Metallic Rarity
Gold Pokémon Cards
Gold Pokémon cards cover the shiniest tier of the TCG: Rainbow Rares, Hyper Rares, Secret Rares, and Shining cards with full metallic treatments. Every set past the original Black & White era produces at least a handful of these as chase pulls. 50 cards ranked below by current TCGplayer market price.
Top 50 gold cards by market price
- #1
Charizard Skyridge · #146 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Kouki Saitou$2999.99market - #2
Umbreon VMAX Evolving Skies · #215 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO$2209.75market - #3
M Charizard-EX Flashfire · #108 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1501.23market - #4
Charizard Dragon · #100 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$1499.99market - #5
Rayquaza Dragons Exalted · #128 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1250.00market - #6
Rayquaza VMAX Evolving Skies · #218 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic$1241.76market - #7
Ultra Ball Plasma Freeze · #122 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1199.51market - #8
M Rayquaza-EX Ancient Origins · #98 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1177.50market - #9
Gengar VMAX Fusion Strike · #271 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by sowsow$1026.10market - #10
Dialga-EX Phantom Forces · #122 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1018.20market - #11
Celebi ex Unseen Forces · #117 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ryo Ueda$999.99market - #12
Gardevoir Dark Explorers · #109 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$946.33market - #13
Garchomp Plasma Freeze · #120 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$900.00market - #14
Ho-oh Skyridge · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima$900.00market - #15
Charizard-GX Burning Shadows · #150 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$840.75market - #16
Mewtwo-GX Shining Legends · #78 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$819.12market - #17
Celebi Skyridge · #145 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$775.00market - #18
Charizard Plasma Storm · #136 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$649.98market - #19
Kabutops Skyridge · #150 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida$590.48market - #20
Gengar & Mimikyu-GX Team Up · #186 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$561.22market - #21
Charizard Stormfront · #103 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$552.78market - #22
Zekrom Legendary Treasures · #115 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$519.49market - #23
M Gengar-EX Phantom Forces · #121 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$503.58market - #24
Lugia Aquapolis · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura$500.00market - #25
Nidoking Aquapolis · #150 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida$500.00market - #26
Mew Holon Phantoms · #111 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ken Sugimori$499.99market - #27
Kingdra Aquapolis · #148 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mikio Menjo$489.00market - #28
Crobat Skyridge · #147 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida$447.50market - #29
Primal Kyogre-EX Ancient Origins · #96 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$441.85market - #30
Mewtwo & Mew-GX Unified Minds · #242 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$429.40market - #31
Blastoise Plasma Storm · #137 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$427.86market - #32
Surfing Pikachu Rising Rivals · #114 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki$427.62market - #33
Zoroark Next Destinies · #102 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$399.99market - #34
Eevee & Snorlax-GX Team Up · #191 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$395.57market - #35
Articuno Supreme Victors · #148 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki$388.32market - #36
Moltres Supreme Victors · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki$387.85market - #37
Blaziken VMAX Chilling Reign · #201 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Shigenori Negishi$378.75market - #38
Empoleon Plasma Freeze · #117 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$375.00market - #39
Leafeon VMAX Evolving Skies · #205 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE$373.32market - #40
Lugia-GX Lost Thunder · #227 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi$370.07market - #41
Reshiram Legendary Treasures · #114 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$369.83market - #42
Pikachu Rising Rivals · #112 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$361.79market - #43
Sylveon VMAX Evolving Skies · #212 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Taira Akitsu$361.50market - #44
Dark Raichu Team Rocket · #83 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$344.93market - #45
Espeon VMAX Fusion Strike · #270 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Kouki Saitou$338.25market - #46
Charmander Dragon · #98 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$326.75market - #47
Articuno ex FireRed & LeafGreen · #114 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ryo Ueda$325.45market - #48
Primal Groudon-EX Ancient Origins · #97 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$325.34market - #49
Rayquaza-GX Celestial Storm · #177 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$320.62market - #50
M Charizard-EX Flashfire · #107 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$313.61market
Gold Pokémon card FAQ
What is a gold Pokémon card?
Gold is a catch-all term for the top-tier metallic rarities in modern Pokémon TCG sets. Rainbow Rares show a full-art card with a rainbow gradient foil. Hyper Rares and Secret Rares use a gold or metallic-coloured background over the entire card. Shining and Shiny Rares use a chromatic holofoil pattern on the Pokémon illustration itself.
Are gold cards more valuable than Ultra Rares?
Usually yes. Secret Rares are printed at lower rates than Ultra Rares (roughly 1 in 36 booster packs vs 1 in 18 for Ultra), and Hyper Rares are rarer still. Collector premiums on clean copies can run 3-10× the Ultra Rare version of the same card.
Do gold cards grade well?
Gold and Rainbow cards are notoriously hard to get clean PSA 10s on because the foil layer shows even tiny scratches under grading company lights. Pull-fresh, protect immediately, and never stack them unsleeved.
How can I find every gold card in a specific set?
Open the set page. Card lists are filterable by rarity using the rarity chips on each set's detail view, and each card links to its rarity archive at /rarity.