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

There are 942 ex cards on file, 894 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $3.61.

Card mechanic · 942 cards · 894 with a price · $0.42 to $1,499.24 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a ex Pokémon card worth?

The typical ex card costs $3.61. Across the 894 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.42 and the dearest is $1,499.24 — Umbreon ex 161, at $1,499.24. 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 mechanics Rarity Print variant Pokédex number Regulation mark Energy type Set Artist Evolution stage Attack cost Attack damage Retreat cost

ex 942 cardsCard mechanic

894 with a price · $0.42 to $1,499.24 · No. 15 of 28 mechanics by typical price · +3.7% in 11 months · 243 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$3.61+3.7% from $3.48

Card price ladder$1,499.24$288.50 to $1,499.24

Place among mechanicsNo. 15CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $3.61 · No. 15 of 28
13 mechanics cost less than this one

Cards on file942894 carry a price Most expensive card$1,499.24Umbreon ex 161 Cheapest on record$0.42across all 894 priced cards Price rose+3.7%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 15of 28 mechanics

What stands out about ex cards

Scale 942 cards carry this mechanic — 4.6% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $3.61, but the dearest reaches $1,499.24 — a gap of 415×.
Place By typical price this is No. 15 of 28 mechanics; 13 of them cost less.
Record 894 of the 942 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 942

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over

English cards on file 20,4447,208 cardsonly cards that record a mechanic remain · 35.3% of 20,444
Cards with a mechanic 7,208942 cardsonly ex remain · 13.1% of 7,208
The 942 cards on this page942 cards4.6% of every English card on file

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

ex Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 942 cards share the mechanic ex. A mechanic is the special kind a card is printed as — V, VMAX and ex among Pokémon, Item, Supporter and Stadium among Trainers — recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Evolution stages are counted on their own, and a plain card carries no mechanic at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.
What they cost. The typical card is $3.61. Across the 894 priced cards the range runs $0.42 to $1,499.24.
Where it stands. No. 15 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 13 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 243 HP and 144 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 894 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but 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 942 cards on file, 894 of them with a price

Every ex Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest ex cards in the archive, most expensive first. The strip shows them as cards; the list under it carries the same 50 with their set and exact price as text.

The 50 dearest ex cards, most expensive first

Prices are the latest reading held in this site's own archive. A card with no picture on file is drawn as a small stand-in that still carries its name, set and number.

The same 50 cards as a listRank is by price inside this group.

CardNameSetPriceRarity

Umbreon exPrismatic Evolutions$1,499.24Special Illustration Rare Gengar exFireRed & LeafGreen$1,399.99Rare Holo EX Mega Gengar exAscended Heroes$1,098.16Special Illustration Rare Pikachu exAscended Heroes$1,074.26Special Illustration Rare Mew exPaldean Fates$1,013.78Special Illustration Rare Rayquaza exDeoxys$999.00Rare Holo EX Rocket's Zapdos exTeam Rocket Returns$899.99Rare Holo EX Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes$702.36Special Illustration Rare Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames$701.35Special Illustration Rare Zekrom exBlack Bolt$605.75Black White Rare

Show the rest of the list40 more cards, still in price order+40

Rocket's Snorlax exTeam Rocket Returns$594.99Rare Holo EX Salamence ex δDragon Frontiers$572.21Rare Holo EX Dragonite exDragon$552.51Rare Holo EX Rocket's Mewtwo exTeam Rocket Returns$550.00Rare Holo EX Mew exHolon Phantoms$525.31Rare Holo EX Sylveon exPrismatic Evolutions$509.52Special Illustration Rare Reshiram exWhite Flare$508.70Black White Rare Team Rocket's Mewtwo exDestined Rivals$505.43Special Illustration Rare Charizard exFireRed & LeafGreen$500.00Rare Holo EX Tyranitar exUnseen Forces$499.99Rare Holo EX Rocket's Moltres exTeam Rocket Returns$498.88Rare Holo EX Milotic exEmerald$479.99Rare Holo EX Arcanine exLegend Maker$459.99Rare Holo EX Mega Charizard Y exAscended Heroes$419.57Mega Hyper Rare Pikachu exAscended Heroes$380.75Special Illustration Rare Rocket's Articuno exTeam Rocket Returns$380.00Rare Holo EX Greninja exTwilight Masquerade$373.57Special Illustration Rare Charizard ex151$372.36Special Illustration Rare Celebi exUnseen Forces$370.00Rare Secret Mewtwo exRuby & Sapphire$368.94Rare Holo EX Team Rocket's Mewtwo exAscended Heroes$365.84Special Illustration Rare Rocket's Scyther exTeam Rocket Returns$351.99Rare Holo EX Rocket's Scizor exTeam Rocket Returns$341.02Rare Holo EX Rocket's Sneasel exTeam Rocket Returns$339.99Rare Holo EX Leafeon exPrismatic Evolutions$337.13Special Illustration Rare Tyranitar exPOP Series 1$335.66Rare Latios ex δDragon Frontiers$329.98Rare Holo EX Ho-Oh exUnseen Forces$328.56Rare Holo EX Espeon exPrismatic Evolutions$318.05Special Illustration Rare Rocket's Entei exTeam Rocket Returns$305.90Rare Holo EX Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames$304.53Mega Hyper Rare Vaporeon exPrismatic Evolutions$300.41Special Illustration Rare Scizor exUnseen Forces$300.00Rare Holo EX Rocket's Suicune exTeam Rocket Returns$300.00Rare Holo EX Altaria exEmerald$299.99Rare Holo EX Regice exEmerald$299.99Rare Holo EX Ninetales exHidden Legends$296.24Rare Holo EX Pikachu exSurging Sparks$293.55Special Illustration Rare Dragonite ex δDragon Frontiers$289.97Rare Holo EX Zekrom exBlack Bolt$288.50Special Illustration Rare

