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Radiant Pokémon Cards

Every Radiant Pokémon card, ranked by value. Leading is Radiant Charizard (Pokémon GO) at $149 (a PSA 10 price). These 15 shiny, etched-foil cards from the Sword & Shield era — the Radiant Rare rarity — are limited to one per deck — a small, collectible subset.

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Cards tracked
15
Median ungraded value
$1.80

What a Radiant card is

Radiant Pokémon are shiny cards debuting in English in the Astral Radiance expansion (May 2022), printed with an etched, mirror-like foil across the entire card. Every Radiant card is a Basic Pokémon regardless of the depicted species' usual evolution stage, and only one Radiant Pokémon of any kind is allowed per deck. This is the modern Radiant Rare rarity — not the unrelated 2016 "Generations: Radiant Collection" subset some searches also surface. Five expansions carried three each — Astral Radiance, Pokémon GO, Lost Origin, Silver Tempest and Crown Zenith — plus one SWSH Black Star Promo, Radiant Eevee; we track 15 of them.

Collecting them

Because there are so few, Radiants are a satisfying complete-the-set target. Radiant Charizard leads on value, but the small total count keeps even the less popular Pokémon desirable to collectors chasing the full run.

Radiant Pokémon — a shiny holofoil treatment limited to one per deck, debuting in the Astral Radiance expansion. Every Radiant card is a Basic Pokémon, regardless of the depicted species' usual evolution stage. Sword & Shield (2022–2023)

How a card qualifies: Rarity is exactly Radiant Rare.

Radiant Pokémon Cards — FAQ

What is a Radiant Pokémon card?
Radiant Pokémon are shiny cards debuting in English in the Astral Radiance expansion (May 2022), with a distinctive etched, mirror-like foil across the whole card. Every Radiant card is a Basic Pokémon regardless of the depicted species' usual evolution stage, and you can only have one Radiant Pokémon of any kind in a deck — stricter than the old Prism Star rule, which limited each Prism Star card to one copy by name. Five expansions carried three each, and Radiant Eevee was also issued as a SWSH Black Star Promo; we track 15 of them, making them a tidy set to collect.
Are Radiant Pokémon cards rare?
By count, yes — only three per expansion across five expansions, plus one promo. The most popular, like Radiant Charizard, carry a strong premium; the whole subset is small and self-contained, which appeals to completionists.
How do I spot a Radiant card?
Look for the word 'Radiant' before the Pokémon's name, a shiny alternate colouring, and a flat, etched holo texture that covers the entire card rather than just the artwork, as on a holo rare.

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