POP Series 8 Card Values & Price Guide

Name: POP Series 8 card values & price data
Creator: CardLedger

POP Series 8 (POP, 2008) contains 17 cards; the set's tracked market value totals $216.41 across 13 priced cards.

Released 2008/09/0117 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$16.58

Tracked total

$216.41

Cost to complete

$111.39

cheapest printings

Top card

$34.94

Luxray

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

Overview

About the POP Series 8 set

Released on 2008/09/01, POP Series 8 anchors the POP series with 17 printed cards. The most valuable card is Luxray #3, worth $34.94 (Rare).

This report prices 13 of the 13 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $16.58 and an average of $16.65.

Market

POP Series 8 value distribution

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

Set value index

4 days tracked · -0.1%

2026-10-15 · $216.54▼ 0.1% since 2026-10-152026-10-26 · $216.41

Index change

-0.1%

over 4 days

Off recorded high

-0.1%

Max drawdown

-0.1%

Daily volatility

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: Luxray alone is worth $34.94, and the five most valuable cards — Luxray #3 ($34.94), Croagunk #13 ($30.65), Lucario #2 ($27.39), Happiny #14 ($19.97), Piplup #15 ($17.62) — carry the bulk of the $216.41 tracked total.

The median card value is $16.58 versus an average of $16.65 — a fairly even spread of value across the checklist.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $17.62 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: 5 Uncommon, 4 Rare, 4 Common. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 10 cards $5–$20, 3 cards $20–$100, 0 cards $100+. Few cards exceed $100.

Luxray is the standout chase at $34.94; the next tier down (Croagunk, Lucario) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$2010 cards · 77%

$20–$1003 cards · 23%

$100+0 cards · 0%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete POP Series 8

Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked POP Series 8 card, broken down by rarity tier.

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Common	4	$23.91	21%	$18.80
Rare	4	$21.83	20%	$17.05
Uncommon	5	$65.65	59%	$12.43

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$71.75

Priciest 10% (the tail)$39.64

Total to complete raw$111.39

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 36% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable POP Series 8 cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Luxray #3	Rare	Holofoil	$34.94	$34.94
2	Croagunk #13	Common	Holofoil	$30.65	$30.65
3	Lucario #2	Rare	Normal	$27.39	$27.39
4	Happiny #14	Common	Holofoil	$19.97	$19.97
5	Piplup #15	Common	Normal	$17.62	$17.62
6	Luxio #8	Uncommon	Holofoil	$17.06	$17.06
7	Riolu #16	Common	Reverse Holofoil	$16.58	$16.58
8	Cherrim #6	Uncommon	Normal	$13.35	$13.35
9	Roseanne’s Research #11	Uncommon	Normal	$12.43	$12.43
10	Rare Candy #10	Uncommon	Normal	$7.84	$7.84
11	Probopass #4	Rare	Holofoil	$6.70	$6.70
12	Carnivine #7	Uncommon	Normal	$5.97	$5.97

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Biggest gaps

Luxray #3$34.94
Croagunk #13$30.65
Lucario #2$27.39
Happiny #14$19.97
Piplup #15$17.62
Luxio #8$17.06

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Price movement

Heating up in POP Series 8

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

Roseanne’s Research #11$12.43▲ 160.8%
Cherrim #6$13.35▲ 68.7%
Luxio #8$17.06▲ 35.0%
Lucario #2$27.39▲ 33.9%
Riolu #16$16.58▲ 30.8%
Croagunk #13$30.65▲ 22.7%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in POP Series 8

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

Yanmega #5$5.91▼ 24.7%
Piplup #15$17.62▼ 20.2%
Probopass #4$6.70▲ 0.9%
Rare Candy #10$7.84▲ 8.9%
Carnivine #7$5.97▲ 9.3%
Luxray #3$34.94▲ 19.9%

FAQ

POP Series 8 questions

What is the most valuable card in POP Series 8?

Luxray #3 is the set's top card, valued at $34.94 (Rare). It ranks #1 of 13 priced POP Series 8 cards.

How many cards are in POP Series 8?

POP Series 8 contains 17 printed cards in the POP series, released 2008/09/01. This report tracks 13 of them, 13 with live prices.

What is the average POP Series 8 card worth?

The median tracked value is $16.58 and the average is $16.65. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Is POP Series 8 worth collecting?

As a classic-era POP-series set, POP Series 8 has fixed, finite supply that supports long-term collector value. Completing it raw is affordable at a $16.58 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top POP Series 8 cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Luxray #3 ($34.94), Croagunk #13 ($30.65), Lucario #2 ($27.39), Happiny #14 ($19.97), Piplup #15 ($17.62). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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