894 cards on file carry a price; the archive holds the 50 dearest of them in full.

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Which ex cards share a name across several printings?

15 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 7 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.

Pikachu ex3 printings · 2 sets

Mew ex2 printings · 2 sets

Mega Charizard X ex2 printings · 1 set

Zekrom ex2 printings · 1 set

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex2 printings · 2 sets

Charizard ex2 printings · 2 sets

Tyranitar ex2 printings · 2 sets

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Are ex Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of the whole group on each reading day, so it answers the question for ex cards as a group rather than for one card.

Typical ex card price, September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026

Each point is the middle price of the 894 priced ex cards on that day, read from this site's own archive. The 13 readings drawn above are also listed as text below.

Typical price of a ex Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $3.48 to $3.61
Reading date	Typical price	Where it started
12 Sep 25	3.48
10 Oct 25	3.74
7 Nov 25	3.59
5 Dec 25	3.51
2 Jan 26	3.2
30 Jan 26	3.36
27 Feb 26	3.41
27 Mar 26	3.34
24 Apr 26	3.98
22 May 26	4
19 Jun 26	3.94
17 Jul 26	3.73
14 Aug 26	3.61

Typical priceWhere it started · $3.48Now $3.61381 days on file

ex Pokémon cards — price change by window
Window	Typical then	Typical now	Change
Last month	$3.73	$3.61	-3.2%
Last 3 months	$4.00	$3.61	-9.8%
Last 6 months	$3.41	$3.61	+5.9%
Since September 12, 2025	$3.48	$3.61	+3.7%

Each row compares the middle price of the whole group on two days. It is not the change of any single card — a card can fall while the group rises, which is what the movers list below shows.

The typical ex card rose from $3.48 to $3.61 over the 11 months on file — +3.7%. A rising middle means the ordinary card of this group got dearer, not just the headline one at the top of the list.

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How ex Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 894 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.

$0.42$1,499.24$3.61Where the price splits in half — $0.42 to $1,499.24 laid out on a ten-fold scale

$0.42$1,499.24$45.94Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this

0%100%24.3%Cards costing more than $50 — 217 of the 894 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 894 priced ex cards, from $0.42 to $1,499.24, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.

All 894 priced ex cards, by price band

Under $127.9%249 cards

$1 to $526.4%236 cards

$5 to $2013.9%124 cards

$20 to $507.6%68 cards

$50 to $1007.9%71 cards

$100 to $50014.2%127 cards

$500 and up2.1%19 cards

How every ex card with a price falls into price bands — 894 cards counted, not just the ones drawn above. Each track is the whole group, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits outside that band.

The longest bar is where an ordinary ex card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

All 894 priced ex cards, by price band
Group	Share	Value
Under $1	27.9%	249 cards
$1 to $5	26.4%	236 cards
$5 to $20	13.9%	124 cards
$20 to $50	7.6%	68 cards
$50 to $100	7.9%	71 cards
$100 to $500	14.2%	127 cards
$500 and up	2.1%	19 cards

Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$193.27
Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$45.94
Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$3.61
Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$0.89
Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$0.42

The five points that describe every ex card price. Bar length is that price against the highest point on this ladder, and the highlighted row is the typical card.

ex Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
Figure	All priced cards	The 50 listed above
Cards counted	894	50
Cheapest	$0.42	$288.50
Cheaper quarter, up to	$0.89	—
Typical (median)	$3.61	—
Dearer quarter, from	$45.94	—
Dearest tenth, from	$193.27	—
Average	$58.72	—
Dearest	$1,499.24	$1,499.24

The two columns are different groups of cards, not two readings of the same one — the right column is the dearest end of the left one. "Typical" is the middle price, which half the cards sit below; "average" is pulled upward by the few very expensive cards, which is why the two differ.

