Pokémon rarities list

The 37 Pokémon card rarities are listed from most common to rarest, each with its symbol, its abbreviation and one sentence to recognise it. Each page lists the cards of that rarity with their market value in euros. Leading by number of cards: Common (13,114), Uncommon (10,541) and Promo (6,338).

Pokémon rarities trends

37 rarities

  1. Unknown
    2,220 cards
  2. Common, C The base rarity, a black circle at the bottom of the card: most cards of a set.
    13,114 cards
  3. Uncommon, U A black diamond at the bottom of the card: more frequent than rares, less than commons.
    10,541 cards
  4. Pikachu Rare
    30 cards
  5. Rare, R A black star at the bottom of the card: one rare per booster in classic sets.
    5,977 cards
  6. Rare Holo A rare whose artwork is holographic, the rest of the card staying matte.
    2,137 cards
  7. Rare Holo LV.X Holo rare of a LV.X Pokémon from the Diamond and Pearl era, played on top of the Pokémon of the same name.
    59 cards
  8. Character Rare, CHR Japanese rarity: the Pokémon is drawn with its trainer, numbered past the set total.
    58 cards
  9. Classic Collection The reprints of historic cards in Celebrations, with their original frame.
    55 cards
  10. Promo A card handed out outside boosters, in boxes, at events or in shops, with a promo stamp.
    6,338 cards
  11. Double Rare, RR The Pokémon ex of the Scarlet and Violet era, two black stars at the bottom of the card.
    1,221 cards
  12. Triple Rare, RRR Japanese rarity of VMAX and VSTAR Pokémon, three stars.
    130 cards
  13. Rare Holo V The holographic Pokémon V of the Sword and Shield era.
    239 cards
  14. Rare Holo VMAX The holographic Pokémon VMAX of the Sword and Shield era, evolving from a Pokémon V.
    89 cards
  15. Rare Holo VSTAR The holographic Pokémon VSTAR of 2022, evolving from a Pokémon V.
    33 cards
  16. Full Art Trainer, FA A Trainer card whose artwork fills the whole card.
    42 cards
  17. Rare Prime The Pokémon Prime of the HeartGold SoulSilver era, silver border and overflowing artwork.
    26 cards
  18. Radiant Rare The Radiant Pokémon of the Sword and Shield era, shiny, one per deck.
    27 cards
  19. Black White Rare, BWR Rarity of the 2025 Black Bolt and White Flare sets, numbered past the set total.
    6 cards
  20. Ultra Rare, UR Full textured artwork of a Pokémon ex, GX or V, or of a Supporter.
    4,288 cards
  21. Character Super Rare, CSR The full art textured version of the Character Rare, numbered past the set total.
    48 cards
  22. ACE SPEC Rare An ACE SPEC Trainer card, pink, limited to one copy per deck.
    82 cards
  23. Shiny rare A shiny Pokémon on a silver background in the Fates sets, numbered past the set total.
    676 cards
  24. Shiny Holo Rare A holographic shiny Pokémon from Hidden Fates and Shining Fates.
    224 cards
  25. Shiny rare V A shiny Pokémon V from Shining Fates, numbered past the set total.
    9 cards
  26. Shiny rare VMAX A shiny Pokémon VMAX from Shining Fates, numbered past the set total.
    7 cards
  27. Amazing Rare The Amazing Pokémon of the Sword and Shield era, with an overflowing rainbow artwork.
    9 cards
  28. LEGEND A LEGEND card of the HeartGold SoulSilver era, in two halves to put together.
    18 cards
  29. Mega Attack Rare
    7 cards
  30. Illustration Rare, IR A Pokémon in full artwork, no frame, numbered past the set total: AR in Japan.
    1,289 cards
  31. Shiny Ultra Rare, SSR Full artwork of a shiny Pokémon ex, in Paldean Fates and Prismatic Evolutions.
    183 cards
  32. Special Illustration Rare, SIR A Pokémon ex or Supporter in full textured artwork, numbered past the set total: SAR in Japan.
    839 cards
  33. Futuristic Rare
    5 cards
  34. Secret Rare, SR A card numbered past the set total: rainbow, gold or special illustration depending on the era.
    1,439 cards
  35. Hyper Rare, HR A gold card of the Scarlet and Violet era, numbered past the set total.
    325 cards
  36. Mega Hyper Rare The gold card of the Mega Evolution sets, numbered past the set total.
    16 cards
  37. RGB Rare
    6 cards

Rarities by market

  1. Japanese Pokémon card rarities
  2. Chinese Pokémon card rarities