Rising Rivals Card Values & Price Guide

Name: Rising Rivals card values & price data
Creator: CardLedger

Rising Rivals (Platinum, 2009) contains 111 cards; the set's tracked market value totals $5,258.52 across 78 priced cards.

Released 2009/05/16111 printed cards

Cards tracked

Cards priced

Median value

$27.60

Tracked total

$5,258.52

Cost to complete

$6,183.22

cheapest printings

Top card

$999.99

Snorlax

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

Overview

About the Rising Rivals set

Dating to 2009/05/16, Rising Rivals is a classic-era Platinum-series set with 111 cards. The most valuable card is Snorlax #111, worth $999.99 (Rare Holo LV.X).

This report prices 78 of the 78 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $27.60 and an average of $67.42.

Market

Rising Rivals value distribution

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

Set value index

4 days tracked · +1.3%

2026-10-15 · $5,188.81▲ 1.3% since 2026-10-152026-10-26 · $5,258.52

Index change

+1.3%

over 4 days

Off recorded high

-1%

Max drawdown

-2.1%

Daily volatility

1.9%

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: Snorlax alone is worth $999.99, and the five most valuable cards — Snorlax #111 ($999.99), Surfing Pikachu #114 ($388.58), Infernape 4 #108 ($350.00), Pikachu #112 ($343.38), Alakazam 4 #103 ($336.25) — carry the bulk of the $5,258.52 tracked total.

The median card value is $27.60 versus an average of $67.42 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $336.25 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: 27 Rare, 21 Common, 12 Rare Holo, 9 Rare Holo LV.X, 9 Uncommon. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 35 cards $5–$20, 33 cards $20–$100, 10 cards $100+. 10 cards trade above $100.

Snorlax is the standout chase at $999.99; the next tier down (Surfing Pikachu, Infernape 4) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%

$1–$50 cards · 0%

$5–$2035 cards · 45%

$20–$10033 cards · 42%

$100+10 cards · 13%

Cost to complete

What it costs to complete Rising Rivals

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

Rarity	Cards	Cost to complete	Share	Median
Rare Holo LV.X	9	$3,485.11	56%	$116.35
Rare	27	$2,431.20	39%	$31.14
Common	21	$31.46	1%	$14.46
Rare Holo	12	$202.75	3%	$18.83
Uncommon	9	$32.70	1%	$23.97

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$986.25

Priciest 10% (the tail)$5,196.97

Total to complete raw$6,183.22

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 84% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable Rising Rivals cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#	Card	Rarity	Variant	Market value	You'd net
1	Snorlax #111	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$999.99	$999.99
2	Surfing Pikachu #114	Rare	Holofoil	$388.58	$388.58
3	Infernape 4 #108	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$350.00	$350.00
4	Pikachu #112	Rare	Holofoil	$343.38	$343.38
5	Alakazam 4 #103	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$336.25	$336.25
6	Flying Pikachu #113	Rare	Holofoil	$260.39	$260.39
7	Luxray GL #109	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$120.68	$120.68
8	Gallade 4 #106	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$116.35	$116.35
9	Floatzel GL #104	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$100.00	$100.00
10	Flygon #105	Rare Holo LV.X	Holofoil	$100.00	$100.00
11	Darkrai G #3	Rare Holo	Holofoil	$97.18	$97.18
12	Heat Rotom #RT3	Rare	Reverse Holofoil	$95.07	$95.07

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Price movement

Heating up in Rising Rivals

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

Shellos East Sea #79$36.26▲ 116.1%
Surfing Pikachu #114$388.58▲ 92.0%
Flygon #5$25.36▲ 81.8%
Mow Rotom #RT4$48.29▲ 52.2%
Leafeon #45$31.09▲ 52.0%
Nidoking #29$14.29▲ 51.4%

Buy the dip

Cooling off in Rising Rivals

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

Spheal #82$40.00▼ 30.4%
Nidoqueen #30$6.05▼ 25.9%
Team Galactic's Invention G-109 SP Radar #96$5.00▼ 20.0%
Kecleon #67$6.07▼ 16.7%
Walrein #36$12.65▼ 9.8%
Trapinch #84$7.36▼ 9.1%

FAQ

Rising Rivals questions

What is the most valuable card in Rising Rivals?

Snorlax #111 is the set's top card, valued at $999.99 (Rare Holo LV.X). It ranks #1 of 78 priced Rising Rivals cards.

How many cards are in Rising Rivals?

Rising Rivals contains 111 printed cards in the Platinum series, released 2009/05/16. This report tracks 78 of them, 78 with live prices.

What is the average Rising Rivals card worth?

The median tracked value is $27.60 and the average is $67.42. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Is Rising Rivals worth collecting?

As a classic-era Platinum-series set, Rising Rivals has fixed, finite supply that supports long-term collector value. Completing it raw is affordable at a $27.60 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top Rising Rivals cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Snorlax #111 ($999.99), Surfing Pikachu #114 ($388.58), Infernape 4 #108 ($350.00), Pikachu #112 ($343.38), Alakazam 4 #103 ($336.25). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

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