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

There are 150 Forbidden Light cards on file, 150 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $1.23.

Set · 150 cards · 150 with a price · $0.30 to $124.96 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Forbidden Light Pokémon card worth?

The typical Forbidden Light card costs $1.23. Across the 150 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.30 and the dearest is $124.96 — Lucario-GX 135, at $124.96. 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 setsRarityPrint variantPokédex numberRegulation markEnergy typeArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Forbidden Light 150 cardsSet

Forbidden Light price summary

150 with a price · $0.30 to $124.96 · No. 86 of 145 sets by typical price · +61.8% in 11 months · 115 HP on average · weak to Grass

Typical price, last 11 months$1.23+61.8% from $0.76
Card price ladder$124.96$3.96 to $124.96
Place among setsNo. 86CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $1.23 · No. 86 of 145
59 sets cost less than this one
Cards on file150150 carry a priceMost expensive card$124.96Lucario-GX 135Cheapest on record$0.30across all 150 priced cardsPrice rose+61.8%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 86of 145 sets

What stands out about Forbidden Light cards

  • Scale 150 cards carry this set — 0.7% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $1.23, but the dearest reaches $124.96 — a gap of 102×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 86 of 145 sets; 59 of them cost less.
  • Record 150 of the 150 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 150

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,44420,033 cardsonly cards that record a set remain · 98.0% of 20,444
  • Cards with a set 20,033150 cardsonly Forbidden Light remain · 0.7% of 20,033
  • The 150 cards on this page150 cards0.7% of every English card on file

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

Forbidden Light Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 150 cards share the set sm6. A set is the expansion a card was printed in, and every card in the card files this site reads names exactly one. Sorting by set puts each release back together the way it was sold, so a card can be read next to the cards it shared a pack with.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $1.23. Across the 150 priced cards the range runs $0.30 to $124.96.
  • Where it stands. No. 86 of 145 sets by typical price, with 59 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 115 HP and 69 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Grass.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 150 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 150 cards on file, 150 of them with a price

