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Rare Pokémon Cards

CardTrack tracks 2,567 Rare Pokémon cards across 136 sets, worth a combined $23,159. The most valuable is the Chimecho δ (POP Series 4) at $945.99 ungraded.

Cards2,567
Total value$23,159
Median card$0.90
Average card$9.02
Highest PSA 10$26,000
Median PSA 10 premium59.1×

Marked with a black star. In most eras a pack guarantees one card of this tier or better, which is why Rares are common in absolute terms despite the name. Compare it with every other tier on the Pokémon rarity chart.

Prices last updated 4 October 2026 · How we price →

Rare8 marketsChimecho δ
Chimecho δ
POP Series 4 · #1
Ungraded
$945.99
Rare10 marketsDeoxys ex
Deoxys ex
POP Series 4 · #17
Ungraded
$857.52
Rare48 marketsMew δ
Mew δ
POP Series 5 · #3
Ungraded
$629.27
Rare19 marketsGengar
Gengar
Skyridge · #10
Ungraded
$437.38
Rare22 marketsUmbreon
Umbreon
Skyridge · #32
Ungraded
$329.33
Rare23 marketsBlastoise
Blastoise
POP Series 3 · #1
Ungraded
$326.54
Rare12 marketsMilotic
Milotic
Supreme Victors · #SH7
Ungraded
$250.06
Rare27 marketsGengar
Gengar
Expedition Base Set · #48
Ungraded
$250.00
Rare14 marketsSceptile
Sceptile
POP Series 4 · #5
Ungraded
$229.96
Rare13 marketsPonyta
Ponyta
Arceus · #SH11
Ungraded
$227.27
Rare25 marketsUmbreon
Umbreon
Aquapolis · #41
Ungraded
$225.00
Rare44 marketsSabrina's Gengar
Sabrina's Gengar
Gym Challenge · #29
Ungraded
$203.39
Rare22 marketsGyarados
Gyarados
Skyridge · #11
Ungraded
$200.00
Rare12 marketsBagon
Bagon
Arceus · #SH10
Ungraded
$199.99
Rare24 marketsMew
Mew
POP Series 4 · #4
Ungraded
$174.99
Rare14 marketsShinx
Shinx
Arceus · #SH12
Ungraded
$174.05
Rare27 marketsCelebi ex
Celebi ex
POP Series 2 · #17
Ungraded
$170.00
Rare12 marketsVulpix
Vulpix
Platinum · #SH6
Ungraded
$164.91
Rare5 marketsHo-Oh ex
Ho-Oh ex
POP Series 3 · #17
Ungraded
$162.52
Rare19 marketsAlakazam
Alakazam
Skyridge · #2
Ungraded
$159.99
Rare19 marketsRayquaza
Rayquaza
POP Series 1 · #3
Ungraded
$154.77
Rare21 marketsDeoxys δ
Deoxys δ
POP Series 4 · #2
Ungraded
$150.00
Rare33 marketsCharizard
Charizard
Expedition Base Set · #40
Ungraded
$150.00
Rare32 marketsCharizard
Charizard
Expedition Base Set · #39
Ungraded
$145.99
Rare21 marketsTyranitar
Tyranitar
Aquapolis · #40
Ungraded
$145.12
Rare26 marketsMew
Mew
Expedition Base Set · #55
Ungraded
$145.00
Rare5 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #?
Ungraded
$139.99
Rare16 marketsArcanine
Arcanine
Skyridge · #3
Ungraded
$137.74
Rare5 marketsFlygon
Flygon
Dragon · #15
Ungraded
$132.76
Rare30 marketsLugia
Lugia
POP Series 5 · #2
Ungraded
$132.42
Rare20 marketsEspeon
Espeon
Aquapolis · #11
Ungraded
$124.00
Rare11 marketsDuskull
Duskull
Stormfront · #SH2
Ungraded
$123.56
Rare15 marketsSlowbro
Slowbro
Aquapolis · #33
Ungraded
$107.93
Rare14 marketsArcanine
Arcanine
Aquapolis · #2
Ungraded
$102.50
Rare16 marketsHoundoom
Houndoom
Skyridge · #12
Ungraded
$100.00
Rare9 marketsPiloswine
Piloswine
Skyridge · #24
Ungraded
$100.00
Rare26 marketsDragonite
Dragonite
Expedition Base Set · #43
Ungraded
$100.00
Rare38 marketsUmbreon
Umbreon
Neo Discovery · #32
Ungraded
$100.00
Rare27 marketsBlastoise
Blastoise
Expedition Base Set · #37
Ungraded
$98.65
Rare10 marketsLotad
Lotad
Platinum · #SH4
Ungraded
$93.40
Rare12 marketsPrimeape
Primeape
Aquapolis · #29
Ungraded
$91.45
Rare10 marketsRelicanth
Relicanth
Supreme Victors · #SH8
Ungraded
$90.47
Rare8 marketsSalamence
Salamence
Dragon · #19
Ungraded
$90.00
Rare23 marketsTyranitar
Tyranitar
Expedition Base Set · #66
Ungraded
$89.95
Rare8 marketsDark Dragonite
Dark Dragonite
Team Rocket Returns · #15
Ungraded
$88.52
Rare13 marketsPolitoed
Politoed
Skyridge · #25
Ungraded
$86.50
Rare11 marketsSwablu
Swablu
Platinum · #SH5
Ungraded
$85.74
Rare12 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #!
Ungraded
$85.58
Rare11 marketsDrifloon
Drifloon
Stormfront · #SH1
Ungraded
$85.36
Rare24 marketsBlastoise
Blastoise
Expedition Base Set · #36
Ungraded
$85.00
Rare24 marketsMewtwo
Mewtwo
Expedition Base Set · #56
Ungraded
$85.00
Rare14 marketsRaichu
Raichu
Skyridge · #27
Ungraded
$84.99
Rare15 marketsPoliwrath
Poliwrath
Skyridge · #26
Ungraded
$84.20
Rare12 marketsYanma
Yanma
Supreme Victors · #SH9
Ungraded
$83.05
Rare12 marketsRayquaza δ
Rayquaza δ
Holon Phantoms · #26
Ungraded
$80.00
Rare16 marketsStarmie
Starmie
Skyridge · #30
