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

There are 105 SP cards on file, 103 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $12.47.

Card mechanic · 105 cards · 103 with a price · $0.85 to $453.33 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a SP Pokémon card worth?

The typical SP card costs $12.47. Across the 103 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.85 and the dearest is $453.33 — Rayquaza C LV.X DP47, at $453.33. 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

SP 105 cardsCard mechanic

103 with a price · $0.85 to $453.33 · No. 7 of 28 mechanics by typical price · +91.8% in 11 months · 90 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$12.47+91.8% from $6.50

Card price ladder$453.33$15.09 to $453.33

Place among mechanicsNo. 7CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $12.47 · No. 7 of 28
21 mechanics cost less than this one

Cards on file105103 carry a price Most expensive card$453.33Rayquaza C LV.X DP47 Cheapest on record$0.85across all 103 priced cards Price rose+91.8%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 7of 28 mechanics

What stands out about SP cards

Scale 105 cards carry this mechanic — 0.5% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $12.47, but the dearest reaches $453.33 — a gap of 36×.
Place By typical price this is No. 7 of 28 mechanics; 21 of them cost less.
Record 103 of the 105 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 105

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 7,208105 cardsonly SP remain · 1.5% of 7,208
The 105 cards on this page105 cards0.5% 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.

SP Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 105 cards share the mechanic SP. 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 $12.47. Across the 103 priced cards the range runs $0.85 to $453.33.
Where it stands. No. 7 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 21 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 90 HP and 47 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 103 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 105 cards on file, 103 of them with a price

Every SP Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest SP 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 SP 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

Rayquaza C LV.XDP Black Star Promos$453.33Promo Charizard G LV.XSupreme Victors$450.72Rare Holo LV.X —3Infernape E4 LV.XRising Rivals$350.00Rare Holo LV.X —4Alakazam E4 LV.XRising Rivals$312.50Rare Holo LV.X Charizard G LV.XDP Black Star Promos$297.68Promo Rayquaza C LV.XSupreme Victors$218.66Rare Holo LV.X —7Dialga G LV.XPlatinum$189.20Rare Holo LV.X Luxray GL LV.XRising Rivals$127.52Rare Holo LV.X Rayquaza CSupreme Victors$125.61Rare Holo Garchomp C LV.XSupreme Victors$123.30Rare Holo LV.X

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

Darkrai GRising Rivals$121.79Rare Holo Lucario CSupreme Victors$119.99Rare —13Gallade E4 LV.XRising Rivals$116.35Rare Holo LV.X Blaziken FB LV.XSupreme Victors$104.98Rare Holo LV.X Floatzel GL LV.XRising Rivals$100.00Rare Holo LV.X Mismagius GL LV.XRising Rivals$99.99Rare Holo LV.X —17Palkia G LV.XPlatinum$87.37Rare Holo LV.X Charizard GSupreme Victors$82.40Rare Gengar GLRising Rivals$77.89Uncommon Garchomp C LV.XDP Black Star Promos$75.05Promo Absol G LV.XSupreme Victors$71.24Rare Holo LV.X Gyarados GPlatinum$56.09Rare Electivire FB LV.XSupreme Victors$56.03Rare Holo LV.X Staraptor FB LV.XSupreme Victors$54.53Rare Holo LV.X Garchomp CSupreme Victors$51.90Uncommon Absol GSupreme Victors$42.50Rare Holo —27Flareon E4Rising Rivals$41.50Common Blaziken FBSupreme Victors$37.76Rare Holo Raichu GLRising Rivals$36.06Rare Dragonite FBSupreme Victors$33.34Uncommon Milotic CSupreme Victors$31.60Rare Togekiss CSupreme Victors$31.58Uncommon Zapdos GArceus$31.14Rare Holo —34Alakazam E4Rising Rivals$30.95Uncommon Lucario GLRising Rivals$27.87Rare Holo Roserade CSupreme Victors$24.99Rare Electivire FBSupreme Victors$23.58Rare Holo Palkia GPlatinum$23.00Rare Holo Arcanine GSupreme Victors$22.36Rare Luxray GLRising Rivals$21.75Rare Holo Sableye GSupreme Victors$21.50Rare Altaria CSupreme Victors$21.49Uncommon Crobat GPlatinum$19.57Uncommon Houndoom GPlatinum$18.75Uncommon Spiritomb CSupreme Victors$18.24Uncommon Dialga GPlatinum$17.49Rare Holo Butterfree FBSupreme Victors$16.25Rare Quagsire GLRising Rivals$16.17Common —49Heracross E4Rising Rivals$15.98Rare —50Espeon E4Rising Rivals$15.09Rare