The average price of a ex card is $58.72 while the typical one is $3.61. The gap between those two numbers is the shape of this group: a small number of very expensive cards is dragging the average far above what most cards actually cost.

What three quarters of the 894 priced ex cards cost

One in four ex cards costs $0.89 or less, half cost $3.61 or less, and three in four cost $45.94 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $45.94, and the dearest tenth starts at $193.27.

See the dearest Umbreon ex — $1,499.24

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When were ex Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

The run starts in 2003 with 24 cards and reaches 2026 with 138. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.

How many ex cards were printed each year

20032.5%24 cards

20044.4%41 cards

20054.1%39 cards

20063.4%32 cards

20070.8%8 cards

20210.2%2 cards

202326.2%247 cards

202420.3%191 cards

202523.4%220 cards

202614.6%138 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for ex cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 942 of them.

Years are left in printing order rather than sorted by size, because the shape of the run over time is what this chart is for.

How many ex cards were printed each year
Group	Share	Value
2003	2.5%	24 cards
2004	4.4%	41 cards
2005	4.1%	39 cards
2006	3.4%	32 cards
2007	0.8%	8 cards
2021	0.2%	2 cards
2023	26.2%	247 cards
2024	20.3%	191 cards
2025	23.4%	220 cards
2026	14.6%	138 cards

200324 cards printed$114.04
200441 cards printed$256.52
200539 cards printed$194.49
200632 cards printed$155.64
20078 cards printed$76.32
2023247 cards printed$2.12
2024191 cards printed$2.17
2025220 cards printed$2.25
2026138 cards printed$2.43

The middle price of the ex cards printed in each year, oldest first. Bar length is that year against the dearest year. Years where fewer than three cards carry a price are not drawn.

Are older ex cards worth more?
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2003	24	2.5%	$114.04
2004	41	4.4%	$256.52
2005	39	4.1%	$194.49
2006	32	3.4%	$155.64
2007	8	0.8%	$76.32
2021	2	0.2%	—
2023	247	26.2%	$2.12
2024	191	20.3%	$2.17
2025	220	23.4%	$2.25
2026	138	14.6%	$2.43

Counted across all 942 ex cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that year, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price.

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What ex Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary ex card costs. These tables break the group down by rarity, set and illustrator, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a $1 card from a $100 one before you look it up.

Which ex cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?

Double Rare33.7%317 cards

Ultra Rare21.2%200 cards

Special Illustration Rare16.7%157 cards

Rare Holo EX14.1%133 cards

Promo5.5%52 cards

Hyper Rare4.4%41 cards

Shiny Ultra Rare1.3%12 cards

Mega Hyper Rare0.8%8 cards

MEGA_ATTACK_RARE0.7%7 cards

Rare Secret0.6%6 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which ex cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Group	Share	Value
Double Rare	33.7%	317 cards
Ultra Rare	21.2%	200 cards
Special Illustration Rare	16.7%	157 cards
Rare Holo EX	14.1%	133 cards
Promo	5.5%	52 cards
Hyper Rare	4.4%	41 cards
Shiny Ultra Rare	1.3%	12 cards
Mega Hyper Rare	0.8%	8 cards
MEGA_ATTACK_RARE	0.7%	7 cards
Rare Secret	0.6%	6 cards

Which ex cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price
Double Rare	317	33.7%	$0.73
Ultra Rare	200	21.2%	$2.56
Special Illustration Rare	157	16.7%	$54.51
Rare Holo EX	133	14.1%	$174.48
Promo	52	5.5%	$3.33
Hyper Rare	41	4.4%	$11.32
Shiny Ultra Rare	12	1.3%	$2.19
Mega Hyper Rare	8	0.8%	$230.87
MEGA_ATTACK_RARE	7	0.7%	$7.17
Rare Secret	6	0.6%	$234.98

Counted across all 942 ex 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 sets hold the ex cards?