Ungraded
$79.25
Rare17 marketsArticuno
Articuno
Skyridge · #4
Ungraded
$78.37
Rare19 marketsVaporeon
Vaporeon
Skyridge · #33
Ungraded
$77.82
Rare17 marketsArceus
Arceus
Arceus · #AR4
Ungraded
$77.00
Rare15 marketsHoundoom
Houndoom
Aquapolis · #15
Ungraded
$76.77
Rare20 marketsLatias
Latias
POP Series 7 · #3
Ungraded
$76.00
Rare12 marketsSlowking
Slowking
Aquapolis · #34
Ungraded
$76.00
Rare29 marketsTyranitar ex
Tyranitar ex
POP Series 1 · #17
Ungraded
$75.25
Rare18 marketsHoundoom
Houndoom
Aquapolis · #14
Ungraded
$72.20
Rare62 marketsDark Charizard
Dark Charizard
Team Rocket · #21
Ungraded
$71.00
Rare14 marketsScizor
Scizor
Aquapolis · #32
Ungraded
$70.00
Rare15 marketsSteelix
Steelix
Skyridge · #31
Ungraded
$69.99
Rare19 marketsZapdos
Zapdos
Aquapolis · #44
Ungraded
$69.99
Rare23 marketsTyphlosion
Typhlosion
Expedition Base Set · #64
Ungraded
$67.58
Rare10 marketsVoltorb
Voltorb
Stormfront · #SH3
Ungraded
$66.20
Rare28 marketsCharizard G
Charizard G
Supreme Victors · #20
Ungraded
$66.00
Rare19 marketsFlareon
Flareon
Skyridge · #8
Ungraded
$66.00
Rare10 marketsQuagsire
Quagsire
Aquapolis · #30
Ungraded
$66.00
Rare18 marketsSuicune
Suicune
Aquapolis · #37
Ungraded
$64.99
Rare17 marketsEntei
Entei
Aquapolis · #10
Ungraded
$64.66
Rare14 marketsJolteon
Jolteon
Skyridge · #13
Ungraded
$64.06
Rare19 marketsRaikou
Raikou
Skyridge · #28
Ungraded
$63.11
Rare12 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #G
Ungraded
$61.98
Rare17 marketsAerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Skyridge · #1
Ungraded
$60.00
Rare16 marketsMoltres
Moltres
Skyridge · #21
Ungraded
$60.00
Rare11 marketsMewtwo δ
Mewtwo δ
Holon Phantoms · #24
Ungraded
$59.99
Rare29 marketsRocket's Snorlax
Rocket's Snorlax
Gym Heroes · #33
Ungraded
$59.99
Rare22 marketsGengar
Gengar
Arceus · #17
Ungraded
$58.00
Rare21 marketsArceus
Arceus
Arceus · #AR1
Ungraded
$57.98
Rare14 marketsArmaldo ex
Armaldo ex
POP Series 1 · #16
Ungraded
$56.18
Rare19 marketsGengar
Gengar
Stormfront · #18
Ungraded
$55.00
Rare13 marketsMagneton
Magneton
Skyridge · #20
Ungraded
$55.00
Rare17 marketsSteelix
Steelix
Aquapolis · #35
Ungraded
$55.00
Rare19 marketsMewtwo
Mewtwo
Legendary Collection · #29
Ungraded
$54.99
Rare13 marketsCrobat
Crobat
Skyridge · #6
Ungraded
$53.29
Rare29 marketsLugia
Lugia
Neo Revelation · #20
Ungraded
$51.00
Rare5 marketsUmbreon
Umbreon
Lost Thunder · #120
Ungraded
$50.23
Rare18 marketsGengar
Gengar
Diamond & Pearl · #27
Ungraded
$50.00
Rare26 marketsJolteon
Jolteon
POP Series 3 · #3
Ungraded
$50.00
Rare24 marketsArceus
Arceus
Arceus · #AR5
Ungraded
$49.99
Rare12 marketsSuicune
Suicune
POP Series 2 · #4
Ungraded
$49.95
Rare26 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #A
Ungraded
$47.99
Rare9 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #R
Ungraded
$46.46
Rare9 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #X
Ungraded
$46.18
Rare15 marketsDewgong
Dewgong
Skyridge · #7
Ungraded
$46.07
Rare13 marketsWash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Rising Rivals · #RT5
Ungraded
$45.00
Rare7 marketsGarchomp
Garchomp
POP Series 9 · #1
Ungraded
$45.00
Rare15 marketsKabutops
Kabutops
Skyridge · #14
Ungraded
$45.00
Rare20 marketsPichu
Pichu
Expedition Base Set · #58
Ungraded
$45.00
Rare4 marketsDouble Rainbow Energy
Double Rainbow Energy
POP Series 5 · #4
Ungraded
$44.99
Rare12 marketsWigglytuff
Wigglytuff
Skyridge · #34
Ungraded
$44.48
Rare22 marketsRayquaza
Rayquaza
Deoxys · #22
Ungraded
$44.25
Rare5 marketsWailord
Wailord
Celestial Storm · #40
Ungraded
$44.12
Rare21 marketsDark Tyranitar
Dark Tyranitar
Team Rocket Returns · #19
Ungraded
$43.46
Rare10 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #K
Ungraded
$43.09
Rare18 marketsFan Rotom
Fan Rotom
Rising Rivals · #RT1
Ungraded
$42.99
Rare19 marketsFeraligatr
Feraligatr
Expedition Base Set · #47
Ungraded
$42.30
Rare5 marketsBlastoise
Blastoise
HS—Unleashed · #13
Ungraded
$41.99
Rare9 marketsMinun
Minun
POP Series 3 · #4
Ungraded
$41.82
Rare7 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #M
Ungraded
$40.16
Rare24 marketsArceus
Arceus
Arceus · #AR3
Ungraded
$40.00
Rare23 marketsArceus
Arceus
Arceus · #AR9
Ungraded
$40.00
Rare12 marketsUnown
Unown
Unseen Forces · #W
Ungraded
$40.00
Rare32 marketsFlareon
Flareon
POP Series 3 · #2
Ungraded
$39.99
Rare12 marketsRaikou
Raikou
POP Series 2 · #3
Ungraded
$39.99

