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

There are 856 Item cards on file, 805 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $0.81.

Card mechanic · 856 cards · 805 with a price · $0.06 to $1,400.00 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Item Pokémon card worth?

The typical Item card costs $0.81. Across the 805 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.06 and the dearest is $1,400.00 — Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18, at $1,400.00. 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

Item 856 cardsCard mechanic

805 with a price · $0.06 to $1,400.00 · No. 24 of 28 mechanics by typical price · +6.6% in 11 months · 51 HP on average

Typical price, last 11 months$0.81+6.6% from $0.76

Card price ladder$1,400.00$18.49 to $1,400.00

Place among mechanicsNo. 24CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $0.81 · No. 24 of 28
4 mechanics cost less than this one

Cards on file856805 carry a price Most expensive card$1,400.00Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 Cheapest on record$0.06across all 805 priced cards Price rose+6.6%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 24of 28 mechanics

What stands out about Item cards

Scale 856 cards carry this mechanic — 4.2% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $0.81, but the dearest reaches $1,400.00 — a gap of 1,728×.
Place By typical price this is No. 24 of 28 mechanics; 4 of them cost less.
Record 805 of the 856 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 856

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 7,208856 cardsonly Item remain · 11.9% of 7,208
The 856 cards on this page856 cards4.2% 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.

Item Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 856 cards share the mechanic Item. 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 $0.81. Across the 805 priced cards the range runs $0.06 to $1,400.00.
Where it stands. No. 24 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 4 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 51 HP and 300 maximum damage.
What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 805 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 856 cards on file, 805 of them with a price

Every Item Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest Item 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 Item 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

—1Tropical Tidal WaveHGSS Black Star Promos$1,400.00Promo Ultra BallPlasma Freeze$698.84Rare Secret Tropical WindNintendo Black Star Promos$210.75Promo Rare CandyPlasma Blast$183.76Rare Secret Victory CupBW Black Star Promos$155.24Promo Alph LithographHeartGold & SoulSilver$131.96Rare Secret Alph LithographHS—Unleashed$126.81Rare Secret Alph LithographHS—Undaunted$117.33Rare Secret Pokémon CatcherDark Explorers$115.00Rare Secret —10Pokégear 3.0Unbroken Bonds$103.91Uncommon

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

Alph LithographHS—Triumphant$98.00Rare Secret Victory CupBW Black Star Promos$85.59Promo Victory CupBW Black Star Promos$74.90Promo Time-Space DistortionMysterious Treasures$64.70Rare Secret Ultra BallShining Legends$64.66Uncommon Gym BadgeXY Black Star Promos$57.25Promo Crushing HammerUltra Prism$56.06Rare Secret —18Pokégear 3.0Unbroken Bonds$47.62Rare Secret Random ReceiverPlasma Storm$42.37Rare Secret Lillie's Poké DollCosmic Eclipse$41.66Rare Secret Max PotionPlasma Freeze$39.02Rare Secret Energy SwitchUnseen Forces$38.99Uncommon Gym BadgeXY Black Star Promos$38.91Promo Energy RecyclerForbidden Light$35.52Rare Secret Ultra BallSun & Moon$33.05Rare Secret Poké BallSWSH Black Star Promos$32.42Promo Gym BadgeXY Black Star Promos$31.68Promo Rocket's Poké BallTeam Rocket Returns$30.79Uncommon Master BallDeoxys$29.11Uncommon Gym BadgeXY Black Star Promos$27.61Promo Rare CandyGuardians Rising$26.34Rare Secret Net BallLost Thunder$26.28Rare Secret Energy SwitchHeartGold & SoulSilver$25.88Uncommon Rare CandyPOP Series 5$25.66Uncommon Team Galactic's Invention G-105 Poké TurnPlatinum$25.00Uncommon Energy SwitchRoaring Skies$24.57Rare Secret SwitchPrimal Clash$24.08Rare Secret Energy SearchMajestic Dawn$23.66Common Dive BallPrimal Clash$22.18Rare Secret Enhanced HammerPrimal Clash$22.09Rare Secret Energy RetrievalAncient Origins$21.62Rare Secret Surprise BoxUnbroken Bonds$20.99Uncommon —43SwitchHeartGold & SoulSilver$20.53Uncommon Gym BadgeXY Black Star Promos$20.46Promo SwitchDiamond & Pearl$20.00Common VS SeekerFireRed & LeafGreen$19.94Uncommon Mysterious TreasureForbidden Light$19.63Rare Secret Poké BallRuby & Sapphire$19.58Uncommon Rare CandyGreat Encounters$18.87Uncommon Earthen VesselShrouded Fable$18.49Hyper Rare