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

9 of these 50 have no picture on file yet

No imageInfernape E4 LV.XRising Rivals#108$350.00Rare Holo LV.X No imageAlakazam E4 LV.XRising Rivals#103$312.50Rare Holo LV.X No imageDialga G LV.XPlatinum#122$189.20Rare Holo LV.X No imageGallade E4 LV.XRising Rivals#106$116.35Rare Holo LV.X No imagePalkia G LV.XPlatinum#125$87.37Rare Holo LV.X No imageFlareon E4Rising Rivals#60$41.50Common No imageAlakazam E4Rising Rivals#38$30.95Uncommon No imageHeracross E4Rising Rivals#24$15.98Rare No imageEspeon E4Rising Rivals#18$15.09Rare

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 SP cards share a name across several printings?

6 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 3 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.

Rayquaza C LV.X2 printings · 2 sets

Charizard G LV.X2 printings · 2 sets

Garchomp C LV.X2 printings · 2 sets

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

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

Each point is the middle price of the 103 priced SP 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 SP Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $6.50 to $12.47
Reading date	Typical price	Where it started
12 Sep 25	6.5
10 Oct 25	6.84
7 Nov 25	6.86
5 Dec 25	6.8
2 Jan 26	7.33
30 Jan 26	7.03
27 Feb 26	6.7
27 Mar 26	7.8
24 Apr 26	9
22 May 26	10.25
19 Jun 26	11.26
17 Jul 26	12.62
14 Aug 26	12.47

Typical priceWhere it started · $6.50Now $12.47381 days on file

SP Pokémon cards — price change by window
Window	Typical then	Typical now	Change
Last month	$12.62	$12.47	-1.2%
Last 3 months	$10.25	$12.47	+21.7%
Last 6 months	$6.70	$12.47	+86.1%
Since September 12, 2025	$6.50	$12.47	+91.8%

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 SP card rose from $6.50 to $12.47 over the 11 months on file — +91.8%. 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 SP Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 103 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.

$0.85$453.33$12.47Where the price splits in half — $0.85 to $453.33 laid out on a ten-fold scale

$0.85$453.33$42.00Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this

0%100%24.3%Cards costing more than $50 — 25 of the 103 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 103 priced SP cards, from $0.85 to $453.33, 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 103 priced SP cards, by price band

Under $11.0%1 cards

$1 to $524.3%25 cards

$5 to $2034.0%35 cards

$20 to $5016.5%17 cards

$50 to $1009.7%10 cards

$100 to $50014.6%15 cards

How every SP card with a price falls into price bands — 103 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 SP card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$121.43
Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$42.00
Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$12.47
Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$5.00
Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$0.85

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

SP Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
Figure	All priced cards	The 50 listed above
Cards counted	103	50
Cheapest	$0.85	$15.09
Cheaper quarter, up to	$5.00	—
Typical (median)	$12.47	—
Dearer quarter, from	$42.00	—
Dearest tenth, from	$121.43	—
Average	$47.41	—
Dearest	$453.33	$453.33

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 SP card is $47.41 while the typical one is $12.47. 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 103 priced SP cards cost

One in four SP cards costs $5.00 or less, half cost $12.47 or less, and three in four cost $42.00 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $42.00, and the dearest tenth starts at $121.43.

See the dearest Rayquaza C LV.X — $453.33

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

The run starts in 2007 with 6 cards and reaches 2021 with 2. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.

How many SP cards were printed each year

20075.7%6 cards

200991.4%96 cards

20191.0%1 cards

20211.9%2 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for SP cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 105 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.

Are older SP cards worth more?
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2007	6	5.7%	$75.05
2009	96	91.4%	$12.17
2019	1	1.0%	—
2021	2	1.9%	—

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary SP 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 SP cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?

Rare25.7%27 cards

Uncommon21.0%22 cards

Rare Holo19.0%20 cards

Rare Holo LV.X14.3%15 cards

Common11.4%12 cards

Promo6.7%7 cards

Classic Collection1.9%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Group	Share	Value
Rare	25.7%	27 cards
Uncommon	21.0%	22 cards
Rare Holo	19.0%	20 cards
Rare Holo LV.X	14.3%	15 cards
Common	11.4%	12 cards
Promo	6.7%	7 cards
Classic Collection	1.9%	2 cards

Which SP cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price
Rare	27	25.7%	$9.59
Uncommon	22	21.0%	$5.98
Rare Holo	20	19.0%	$14.98
Rare Holo LV.X	15	14.3%	$116.35
Common	12	11.4%	$3.72
Promo	7	6.7%	$75.05
Classic Collection	2	1.9%	—

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP card is worth more?

