Hyper Rare Pokémon Cards

CardTrack tracks 74 Hyper Rare Pokémon cards across 14 sets, worth a combined $1,057. The most valuable is the Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks) at $93.87 ungraded, about $385 in PSA 10.

Cards74

Total value$1,057

Median card$9.89

Average card$14.28

Highest PSA 10$400

Median PSA 10 premium7.9×

The rainbow-textured tier as named in later sets — the same position in the ladder as Rare Rainbow, under the newer rarity naming.

Prices last updated 15 September 2026 · How we price →

Hyper Rare27 markets

Pikachu ex

Surging Sparks · #247

Ungraded

$93.87

Hyper Rare15 markets

Basic Darkness Energy

Prismatic Evolutions · #179

Ungraded

$68.28

Hyper Rare23 markets

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex

Destined Rivals · #240

Obsidian Flames · #228

Ungraded

$40.57

Hyper Rare20 markets

Cynthia's Garchomp ex

Destined Rivals · #241

Destined Rivals · #239

Team Rocket's Crobat ex

Destined Rivals · #242

Journey Together · #189

Journey Together · #188

Temporal Forces · #214

Twilight Masquerade · #223

Surging Sparks · #248

Temporal Forces · #218

Temporal Forces · #215

Paldea Evolved · #279

Ungraded

$12.48

Hyper Rare17 markets

Area Zero Underdepths

Prismatic Evolutions · #180

Surging Sparks · #250

Paldea Evolved · #278

Twilight Masquerade · #221

Paldea Evolved · #271

Surging Sparks · #251

Destined Rivals · #243

Destined Rivals · #244

Prismatic Evolutions · #177

Temporal Forces · #217

Ungraded

$9.85

Hyper Rare13 markets

Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex

Twilight Masquerade · #222

Temporal Forces · #216

Scarlet & Violet · #253

Temporal Forces · #213

Prismatic Evolutions · #178

Paldea Evolved · #274

Ungraded

$7.53

Hyper Rare18 markets

Basic Fighting Energy

Scarlet & Violet · #258

Paldea Evolved · #272

Scarlet & Violet · #254

Prismatic Evolutions · #176

Twilight Masquerade · #224

Paldea Evolved · #273

Twilight Masquerade · #226

Scarlet & Violet · #256

Paldea Evolved · #275

Obsidian Flames · #230

Surging Sparks · #252

Journey Together · #190

Scarlet & Violet · #255

Paldea Evolved · #276

Ungraded

$3.31

Hyper Rare18 markets

Basic Lightning Energy

Scarlet & Violet · #257

Twilight Masquerade · #225

Surging Sparks · #249

Superior Energy Retrieval

Paldea Evolved · #277

Obsidian Flames · #229

Ungraded

$1.36

Price bands

$1–$5 19$5–$25 46$25–$100 9

Counted across all 74 priced Hyper Rare cards, not the list above.

Sets holding the most Hyper Rare value

Shrouded Fable 5 $174Destined Rivals 6 $165Surging Sparks 6 $134Prismatic Evolutions 5 $105Temporal Forces 6 $69Paldean Fates 6 $68Paldea Evolved 9 $65Twilight Masquerade 6 $49Obsidian Flames 3 $46Paradox Rift 7 $44151 3 $38Journey Together 3 $36

Prices are blended from real completed sales — eBay sold listings, Fanatics Collect and Goldin auction results, and PSA cert-verified sales — cross-checked against live TCGplayer, Cardmarket and PriceCharting market prices. How CardTrack prices cards →

Frequently asked

What is a Hyper Rare Pokémon card?

The rainbow-textured tier as named in later sets — the same position in the ladder as Rare Rainbow, under the newer rarity naming.

What is the most valuable Hyper Rare Pokémon card?

The Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks) is the most valuable Hyper Rare card we track, at about $93.87 ungraded and roughly $385 in PSA 10.

How many Hyper Rare Pokémon cards are tracked?

CardTrack tracks 74 Hyper Rare cards across 14 sets.

Are Hyper Rare Pokémon cards worth grading?

Across the 74 Hyper Rare cards where we have both a raw and a PSA 10 price, the median gem-mint copy sells for about 7.9× the raw price. That is a median, so half of them do worse — check a specific card's grading-ROI estimate and the grading fee before submitting.