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Arceus Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 30 Arceus cards on file, 29 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $37.01.

Pokédex number · 30 cards · 29 with a price · $2.49 to $219.69 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Arceus Pokémon card worth?

The typical Arceus card costs $37.01. Across the 29 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $2.49 and the dearest is $219.69 — Arceus VSTAR GG70, at $219.69. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All PokémonRarityPrint variantRegulation markEnergy typeSetArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Arceus 30 cardsPokédex number

Arceus price summary

29 with a price · $2.49 to $219.69 · No. 22 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +65.2% in 11 months · 153 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$37.01+65.2% from $22.40
Card price ladder$219.69$2.49 to $219.69
Place among PokémonNo. 22CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $37.01 · No. 22 of 206
184 Pokémon cost less than this one
Cards on file3029 carry a priceMost expensive card$219.69Arceus VSTAR GG70Cheapest on record$2.49across all 29 priced cardsPrice rose+65.2%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 22of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Arceus cards

  • Scale 30 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.1% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $37.01, but the dearest reaches $219.69 — a gap of 6×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 22 of 206 Pokémon; 184 of them cost less.
  • Record 29 of the 30 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 30

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14230 cardsonly Arceus remain · 0.4% of 7,142
  • The 30 cards on this page30 cards0.1% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Arceus Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 30 cards share the Pokédex number Arceus. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $37.01. Across the 29 priced cards the range runs $2.49 to $219.69.
  • Where it stands. No. 22 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 184 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 153 HP and 102 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
  • What is listed below. Every one of the 30 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 1 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 30 cards on file, 29 of them with a price

Every Arceus card with a price on file

These are the 30 most expensive of the 29 Arceus cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.
1Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70released 2023Arceus VSTAR [GG70]2Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY83released 2013Arceus [XY83]3Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP56released 2007Arceus LV.X [DP56]4Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus95released 2009Arceus LV.X [95]5Arceus — Arceus #AR1released 2009Arceus [AR1]6Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #166released 2022Arceus V [166]7Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY116released 2013Arceus [XY116]8Arceus — Arceus #AR4released 2009Arceus [AR4]9Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus94released 2009Arceus LV.X [94]10Arceus — Arceus #AR5released 2009Arceus [AR5]11Arceus — Arceus #AR7released 2009Arceus [AR7]12Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP53released 2007Arceus LV.X [DP53]13Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus96released 2009Arceus LV.X [96]14Arceus — Arceus #AR9released 2009Arceus [AR9]15Arceus — Arceus #AR3released 2009Arceus [AR3]16Arceus — Arceus #AR8released 2009Arceus [AR8]17Shining Arceus — Shining Legends #57released 2017Shining Arceus [57]18Arceus — Arceus #AR2released 2009Arceus [AR2]19Arceus — Arceus #AR6released 2009Arceus [AR6]20Arceus V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH204released 2019Arceus V [SWSH204]21Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY197released 2013Arceus [XY197]22Arceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #184released 2022Arceus VSTAR [184]23Arceus ◇ — Forbidden Light #96released 2018Arceus ◇ [96]24Arceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #176released 2022Arceus VSTAR [176]25Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #165released 2022Arceus V [165]26Arceus VSTAR — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH307released 2019Arceus VSTAR [SWSH307]27Arceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #123released 2022Arceus VSTAR [123]28Arceus V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH306released 2019Arceus V [SWSH306]29Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #122released 2022Arceus V [122]30Arceus — DP Black Star Promos #DP50released 2007Arceus [DP50]