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

4 of these 50 have no picture on file yet

No imageTropical Tidal WaveHGSS Black Star Promos#HGSS18$1,400.00Promo No imagePokégear 3.0Unbroken Bonds#182a$103.91Uncommon No imagePokégear 3.0Unbroken Bonds#233$47.62Rare Secret No imageSwitchHeartGold & SoulSilver#102$20.53Uncommon

These carry a price and every other figure on this page; only the picture is missing, so they are drawn as a stand-in above.

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Which Item cards share a name across several printings?

27 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 8 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.

Gym Badge5 printings · 1 set

Rare Candy4 printings · 4 sets

Alph Lithograph4 printings · 4 sets

Ultra Ball3 printings · 3 sets

Victory Cup3 printings · 1 set

Energy Switch3 printings · 3 sets

Switch3 printings · 3 sets

Pokégear 3.02 printings · 1 set

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Are Item 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 Item cards as a group rather than for one card.

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

Each point is the middle price of the 805 priced Item 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 Item Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $0.76 to $0.81
Reading date	Typical price	Where it started
12 Sep 25	0.76
10 Oct 25	0.76
7 Nov 25	0.73
5 Dec 25	0.71
2 Jan 26	0.69
30 Jan 26	0.71
27 Feb 26	0.72
27 Mar 26	0.72
24 Apr 26	0.72
22 May 26	0.76
19 Jun 26	0.78
17 Jul 26	0.76
14 Aug 26	0.81

Typical priceWhere it started · $0.76Now $0.81381 days on file

Item Pokémon cards — price change by window
Window	Typical then	Typical now	Change
Last month	$0.76	$0.81	+6.6%
Last 3 months	$0.76	$0.81	+6.6%
Last 6 months	$0.72	$0.81	+12.5%
Since September 12, 2025	$0.76	$0.81	+6.6%

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 Item card rose from $0.76 to $0.81 over the 11 months on file — +6.6%. 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 Item Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 805 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.

$0.06$1,400.00$0.81Where the price splits in half — $0.06 to $1,400.00 laid out on a ten-fold scale

$0.06$1,400.00$3.64Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this

0%100%21.0%Cards costing more than $5 — 169 of the 805 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 805 priced Item cards, from $0.06 to $1,400.00, 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 805 priced Item cards, by price band

Under $153.8%433 cards

$1 to $525.2%203 cards

$5 to $2015.4%124 cards

$20 to $503.5%28 cards

$50 to $1000.9%7 cards

$100 to $5001.0%8 cards

$500 and up0.2%2 cards

How every Item card with a price falls into price bands — 805 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 Item card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

All 805 priced Item cards, by price band
Group	Share	Value
Under $1	53.8%	433 cards
$1 to $5	25.2%	203 cards
$5 to $20	15.4%	124 cards
$20 to $50	3.5%	28 cards
$50 to $100	0.9%	7 cards
$100 to $500	1.0%	8 cards
$500 and up	0.2%	2 cards

Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$11.27
Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$3.64
Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$0.81
Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$0.32
Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$0.06

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

Item Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
Figure	All priced cards	The 50 listed above
Cards counted	805	50
Cheapest	$0.06	$18.49
Cheaper quarter, up to	$0.32	—
Typical (median)	$0.81	—
Dearer quarter, from	$3.64	—
Dearest tenth, from	$11.27	—
Average	$7.97	—
Dearest	$1,400.00	$1,400.00

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 Item card is $7.97 while the typical one is $0.81. 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 805 priced Item cards cost

One in four Item cards costs $0.32 or less, half cost $0.81 or less, and three in four cost $3.64 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $3.64, and the dearest tenth starts at $11.27.