Normal58.1%61 cards

Holofoil40.0%42 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP card is worth more?
Printing	Cards	Share	Typical price
Normal	61	58.1%	$6.78
Holofoil	42	40.0%	$40.13

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP cards?

Rising Rivals42.9%45 cards

Supreme Victors33.3%35 cards

Platinum12.4%13 cards

DP Black Star Promos5.7%6 cards

Arceus2.9%3 cards

Celebrations: Classic Collection1.9%2 cards

SWSH Black Star Promos1.0%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP cards?
Group	Share	Value
Rising Rivals	42.9%	45 cards
Supreme Victors	33.3%	35 cards
Platinum	12.4%	13 cards
DP Black Star Promos	5.7%	6 cards
Arceus	2.9%	3 cards
Celebrations: Classic Collection	1.9%	2 cards
SWSH Black Star Promos	1.0%	1 cards

Which sets hold the SP cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price
Rising Rivals	45	42.9%	$10.67
Supreme Victors	35	33.3%	$23.58
Platinum	13	12.4%	$17.49
DP Black Star Promos	6	5.7%	$75.05
Arceus	3	2.9%	$8.07
Celebrations: Classic Collection	2	1.9%	—
SWSH Black Star Promos	1	1.0%	—

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP cards?

Mitsuhiro Arita9.5%10 cards

kawayoo9.5%10 cards

Ryota Saito8.6%9 cards

Yusuke Ishikawa8.6%9 cards

Kagemaru Himeno6.7%7 cards

Kouki Saitou6.7%7 cards

Makoto Imai6.7%7 cards

Ryo Ueda5.7%6 cards

Shizurow4.8%5 cards

Wataru Kawahara4.8%5 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP cards?
Group	Share	Value
Mitsuhiro Arita	9.5%	10 cards
kawayoo	9.5%	10 cards
Ryota Saito	8.6%	9 cards
Yusuke Ishikawa	8.6%	9 cards
Kagemaru Himeno	6.7%	7 cards
Kouki Saitou	6.7%	7 cards
Makoto Imai	6.7%	7 cards
Ryo Ueda	5.7%	6 cards
Shizurow	4.8%	5 cards
Wataru Kawahara	4.8%	5 cards

Who drew the SP cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price
Mitsuhiro Arita	10	9.5%	$23.02
kawayoo	10	9.5%	$31.58
Ryota Saito	9	8.6%	$5.05
Yusuke Ishikawa	9	8.6%	$21.50
Kagemaru Himeno	7	6.7%	$3.81
Kouki Saitou	7	6.7%	$7.64
Makoto Imai	7	6.7%	$9.82
Ryo Ueda	6	5.7%	$110.67
Shizurow	5	4.8%	$123.30
Wataru Kawahara	5	4.8%	$82.40

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP cards use?

Colorless18.1%19 cards

Psychic16.2%17 cards

Fighting11.4%12 cards

Fire11.4%12 cards

Darkness9.5%10 cards

Water9.5%10 cards

Grass8.6%9 cards

Lightning8.6%9 cards

Metal6.7%7 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP cards use?
Group	Share	Value
Colorless	18.1%	19 cards
Psychic	16.2%	17 cards
Fighting	11.4%	12 cards
Fire	11.4%	12 cards
Darkness	9.5%	10 cards
Water	9.5%	10 cards
Grass	8.6%	9 cards
Lightning	8.6%	9 cards
Metal	6.7%	7 cards

Which energy types do SP cards use?
Energy type	Cards	Share	Typical price
Colorless	19	18.1%	$21.49
Psychic	17	16.2%	$15.09
Fighting	12	11.4%	$6.11
Fire	12	11.4%	$39.63
Darkness	10	9.5%	$9.82
Water	10	9.5%	$19.59
Grass	9	8.6%	$7.23
Lightning	9	8.6%	$23.58
Metal	7	6.7%	$3.37

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP cards come from?

Platinum91.4%96 cards

Diamond & Pearl5.7%6 cards

Sword & Shield2.9%3 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price
Platinum	96	91.4%	$12.17
Diamond & Pearl	6	5.7%	$75.05
Sword & Shield	3	2.9%	—

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP cards worth more?