The 30 dearest Arceus cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 30 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 29 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 30 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price
Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG701Arceus VSTARCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · 2023$219.69Rare SecretArceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY832ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · 2013$72.33PromoArceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP563Arceus LV.XDP Black Star Promos #DP56 · 2007$71.66Promo4Arceus LV.XArceus #95 · 2009$70.41Rare Holo LV.XArceus — Arceus #AR15ArceusArceus #AR1 · 2009$65.06RareArceus V — Brilliant Stars #1666Arceus VBrilliant Stars #166 · 2022$63.91Rare UltraArceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY1167ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY116 · 2013$58.30PromoArceus — Arceus #AR48ArceusArceus #AR4 · 2009$52.17Rare
Show the other 22They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+22
9Arceus LV.XArceus #94 · 2009$49.79Rare Holo LV.XArceus — Arceus #AR510ArceusArceus #AR5 · 2009$49.70RareArceus — Arceus #AR711ArceusArceus #AR7 · 2009$42.66RareArceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP5312Arceus LV.XDP Black Star Promos #DP53 · 2007$40.67Promo13Arceus LV.XArceus #96 · 2009$40.34Rare Holo LV.XArceus — Arceus #AR914ArceusArceus #AR9 · 2009$39.68RareArceus — Arceus #AR315ArceusArceus #AR3 · 2009$37.01RareArceus — Arceus #AR816ArceusArceus #AR8 · 2009$36.51RareShining Arceus — Shining Legends #5717Shining ArceusShining Legends #57 · 2017$36.42Rare ShiningArceus — Arceus #AR218ArceusArceus #AR2 · 2009$35.32RareArceus — Arceus #AR619ArceusArceus #AR6 · 2009$31.27RareArceus V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH20420Arceus VSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH204 · 2019$28.26PromoArceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY19721ArceusXY Black Star Promos #XY197 · 2013$16.85PromoArceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #18422Arceus VSTARBrilliant Stars #184 · 2022$16.38Rare SecretArceus ◇ — Forbidden Light #9623Arceus ◇Forbidden Light #96 · 2018$15.49Rare Prism StarArceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #17624Arceus VSTARBrilliant Stars #176 · 2022$13.64Rare RainbowArceus V — Brilliant Stars #16525Arceus VBrilliant Stars #165 · 2022$9.66Rare UltraArceus VSTAR — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH30726Arceus VSTARSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH307 · 2019$6.05PromoArceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #12327Arceus VSTARBrilliant Stars #123 · 2022$4.98Rare Holo VSTARArceus V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH30628Arceus VSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH306 · 2019$4.19PromoArceus V — Brilliant Stars #12229Arceus VBrilliant Stars #122 · 2022$2.49Rare Holo VArceus — DP Black Star Promos #DP5030ArceusDP Black Star Promos #DP50 · 2007Promo
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Which Arceus cards share a name across several printings?

28 of the 30 cards listed above are reprints of just 4 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Arceus13 printings · 3 sets

Arceus [XY83]Promo · XY Black Star PromosMarket $72.33Arceus [AR1]Rare · ArceusMarket $65.06Arceus [XY116]Promo · XY Black Star PromosMarket $58.30Arceus [AR4]Rare · ArceusMarket $52.17Arceus [AR5]Rare · ArceusMarket $49.70Arceus [AR7]Rare · ArceusMarket $42.66Arceus [AR9]Rare · ArceusMarket $39.68Arceus [AR3]Rare · ArceusMarket $37.01Arceus [AR8]Rare · ArceusMarket $36.51Arceus [AR2]Rare · ArceusMarket $35.32Arceus [AR6]Rare · ArceusMarket $31.27Arceus [XY197]Promo · XY Black Star PromosMarket $16.85Arceus [DP50]Promo · DP Black Star Promos

Arceus VSTAR5 printings · 3 sets

Arceus VSTAR [GG70]Rare Secret · Crown Zenith Galarian GalleryMarket $219.69Arceus VSTAR [184]Rare Secret · Brilliant StarsMarket $16.38Arceus VSTAR [176]Rare Rainbow · Brilliant StarsMarket $13.64Arceus VSTAR [SWSH307]Promo · SWSH Black Star PromosMarket $6.05Arceus VSTAR [123]Rare Holo VSTAR · Brilliant StarsMarket $4.98