Every Forbidden Light card with a price on file

The 50 dearest Forbidden Light cards, each one opening its own price page.
1Lucario-GX 135 — Forbidden LightMarket $124.96Lucario-GX [135]2Greninja-GX 133 — Forbidden LightMarket $112.39Greninja-GX [133]3Dialga-GX 138 — Forbidden LightMarket $72.16Dialga-GX [138]4Xerneas-GX 139 — Forbidden LightMarket $63.69Xerneas-GX [139]5Zygarde-GX 136 — Forbidden LightMarket $61.39Zygarde-GX [136]6Greninja-GX 120 — Forbidden LightMarket $59.13Greninja-GX [120]7Yveltal-GX 137 — Forbidden LightMarket $56.02Yveltal-GX [137]8Ultra Necrozma-GX 140 — Forbidden LightMarket $43.17Ultra Necrozma-GX [140]9Diantha 130 — Forbidden LightMarket $41.98Diantha [130]10Palkia-GX 132 — Forbidden LightMarket $41.76Palkia-GX [132]11Energy Recycler 143 — Forbidden LightMarket $35.52Energy Recycler [143]12Dialga-GX 125 — Forbidden LightMarket $34.79Dialga-GX [125]13Bonnie 128 — Forbidden LightMarket $33.76Bonnie [128]14Lucario-GX 122 — Forbidden LightMarket $33.68Lucario-GX [122]15Xerneas-GX 126 — Forbidden LightMarket $28.18Xerneas-GX [126]16Ultra Necrozma-GX 127 — Forbidden LightMarket $27.59Ultra Necrozma-GX [127]17Zygarde-GX 123 — Forbidden LightMarket $23.02Zygarde-GX [123]18Unit Energy FightingDarknessFairy 146 — Forbidden LightMarket $22.86Unit Energy FightingDarknessFairy [146]19Yveltal-GX 124 — Forbidden LightMarket $20.24Yveltal-GX [124]20Naganadel-GX 134 — Forbidden LightMarket $20.02Naganadel-GX [134]21Ultra Recon Squad 131 — Forbidden LightMarket $19.71Ultra Recon Squad [131]22Greninja-GX 24 — Forbidden LightMarket $19.64Greninja-GX [24]23Mysterious Treasure 145 — Forbidden LightMarket $19.63Mysterious Treasure [145]24Sylveon 87 — Forbidden LightMarket $19.43Sylveon [87]25Palkia-GX 119 — Forbidden LightMarket $19.20Palkia-GX [119]26Arceus ◇ 96 — Forbidden LightMarket $15.49Arceus ◇ [96]27Tyrunt 68 — Forbidden LightMarket $12.64Tyrunt [68]28Zygarde-GX 73 — Forbidden LightMarket $11.86Zygarde-GX [73]29Xerneas-GX 90 — Forbidden LightMarket $11.51Xerneas-GX [90]30Tyrantrum 69 — Forbidden LightMarket $11.18Tyrantrum [69]31Metal Frying Pan 144 — Forbidden LightMarket $11.08Metal Frying Pan [144]32Cubone 57 — Forbidden LightMarket $10.99Cubone [57]33Crasher Wake 129 — Forbidden LightMarket $10.64Crasher Wake [129]34Yveltal-GX 79 — Forbidden LightMarket $10.38Yveltal-GX [79]35Aurorus 28 — Forbidden LightMarket $9.94Aurorus [28]36Amaura 27 — Forbidden LightMarket $9.49Amaura [27]37Beast Ring 141 — Forbidden LightMarket $9.45Beast Ring [141]38Pheromosa 11 — Forbidden LightMarket $9.17Pheromosa [11]39Beast Ring 102a — Forbidden LightMarket $9.07Beast Ring [102a]40Dialga-GX 82 — Forbidden LightMarket $8.64Dialga-GX [82]41Naganadel-GX 121 — Forbidden LightMarket $8.27Naganadel-GX [121]42Dedenne 88 — Forbidden LightMarket $7.56Dedenne [88]43Espurr 44 — Forbidden LightMarket $7.28Espurr [44]44Ultra Necrozma-GX 95 — Forbidden LightMarket $6.30Ultra Necrozma-GX [95]45Sliggoo 93 — Forbidden LightMarket $5.91Sliggoo [93]46Diancie ◇ 74 — Forbidden LightMarket $5.90Diancie ◇ [74]47Palkia-GX 20 — Forbidden LightMarket $5.68Palkia-GX [20]48Eneporter 142 — Forbidden LightMarket $4.96Eneporter [142]49Naganadel-GX 56 — Forbidden LightMarket $4.62Naganadel-GX [56]50Garchomp 62 — Forbidden LightMarket $3.96Garchomp [62]

The 50 most expensive Forbidden Light cards on file, dearest first. The badge on each card is its market price.

0 of the 150 cards on file carry no published price, so they are counted in every total on this page but are not drawn here rather than shown with a guessed figure.

The grid above runs dearest first. This list runs in printing order — by card number inside the set — so a card can be found the way it sits in a binder rather than by what it costs.

Each row opens that card's own price page.