See the dearest Tropical Tidal Wave — $1,400.00

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

The run starts in 2003 with 18 cards and reaches 2026 with 45. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.

How many Item cards were printed each year

20032.1%18 cards

20042.5%21 cards

20052.3%20 cards

20062.6%22 cards

20074.1%35 cards

20083.2%27 cards

20092.1%18 cards

20102.9%25 cards

20113.2%27 cards

20122.5%21 cards

20134.3%37 cards

20143.2%27 cards

20153.9%33 cards

20164.4%38 cards

20176.4%55 cards

20186.8%58 cards

20195.4%46 cards

20205.3%45 cards

20215.3%45 cards

20225.6%48 cards

20236.0%51 cards

20245.1%44 cards

20255.8%50 cards

20265.3%45 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for Item cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 856 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 Item cards were printed each year
Group	Share	Value
2003	2.1%	18 cards
2004	2.5%	21 cards
2005	2.3%	20 cards
2006	2.6%	22 cards
2007	4.1%	35 cards
2008	3.2%	27 cards
2009	2.1%	18 cards
2010	2.9%	25 cards
2011	3.2%	27 cards
2012	2.5%	21 cards
2013	4.3%	37 cards
2014	3.2%	27 cards
2015	3.9%	33 cards
2016	4.4%	38 cards
2017	6.4%	55 cards
2018	6.8%	58 cards
2019	5.4%	46 cards
2020	5.3%	45 cards
2021	5.3%	45 cards
2022	5.6%	48 cards
2023	6.0%	51 cards
2024	5.1%	44 cards
2025	5.8%	50 cards
2026	5.3%	45 cards

200318 cards printed$3.31
200421 cards printed$6.57
200520 cards printed$8.53
200622 cards printed$4.37
200735 cards printed$2.39
200827 cards printed$4.41
200918 cards printed$1.56
201025 cards printed$2.48
201127 cards printed$1.03
201221 cards printed$2.17
201337 cards printed$6.69
201427 cards printed$0.83
201533 cards printed$1.65
201638 cards printed$0.52
201755 cards printed$0.46
201858 cards printed$1.24
201946 cards printed$1.65
202045 cards printed$0.34
202145 cards printed$0.22
202248 cards printed$0.27
202351 cards printed$0.31
202444 cards printed$0.41
202550 cards printed$0.35
202645 cards printed$0.23

The middle price of the Item 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 Item cards worth more?
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2003	18	2.1%	$3.31
2004	21	2.5%	$6.57
2005	20	2.3%	$8.53
2006	22	2.6%	$4.37
2007	35	4.1%	$2.39
2008	27	3.2%	$4.41
2009	18	2.1%	$1.56
2010	25	2.9%	$2.48
2011	27	3.2%	$1.03
2012	21	2.5%	$2.17
2013	37	4.3%	$6.69
2014	27	3.2%	$0.83
2015	33	3.9%	$1.65
2016	38	4.4%	$0.52
2017	55	6.4%	$0.46
2018	58	6.8%	$1.24
2019	46	5.4%	$1.65
2020	45	5.3%	$0.34
2021	45	5.3%	$0.22
2022	48	5.6%	$0.27
2023	51	6.0%	$0.31
2024	44	5.1%	$0.41
2025	50	5.8%	$0.35
2026	45	5.3%	$0.23

Counted across all 856 Item 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 Item Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

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

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

Uncommon66.0%565 cards

Common11.7%100 cards

Rare Secret10.6%91 cards

Ultra Rare2.8%24 cards

ACE SPEC Rare2.3%20 cards

Promo2.3%20 cards

Hyper Rare1.2%10 cards

Rare ACE0.7%6 cards

Rare Holo0.5%4 cards

Rare0.2%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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 Item cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Group	Share	Value
Uncommon	66.0%	565 cards
Common	11.7%	100 cards
Rare Secret	10.6%	91 cards
Ultra Rare	2.8%	24 cards
ACE SPEC Rare	2.3%	20 cards
Promo	2.3%	20 cards
Hyper Rare	1.2%	10 cards
Rare ACE	0.7%	6 cards
Rare Holo	0.5%	4 cards
Rare	0.2%	2 cards