Ascended Heroes7.4%70 cards

Prismatic Evolutions5.9%56 cards

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos5.5%52 cards

Paradox Rift5.3%50 cards

Paldea Evolved5.2%49 cards

Destined Rivals4.6%43 cards

Surging Sparks4.4%41 cards

Temporal Forces4.1%39 cards

Twilight Masquerade3.9%37 cards

Obsidian Flames3.6%34 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which sets hold the ex cards?
Group	Share	Value
Ascended Heroes	7.4%	70 cards
Prismatic Evolutions	5.9%	56 cards
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	5.5%	52 cards
Paradox Rift	5.3%	50 cards
Paldea Evolved	5.2%	49 cards
Destined Rivals	4.6%	43 cards
Surging Sparks	4.4%	41 cards
Temporal Forces	4.1%	39 cards
Twilight Masquerade	3.9%	37 cards
Obsidian Flames	3.6%	34 cards

Which sets hold the ex cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price
Ascended Heroes	70	7.4%	$1.84
Prismatic Evolutions	56	5.9%	$9.11
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	52	5.5%	$3.33
Paradox Rift	50	5.3%	$2.30
Paldea Evolved	49	5.2%	$2.71
Destined Rivals	43	4.6%	$1.28
Surging Sparks	41	4.4%	$1.65
Temporal Forces	39	4.1%	$2.07
Twilight Masquerade	37	3.9%	$2.63
Obsidian Flames	34	3.6%	$1.11

Counted across all 942 ex 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 ex cards?

5ban Graphics21.1%199 cards

Ryo Ueda6.8%64 cards

aky CG Works5.2%49 cards

takuyoa5.0%47 cards

Hikaru Koike3.6%34 cards

Mitsuhiro Arita3.5%33 cards

PLANETA Mochizuki3.5%33 cards

N-DESIGN Inc.2.1%20 cards

PLANETA Tsuji1.3%12 cards

PLANETA Yamashita1.3%12 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Who drew the ex cards?
Group	Share	Value
5ban Graphics	21.1%	199 cards
Ryo Ueda	6.8%	64 cards
aky CG Works	5.2%	49 cards
takuyoa	5.0%	47 cards
Hikaru Koike	3.6%	34 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita	3.5%	33 cards
PLANETA Mochizuki	3.5%	33 cards
N-DESIGN Inc.	2.1%	20 cards
PLANETA Tsuji	1.3%	12 cards
PLANETA Yamashita	1.3%	12 cards

Who drew the ex cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price
5ban Graphics	199	21.1%	$1.24
Ryo Ueda	64	6.8%	$178.94
aky CG Works	49	5.2%	$2.75
takuyoa	47	5.0%	$2.06
Hikaru Koike	34	3.6%	$166.50
Mitsuhiro Arita	33	3.5%	$198.01
PLANETA Mochizuki	33	3.5%	$0.99
N-DESIGN Inc.	20	2.1%	$1.13
PLANETA Tsuji	12	1.3%	$3.33
PLANETA Yamashita	12	1.3%	$3.24

Counted across all 942 ex 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 energy types do ex cards use?

Psychic13.2%124 cards

Darkness13.0%122 cards

Water12.1%114 cards

Fire10.8%102 cards

Fighting10.7%101 cards

Grass10.4%98 cards

Lightning9.9%93 cards

Colorless9.8%92 cards

Metal5.9%56 cards

Dragon4.2%40 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which energy types do ex cards use?
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.2%	124 cards
Darkness	13.0%	122 cards
Water	12.1%	114 cards
Fire	10.8%	102 cards
Fighting	10.7%	101 cards
Grass	10.4%	98 cards
Lightning	9.9%	93 cards
Colorless	9.8%	92 cards
Metal	5.9%	56 cards
Dragon	4.2%	40 cards

Which energy types do ex cards use?
Energy type	Cards	Share	Typical price
Psychic	124	13.2%	$5.81
Darkness	122	13.0%	$7.58
Water	114	12.1%	$5.96
Fire	102	10.8%	$4.13
Fighting	101	10.7%	$1.84
Grass	98	10.4%	$1.71
Lightning	93	9.9%	$2.80
Colorless	92	9.8%	$2.44
Metal	56	5.9%	$1.26
Dragon	40	4.2%	$2.59

Counted across all 942 ex 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 ex cards come from?

Scarlet & Violet64.4%607 cards

Mega Evolution20.1%189 cards

EX14.8%139 cards

POP0.5%5 cards

Sword & Shield0.2%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which eras of the game do ex cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price
Scarlet & Violet	607	64.4%	$2.25
Mega Evolution	189	20.1%	$2.12
EX	139	14.8%	$176.22
POP	5	0.5%	$237.24
Sword & Shield	2	0.2%	—

Counted across all 942 ex 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 ex cards are still tournament legal?