The same 50 cards in printing orderCard number · name · rarity · market price
Pheromosa 11 — Forbidden Light price page1Pheromosa#11 · Rare Holo$9.17GrassPalkia-GX 20 — Forbidden Light price page2Palkia-GX#20 · Rare Holo GX$5.68WaterGreninja-GX 24 — Forbidden Light price page3Greninja-GX#24 · Rare Holo GX$19.64WaterAmaura 27 — Forbidden Light price page4Amaura#27 · Uncommon$9.49WaterAurorus 28 — Forbidden Light price page5Aurorus#28 · Rare Holo$9.94WaterEspurr 44 — Forbidden Light price page6Espurr#44 · Common$7.28PsychicNaganadel-GX 56 — Forbidden Light price page7Naganadel-GX#56 · Rare Holo GX$4.62PsychicCubone 57 — Forbidden Light price page8Cubone#57 · Common$10.99FightingGarchomp 62 — Forbidden Light price page9Garchomp#62 · Rare Holo$3.96FightingTyrunt 68 — Forbidden Light price page10Tyrunt#68 · Uncommon$12.64Fighting
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Tyrantrum 69 — Forbidden Light price page11Tyrantrum#69 · Rare Holo$11.18FightingZygarde-GX 73 — Forbidden Light price page12Zygarde-GX#73 · Rare Holo GX$11.86FightingDiancie ◇ 74 — Forbidden Light price page13Diancie ◇#74 · Rare Prism Star$5.90FightingYveltal-GX 79 — Forbidden Light price page14Yveltal-GX#79 · Rare Holo GX$10.38DarknessDialga-GX 82 — Forbidden Light price page15Dialga-GX#82 · Rare Holo GX$8.64MetalSylveon 87 — Forbidden Light price page16Sylveon#87 · Rare$19.43FairyDedenne 88 — Forbidden Light price page17Dedenne#88 · Uncommon$7.56FairyXerneas-GX 90 — Forbidden Light price page18Xerneas-GX#90 · Rare Holo GX$11.51FairySliggoo 93 — Forbidden Light price page19Sliggoo#93 · Uncommon$5.91DragonUltra Necrozma-GX 95 — Forbidden Light price page20Ultra Necrozma-GX#95 · Rare Holo GX$6.30DragonArceus ◇ 96 — Forbidden Light price page21Arceus ◇#96 · Rare Prism Star$15.49ColorlessBeast Ring 102a — Forbidden Light price page22Beast Ring#102a · Rare$9.07Palkia-GX 119 — Forbidden Light price page23Palkia-GX#119 · Rare Ultra$19.20WaterGreninja-GX 120 — Forbidden Light price page24Greninja-GX#120 · Rare Ultra$59.13WaterNaganadel-GX 121 — Forbidden Light price page25Naganadel-GX#121 · Rare Ultra$8.27PsychicLucario-GX 122 — Forbidden Light price page26Lucario-GX#122 · Rare Ultra$33.68FightingZygarde-GX 123 — Forbidden Light price page27Zygarde-GX#123 · Rare Ultra$23.02FightingYveltal-GX 124 — Forbidden Light price page28Yveltal-GX#124 · Rare Ultra$20.24DarknessDialga-GX 125 — Forbidden Light price page29Dialga-GX#125 · Rare Ultra$34.79MetalXerneas-GX 126 — Forbidden Light price page30Xerneas-GX#126 · Rare Ultra$28.18FairyUltra Necrozma-GX 127 — Forbidden Light price page31Ultra Necrozma-GX#127 · Rare Ultra$27.59DragonBonnie 128 — Forbidden Light price page32Bonnie#128 · Rare Ultra$33.76Crasher Wake 129 — Forbidden Light price page33Crasher Wake#129 · Rare Ultra$10.64Diantha 130 — Forbidden Light price page34Diantha#130 · Rare Ultra$41.98Ultra Recon Squad 131 — Forbidden Light price page35Ultra Recon Squad#131 · Rare Ultra$19.71Palkia-GX 132 — Forbidden Light price page36Palkia-GX#132 · Rare Rainbow$41.76WaterGreninja-GX 133 — Forbidden Light price page37Greninja-GX#133 · Rare Rainbow$112.39WaterNaganadel-GX 134 — Forbidden Light price page38Naganadel-GX#134 · Rare Rainbow$20.02PsychicLucario-GX 135 — Forbidden Light price page39Lucario-GX#135 · Rare Rainbow$124.96FightingZygarde-GX 136 — Forbidden Light price page40Zygarde-GX#136 · Rare Rainbow$61.39FightingYveltal-GX 137 — Forbidden Light price page41Yveltal-GX#137 · Rare Rainbow$56.02DarknessDialga-GX 138 — Forbidden Light price page42Dialga-GX#138 · Rare Rainbow$72.16MetalXerneas-GX 139 — Forbidden Light price page43Xerneas-GX#139 · Rare Rainbow$63.69FairyUltra Necrozma-GX 140 — Forbidden Light price page44Ultra Necrozma-GX#140 · Rare Rainbow$43.17DragonBeast Ring 141 — Forbidden Light price page45Beast Ring#141 · Rare Secret$9.45Eneporter 142 — Forbidden Light price page46Eneporter#142 · Rare Secret$4.96Energy Recycler 143 — Forbidden Light price page47Energy Recycler#143 · Rare Secret$35.52Metal Frying Pan 144 — Forbidden Light price page48Metal Frying Pan#144 · Rare Secret$11.08Mysterious Treasure 145 — Forbidden Light price page49Mysterious Treasure#145 · Rare Secret$19.63Unit Energy FightingDarknessFairy 146 — Forbidden Light price page50Unit Energy FightingDarknessFairy#146 · Rare Secret$22.86
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Which Forbidden Light cards share a name across several printings?