Which Item cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price
Uncommon	565	66.0%	$0.50
Common	100	11.7%	$0.45
Rare Secret	91	10.6%	$8.80
Ultra Rare	24	2.8%	$2.08
ACE SPEC Rare	20	2.3%	$0.52
Promo	20	2.3%	$35.67
Hyper Rare	10	1.2%	$4.65
Rare ACE	6	0.7%	$9.89
Rare Holo	4	0.5%	$0.34
Rare	2	0.2%	—

Counted across all 856 Item 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.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Item card is worth more?

Normal71.4%611 cards

Holofoil21.1%181 cards

Reverse Holofoil1.5%13 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Item card is worth more?
Printing	Cards	Share	Typical price
Normal	611	71.4%	$0.49
Holofoil	181	21.1%	$5.41
Reverse Holofoil	13	1.5%	$2.03

Counted across all 856 Item 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 Item cards?

Sword & Shield2.3%20 cards

Evolving Skies2.2%19 cards

Sun & Moon2.2%19 cards

Celestial Storm2.1%18 cards

Guardians Rising2.0%17 cards

Scarlet & Violet2.0%17 cards

Ascended Heroes1.9%16 cards

Lost Thunder1.9%16 cards

Mega Evolution1.9%16 cards

Astral Radiance1.8%15 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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 Item cards?
Group	Share	Value
Sword & Shield	2.3%	20 cards
Evolving Skies	2.2%	19 cards
Sun & Moon	2.2%	19 cards
Celestial Storm	2.1%	18 cards
Guardians Rising	2.0%	17 cards
Scarlet & Violet	2.0%	17 cards
Ascended Heroes	1.9%	16 cards
Lost Thunder	1.9%	16 cards
Mega Evolution	1.9%	16 cards
Astral Radiance	1.8%	15 cards

Which sets hold the Item cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price
Sword & Shield	20	2.3%	$0.41
Evolving Skies	19	2.2%	$0.19
Sun & Moon	19	2.2%	$0.46
Celestial Storm	18	2.1%	$0.59
Guardians Rising	17	2.0%	$1.78
Scarlet & Violet	17	2.0%	$0.27
Ascended Heroes	16	1.9%	$0.20
Lost Thunder	16	1.9%	$1.64
Mega Evolution	16	1.9%	$0.33
Astral Radiance	15	1.8%	$0.25

Counted across all 856 Item 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 Item cards?

Toyste Beach21.0%180 cards

Ryo Ueda18.1%155 cards

5ban Graphics10.5%90 cards

Studio Bora Inc.7.5%64 cards

Yoshinobu Saito3.9%33 cards

AYUMI ODASHIMA3.6%31 cards

Keiji Kinebuchi3.6%31 cards

sadaji3.3%28 cards

Ayaka Yoshida2.5%21 cards

Eske Yoshinob2.0%17 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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 Item cards?
Group	Share	Value
Toyste Beach	21.0%	180 cards
Ryo Ueda	18.1%	155 cards
5ban Graphics	10.5%	90 cards
Studio Bora Inc.	7.5%	64 cards
Yoshinobu Saito	3.9%	33 cards
AYUMI ODASHIMA	3.6%	31 cards
Keiji Kinebuchi	3.6%	31 cards
sadaji	3.3%	28 cards
Ayaka Yoshida	2.5%	21 cards
Eske Yoshinob	2.0%	17 cards

Who drew the Item cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price
Toyste Beach	180	21.0%	$0.48
Ryo Ueda	155	18.1%	$2.05
5ban Graphics	90	10.5%	$1.14
Studio Bora Inc.	64	7.5%	$0.32
Yoshinobu Saito	33	3.9%	$1.29
AYUMI ODASHIMA	31	3.6%	$0.28
Keiji Kinebuchi	31	3.6%	$1.85
sadaji	28	3.3%	$0.35
Ayaka Yoshida	21	2.5%	$0.54
Eske Yoshinob	17	2.0%	$2.03

Counted across all 856 Item 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 Item cards come from?