Basic81.0%85 cards

Level-Up19.0%20 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 SP cards worth more?
Evolution stage	Cards	Share	Typical price
Basic	85	81.0%	$10.67
Level-Up	20	19.0%	$110.67

Counted across all 105 SP 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 SP Pokémon cards print

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

SP Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	60	80	90	100	120	105
Biggest attack	10	30	40	50	200	95

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 SP card HP

Lowest50.0% of the highest60 HP

Lower quarter66.7% of the highest80 HP

Typical75.0% of the highest90 HP

Upper quarter83.3% of the highest100 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest120 HP

HP printed on the 105 SP cards that carry one. The typical card is 90 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 80 and 100 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe SP card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	50.0% of the highest	60 HP
Lower quarter	66.7% of the highest	80 HP
Typical	75.0% of the highest	90 HP
Upper quarter	83.3% of the highest	100 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	120 HP

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

Lowest5.0% of the highest10 damage

Lower quarter15.0% of the highest30 damage

Typical20.0% of the highest40 damage

Upper quarter25.0% of the highest50 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 95 SP cards that print one. The typical card hits for 40. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 30 and 50. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a SP card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	5.0% of the highest	10 damage
Lower quarter	15.0% of the highest	30 damage
Typical	20.0% of the highest	40 damage
Upper quarter	25.0% of the highest	50 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	200 damage

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What are SP Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 101 SP cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 22 of them.

What SP Pokémon cards are weak to

Fighting21.8%22 cards

Lightning18.8%19 cards

Water14.9%15 cards

Psychic13.9%14 cards

Fire11.9%12 cards

Colorless8.9%9 cards

Darkness5.0%5 cards

Grass5.0%5 cards

What SP Pokémon cards are weak to — 101 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 101 SP cards that print a weakness.

What SP Pokémon cards are weak to
Group	Share	Value
Fighting	21.8%	22 cards
Lightning	18.8%	19 cards
Water	14.9%	15 cards
Psychic	13.9%	14 cards
Fire	11.9%	12 cards
Colorless	8.9%	9 cards
Darkness	5.0%	5 cards
Grass	5.0%	5 cards

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Which SP Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 56 of the 105 SP cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What SP Pokémon cards resist

Fighting37.5%21 cards

Psychic21.4%12 cards

Metal14.3%8 cards

Colorless12.5%7 cards

Lightning10.7%6 cards

Fire3.6%2 cards

What SP Pokémon cards resist — 56 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 SP cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do SP Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 105 SP cards that print a stage.

105SP

Basic85 · 81.0%Level-Up20 · 19.0%

The 105 SP cards that print a stage, split by which stage it is

How SP Pokémon cards evolve

Basic81.0%typically $10.6785 cards

Level-Up19.0%typically $110.6720 cards

105 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 SP 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 SP card on the table, across all 105 of them.

Standard

0 cards you can play today

0 of the 105 SP cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 0.0% of the group.

Expanded only

0 more that need the older format

These 0 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.

Neither

105 that no current format accepts

105 of the group — 100.0% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.

What it costs to retreat a SP Pokémon card

141.9%44 cards

221.0%22 cards

319.0%20 cards

014.3%retreats free15 cards

43.8%4 cards

105 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 SP Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	0	0.0%
Legal in Expanded today	0	0.0%
Cards with an Ability	38	36.2%
Cards with a special rule	21	20.0%

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 105 cards

Legal in Standard today0.0%0 cards

Legal in Expanded today0.0%0 cards

Cards with an Ability36.2%38 cards

Cards with a special rule20.0%21 cards

Each track is the whole of the 105 SP 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 105 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	0.0%	0 cards
Legal in Expanded today	0.0%	0 cards
Cards with an Ability	36.2%	38 cards
Cards with a special rule	20.0%	21 cards

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Which SP Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +91.8%. These are the SP cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 92 SP cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

92 SP cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The SP group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from +6.8% to +789.8% — 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 SP Pokémon cards you can buy

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

Steelix GLRising Rivals#51$0.85Uncommon No imageHippowdon E4Rising Rivals#42$1.16Uncommon Turtwig GLRising Rivals#85$1.34Common No imageWhiscash E4Rising Rivals#54$1.48Uncommon No imageHoundoom E4Rising Rivals#65$1.54Common Forretress GRising Rivals#61$1.98Common

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 SP 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 SP sits.

Star 29 cardsNo. 1 · $26.56 to $3,216.67$1,010.00
4 more mechanics between
GX 601 cardsNo. 6 · $0.90 to $3,157.93$20.14
SP 105 cardsNo. 7 · $0.85 to $453.33$12.47
Ultra Beast 105 cardsNo. 8 · $0.67 to $113.50$9.32
19 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

SP is No. 7 of 28 mechanics by typical price, with 21 of them cheaper and 6 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 SP Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 105 SP cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.