24 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.

Greninja-GX3 printings · 1 set

Greninja-GX [133]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $112.39Greninja-GX [120]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $59.13Greninja-GX [24]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $19.64

Dialga-GX3 printings · 1 set

Dialga-GX [138]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $72.16Dialga-GX [125]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $34.79Dialga-GX [82]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $8.64

Xerneas-GX3 printings · 1 set

Xerneas-GX [139]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $63.69Xerneas-GX [126]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $28.18Xerneas-GX [90]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $11.51

Zygarde-GX3 printings · 1 set

Zygarde-GX [136]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $61.39Zygarde-GX [123]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $23.02Zygarde-GX [73]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $11.86

Yveltal-GX3 printings · 1 set

Yveltal-GX [137]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $56.02Yveltal-GX [124]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $20.24Yveltal-GX [79]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $10.38

Ultra Necrozma-GX3 printings · 1 set

Ultra Necrozma-GX [140]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $43.17Ultra Necrozma-GX [127]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $27.59Ultra Necrozma-GX [95]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $6.30

Palkia-GX3 printings · 1 set

Palkia-GX [132]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $41.76Palkia-GX [119]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $19.20Palkia-GX [20]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $5.68

Naganadel-GX3 printings · 1 set

Naganadel-GX [134]Rare Rainbow · Forbidden LightMarket $20.02Naganadel-GX [121]Rare Ultra · Forbidden LightMarket $8.27Naganadel-GX [56]Rare Holo GX · Forbidden LightMarket $4.62
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Are Forbidden Light Pokémon cards going up in value?

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

What one Forbidden Light card cost over the readings on file

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $1.23
Sep 12, 2025Middle price of one card$0.76Jul 17, 2026Middle price of one card$1.28From start+68.4%From previous+8.5%Aug 14, 2026Middle price of one card$1.23From start+61.8%From previous-3.9%
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How Forbidden Light Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a set whose cards run from pocket change to several hundred dollars. These points and the two ends below show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a set. These points say where the money actually sits among Forbidden Light cards.

A typical Forbidden Light card$1.23medianThat is 1.0% of the dearest single card at $124.96. "Forbidden Light cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Forbidden Light card$0.30Forbidden Light #3That is 24.4% of the typical price, so this set has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$0.53lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $0.53.
One in ten costs more than this$27.65upper tenthThat is 22.5× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.

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

Dearest on fileLucario-GXForbidden Light #135One card carries the reputation of the whole set at $124.96.
417 times apartBoth were opened out of the same packs.
A quarter of the set costs under $0.53.
150 of the 150 cards carry a price at all.
Cheapest on fileSnoverForbidden Light #3The same set, in print, for $0.30.
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What Forbidden Light Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

Forbidden Light prints 9 rarities across its 150 cards, and the biggest of them is Uncommon with 38 cards.
9rarities printed
Uncommon38 · 25.3%Common33 · 22.0%Rare27 · 18.0%Rare Ultra13 · 8.7%Rare Holo11 · 7.3%Rare Rainbow9 · 6.0%The rest19 · 12.7%

The rarities printed in Forbidden Light, counted across all 150 cards on file.

Every rarity in Forbidden Light, most printed first
Uncommon25.3%$0.63 typical38 cards
Common22.0%$0.46 typical33 cards
Rare18.0%$0.81 typical27 cards
Rare Ultra8.7%$27.59 typical13 cards
Rare Holo7.3%$2.04 typical11 cards
Rare Rainbow6.0%$61.39 typical9 cards
Rare Holo GX5.3%$9.51 typical8 cards
Rare Secret4.0%$15.36 typical6 cards
Rare Prism Star3.3%$3.42 typical5 cards

Each bar is measured against the biggest rarity, Uncommon with 38 cards, so the bars compare the rarities with one another. The percentage on each row is that rarity's share of all 150 cards.

