Pokémon card rarities
The line at the bottom of a card does not just say whether it is rare: it says which price bracket it plays in. The catalogue holds 35 distinct rarities across 39054 cards. Here is what each one means, and the median price of the group.
Price my card freeIndicative prices: TCGplayer market price pulled daily. These are raw-card prices, not graded.
| Rarity | Cards | Median price | Priciest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 5370 | $13.23 | $224 |
| Uncommon | 4851 | $9.20 | $150 |
| Rare | 2577 | $14.83 | $1,900 |
| Rare Holo | 1583 | $44.58 | $1,572 |
| Promo | 1209 | $22.85 | $2,400 |
| Rare Ultra | 778 | $33.76 | $3,917 |
| Illustration Rare | 510 | $14.38 | $347 |
| Ultra Rare | 356 | $8.10 | $50.43 |
| Double Rare | 329 | $6.46 | $8.05 |
| Rare Secret | 325 | $24.63 | $3,000 |
| Rare Rainbow | 324 | $21.79 | $2,265 |
| Rare Holo EX | 318 | $62.18 | $2,500 |
| Rare Holo V | 281 | $12.95 | $114 |
| Special Illustration Rare | 232 | $31.95 | $1,270 |
| Rare Holo GX | 159 | $13.96 | $387 |
| Rare Shiny | 149 | $7.21 | $46.98 |
| Shiny Rare | 119 | $9.66 | $73.21 |
| Rare Holo VMAX | 110 | $11.71 | $182 |
| Trainer Gallery Rare Holo | 80 | $9.92 | $65.91 |
| Hyper Rare | 74 | $10.12 | $73.22 |
| Rare Holo LV.X | 56 | $115 | $1,000 |
| Classic Collection | 52 | $14.93 | $144 |
| Rare Holo VSTAR | 43 | $21.83 | $237 |
| Rare Shiny GX | 35 | $26.96 | $768 |
| ACE SPEC Rare | 33 | $12.68 | $30.09 |
| Pikachu Rare | 30 | - | - |
| Rare BREAK | 27 | $7.42 | $43.85 |
| Rare Prism Star | 27 | $45.77 | $92.61 |
| Rare Prime | 26 | $106 | $668 |
| Rare Holo Star | 22 | $1,465 | $9,200 |
| LEGEND | 18 | $263 | $600 |
| Rare Shining | 16 | $460 | $1,801 |
| Radiant Rare | 15 | $10.13 | $16.91 |
| Rare ACE | 13 | $7.25 | $15.98 |
| Shiny Ultra Rare | 12 | $7.55 | $28.91 |