Rare Pokémon Cards
Rare is a Pokémon TCG rarity for which CardLedger tracks 2,173 cards, with 2,173 carrying an active market value and Mewtwo Star leading at $9,200.00.
About Rare cards
CardLedger tracks 2,173 Rare raritys spanning 2,173 priced cards. The median card value is $34.88 and the combined tracked market value is $240.3K.
The most valuable Rare card tracked is Mewtwo Star from Holon Phantoms, worth $9,200.00 (Rare). The next tier of value is formed by the cards below it in the table.
The average Rare card value ($110.61) sits well above the median ($34.88) — a right-skewed spread in which a handful of high-value cards lift the mean.
Rare value index
Combined tracked value of every Rare card, from our own daily snapshots.
Combined value over time
5 days · +78.1%Heating up
Rare cards trading furthest above their 30-day average
- Kyogre ex #94Hidden Legends$250.00▲ 283.5%
- Dark Steelix #10Team Rocket Returns$156.60▲ 273.6%
- Vaporeon #6POP Series 3$37.68▲ 251.3%
- Zapdos #19Legendary Collection$46.77▲ 248.9%
- Pichu #21Power Keepers$128.82▲ 239.3%
- Vaporeon #19Unseen Forces$184.99▲ 234.3%
Cooling off
Rare cards trading furthest below their 30-day average
- Skarmory #13Neo Genesis$100.31▼ 85.8%
- Metal Energy #107Delta Species$11.15▼ 84.2%
- Arcanine #18FireRed & LeafGreen$118.72▼ 83.8%
- Banette #4Power Keepers$19.46▼ 78.3%
- Mew #29Fates Collide$18.19▼ 74.5%
- Gyarados #34Evolutions$9.16▼ 74.5%
Most valuable Rare cards

Mewtwo Star
$9,200.00Holon Phantoms

Charizard
$2,999.99Skyridge

Groudon Star
$2,339.99Delta Species

Pikachu Star
$1,899.99Holon Phantoms

Shining Celebi
$1,801.00Neo Destiny

Jolteon Star
$1,750.00Power Keepers

Raikou Star
$1,600.00Unseen Forces
Houndoom
$1,571.99Aquapolis

Latios Star
$1,500.00Deoxys

Rocket's Mewtwo ex
$1,499.99Team Rocket Returns

Deoxys δ
$1,498.99Holon Phantoms

Alakazam Star
$1,429.50Crystal Guardians

Gengar ex
$1,399.99FireRed & LeafGreen

Shining Kabutops
$1,399.95Neo Destiny

Vaporeon Star
$1,399.95Power Keepers

Gyarados Star δ
$1,300.35Holon Phantoms

Lugia
$1,300.00Neo Genesis

Shining Charizard
$1,300.00Neo Destiny
Umbreon
$1,252.62Aquapolis
Alakazam
$1,200.97Skyridge
Rare — questions
What are the most valuable Rare cards?
Rare covers 2,173 tracked cards. The most valuable is Mewtwo Star (Holon Phantoms #103) at $9,200.00. The median Rare card value is $34.88.
How many Rare cards are there?
CardLedger tracks 2,173 Rare raritys, 2,173 of which have a live market value. Combined tracked value is $240.3K.
Are Rare cards a good investment?
It depends on the individual card, but as a group Rare spans $240.3K of tracked value with a $34.88 median. Use the ranked list above and each card's price page to judge condition-sensitive value before buying or selling.