G28.9%272 cards

H25.5%240 cards

I20.7%195 cards

J9.4%89 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Which ex cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price
G	272	28.9%	$2.23
H	240	25.5%	$2.60
I	195	20.7%	$1.89
J	89	9.4%	$1.51

Counted across all 942 ex 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 ex cards worth more?

Basic44.2%416 cards

Stage 129.7%280 cards

Stage 226.0%245 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.

Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.

Are evolved ex cards worth more?
Evolution stage	Cards	Share	Typical price
Basic	416	44.2%	$4.67
Stage 1	280	29.7%	$1.68
Stage 2	245	26.0%	$6.49

Counted across all 942 ex 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 ex Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every ex 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.

ex Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	70	210	250	300	380	942
Biggest attack	10	90	140	200	330	906

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 ex card HP

Lowest18.4% of the highest70 HP

Lower quarter55.3% of the highest210 HP

Typical65.8% of the highest250 HP

Upper quarter78.9% of the highest300 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest380 HP

HP printed on the 942 ex cards that carry one. The typical card is 250 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 210 and 300 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe ex card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	18.4% of the highest	70 HP
Lower quarter	55.3% of the highest	210 HP
Typical	65.8% of the highest	250 HP
Upper quarter	78.9% of the highest	300 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	380 HP

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a ex card

Lowest3.0% of the highest10 damage

Lower quarter27.3% of the highest90 damage

Typical42.4% of the highest140 damage

Upper quarter60.6% of the highest200 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest330 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 906 ex cards that print one. The typical card hits for 140. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 90 and 200. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a ex card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	3.0% of the highest	10 damage
Lower quarter	27.3% of the highest	90 damage
Typical	42.4% of the highest	140 damage
Upper quarter	60.6% of the highest	200 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	330 damage

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What are ex Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 884 ex cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 196 of them.

What ex Pokémon cards are weak to

Fighting22.2%196 cards

Fire16.0%141 cards

Grass15.2%134 cards

Lightning12.9%114 cards

Water11.4%101 cards

Darkness7.9%70 cards

Metal7.6%67 cards

Psychic6.9%61 cards

What ex Pokémon cards are weak to — 884 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 884 ex cards that print a weakness.

What ex Pokémon cards are weak to
Group	Share	Value
Fighting	22.2%	196 cards
Fire	16.0%	141 cards
Grass	15.2%	134 cards
Lightning	12.9%	114 cards
Water	11.4%	101 cards
Darkness	7.9%	70 cards
Metal	7.6%	67 cards
Psychic	6.9%	61 cards

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Which ex Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 191 of the 942 ex cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What ex Pokémon cards resist

Fighting59.2%113 cards

Grass29.8%57 cards

Psychic5.2%10 cards

Metal2.1%4 cards

Water2.1%4 cards

Fire1.6%3 cards

What ex Pokémon cards resist — 191 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

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

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How do ex Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 941 ex cards that print a stage.

941ex

Basic416 · 44.2%Stage 1280 · 29.8%Stage 2245 · 26.0%

The 941 ex cards that print a stage, split by which stage it is

How ex Pokémon cards evolve

Basic44.2%typically $4.67416 cards

Stage 129.8%typically $1.68280 cards

Stage 226.0%typically $6.49245 cards

941 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

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 ex 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 ex card on the table, across all 942 of them.

Standard

752 cards you can play today

752 of the 942 ex cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 79.8% of the group.

Expanded only

44 more that need the older format

These 44 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.

Neither

146 that no current format accepts

146 of the group — 15.5% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.

What it costs to retreat a ex Pokémon card

241.0%386 cards

129.0%273 cards

315.9%150 cards

47.9%74 cards

05.9%retreats free56 cards

50.3%3 cards

942 cards counted.

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 ex Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	752	79.8%
Legal in Expanded today	796	84.5%
Cards with an Ability	449	47.7%
Cards with a special rule	941	99.9%

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 942 cards

Legal in Standard today79.8%752 cards

Legal in Expanded today84.5%796 cards

Cards with an Ability47.7%449 cards

Cards with a special rule99.9%941 cards

Each track is the whole of the 942 ex cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The 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 942 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	79.8%	752 cards
Legal in Expanded today	84.5%	796 cards
Cards with an Ability	47.7%	449 cards
Cards with a special rule	99.9%	941 cards

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Which ex Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +3.7%. These are the ex cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 467 ex cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

467 ex cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The ex group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -78.2% to +724.1% — which is why a figure taken from the group tells you what to expect, and only the card page tells you what happened.

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The cheapest ex Pokémon cards you can buy

A group price hides its own floor. These are the 6 least expensive ex cards carrying a price, which is what the group costs to start rather than what its best card costs.

