Great Encounters Card Values & Price Guide

Name: Great Encounters card values & price data
Creator: CardLedger

Great Encounters is a classic-era Diamond & Pearl-series set from 2008 with 106 printed cards; this report tracks 68 of them with live market data.

Released 2008/02/01106 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$17.30

Tracked total

$2,173.42

Cost to complete

$1,250.75

cheapest printings

Top card

$262.42

Darkrai

By CardLedger Research · Market data updated October 26, 2026 · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

Overview

About the Great Encounters set

Released on 2008/02/01, Great Encounters anchors the Diamond & Pearl series with 106 printed cards. The most valuable card is Darkrai #104, worth $262.42 (Rare Holo LV.X).

This report prices 68 of the 68 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $17.30 and an average of $31.96.

Market

Great Encounters value distribution

How market value is spread across the set's tracked cards.

Set value index

5 days tracked · +6.6%

2026-10-13 · $2,039.72▲ 6.6% since 2026-10-132026-10-26 · $2,173.42

Index change

+6.6%

over 5 days

Off recorded high

-0%

Max drawdown

-0%

Daily volatility

1.1%

The index sums the live market value of every priced card in the set, built from our own daily snapshots.

The set's value is concentrated at the top: Darkrai alone is worth $262.42, and the five most valuable cards — Darkrai #104 ($262.42), Palkia #106 ($215.36), Dialga #105 ($194.01), Slowpoke #82 ($125.00), Mudkip #80 ($89.73) — carry the bulk of the $2,173.42 tracked total.

The median card value is $17.30 versus an average of $31.96 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $89.73 are the ones worth sleeving; the rest of the set is affordable to complete raw.

Checklist

Rarity & price distribution

The tracked checklist breaks down by rarity as: 23 Common, 17 Rare, 13 Uncommon, 11 Rare Holo, 4 Rare Holo LV.X. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 40 cards $5–$20, 24 cards $20–$100, 4 cards $100+. 4 cards trade above $100.

Darkrai is the standout chase at $262.42; the next tier down (Palkia, Dialga) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$2040 cards · 59%

$20–$10024 cards · 35%

$100+4 cards · 6%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete Great Encounters

Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked Great Encounters card, broken down by rarity tier.

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Rare Holo LV.X	4	$857.39	69%	$204.69
Rare Holo	11	$268.03	21%	$29.31
Common	23	$25.09	2%	$6.99
Rare	17	$81.36	7%	$18.37
Uncommon	13	$18.88	2%	$9.11

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$296.46

Priciest 10% (the tail)$954.29

Total to complete raw$1,250.75

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 76% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable Great Encounters cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Darkrai #104	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$262.42	$262.42
2	Palkia #106	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$215.36	$215.36
3	Dialga #105	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$194.01	$194.01
4	Slowpoke #82	Common	Reverse Holofoil	$125.00	$125.00
5	Mudkip #80	Common	Reverse Holofoil	$89.73	$89.73
6	Swampert #9	Rare Holo	Reverse Holofoil	$84.24	$84.24
7	Rotom #7	Rare Holo	Holofoil	$77.25	$77.25
8	Darkrai #3	Rare Holo	Reverse Holofoil	$75.00	$75.00
9	Cresselia #103	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$71.00	$71.00
10	Darkrai #4	Rare Holo	Reverse Holofoil	$59.66	$59.66
11	Blaziken #1	Rare Holo	Reverse Holofoil	$49.93	$49.93
12	Moonlight Stadium #100	Uncommon	Reverse Holofoil	$43.00	$43.00

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Your value in set

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Still to collect

$2,173.42

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Biggest gaps

Darkrai #104$262.42
Palkia #106$215.36
Dialga #105$194.01
Slowpoke #82$125.00
Mudkip #80$89.73
Swampert #9$84.24

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Price movement

Heating up in Great Encounters

Cards in this set trading furthest above their 30-day average (7-day momentum).

Pachirisu #5$23.49▲ 170.6%
Altaria #12$24.00▲ 79.2%
Zangoose #59$5.69▲ 68.4%
Porygon2 #49$9.11▲ 65.4%
Togetic #55$7.41▲ 61.5%
Arbok #33$6.18▲ 42.9%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in Great Encounters

Cards in this set trading furthest below their 30-day average — potential value windows.

Cresselia #2$27.89▼ 96.0%
Tangrowth #10$6.72▼ 73.6%
Blaziken #1$49.93▼ 72.4%
Swampert #9$84.24▼ 67.3%
Milotic #25$30.48▼ 45.2%
Treecko #90$25.99▼ 44.7%

FAQ

Great Encounters questions

What is the most valuable card in Great Encounters?

Darkrai #104 is the set's top card, valued at $262.42 (Rare Holo LV.X). It ranks #1 of 68 priced Great Encounters cards.

How many cards are in Great Encounters?

Great Encounters contains 106 printed cards in the Diamond & Pearl series, released 2008/02/01. This report tracks 68 of them, 68 with live prices.

What is the average Great Encounters card worth?

The median tracked value is $17.30 and the average is $31.96. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Should I collect Great Encounters?

As a classic-era Diamond & Pearl-series set, Great Encounters has fixed, finite supply that supports long-term collector value. Completing it raw is affordable at a $17.30 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top Great Encounters cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Darkrai #104 ($262.42), Palkia #106 ($215.36), Dialga #105 ($194.01), Slowpoke #82 ($125.00), Mudkip #80 ($89.73). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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