Arceus LV.X5 printings · 2 sets

Arceus LV.X [DP56]Promo · DP Black Star PromosMarket $71.66Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus95Arceus LV.X [95]Rare Holo LV.X · ArceusMarket $70.41Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus94Arceus LV.X [94]Rare Holo LV.X · ArceusMarket $49.79Arceus LV.X [DP53]Promo · DP Black Star PromosMarket $40.67Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus96Arceus LV.X [96]Rare Holo LV.X · ArceusMarket $40.34

Arceus V5 printings · 2 sets

Arceus V [166]Rare Ultra · Brilliant StarsMarket $63.91Arceus V [SWSH204]Promo · SWSH Black Star PromosMarket $28.26Arceus V [165]Rare Ultra · Brilliant StarsMarket $9.66Arceus V [SWSH306]Promo · SWSH Black Star PromosMarket $4.19Arceus V [122]Rare Holo V · Brilliant StarsMarket $2.49
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Are Arceus Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Arceus card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Arceus card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $37.01
Sep 12, 2025 — starting pointMiddle price of one card$22.40Cards carrying a price29The twelve months are counted from hereAug 14, 2026 — latest readingMiddle price of one card$37.01Cards carrying a price29From start+65.2%From previous+6.2%
Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading
Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.
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How Arceus Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Arceus cards.

A typical Arceus card$37.01medianThat is 16.8% of the dearest single card at $219.69. "Arceus cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Arceus card$2.49Brilliant Stars #122That is 6.7% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$16.38lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $16.38.
One in ten costs more than this$70.66upper tenthThat is 1.9× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.
This page carries no graded prices for Arceus cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 30 cards, but only 29 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 29, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 30.
How Arceus Pokémon card prices are spread
Price bandCardsShare
$1 to $5 310.3%
$5 to $20 620.7%
$20 to $50 1241.4%
$50 to $100 724.1%
$100 to $500 13.4%

Counted across the 29 Arceus cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Arceus cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileArceus VSTARCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $219.69.
88.2 times apartPrice $219.69 VS $2.49
Rarity Rare Secret VS Rare Holo V
Set Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery VS Brilliant Stars
Cheapest on fileArceus VBrilliant Stars #122The same Pokémon, in print, for $2.49.
What is the same
Both are Arceus cards
They sit in the same group of 30 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Arceus returns both.
What differs
Rare Secret against Rare Holo V
The dearer one is from Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery and the cheaper from Brilliant Stars. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.
What it costs you
88.2 times apart
Buying the name rather than the print costs $2.49. The typical Arceus card is $37.01, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.
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When were Arceus Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Arceus card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Arceus cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2009 with 12.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2009, 12 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Arceus Pokémon cards by year of printing
YearCardsShareTypical price
2007 310.0%—
2009 1240.0%$41.50
2013 310.0%$58.30
2017 13.3%—
2018 13.3%—
2019 310.0%$6.05
2022 620.0%$11.65
2023 13.3%—

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

8 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.
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What Arceus Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Arceus card costs. These break the group down by card kind, rarity, set, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.

The words printed after the name split Arceus cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.

V5 · 16.7%VSTAR5 · 16.7%Prism Star1 · 3.3%Not in the rows above19 · 63.3%
Which kinds of Arceus card carry the value?3 largest of card kind · one real card each
5 cardsVBrilliant Stars #166 · $63.91
5 cardsVSTARCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · $219.69
1 cardPrism StarForbidden Light #96 · $15.49
Which kinds of Arceus card carry the value?
Card kindCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
V 516.7%$9.66Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #166
VSTAR 516.7%$13.64Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70
Prism Star 13.3%—Arceus ◇ — Forbidden Light #96

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which Arceus cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?6 largest of rarity · one real card each
9 cardsPromoXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · $72.33
9 cardsRareArceus #AR1 · $65.06
3 cardsRare Holo LV.XArceus #95 · $70.41
2 cardsRare SecretCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · $219.69
2 cardsRare UltraBrilliant Stars #166 · $63.91
1 cardRare Holo VBrilliant Stars #122 · $2.49
Which Arceus cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Promo 930.0%$34.47Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY83
Rare 930.0%$39.68Arceus — Arceus #AR1
Rare Holo LV.X 310.0%$49.79Arceus LV.XRare Holo LV.XNo imageArceus95
Rare Secret 26.7%—Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70
Rare Ultra 26.7%—Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #166
Rare Holo V 13.3%—Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #122
Rare Holo VSTAR 13.3%—Arceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #123
Rare Prism Star 13.3%—Arceus ◇ — Forbidden Light #96
Rare Rainbow 13.3%—Arceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #176
Rare Shining 13.3%—Shining Arceus — Shining Legends #57

