chaos Rising: Mega Greninja ex (#116), $129.25
- Paradox Rift: Groudon (#199), $105.14
- Perfect Order: Mega Zygarde ex (#124), $100.57
- Obsidian Flames: Charizard ex (#223), $94.33
- Stellar Crown: Squirtle (#148), $92.74
- Temporal Forces: Gastly (#177), $91.92
- Journey Together: Lillie's Clefairy ex (#184), $89.83
- Scarlet & Violet: Gardevoir ex (#245), $68.71
Are Pokémon cards worth anything?#
Some are worth a lot; most aren’t. Across the sets we track:
- 68% of cards sell for under $1.
- 25% sell for $1 to $20.
- 5% sell for $20 to $100.
- 1% sell for $100 or more.
So if you have a stack of modern cards, the value is usually in a handful of rare ones. Check the rarity symbol first, then look up the exact version. Our guide to checking Pokémon card prices walks through it, including how to spot valuable vintage cards.
Why chase cards cost less to buy than to pull#
Look at the last column of the list. For nearly every card, the average cost to pull it in packs is far higher than its market price. That’s because the value of a set is concentrated in a few cards, and each specific chase card is rare. Our guide to pulling one specific SIR runs the math, and our worst sets to open ranking shows how much value an average pack returns.
Where these numbers come from#
Prices are TCGplayer market prices for ungraded, Near Mint cards. Pull odds come from verified openings in our evidence registry and assume every card within a rarity is equally likely. A dash means we don’t have a measured pull rate for that card’s rarity yet. Graded copies sell for different, often much higher, prices.