Sun & Moon18.5%158 cards

Sword & Shield18.0%154 cards

XY13.0%111 cards

Scarlet & Violet12.7%109 cards

EX10.0%86 cards

Black & White8.1%69 cards

Mega Evolution7.7%66 cards

Diamond & Pearl6.0%51 cards

HeartGold & SoulSilver3.3%28 cards

Platinum2.1%18 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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 Item cards come from?
Group	Share	Value
Sun & Moon	18.5%	158 cards
Sword & Shield	18.0%	154 cards
XY	13.0%	111 cards
Scarlet & Violet	12.7%	109 cards
EX	10.0%	86 cards
Black & White	8.1%	69 cards
Mega Evolution	7.7%	66 cards
Diamond & Pearl	6.0%	51 cards
HeartGold & SoulSilver	3.3%	28 cards
Platinum	2.1%	18 cards

Which eras of the game do Item cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price
Sun & Moon	158	18.5%	$1.10
Sword & Shield	154	18.0%	$0.29
XY	111	13.0%	$0.81
Scarlet & Violet	109	12.7%	$0.38
EX	86	10.0%	$4.96
Black & White	69	8.1%	$1.64
Mega Evolution	66	7.7%	$0.28
Diamond & Pearl	51	6.0%	$2.96
HeartGold & SoulSilver	28	3.3%	$2.17
Platinum	18	2.1%	$1.56

Counted across all 856 Item 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 Item cards are still tournament legal?

F6.8%58 cards

H6.4%55 cards

I6.4%55 cards

D5.6%48 cards

E5.6%48 cards

G5.1%44 cards

J2.5%21 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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 Item cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price
F	58	6.8%	$0.29
H	55	6.4%	$0.40
I	55	6.4%	$0.31
D	48	5.6%	$0.36
E	48	5.6%	$0.22
G	44	5.1%	$0.37
J	21	2.5%	$0.23

Counted across all 856 Item 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 Item Pokémon cards print

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

Item Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	10	40	50	60	120	43

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 Item card HP

Lowest8.3% of the highest10 HP

Lower quarter33.3% of the highest40 HP

Typical41.7% of the highest50 HP

Upper quarter50.0% of the highest60 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest120 HP

HP printed on the 43 Item cards that carry one. The typical card is 50 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 40 and 60 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Item card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	8.3% of the highest	10 HP
Lower quarter	33.3% of the highest	40 HP
Typical	41.7% of the highest	50 HP
Upper quarter	50.0% of the highest	60 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	120 HP

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Can you still play Item 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 Item card on the table, across all 856 of them.

Standard

388 cards you can play today

388 of the 856 Item cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 45.3% of the group.

Expanded only

346 more that need the older format

These 346 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.

Neither

122 that no current format accepts

122 of the group — 14.3% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.

Can you still play Item Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	388	45.3%
Legal in Expanded today	734	85.7%
Cards with an Ability	33	3.9%
Cards with a special rule	856	100.0%

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 856 cards

Legal in Standard today45.3%388 cards

Legal in Expanded today85.7%734 cards

Cards with an Ability3.9%33 cards

Cards with a special rule100.0%856 cards

Each track is the whole of the 856 Item 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 856 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	45.3%	388 cards
Legal in Expanded today	85.7%	734 cards
Cards with an Ability	3.9%	33 cards
Cards with a special rule	100.0%	856 cards

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Which Item Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +6.6%. These are the Item cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 289 Item cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

289 Item cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The Item group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -74.7% to +1,045.9% — 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 Item Pokémon cards you can buy

A group price hides its own floor. These are the 6 least expensive Item 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

Lumiose GalettePerfect Order#78$0.06Uncommon Spongy GlovesFusion Strike#243$0.06Uncommon Strange TimepieceMega Evolution#128$0.08Uncommon Windup ArmLost Origin#170$0.09Uncommon Energy SwatterPerfect Order#73$0.10Uncommon Dark BellPitch Black#75$0.10Uncommon

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 Item 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 Item sits.