Read from the same daily price archive as the rest of this page. A low price usually means the card is common rather than that it is a bargain.

The same 6 cards with their set and number

Keldeo exWhite Flare#30$0.42Double Rare Salazzle exPerfect Order#16$0.44Double Rare Cetitan exDestined Rivals#65$0.45Double Rare Rotom exPhantasmal Flames#29$0.46Double Rare Mismagius exPhantasmal Flames#36$0.47Double Rare Bouffalant exWhite Flare#77$0.48Double Rare

Set and number are what you match against a listing; two cards with the same name are different cards if either of those differs.

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How ex compares with the other mechanics

Every mechanic in this list is ranked by its typical price. The bar is that price against the dearest group, and the highlighted row is where ex sits.

Star 29 cardsNo. 1 · $26.56 to $3,216.67$1,010.00
12 more mechanics between
Technical Machine 25 cardsNo. 14 · $1.13 to $33.00$5.21
ex 942 cardsNo. 15 · $0.42 to $1,499.24$3.61
Tera 146 cardsNo. 16 · $0.52 to $1,499.24$3.30
11 more mechanics between
Pokémon Tool 336 cardsNo. 28 · $0.06 to $39.66$0.55

Bar length is the typical price against Star, the dearest mechanic at $1,010.00. The row without a link is this group.

28 mechanics in totalSee them all

ex is No. 15 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 13 of them cheaper and 14 dearer. Rank is not the same as scarcity: a group can rank high because a handful of its cards are chased, while most of it stays affordable — the price ladder above shows which of those two is happening here.

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How much energy do ex Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 942 ex cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.

1 energy278 cards · 29.5% of the 942 counted

2 energy327 cards · 34.7% of the 942 counted

3 energy295 cards · 31.3% of the 942 counted

4 energy32 cards · 3.4% of the 942 counted

5 energy10 cards · 1.1% of the 942 counted

ex Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 942 cards counted

Each symbol is one Energy card of any type, which is how the cost is recorded: as a number of cards rather than a list of types. Cards that print no attack are left out of this count rather than entered as zero.

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How the mechanics compare on HP, damage and how hard they hit for their size

Price is one ladder, and the numbers printed on the cards are another. These are the 21 mechanics side by side, each on its own averages, with ex among them.

Mechanics compared on what their cards actually print
Card mechanic	Cards	Average HP	Average biggest attack	Damage per HP	Most common stage
Team Plasma	113	124	66	0.53	Basic
EX	438	179	99	0.55	Basic
V	601	208	126	0.61	Basic
VMAX	209	320	143	0.45	Eternamax
ex	942	243	144	0.59	Basic
Star	29	80	50	0.63	Basic
SP	105	90	47	0.52	Basic
Prime	31	120	69	0.58	Stage 1
MEGA	207	278	154	0.55	Stage 2
GX	601	214	133	0.62	Basic
Tera	146	260	170	0.65	Basic
VSTAR	94	271	167	0.62	—
TAG TEAM	130	266	161	0.61	Basic
Ultra Beast	105	169	119	0.70	Basic
Prism Star	27	126	75	0.60	Basic
Future	70	183	152	0.83	Basic
Ancient	73	179	127	0.71	Basic
Fusion Strike	53	146	96	0.66	Basic
Single Strike	147	182	121	0.66	Basic
Rapid Strike	158	173	70	0.40	Basic
V-UNION	24	307	232	0.76	—

Damage per HP is that group's average biggest attack divided by its average HP: a larger number means the group hits harder for the size it prints. Both averages are counted only across the cards that carry the number at all, and Trainer and Energy cards carry neither. Only groups large enough to have their own page are listed.

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The dearest and the cheapest ex Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are ex cards, and one costs 3,570 times what the other does. That gap is why a single group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Dearest in the groupUmbreon exPrismatic Evolutions 161$1,499.24

3,570× apartBoth are ex cards
$0.42 VS $1,499.24

Cheapest in the groupKeldeo exWhite Flare 30$0.42

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Which ex Pokémon cards you have to evolve into

A Basic card is played straight from the hand. Every later stage has to arrive on top of the card before it, so an evolved ex card costs you deck slots and turns that a Basic one does not.

The stage ladder inside ex941 cards print a stage

No imageBasic416 ex cards

No imageStage 1280 ex cards

No imageStage 2245 ex cards

What that costs a ex deck

525 of the 941 cards that print a stage are evolutions, so they need the card before them in the deck as well.
22 of them evolve from Eevee.
19 of them evolve from Charmeleon.
15 of them evolve from Kirlia.
10 of them evolve from Frogadier.

