Why 166/165? Secret rares
You have a card whose number is higher than the set total: 166/165, 239/193, 088/076. It is not a printing error, and it is not a fake. It is a secret rare: a card added beyond the official numbering, deliberately scarcer. The catalogue holds 4746 of them, 2366 tracked here.
What it actually changes
Every Pokémon set announces a card count: 165, 193, 076. Cards numbered above that total are called secret rares: they are absent from the official set list and printed in markedly lower quantities.
Three things follow. First the price: for the same Pokémon, a secret regularly sells for several times the regular version. Then grading: these are the cards where the gap between a raw copy and a PSA 10 is widest, so the ones worth inspecting closely before shipping. Finally confusion: many sellers list them without stating the number, and two listings under the same name can be two cards whose prices have nothing in common. Always check the printed number before comparing two prices.
The priciest secret rares
| Card | Set | No. | Price | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charizard |
Skyridge | 146/144 | $3,000 | 0.0% |
 Umbreon VMAX |
Evolving Skies | 215/203 | $2,265 | -3.7% |
 Shining Celebi |
Neo Destiny | 106/105 | $1,801 | 0.0% |
 Shining Charizard |
Neo Destiny | 107/105 | $1,701 | 0.0% |
 Pikachu EX |
Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary (JP) | 094/87 | $1,500 | 0.0% |
 Shining Kabutops |
Neo Destiny | 108/105 | $1,400 | 0.0% |
 Rayquaza VMAX |
Evolving Skies | 218/203 | $1,279 | +0.8% |
 Umbreon ex |
Prismatic Evolutions | 161/131 | $1,270 | -2.4% |
 Rayquaza |
Dragons Exalted | 128/124 | $1,250 | 0.0% |
 Nidoking |
Aquapolis | 150/147 | $1,200 | +140.0% |
 Ultra Ball |
Plasma Freeze | 122/116 | $1,200 | 0.0% |
 Gengar VMAX |
Fusion Strike | 271/264 | $1,027 | -0.4% |
 Dialga-EX |
Phantom Forces | 122/119 | $1,022 | 0.0% |
 Gardevoir |
Dark Explorers | 109/108 | $946 | 0.0% |
 Ho-oh |
Skyridge | 149/144 | $900 | 0.0% |
 Mew ex |
Paldean Fates | 232/91 | $864 | -0.7% |
 Charizard-GX |
Burning Shadows | 150/147 | $841 | +2.5% |
 Mewtwo-GX |
Shining Legends | 78/73 | $829 | +0.5% |
 M Charizard-EX |
Flashfire | 108/106 | $802 | -46.6% |
 Sightseer |
TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars (JP) | 192/173 | $800 | 0.0% |
 Shining Gyarados |
Neo Revelation | 65/64 | $793 | +1.4% |
 Charizard |
Stormfront | 103/100 | $738 | 0.0% |
 Mega Rayquaza ex |
Storm Emeralda (JP) | 113/76 | $698 | -26.2% |
 Mega Charizard X ex |
Inferno X (JP) | 110/80 | $686 | -3.8% |
 Mega Charizard X ex |
Inferno X (JP) | 116/80 | $655 | -9.6% |
 Charizard |
Plasma Storm | 136/135 | $650 | -43.5% |
 Giratina V |
Lost Abyss (JP) | 111/100 | $646 | +0.6% |
 Victini |
Black Bolt | 171/86 | $623 | -0.6% |
 Mega Charizard X ex |
Phantasmal Flames | 125/94 | $619 | -6.3% |
 Mega Gengar ex |
Ascended Heroes | 284/217 | $614 | -26.9% |
 Zekrom ex |
Black Bolt | 172/86 | $603 | -1.4% |
 Golem |
Skyridge | 148/144 | $600 | 0.0% |
 Kabutops |
Skyridge | 150/144 | $590 | 0.0% |
 Shining Mewtwo |