The price on each row is the middle price inside that rarity, not the price of any single card.

Every rarity in Forbidden Light, most printed first
GroupShareValue
Uncommon25.3%38 cards
Common22.0%33 cards
Rare18.0%27 cards
Rare Ultra8.7%13 cards
Rare Holo7.3%11 cards
Rare Rainbow6.0%9 cards
Rare Holo GX5.3%8 cards
Rare Secret4.0%6 cards
Rare Prism Star3.3%5 cards
11energy types
Fighting25 · 16.7%Psychic19 · 12.7%Water18 · 12.0%Grass12 · 8.0%Fairy10 · 6.7%Fire8 · 5.3%The rest58 · 38.7%

The energy types printed in Forbidden Light. 120 of the 150 cards carry a type; the rest are cards with no energy type printed on them.

Every energy type in Forbidden Light, most printed first
Fighting16.7%$2.04 typical25 cards
Psychic12.7%$0.68 typical19 cards
Water12.0%$2.34 typical18 cards
Grass8.0%$0.51 typical12 cards
Fairy6.7%$4.56 typical10 cards
Fire5.3%$0.62 typical8 cards
Dragon4.7%$5.91 typical7 cards
Colorless4.0%$0.42 typical6 cards
Lightning4.0%$0.43 typical6 cards
Darkness3.3%$10.38 typical5 cards
Metal2.7%$21.72 typical4 cards

Bars are measured against the most printed type. Adding the rows gives 120 cards; the other 30 carry no energy type, which is why the rows do not add up to 150.

A wide spread of types means a set can supply the start of almost any deck. A set that leans on two or three types only helps those decks.

Every energy type in Forbidden Light, most printed first
GroupShareValue
Fighting16.7%25 cards
Psychic12.7%19 cards
Water12.0%18 cards
Grass8.0%12 cards
Fairy6.7%10 cards
Fire5.3%8 cards
Dragon4.7%7 cards
Colorless4.0%6 cards
Lightning4.0%6 cards
Darkness3.3%5 cards
Metal2.7%4 cards
59rule box cards
Rule box cards59 · 39.3%The rest91 · 60.7%
Rule box
59cards
39.3% · gives up an extra prize
The rest
91cards
60.7% · one prize when knocked out
Basic Pokémon
70cards
playable straight from hand
Highest HP
230
the real reason to run one

A rule box card carries a printed rule that hands the opponent an extra prize card when it is knocked out. 59 of the 150 cards in Forbidden Light carry one.

The count is read from the printed rule on the card face, so it covers ex, V, GX and every other rule box wording without needing a list of names.

What kinds of card Forbidden Light prints
GX17.3%$25.31 typical26 cards
Item7.3%$3.42 typical11 cards
Supporter7.3%$1.15 typical11 cards
Ultra Beast7.3%$6.30 typical11 cards
Prism Star3.3%$3.42 typical5 cards
Pokémon Tool2.0%$0.77 typical3 cards
Special2.0%$1.96 typical3 cards
Stadium1.3%2 cards

Card kinds read from the card face. A card can carry more than one of these, so the rows are read one at a time against the 150 cards on file rather than as slices of one whole.

What kinds of card Forbidden Light prints
GroupShareValue
GX17.3%26 cards
Item7.3%11 cards
Supporter7.3%11 cards
Ultra Beast7.3%11 cards
Prism Star3.3%5 cards
Pokémon Tool2.0%3 cards
Special2.0%3 cards
Stadium1.3%2 cards
Holo, reverse holo or plain — how Forbidden Light cards were printed
Normal62.0%$0.62 typical93 cards
Holofoil36.0%$11.35 typical54 cards
Reverse Holofoil2.0%$2.03 typical3 cards

The printing finish of each card, with the middle price inside each finish beside it.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — how Forbidden Light cards were printed
GroupShareValue
Normal62.0%93 cards
Holofoil36.0%54 cards
Reverse Holofoil2.0%3 cards
How far up the evolution line Forbidden Light cards sit
Basic46.7%$1.55 typical70 cards
Stage 123.3%$0.80 typical35 cards
Stage 210.0%$1.71 typical15 cards

Basic cards can be played straight from hand; Stage 1 and Stage 2 need the card below them on the board first.

