Illustration Rare Pokémon cards
An Illustration Rare carries one gold star beside its card number. Its artwork runs across the whole card, usually showing a Pokémon in a scene of its own, and it is numbered after the set's main list.
We price 511 Illustration Rare cards from 23 sets, from Scarlet & Violet (2023) to 30th Celebration (2026).
Highest-priced Illustration Rare cards
Magikarp Paldea Evolved, 203/193 $303.02 
Seismitoad Black Bolt, 105/086 $195.22 
Squirtle Stellar Crown, 148/142 $97.09 
Raichu Paldea Evolved, 211/193 $93.03 
Groudon Paradox Rift, 199/182 $92.65 
Bulbasaur Stellar Crown, 143/142 $88.54 
Gastly Temporal Forces, 177/162 $87.51 
Charmander 151, 168/165 $87.01 
Squirtle 151, 170/165 $84.44 
Maushold Paldea Evolved, 226/193 $82.25 
Magikarp 30th Celebration: Classic Collection, 203/193 $80.18 
Zoroark White Flare, 143/086 $72.46 
Oshawott White Flare, 105/086 $71.31 
Eevee Twilight Masquerade, 188/167 $68.72 
Tyranitar Paldea Evolved, 222/193 $66.95 
Pikachu 151, 173/165 $65.85 
Persian Shrouded Fable, 078/064 $65.01 
Chandelure White Flare, 103/086 $62.29 
Morpeko Paradox Rift, 206/182 $60.62 
Haxorus Black Bolt, 147/086 $56.65 
Charmeleon 151, 169/165 $56.34 
Houndoom Shrouded Fable, 066/064 $55.64 
Bulbasaur 151, 166/165 $55.53 
Psyduck 151, 175/165 $53.48 Sets with Illustration Rare cards
| Set | Series | Released | Illustration Rare cards priced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Celebration | Mega Evolution | 2026 | 18 |
| 30th Celebration: Classic Collection | Mega Evolution | 2026 | 1 |
| Pitch Black | Mega Evolution | 2026 | 11 |
| Chaos Rising | Mega Evolution | 2026 | 11 |
| Perfect Order | Mega Evolution | 2026 | 11 |
| Ascended Heroes | Mega Evolution | 2026 | 33 |
| Phantasmal Flames | Mega Evolution | 2025 | 13 |
| Mega Evolution | Mega Evolution | 2025 | 22 |
| White Flare | Scarlet & Violet | 2025 | 69 |
| Black Bolt | Scarlet & Violet | 2025 | 69 |
| Destined Rivals | Scarlet & Violet | 2025 | 23 |
| Journey Together | Scarlet & Violet | 2025 | 11 |
| Surging Sparks | Scarlet & Violet | 2024 | 23 |
| Stellar Crown | Scarlet & Violet | 2024 | 13 |
| Shrouded Fable | Scarlet & Violet | 2024 | 15 |
| Twilight Masquerade | Scarlet & Violet | 2024 | 21 |
| Temporal Forces | Scarlet & Violet | 2024 | 22 |
| Paldean Fates | Scarlet & Violet | 2024 | 3 |
| Paradox Rift | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 34 |
| 151 | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 16 |
| Obsidian Flames | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 12 |
| Paldea Evolved | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 36 |
| Scarlet & Violet | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 24 |
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