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The other mechanics, and what each one is made of

The price ladder above ranks these same groups by what they cost. This one shows how big each of them is and what a card from it actually looks like, which is the part a ladder cannot carry.

Potion Energy — Legendary Collection 101

Special211 cardsFor example: Potion EnergyTypical card $2.43

Lucky Stadium — Wizards Black Star Promos 41

Stadium265 cardsFor example: Lucky StadiumTypical card $1.25Item856 cards · 51 HP on average · 300 damageFor example: Tropical Tidal WaveTypical card $0.81

Lillie — Ultra Prism 151

Supporter1,166 cardsFor example: LillieTypical card $1.97

Lugia-EX — Plasma Storm 134

Team Plasma113 cards · 124 HP on average · 66 damageFor example: Lugia-EXTypical card $7.76

M Rayquaza-EX — Ancient Origins 98

EX438 cards · 179 HP on average · 99 damageFor example: M Rayquaza-EXTypical card $25.03

Rocky Helmet — Boundaries Crossed 153

Pokémon Tool336 cards · 175 damageFor example: Rocky HelmetTypical card $0.55

Hero's Cape — Temporal Forces 152

ACE SPEC46 cards · 200 damageFor example: Hero's CapeTypical card $0.82

Giratina V — Lost Origin 186

V601 cards · 208 HP on average · 126 damageFor example: Giratina VTypical card $2.40

Umbreon VMAX — Evolving Skies 215

VMAX209 cards · 320 HP on average · 143 damageFor example: Umbreon VMAXTypical card $8.23

Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms 104

Star29 cards · 80 HP on average · 50 damageFor example: Pikachu ★Typical card $1,010.00

Rayquaza C LV.X — DP Black Star Promos DP47

SP105 cards · 90 HP on average · 47 damageFor example: Rayquaza C LV.XTypical card $12.47

Umbreon — HS—Undaunted 86

Prime31 cards · 120 HP on average · 69 damageFor example: UmbreonTypical card $72.61

Mega Gengar ex — Ascended Heroes 284

MEGA207 cards · 278 HP on average · 154 damageFor example: Mega Gengar exTypical card $21.41

Latias & Latios-GX — Team Up 170

GX601 cards · 214 HP on average · 133 damageFor example: Latias & Latios-GXTypical card $20.14

Miracle Sphere β — Skyridge 130

Technical Machine25 cards · 20 damageFor example: Miracle Sphere βTypical card $5.21

Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161

Tera146 cards · 260 HP on average · 170 damageFor example: Umbreon exTypical card $3.30

Giratina VSTAR — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery GG69

VSTAR94 cards · 271 HP on average · 167 damageFor example: Giratina VSTARTypical card $8.00

Latias & Latios-GX — Team Up 170

TAG TEAM130 cards · 266 HP on average · 161 damageFor example: Latias & Latios-GXTypical card $89.66

Ultra Necrozma-GX — Dragon Majesty 78

Ultra Beast105 cards · 169 HP on average · 119 damageFor example: Ultra Necrozma-GXTypical card $9.32

Giratina ◇ — Ultra Prism 58

Prism Star27 cards · 126 HP on average · 75 damageFor example: Giratina ◇Typical card $5.41

Iron Crown ex — Temporal Forces 206

Future70 cards · 183 HP on average · 152 damageFor example: Iron Crown exTypical card $0.73

Roaring Moon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 162

Ancient73 cards · 179 HP on average · 127 damageFor example: Roaring Moon exTypical card $0.88

Mew VMAX — Fusion Strike 269

Fusion Strike53 cards · 146 HP on average · 96 damageFor example: Mew VMAXTypical card $0.80

Umbreon VMAX — Evolving Skies 215

Single Strike147 cards · 182 HP on average · 121 damageFor example: Umbreon VMAXTypical card $0.79

Rayquaza VMAX — Evolving Skies 218

Rapid Strike158 cards · 173 HP on average · 70 damageFor example: Rayquaza VMAXTypical card $0.90

Mewtwo V-UNION — SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH160

V-UNION24 cards · 307 HP on average · 232 damageFor example: Mewtwo V-UNIONTypical card $6.20

Bar length is that group's size against the largest of them, which is 1,166 cards. The card shown on each panel is the dearest one in that group, not a typical one.

Every group listed here is large enough to have a page of its own; smaller ones stay as rows on the page above.

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The 8 things that tell ex cards apart

Each panel already carries the answer its section arrives at, so you can read the whole of ex here and open only the part you came for.