No energynothing to attach11 cards · 10.5% of the 105 counted

1 energy32 cards · 30.5% of the 105 counted

2 energy28 cards · 26.7% of the 105 counted

3 energy27 cards · 25.7% of the 105 counted

4 energy5 cards · 4.8% of the 105 counted

5 energy2 cards · 1.9% of the 105 counted

SP Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 105 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 SP 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 SP Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are SP cards, and one costs 533 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 groupRayquaza C LV.XDP Black Star Promos DP47$453.33

533× apartBoth are SP cards
$0.85 VS $453.33

Cheapest in the groupSteelix GLRising Rivals 51$0.85

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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

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

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 SP cards apart

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

Are they going up in value?+91.8%$6.50 to $12.47See the trend What are they made of?RareRare27Uncommon22Rare Holo20Rare Holo LV.X1525.7% of the groupSee the breakdown What beats them?Fighting22 of the 101 that print a weaknessSee every weakness How do they evolve?Basic85 of the 105 that print a stageSee the stage ladder Can you still play them?0.0%0 of 105 are legal in StandardSee both formats What do they cost to attack?1 energy32 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladder How hard do they hit for their size?0.5290 HP and 47 damage on averageCompare every group What is the cheapest one?$0.85Steelix GL — Rising RivalsSee the cheapest six

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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for SP 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

105cards

103 of them carry a price

Typical price

$12.47

The middle price of the priced cards

Cheapest on file

$0.85

One card, not the group

Dearest on file

$453.33

One card, not the group

Where the middle half sits$5.00 to $42.00Top tenth starts at$121.43Average HP90 Average biggest attack47 Most common weaknessFighting

Where SP sits, at a glance

Tournament legal0.0%0.0%0 of 105 cards are legal in Standard today Price rank7of 28 mechanicsTypical card $12.47; the dearest group is $1,010.00Where it sits on the ladder78% cheaper below it21 of the 27 mechanics cost less than this one Most common rarityRare27 of the 105 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 SP 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: Fire leads on cards while Colorless leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Colorless, the hardest hitter here at 88 damage

Colorless — hits hardestagainst the group average of 561.56× the average · 8 of the 44 counted88
Fire — most cardsagainst the group average of 561.35× the average · 9 of the 44 counted76
Metalagainst the group average of 561.16× the average · 2 of the 44 counted65
Wateragainst the group average of 560.86× the average · 5 of the 44 counted48
Lightningagainst the group average of 560.80× the average · 6 of the 44 counted45
Grassagainst the group average of 560.71× the average · 2 of the 44 counted40

Counted across the 44 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 SP Pokémon cards

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

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

Middle card · Rayquaza C LV.X ColorlessHP 120Biggest attack 200Weak to ColorlessRetreat 3

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SP Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many SP Pokémon cards are there?

There are 105 SP cards in this archive, and 103 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 SP Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $12.47. Across the 103 priced cards the range runs from $0.85 to $453.33, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive SP Pokémon card?

Rayquaza C LV.X DP47 from DP Black Star Promos, at $453.33. It is 36× the typical price of the group.

Are SP Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 7 of 28 mechanics, with 21 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 105 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.5%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all SP Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 103 of the 105 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 SP 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 55 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

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

Over the last 11 months the typical SP card rose from $6.50 to $12.47, a change of +91.8%. 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 SP Pokémon card cost?

One in four SP cards costs $5.00 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.85. Three in four cost $42.00 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which SP Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Holo LV.X is the dearest kind of SP card: 15 of them are on file and the middle one costs $116.35. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a SP Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among SP cards is 120, and the lowest is 60. The typical one is 90 HP, with half of them between 80 and 100 — figures counted from the 105 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are SP Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

0 of the 105 SP cards are legal in Standard today and 0 in Expanded — 0.0% and 0.0% 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 SP Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 22 of the 101 SP cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Lightning next at 19 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old SP Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among SP cards the 2007 printings sit at a typical $75.05 and the 2009 ones at $12.17, while the dearest year of all is 2007 at $75.05. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which SP Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Spiritomb C 84 from Supreme Victors, which went from $2.05 to $18.24 — a change of +789.8% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 92 SP cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have SP Pokémon cards?

SP cards appear across 7 sets on file. The largest are Rising Rivals (45 cards, typically $10.67), Supreme Victors (35 cards, typically $23.58), Platinum (13 cards, typically $17.49). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

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

Every figure on this page is counted from the 105 SP cards this site holds on file — 103 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 SP 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