POP Series 9 Card Values & Price Guide

POP Series 9 (POP, 2009) contains 17 cards; the set's tracked market value totals $200.58 across 11 priced cards.

Released 2009/03/0117 printed cards
Cards tracked
11
Cards priced
11
Median value
$9.76
Tracked total
$200.58
Cost to complete
$91.67
cheapest printings
Top card
$66.80
Garchomp

By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket

Overview

About the POP Series 9 set

Dating to 2009/03/01, POP Series 9 is a classic-era POP-series set with 17 cards. The most valuable card is Garchomp #1, worth $66.80 (Rare).

This report prices 11 of the 11 tracked cards from live TCGplayer (USD) and Cardmarket (EUR) data, with a median card value of $9.76 and an average of $18.23.

Market

POP Series 9 value distribution

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

Set value index

4 days tracked · +4.1%
2026-10-15 · $192.70▲ 4.1% since 2026-10-152026-10-26 · $200.58
Index change
+4.1%
over 4 days
Off recorded high
-0%
Max drawdown
-0%
Daily volatility
0.5%

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: Garchomp alone is worth $66.80, and the five most valuable cards — Garchomp #1 ($66.80), Raichu #3 ($24.22), Pikachu #15 ($22.31), Pichu #11 ($21.33), Manaphy #2 ($18.01) — carry the bulk of the $200.58 tracked total.

The median card value is $9.76 versus an average of $18.23 — a right-skewed distribution where a few chase cards pull the average up.

For collectors, the 5 cards above $18.01 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 Rare, 4 Uncommon, 2 Common. Rarer tiers carry the highest values.

By price band, the set has 0 cards Under $1, 0 cards $1–$5, 7 cards $5–$20, 4 cards $20–$100, 0 cards $100+. Few cards exceed $100.

Garchomp is the standout chase at $66.80; the next tier down (Raichu, Pikachu) forms the mid-set value layer.

Price bands

Under $10 cards · 0%
$1–$50 cards · 0%
$5–$207 cards · 64%
$20–$1004 cards · 36%
$100+0 cards · 0%
Cost to complete

What it costs to complete POP Series 9

Cheapest-printing cost to gather every tracked POP Series 9 card, broken down by rarity tier.

RarityCardsCost to completeShareMedian
Rare5$47.2151%$18.01
Uncommon4$25.6128%$7.35
Common2$18.8521%$16.04

Affordable core vs tail

Cheapest 90% of cards$62.68
Priciest 10% (the tail)$28.99
Total to complete raw$91.67

Most of a set is cheap to collect — the last few chase cards carry most of the cost. The priciest 10% alone are 32% of the total.

Top cards

Most valuable POP Series 9 cards

Ranked by live market value from TCGplayer (USD).

#CardRarityVariantMarket valueYou'd net
1Garchomp #1RareNormal$66.80$66.80
2Raichu #3RareReverse Holofoil$24.22$24.22
3Pikachu #15CommonNormal$22.31$22.31
4Pichu #11UncommonNormal$21.33$21.33
5Manaphy #2RareHolofoil$18.01$18.01
6Piplup #16CommonNormal$9.76$9.76
7Rotom #5RareHolofoil$9.36$9.36
8Regigigas #4RareHolofoil$7.79$7.79
9Buizel #6UncommonNormal$7.77$7.77
10Pachirisu #10UncommonNormal$6.93$6.93
11Lopunny #9UncommonHolofoil$6.30$6.30
Completion tracker

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Price movement

Heating up in POP Series 9

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

Buy the dip

Cooling off in POP Series 9

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

FAQ

POP Series 9 questions

What is the most valuable card in POP Series 9?

Garchomp #1 is the set's top card, valued at $66.80 (Rare). It ranks #1 of 11 priced POP Series 9 cards.

How many cards are in POP Series 9?

POP Series 9 contains 17 printed cards in the POP series, released 2009/03/01. This report tracks 11 of them, 11 with live prices.

What is the average POP Series 9 card worth?

The median tracked value is $9.76 and the average is $18.23. The gap reflects the set's chase cards, which pull the average above the typical card.

Should I collect POP Series 9?

As a classic-era POP-series set, POP Series 9 has fixed, finite supply that supports long-term collector value. Completing it raw is affordable at a $9.76 median, while the top chase cards carry the investment case.

What are the top POP Series 9 cards to buy?

The highest-value cards are Garchomp #1 ($66.80), Raichu #3 ($24.22), Pikachu #15 ($22.31), Pichu #11 ($21.33), Manaphy #2 ($18.01). These are the set's chase cards and the ones most worth grading or holding.

Full checklist

All POP Series 9 cards

Showing 11 of 11 tracked cards with live market values, with the complete checklist below.

Complete POP Series 9 checklist (11)