Every other Rare card (2,447)

Rare by era

Classic (2004–2010) 640 $11,446Vintage (1999–2003) 373 $9,914Modern (2011–2019) 837 $1,459Current (2020–) 717 $341

Price bands

Under $1 1,318$1–$5 627$5–$25 427$25–$100 157$100–$500 35$500+ 3

Counted across all 2,567 priced Rare cards, not the list above. To shop by price band, try the budget builder.

Sets holding the most Rare value

Skyridge 35 $2,856POP Series 4 6 $2,388Aquapolis 48 $2,051Expedition Base Set 40 $1,804Unseen Forces 44 $1,211Arceus 32 $1,144POP Series 5 4 $839POP Series 3 7 $689Supreme Victors 37 $640Gym Challenge 21 $458Platinum 26 $453Stormfront 23 $404

See modelled pull rates for Skyridge, POP Series 4, Aquapolis.

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 Rare Pokémon card?

Marked with a black star. In most eras a pack guarantees one card of this tier or better, which is why Rares are common in absolute terms despite the name. CardTrack tracks 2,567 Rare cards across 136 sets.

What is the most valuable Rare Pokémon card?

The Chimecho δ (POP Series 4) is the most valuable Rare card we track, at about $945.99 ungraded.

How many Rare Pokémon cards are tracked?

CardTrack tracks 2,567 Rare cards across 136 sets.

Are Rare Pokémon cards worth grading?

Across the 2,135 Rare cards where we have both a raw and a PSA 10 price, the median gem-mint copy sells for about 59.1× 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.