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which sets hold the Arceus cards?6 largest of set · one real card each
12 cardsArceusArceus #AR1 · $65.06
6 cardsBrilliant StarsBrilliant Stars #166 · $63.91
3 cardsDP Black Star PromosDP Black Star Promos #DP56 · $71.66
3 cardsSWSH Black Star PromosSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH204 · $28.26
3 cardsXY Black Star PromosXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · $72.33
1 cardCrown Zenith Galarian GalleryCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · $219.69
Which sets hold the Arceus cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Arceus 1240.0%$41.50Arceus — Arceus #AR1
Brilliant Stars 620.0%$11.65Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #166
DP Black Star Promos 310.0%—Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP56
SWSH Black Star Promos 310.0%$6.05Arceus V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH204
XY Black Star Promos 310.0%$58.30Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY83
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery 13.3%—Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70
Forbidden Light 13.3%—Arceus ◇ — Forbidden Light #96
Shining Legends 13.3%—Shining Arceus — Shining Legends #57

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Who drew the Arceus cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each
5 cards5ban GraphicsBrilliant Stars #184 · $16.38
3 cardsRyo UedaDP Black Star Promos #DP56 · $71.66
2 cardsKouki SaitouArceus #AR4 · $52.17
2 cardsN-DESIGN Inc.Brilliant Stars #165 · $9.66
2 cardsShin NagasawaXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · $72.33
2 cardsShizurowDP Black Star Promos #DP53 · $40.67
Who drew the Arceus cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
5ban Graphics 516.7%$6.05Arceus VSTAR — Brilliant Stars #184
Ryo Ueda 310.0%$70.41Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP56
Kouki Saitou 26.7%—Arceus — Arceus #AR4
N-DESIGN Inc. 26.7%—Arceus V — Brilliant Stars #165
Shin Nagasawa 26.7%—Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY83
Shizurow 26.7%—Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP53
Wataru Kawahara 26.7%—Arceus — Arceus #AR3
kawayoo 26.7%—Arceus — Arceus #AR1
AKIRA EGAWA 13.3%—Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70
Atsushi Furusawa 13.3%—Arceus V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH204

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Arceus card can attack with.

Colorless22 · 73.3%Darkness1 · 3.3%Fighting1 · 3.3%Fire1 · 3.3%Grass1 · 3.3%Lightning1 · 3.3%Metal1 · 3.3%Psychic1 · 3.3%Water1 · 3.3%
Which energy types do Arceus cards use?6 largest of energy type · one real card each
22 cardsColorlessCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · $219.69
1 cardDarknessArceus #AR1 · $65.06
1 cardFightingArceus #AR8 · $36.51
1 cardFireArceus #AR3 · $37.01
1 cardGrassArceus #AR2 · $35.32
1 cardLightningArceus #AR6 · $31.27
Which energy types do Arceus cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Colorless 2273.3%$36.42Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70
Darkness 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR1
Fighting 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR8
Fire 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR3
Grass 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR2
Lightning 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR6
Metal 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR9
Psychic 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR7
Water 13.3%—Arceus — Arceus #AR4

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do Arceus cards come from?5 largest of series · one real card each
12 cardsPlatinumArceus #AR1 · $65.06
10 cardsSword & ShieldCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 · $219.69
3 cardsDiamond & PearlDP Black Star Promos #DP56 · $71.66
3 cardsXYXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · $72.33
2 cardsSun & MoonShining Legends #57 · $36.42
Which eras of the game do Arceus cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Platinum 1240.0%$41.50Arceus — Arceus #AR1
Sword & Shield 1033.3%$11.65Arceus VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70
Diamond & Pearl 310.0%—Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP56
XY 310.0%$58.30Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY83
Sun & Moon 26.7%—Shining Arceus — Shining Legends #57

