Rarity Ranking · Updated Oct 31, 2026
The Rarest Pokémon Cards, Ranked
Short-printed rarities drive Pokémon TCG collecting. This page ranks the 50 rarest cards Catchinary currently tracks across every high-tier rarity slot: Special Illustration Rare, Illustration Rare, Rare Secret, Rare Rainbow, Rare Holo Star, Rare Shining, Hyper Rare, and Double Rare. Sorted by current TCGplayer market price.
Rarity tiers counted as "rarest"
| Tier | Cards indexed | |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Secret | 90 | Browse → |
| Rare Rainbow | 42 | Browse → |
| Special Illustration Rare | 36 | Browse → |
| Rare Holo Star | 19 | Browse → |
| Rare Shining | 4 | Browse → |
| Illustration Rare | 2 | Browse → |
Top 50 rarest by market price
- #1
Mewtwo ★ Holon Phantoms · #103 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$9200.00market - #2
Torchic ★ Team Rocket Returns · #108 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$6500.00market - #3
Mew ★ δ Dragon Frontiers · #101 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$3500.00market - #4
Groudon ★ Delta Species · #111 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$3000.00market - #5
Charizard Skyridge · #146 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Kouki Saitou$2999.99market - #6
Rayquaza ★ Deoxys · #107 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$2500.99market - #7
Latias ★ Deoxys · #105 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$2300.00market - #8
Umbreon VMAX Evolving Skies · #215 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO$2209.75market - #9
Shining Celebi Neo Destiny · #106 · Rare Shining Illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida$1801.00market - #10
Jolteon ★ Power Keepers · #101 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1750.00market - #11
Flareon ★ Power Keepers · #100 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1700.00market - #12
Raikou ★ Unseen Forces · #114 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1600.00market - #13
M Charizard-EX Flashfire · #108 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1501.23market - #14
Latios ★ Deoxys · #106 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1500.00market - #15
Charizard Dragon · #100 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$1499.99market - #16
Alakazam ★ Crystal Guardians · #99 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1429.50market - #17
Shining Kabutops Neo Destiny · #108 · Rare Shining Illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida$1399.95market - #18
Vaporeon ★ Power Keepers · #102 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1399.95market - #19
Gyarados ★ δ Holon Phantoms · #102 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1300.35market - #20
Rayquaza Dragons Exalted · #128 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1250.00market - #21
Rayquaza VMAX Evolving Skies · #218 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic$1241.76market - #22
Ultra Ball Plasma Freeze · #122 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1199.51market - #23
M Rayquaza-EX Ancient Origins · #98 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1177.50market - #24
Umbreon ex Prismatic Evolutions · #161 · Special Illustration Rare$1129.97market - #25
Suicune ★ Unseen Forces · #115 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1100.00market - #26
Entei ★ Unseen Forces · #113 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$1067.00market - #27
Gengar VMAX Fusion Strike · #271 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by sowsow$1026.10market - #28
Dialga-EX Phantom Forces · #122 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$1018.20market - #29
Celebi ex Unseen Forces · #117 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ryo Ueda$999.99market - #30
Metagross ★ Delta Species · #113 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$951.99market - #31
Gardevoir Dark Explorers · #109 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$946.33market - #32
Garchomp Plasma Freeze · #120 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$900.00market - #33
Ho-oh Skyridge · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Hajime Kusajima$900.00market - #34
Mew ex Paldean Fates · #232 · Special Illustration Rare Illustrated by USGMEN$843.07market - #35
Charizard-GX Burning Shadows · #150 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$840.75market - #36
Mewtwo-GX Shining Legends · #78 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$819.12market - #37
Regirock ★ Legend Maker · #91 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$799.00market - #38
Celebi Skyridge · #145 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$775.00market - #39
Celebi ★ Crystal Guardians · #100 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$750.00market - #40Mega Gengar ex Ascended Heroes · #284 · Special Illustration Rare Illustrated by danciao$712.64market
- #41
Charizard Plasma Storm · #136 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida$649.98market - #42
Regice ★ Legend Maker · #90 · Rare Holo Star Illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda$649.98market - #43Pikachu ex Ascended Heroes · #276 · Special Illustration Rare Illustrated by booota$604.62market
- #44
Kabutops Skyridge · #150 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida$590.48market - #45
Mega Charizard X ex Phantasmal Flames · #125 · Special Illustration Rare Illustrated by danciao$581.45market - #46
Gengar & Mimikyu-GX Team Up · #186 · Rare Rainbow Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$561.22market - #47
Charizard Stormfront · #103 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita$552.78market - #48
Zekrom Legendary Treasures · #115 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$519.49market - #49
M Gengar-EX Phantom Forces · #121 · Rare Secret Illustrated by 5ban Graphics$503.58market - #50
Lugia Aquapolis · #149 · Rare Secret Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura$500.00market
Rarest Pokémon card FAQ
What is the rarest Pokémon card right now?
Mewtwo ★ from Holon Phantoms (#103, Rare Holo Star) currently lists at $9200.00 market on TCGplayer, making it the highest-priced card across the 3,259 short-printed rarity entries Catchinary tracks.
What counts as a "rare" Pokémon card?
Rarity is printed on every Pokémon TCG card. Common and Uncommon are standard pack fillers. Rare and Rare Holo pull roughly once per pack. Everything above that tier (Ultra Rare, Special Illustration Rare, Illustration Rare, Hyper Rare, Rainbow Rare, Secret Rare) is short-printed and drives most of the collector market value.
What is an Illustration Rare?
Illustration Rare is a Scarlet & Violet era rarity slot showing full-bleed artwork. Special Illustration Rare is the even shorter-printed tier with more elaborate art. Catchinary currently tracks 511 Illustration Rare cards and 232 Special Illustration Rare cards across the rarest-tier index.
How many Hyper Rare cards exist?
Catchinary's rarest-tier index lists 74 Hyper Rare Pokémon cards. Hyper Rare is the gold-foil "above-Secret" tier used since Sword & Shield, applied to a handful of high-value Pokémon in each modern set.
What about 1st Edition and PSA 10 cards?
Those are separate dimensions. 1st Edition refers to the original print run of older sets (Base through Neo). Grading companies like PSA, BGS, and CGC assign condition grades from 1 to 10 to sealed cards. PSA 10 is the top grade and can multiply a card's value by 5 to 50 times. See the First Edition cards page for that ranking.
How fresh is the price data on this page?
Prices refresh daily via the 08:00 UTC cron. The last refresh recorded in the price-history database was Oct 31, 2026. Source data is from pokemontcg.io which mirrors TCGplayer market prices.