Special Illustration Rare Pokémon Cards
Special Illustration Rare is a Pokémon TCG rarity for which CardLedger tracks 225 cards, with 225 carrying an active market value and Umbreon ex leading at $1,198.39.
About Special Illustration Rare cards
This list aggregates every Special Illustration Rare card in the catalogue — 225 in total, 225 with live pricing — ranked by market value.
Umbreon ex tops the Special Illustration Rare list at $1,198.39; the median card sits far lower at $31.49.
The average Special Illustration Rare card value ($73.87) sits well above the median ($31.49) — a right-skewed spread in which a handful of high-value cards lift the mean.
Special Illustration Rare value index
Combined tracked value of every Special Illustration Rare card, from our own daily snapshots.
Combined value over time
5 days · +342.4%Heating up
Special Illustration Rare cards trading furthest above their 30-day average
- Chien-Pao ex #261Paldea Evolved$25.47▲ 70.2%
- Roaring Moon ex #162Prismatic Evolutions$156.39▲ 50.2%
- Chi-Yu ex #259Paldea Evolved$44.28▲ 41.3%
- Meowscarada ex #256Paldea Evolved$27.22▲ 26.6%
- $58.96▲ 24.0%
- Vaporeon ex #149Prismatic Evolutions$231.83▲ 23.1%
Cooling off
Special Illustration Rare cards trading furthest below their 30-day average
- Mega Gengar ex #284Ascended Heroes$736.25▼ 27.4%
- Pikachu ex #276Ascended Heroes$639.71▼ 27.0%
- Sylveon ex #15330th Celebration$39.31▼ 26.0%
- Mega Hawlucha ex #283Ascended Heroes$38.83▼ 24.9%
- Iron Hands ex #154Prismatic Evolutions$23.02▼ 22.5%
- Iron Crown ex #158Prismatic Evolutions$31.51▼ 22.3%
Most valuable Special Illustration Rare cards
Umbreon ex
$1,198.39Prismatic Evolutions
Mew ex
$853.37Paldean Fates
Mega Gengar ex
$736.25Ascended Heroes
Pikachu ex
$639.71Ascended Heroes
Mega Charizard X ex
$597.98Phantasmal Flames
Mega Dragonite ex
$445.32Ascended Heroes
Sylveon ex
$390.80Prismatic Evolutions
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
$335.30Destined Rivals
Leafeon ex
$299.85Prismatic Evolutions
Charizard ex
$294.42151
Pikachu ex
$288.14Ascended Heroes
Espeon ex
$268.37Prismatic Evolutions
Pikachu ex
$256.63Surging Sparks
Charizard ex
$256.52Paldean Fates
Greninja ex
$255.69Twilight Masquerade
Zekrom ex
$245.34Black Bolt
Glaceon ex
$242.10Prismatic Evolutions
Vaporeon ex
$231.83Prismatic Evolutions
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
$210.72Ascended Heroes
Cynthia's Garchomp ex
$169.86Destined Rivals
Special Illustration Rare — questions
What are the most valuable Special Illustration Rare cards?
Special Illustration Rare covers 225 tracked cards. The most valuable is Umbreon ex (Prismatic Evolutions #161) at $1,198.39. The median Special Illustration Rare card value is $31.49.
How many Special Illustration Rare cards does CardLedger track?
CardLedger tracks 225 Special Illustration Rare raritys, 225 of which have a live market value. Combined tracked value is $16.6K.
Should I collect Special Illustration Rare cards?
It depends on the individual card, but as a group Special Illustration Rare spans $16.6K of tracked value with a $31.49 median. Use the ranked list above and each card's price page to judge condition-sensitive value before buying or selling.