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Are evolved Arceus cards worth more?2 largest of evolution stage · one real card each
20 cardsBasicXY Black Star Promos #XY83 · $72.33
5 cardsLevel-UpDP Black Star Promos #DP56 · $71.66
Are evolved Arceus cards worth more?
Evolution stageCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Basic 2066.7%$36.51Arceus — XY Black Star Promos #XY83
Level-Up 516.7%$49.79Arceus LV.X — DP Black Star Promos #DP56

Counted across all 30 Arceus cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Arceus Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Arceus card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Arceus Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP709012022028030
Biggest attack104310013020026

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Arceus card HP
Lowest25.0% of the highest70 HP
Lower quarter32.1% of the highest90 HP
Typical42.9% of the highest120 HP
Upper quarter78.6% of the highest220 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest280 HP

HP printed on the 30 Arceus cards that carry one. The typical card is 120 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 90 and 220 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Arceus card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest25.0% of the highest70 HP
Lower quarter32.1% of the highest90 HP
Typical42.9% of the highest120 HP
Upper quarter78.6% of the highest220 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest280 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Arceus card
Lowest5.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter21.5% of the highest43 damage
Typical50.0% of the highest100 damage
Upper quarter65.0% of the highest130 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 26 Arceus cards that print one. The typical card hits for 100. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 43 and 130. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Arceus card
GroupShareValue
Lowest5.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter21.5% of the highest43 damage
Typical50.0% of the highest100 damage
Upper quarter65.0% of the highest130 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage
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What are Arceus Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 25 Arceus cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 19 of them.

What Arceus Pokémon cards are weak to

What Arceus Pokémon cards are weak to — 25 cards counted.
Share across 5 items. The largest is Fighting at 76%.76%Fighting
  • Fighting76%
  • Fire8%
  • Water8%
  • Lightning4%
  • Psychic4%

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 25 Arceus cards that print a weakness.

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Which Arceus Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 5 of the 30 Arceus cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Arceus Pokémon cards resist

What Arceus Pokémon cards resist — 5 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is Psychic at 40%.40%Psychic
  • Psychic40%
  • Lightning20%
  • Metal20%
  • Water20%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Arceus cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do Arceus Pokémon cards evolve?

Some Arceus cards evolve from another Arceus card because a form badge is printed on them, which is a different thing from the collection line that runs between Pokémon. These are the 25 Arceus cards that print a stage.
Form badges — Arceus cards that evolve from another Arceus card2 badges · most cards first · no earlier Pokémon needed
5 cardsArceusXY Black Star Promos · No. XY83
5 cardsArceus VBrilliant Stars · No. 166

How Arceus Pokémon cards evolve

How Arceus Pokémon cards evolve — 25 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is Basic at 80%.80%Basic
  • Basic80%
  • Level-Up20%

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Arceus Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Arceus card on the table, across all 30 of them.
The card shown is Arceus VSTAR. It is Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70, Rare Secret. This group holds 30 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2023

What it costs to retreat a Arceus Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Arceus Pokémon card — 30 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is 2 at 63%.63%2
  • 263%
  • 137%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Arceus Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today1033.3%
Legal in Expanded today1550.0%
Cards with an Ability1240.0%
Cards with a special rule2686.7%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 30 cards
Legal in Standard today33.3%10 cards
Legal in Expanded today50.0%15 cards
Cards with an Ability40.0%12 cards
Cards with a special rule86.7%26 cards

