Rare Pokemon cards.
updated Nov 15, 2026
The 400 most valuable Rare cards we price, highest first. Prices are what copies actually sold for on TCGplayer, not what sellers are asking.
What a Rare card is worth
The most valuable one we price is Blastoise (36) from Expedition at $1,650£1,247€1,493. The 3,565 cards across 147 sets come to $67k£51k€61k together, and the median card at this rarity is $1.71£1.29€1.55, so half of everything printed with the label trades below that. The ten at the top hold 13.3% of the total on their own, which is the normal shape here: the label sets the print run, the Pokemon on the card sets the price.
How to spot a Rare
A black star beside the collector number and no foil anywhere on the card. This is the plain rare, the one an older pack guaranteed you, and it is the cheapest card with a star on it.
Every other rarity is on the rarity chart, and the rarest cards list ranks the chase tiers against each other by price.
































































































![Misty's Gyarados (Prerelease) [Staff], Miscellaneous Cards & Products](/cards/634335_400.jpg)










![Ethan's Typhlosion (Prerelease) [Staff], Miscellaneous Cards & Products](/cards/634336_400.jpg)


![Team Rocket's Tyranitar (Prerelease) [Staff], Miscellaneous Cards & Products](/cards/634334_400.jpg)





































































































































































































































![Unown [H], Neo Destiny](/cards/90211_400.jpg)


































![Unown [W], Neo Destiny](/cards/90240_400.jpg)