Neo Destiny | 109/105 | $577 | 0.0% |
 Pikachu ex |
Ascended Heroes | 276/217 | $571 | -32.2% |
 Shining Steelix |
Neo Destiny | 112/105 | $562 | 0.0% |
 Gengar & Mimikyu-GX |
Team Up | 186/181 | $555 | +0.6% |
 Victini |
White Flare | 172/86 | $551 | -0.7% |
 Shining Raichu |
Neo Destiny | 111/105 | $549 | 0.0% |
 Lugia V |
Paradigm Trigger (JP) | 110/98 | $512 | 0.0% |
 Mew ex |
Shiny Treasure ex (JP) | 347/190 | $505 | -1.7% |
 M Gengar-EX |
Phantom Forces | 121/119 | $504 | +0.7% |
 Blastoise |
Plasma Storm | 137/135 | $500 | 0.0% |
 Lugia |
Aquapolis | 149/147 | $500 | -88.9% |
 Blastoise EX |
Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary (JP) | 092/87 | $500 | 0.0% |
 Dragonite V |
Blue Sky Stream (JP) | 074/67 | $500 | 0.0% |
 Charizard |
Dragon | 100/97 | $490 | 0.0% |
 Shining Noctowl |
Neo Destiny | 110/105 | $475 | 0.0% |
 Garchomp |
Plasma Freeze | 120/116 | $468 | 0.0% |
 Reshiram ex |
White Flare | 173/86 | $467 | -2.1% |
 Green's Exploration |
TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars (JP) | 196/173 | $463 | 0.0% |
 Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX |
Sky Legend (JP) | 060/54 | $462 | 0.0% |
 Kingdra |
Aquapolis | 148/147 | $457 | 0.0% |
 Erika's Hospitality |
TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars (JP) | 190/173 | $450 | 0.0% |
 Reshiram & Charizard GX |
Double Blaze (JP) | 097/95 | $450 | 0.0% |
 Crobat |
Skyridge | 147/144 | $448 | 0.0% |
 Shining Magikarp |
Neo Revelation | 66/64 | $445 | 0.0% |
 Mewtwo & Mew-GX |
Unified Minds | 242/236 | $429 | +1.5% |
 Sylveon ex |
Prismatic Evolutions | 156/131 | $418 | -11.6% |
 Zekrom |
Legendary Treasures | 115/113 | $411 | 0.0% |
 Rayquaza-GX |
Celestial Storm | 177/168 | $403 | 0.0% |
 Misty & Lorelei |
TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars (JP) | 191/173 | $402 | 0.0% |
 Mega Dragonite ex |
Ascended Heroes | 290/217 | $402 | -17.7% |
 Zoroark |
Next Destinies | 102/99 | $400 | 0.0% |
 M Venusaur EX |
Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary (JP) | 089/87 | $400 | 0.0% |
 Venusaur EX |
Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary (JP) | 088/87 | $400 | — |
 Mega Greninja ex |
Ninja Spinner (JP) | 120/83 | $395 | -16.8% |
 Surfing Pikachu |
Rising Rivals | 114/111 | $389 | 0.0% |
 Articuno |
Supreme Victors | 148/147 | $388 | 0.0% |
 Charizard ex |
Pokemon Card 151 (JP) | 201/165 | $385 | -1.2% |
 Sylveon VMAX |
Evolving Skies | 212/203 | $384 | 0.0% |
 Blaziken VMAX |
Chilling Reign | 201/198 | $382 | 0.0% |
 Leafeon VMAX |
Evolving Skies | 205/203 | $382 | -4.4% |
 Mega Darkrai ex |
Abyss Eye (JP) | 118/81 | $381 | -9.5% |
 Celebi |
Skyridge | 145/144 | $380 | 0.0% |
 Empoleon |
Plasma Freeze | 117/116 | $375 | +27.8% |
 Celebi ex |
Unseen Forces | 117/115 | $370 | 0.0% |
 Glaceon VMAX |
Eevee Heroes (JP) | 091/69 | $370 | 0.0% |
 Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex |
The Glory of Team Rocket (JP) | 125/98 | $362 | -2.3% |
 Umbreon ex |
Terastal Fest ex (JP) | 217/187 | $360 | -10.8% |
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