Each track is the whole of the 30 Arceus cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 30 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today33.3%10 cards
Legal in Expanded today50.0%15 cards
Cards with an Ability40.0%12 cards
Cards with a special rule86.7%26 cards
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Which Arceus Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 29 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Arceus Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Arceus collection is what it costs to get in.
1 Arceus V 122 — Brilliant Stars $2.49 Arceus V [122] 2 Arceus V SWSH306 — SWSH Black Star Promos $4.19 Arceus V [SWSH306] 3 Arceus VSTAR 123 — Brilliant Stars $4.98 Arceus VSTAR [123] 4 Arceus VSTAR SWSH307 — SWSH Black Star Promos $6.05 Arceus VSTAR [SWSH307] 5 Arceus V 165 — Brilliant Stars $9.66 Arceus V [165] 6 Arceus VSTAR 176 — Brilliant Stars $13.64 Arceus VSTAR [176]
The 6 cheapest Arceus cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $41.01, against $219.69 for the single dearest Arceus card. The two ends of the same group sit 88× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Arceus".

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How Arceus compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Arceus sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

Ranked by its single dearest card, Arceus is number 92 of 206 Pokémon, on Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG70 at $219.69. By card count it is number 100, and by the price of an ordinary card number 22 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Arceus is number 22

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00
  • GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
  • RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
  • UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
  • ArceusNo. 22 by price · 30 cardsYou are here$37.01
  • CelebiNo. 23 by price · 32 cards$35.00
  • SylveonNo. 24 by price · 28 cards$32.88

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Arceus on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85Celebi — 32 cardsPokédex 251typical $35.00Sylveon — 28 cardsPokédex 700typical $32.88
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The 3 dearest Arceus cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Arceus XY Black Star Promos #XY83Most drawn by 5ban Graphics
Arceus cards
30on file
29 of them carry a price
Sets they appear in
8
Only the largest rows are listed in the table
Illustrators
10
Most often 5ban Graphics
Typical card
$37.01median
One in ten costs over $70.66
Typical HP120Biggest attack100Weak toFightingEnergy typeColorless

3 things that split what a Arceus card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Which way did Arceus card prices go over 12 months?+65%$22.40 → $37.0113 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curveWhich rarity of Arceus card holds the value?$49.79Rare Holo LV.XRare Holo LV.X · 3 cards$49.79Rare · 9 cards$39.68Promo · 9 cards$34.47Bars are measured against Rare Holo LV.XSee every rarityWhere does Arceus sit among the other Pokémon?No. 22of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 22 Arceus$37.01Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Arceus Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Arceus Pokémon cards are there?

There are 30 Arceus cards in this archive, and 29 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Arceus Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $37.01. Across the 29 priced cards the range runs from $2.49 to $219.69, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Arceus Pokémon card?

Arceus VSTAR GG70 from Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery, at $219.69. It is 6× the typical price of the group.

Are Arceus Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 22 of 206 Pokémon, with 184 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 30 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.1%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Arceus Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 29 of the 30 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Arceus Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 30 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 0 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Arceus Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Arceus Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Arceus card rose from $22.40 to $37.01, a change of +65.2%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Arceus Pokémon card cost?

One in four Arceus cards costs $16.38 or less and the cheapest on file is $2.49. Three in four cost $52.17 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Arceus Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Holo LV.X is the dearest kind of Arceus card: 3 of them are on file and the middle one costs $49.79. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Arceus Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Arceus cards is 280, and the lowest is 70. The typical one is 120 HP, with half of them between 90 and 220 — figures counted from the 30 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Arceus Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

10 of the 30 Arceus cards are legal in Standard today and 15 in Expanded — 33.3% and 50.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Arceus Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 19 of the 25 Arceus cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Fire next at 2 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Arceus Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Arceus cards the 2009 printings sit at a typical $41.50 and the 2022 ones at $11.65, while the dearest year of all is 2013 at $58.30. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Arceus Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Arceus AR1 from Arceus, which went from $24.66 to $65.06 — a change of +163.8% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 29 Arceus cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Arceus Pokémon cards?

Arceus cards appear across 8 sets on file. The largest are Arceus (12 cards, typically $41.50), Brilliant Stars (6 cards, typically $11.65), DP Black Star Promos (3 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Arceus figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 30 Arceus cards this site holds on file — 29 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

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The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

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Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Arceus cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14