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$3500.00market - #2
Umbreon VMAX Evolving Skies · #215 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO$2335.47market - #3
Rocket's Raikou ex Deoxys · #108 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ryo Ueda$2300.00market - #4
Lugia Aquapolis · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura$2225.00market - #5
Golem Skyridge · #148 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$1600.48market - #6
Rayquaza VMAX Evolving Skies · #218 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic$1247.92market - #7
Charizard Plasma Storm · #136 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$1150.00market - #8
M Rayquaza-EX Ancient Origins · #98 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1069.91market - #9
Gengar VMAX Fusion Strike · #271 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by sowsow$1032.78market - #10
M Charizard-EX Flashfire · #108 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1000.62market - #11
Kabutops Skyridge · #150 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida$1000.00market - #12
Dialga-EX Phantom Forces · #122 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$986.98market - #13
Ho-oh Skyridge · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima$800.00market - #14
Mewtwo-GX Shining Legends · #78 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$785.70market - #15
Charizard Dragon · #100 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$739.97market - #16
Ultra Ball Plasma Freeze · #122 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$698.84market - #17
Gardevoir Dark Explorers · #109 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$693.66market - #18
Nidoking Aquapolis · #150 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida$675.00market - #19
Charizard Stormfront · #103 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$668.75market - #20
Rayquaza Dragons Exalted · #128 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$659.95market - #21
Charizard-GX Burning Shadows · #150 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$631.45market - #22
Kingdra Aquapolis · #148 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mikio Menjo$599.99market - #23
M Gengar-EX Phantom Forces · #121 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$530.94market - #24
Garchomp Plasma Freeze · #120 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$499.00market - #25
Blastoise Plasma Storm · #137 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$464.98market - #26
Primal Kyogre-EX Ancient Origins · #96 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$454.62market - #27
Crobat Skyridge · #147 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida$447.50market - #28
Leafeon VMAX Evolving Skies · #205 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by HYOGONOSUKE$417.46market - #29
Mewtwo & Mew-GX Unified Minds · #242 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$411.52market - #30
Sylveon VMAX Evolving Skies · #212 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Taira Akitsu$402.20market - #31
Zoroark Next Destinies · #102 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$399.99market - #32
Zekrom Legendary Treasures · #115 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$397.98market - #33
Gengar & Mimikyu-GX Team Up · #186 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$386.36market - #34
Blaziken VMAX Chilling Reign · #201 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Shigenori Negishi$384.49market - #35
Celebi Skyridge · #145 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$379.99market - #36
Celebi ex Unseen Forces · #117 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ryo Ueda$370.00market - #37
Articuno Supreme Victors · #148 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki$364.99market - #38
Giratina VSTAR Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery · #GG69 · Rare Secret Illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA$357.50market - #39
Surfing Pikachu Rising Rivals · #114 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki$355.25market - #40
Dark Raichu Team Rocket · #83 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$352.75market - #41
Reshiram Legendary Treasures · #114 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$350.22market - #42
Espeon VMAX Fusion Strike · #270 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Kouki Saitou$345.99market - #43
Mew Holon Phantoms · #111 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ken Sugimori$335.54market - #44
Pikachu Rising Rivals · #112 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$328.45market - #45
Here Comes Team Rocket! Team Rocket Returns · #111 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ken Sugimori$326.30market - #46
Primal Groudon-EX Ancient Origins · #97 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$325.32market - #47
Charmander Dragon · #98 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$324.96market - #48
M Charizard-EX Flashfire · #107 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$314.65market - #49
Glaceon VMAX Evolving Skies · #209 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by kirisAki$309.51market - #50
Rayquaza-GX Celestial Storm · #177 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$301.05market
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.