Are they going up in value?+3.7%$3.48 to $3.61See the trend What are they made of?Double RareDouble Rare317Ultra Rare200Special Illustration Rare157Rare Holo EX13334.0% of the groupSee the breakdown What beats them?Fighting196 of the 884 that print a weaknessSee every weakness How do they evolve?Basic416 of the 941 that print a stageSee the stage ladder Can you still play them?79.8%752 of 942 are legal in StandardSee both formats What do they cost to attack?2 energy327 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladder How hard do they hit for their size?0.59243 HP and 144 damage on averageCompare every group What is the cheapest one?$0.42Keldeo ex — White FlareSee the cheapest six

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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for ex that the rest of the page works from. Each of the lines on the right opens the section that shows how it was arrived at.

Cards on file

942cards

894 of them carry a price

Typical price

$3.61

The middle price of the priced cards

Cheapest on file

$0.42

One card, not the group

Dearest on file

$1,499.24

One card, not the group

Where the middle half sits$0.89 to $45.94Top tenth starts at$193.27Average HP243Average biggest attack144Most common weaknessFighting

Where ex sits, at a glance

Tournament legal79.8%79.8%752 of 942 cards are legal in Standard today Price rank15of 28 mechanicsTypical card $3.61; the dearest group is $1,010.00Where it sits on the ladder48% cheaper below it13 of the 27 mechanics cost less than this one Most common rarityDouble Rare317 of the 933 cards on file

Each panel is a different way of cutting the same cards; the section it links to shows the full count.

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Which ex Pokémon cards hit hardest, type by type

Counting cards tells you which type is common. Counting damage tells you which one is dangerous, and the two answers are not the same: Darkness leads on cards while Lightning leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Lightning, the hardest hitter here at 196 damage

Lightning — hits hardestagainst the group average of 1141.71× the average · 5 of the 48 counted196
Fireagainst the group average of 1141.15× the average · 8 of the 48 counted131
Psychicagainst the group average of 1141.01× the average · 7 of the 48 counted116
Wateragainst the group average of 1140.93× the average · 5 of the 48 counted106
Grassagainst the group average of 1140.87× the average · 3 of the 48 counted100
Darkness — most cardsagainst the group average of 1140.66× the average · 14 of the 48 counted76

Counted across the 48 Pokémon cards among this group's 50 dearest that print both a type and a damage number. Trainer and Energy cards print neither and are left out rather than entered as zero. A type with only one such card is not averaged.

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The three hardest-hitting ex Pokémon cards

A group price says nothing about what its cards do on the table. These three print the biggest attacks of any ex card in the archive, and the middle one's numbers are set out under them.

The three biggest attacks among ex cards — hover to fan them outpress and hold to fan them out

Middle card · Mega Dragonite ex DragonHP 370Biggest attack 330Retreat 2

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ex Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many ex Pokémon cards are there?

There are 942 ex cards in this archive, and 894 of them carry a price. A mechanic is the special kind a card is printed as — V, VMAX and ex among Pokémon, Item, Supporter and Stadium among Trainers — recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Evolution stages are counted on their own, and a plain card carries no mechanic at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

How much is a ex Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $3.61. Across the 894 priced cards the range runs from $0.42 to $1,499.24, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive ex Pokémon card?

Umbreon ex 161 from Prismatic Evolutions, at $1,499.24. It is 415× the typical price of the group.

Are ex Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 15 of 28 mechanics, with 13 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 942 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 4.6%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all ex Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 894 of the 942 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 ex Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 892 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are ex 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 ex Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical ex card rose from $3.48 to $3.61, a change of +3.7%. 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 ex Pokémon card cost?

One in four ex cards costs $0.89 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.42. Three in four cost $45.94 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which ex Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Secret is the dearest kind of ex card: 6 of them are on file and the middle one costs $234.98. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a ex Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among ex cards is 380, and the lowest is 70. The typical one is 250 HP, with half of them between 210 and 300 — figures counted from the 942 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are ex Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

752 of the 942 ex cards are legal in Standard today and 796 in Expanded — 79.8% and 84.5% 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 ex Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 196 of the 884 ex cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Fire next at 141 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old ex Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among ex cards the 2003 printings sit at a typical $114.04 and the 2026 ones at $2.43, while the dearest year of all is 2004 at $256.52. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which ex Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Tyranitar ex 17 from POP Series 1, which went from $40.73 to $335.66 — a change of +724.1% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 467 ex cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have ex Pokémon cards?

ex cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Ascended Heroes (70 cards, typically $1.84), Prismatic Evolutions (56 cards, typically $9.11), Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (52 cards, typically $3.33). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

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

Every figure on this page is counted from the 942 ex cards this site holds on file — 894 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.

1

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.

1

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com

2

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 ex 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