Star 29 cardsNo. 1 · $26.56 to $3,216.67$1,010.00
21 more mechanics between
ACE SPEC 46 cardsNo. 23 · $0.30 to $22.02$0.82
ItemNo image856 cardsItem 856 cardsNo. 24 · $0.06 to $1,400.00$0.81
Fusion Strike 53 cardsNo. 25 · $0.18 to $271.60$0.80
2 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

Item is No. 24 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 4 of them cheaper and 23 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 Item Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 3 Item cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.

2 energy1 card · 33.3% of the 3 counted

3 energy1 card · 33.3% of the 3 counted

5 energy1 card · 33.3% of the 3 counted

Item Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 3 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 Item 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 Item Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are Item cards, and one costs 23,333 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 groupTropical Tidal WaveHGSS Black Star Promos HGSS18$1,400.00

23,333× apartBoth are Item cards
$0.06 VS $1,400.00

Cheapest in the groupLumiose GalettePerfect Order 78$0.06

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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 $1.25

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

Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161

ex942 cards · 243 HP on average · 144 damageFor example: Umbreon exTypical card $3.61

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 5 things that tell Item cards apart

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

Are they going up in value?+6.6%$0.76 to $0.81See the trend What are they made of?UncommonUncommon565Common100Rare Secret91Ultra Rare2467.1% of the groupSee the breakdown Can you still play them?45.3%388 of 856 are legal in StandardSee both formats What do they cost to attack?2 energy1 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladder What is the cheapest one?$0.06Lumiose Galette — Perfect OrderSee the cheapest six

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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for Item 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

856cards

805 of them carry a price

Typical price

$0.81

The middle price of the priced cards

Cheapest on file

$0.06

One card, not the group

Dearest on file

$1,400.00

One card, not the group

Where the middle half sits$0.32 to $3.64Top tenth starts at$11.27Average HP51 Average biggest attack300

Where Item sits, at a glance

Tournament legal45.3%45.3%388 of 856 cards are legal in Standard today Price rank24of 28 mechanicsTypical card $0.81; the dearest group is $1,010.00Where it sits on the ladder15% cheaper below it4 of the 27 mechanics cost less than this one Most common rarityUncommon565 of the 842 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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Item Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Item Pokémon cards are there?

There are 856 Item cards in this archive, and 805 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 Item Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $0.81. Across the 805 priced cards the range runs from $0.06 to $1,400.00, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Item Pokémon card?

Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 from HGSS Black Star Promos, at $1,400.00. It is 1,728× the typical price of the group.

Are Item Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 24 of 28 mechanics, with 4 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 856 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 4.2%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Item Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 805 of the 856 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 Item 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 806 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

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

Over the last 11 months the typical Item card rose from $0.76 to $0.81, a change of +6.6%. 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 Item Pokémon card cost?

One in four Item cards costs $0.32 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.06. Three in four cost $3.64 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Item Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Promo is the dearest kind of Item card: 20 of them are on file and the middle one costs $35.67. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Item Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Item cards is 120, and the lowest is 10. The typical one is 50 HP, with half of them between 40 and 60 — figures counted from the 43 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Item Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

388 of the 856 Item cards are legal in Standard today and 734 in Expanded — 45.3% and 85.7% 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.

Are old Item Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Item cards the 2003 printings sit at a typical $3.31 and the 2026 ones at $0.23, while the dearest year of all is 2005 at $8.53. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Item Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Poké Healer + 90 from Stormfront, which went from $1.09 to $12.49 — a change of +1,045.9% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 289 Item cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Item Pokémon cards?

Item cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Sword & Shield (20 cards, typically $0.41), Evolving Skies (19 cards, typically $0.19), Sun & Moon (19 cards, typically $0.46). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

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

Every figure on this page is counted from the 856 Item cards this site holds on file — 805 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 Item 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