How far up the evolution line Forbidden Light cards sit
GroupShareValue
Basic46.7%70 cards
Stage 123.3%35 cards
Stage 210.0%15 cards
An evolution line printed inside Forbidden Light2 steps · every one of them in this set
TyruntStage 1 · Forbidden Light #68 · $12.64
TyrantrumStage 2 · Forbidden Light #69 · $11.18
Tyrunt → Tyrantrum
  • Every card in this line was printed in Forbidden Light itself, so the whole line can be put together out of the same set.
  • The card at the end of the line costs $11.18, against $12.64 for the one it starts from — a gap of 0.9×.
  • 15 of the 50 cards listed on this page name an earlier Pokémon they evolve from.
What Forbidden Light cards are played on top of6 named earlier Pokémon · most cards first
3 cardsFrogadier2.0% of the set
3 cardsPoipole2.0% of the set
2 cardsExeggcute1.3% of the set
RioluNo image2 cardsRiolu1.3% of the set
2 cardsUnidentified Fossil1.3% of the set
1 cardAmaura0.7% of the set
Who drew the Forbidden Light cards
5ban Graphics16.7%$20.24 typical25 cards
Ken Sugimori5.3%$0.59 typical8 cards
Toyste Beach5.3%$2.89 typical8 cards
Megumi Mizutani3.3%$2.47 typical5 cards
kirisAki3.3%$0.45 typical5 cards
Akira Komayama2.7%$0.55 typical4 cards
Anesaki Dynamic2.7%$0.55 typical4 cards
Midori Harada2.7%$0.39 typical4 cards

The 8 illustrators with the most cards in this set, out of 10 credited in total.

Who drew the Forbidden Light cards
GroupShareValue
5ban Graphics16.7%25 cards
Ken Sugimori5.3%8 cards
Toyste Beach5.3%8 cards
Megumi Mizutani3.3%5 cards
kirisAki3.3%5 cards
Akira Komayama2.7%4 cards
Anesaki Dynamic2.7%4 cards
Midori Harada2.7%4 cards
Forbidden Light Pokémon cards by rarity
RarityCardsShare of the setTypical price
Uncommon38 25.3%$0.63
Common33 22.0%$0.46
Rare27 18.0%$0.81
Rare Ultra13 8.7%$27.59
Rare Holo11 7.3%$2.04
Rare Rainbow9 6.0%$61.39
Rare Holo GX8 5.3%$9.51
Rare Secret6 4.0%$15.36
Rare Prism Star5 3.3%$3.42

Counted across all 150 Forbidden Light cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row.

The most common rarity alone covers 25.3% of the set. The thicker that layer is, the less it costs to put a first deck together — the frame gets built out of cards that fall out of packs, and the scarce ones are kept for the slots that decide a game.

Forbidden Light prints 9 rarities, and the top three fill 65.3% of the set between them. The other 6 split the remaining 52 cards, which is the usual shape: the scarcer the tier, the more tiers there are and the fewer cards sit in each.

By energy type the set leans on Fighting with 25 cards, and the thinnest type on file is Metal with 4. A gap of 21 cards between the widest and the narrowest type is what decides whether this set can start a deck of any colour or only feeds two of them.

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How much HP and damage Forbidden Light Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Forbidden Light 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.
Forbidden Light Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP3070100160230121
Biggest attack102060110180109

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 Forbidden Light card HP
Lowest13.0% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter30.4% of the highest70 HP
Typical43.5% of the highest100 HP
Upper quarter69.6% of the highest160 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest230 HP

HP printed on the 121 Forbidden Light cards that carry one. The typical card is 100 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 70 and 160 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Forbidden Light card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest13.0% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter30.4% of the highest70 HP
Typical43.5% of the highest100 HP
Upper quarter69.6% of the highest160 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest230 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Forbidden Light card
Lowest5.6% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter11.1% of the highest20 damage
Typical33.3% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter61.1% of the highest110 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest180 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 109 Forbidden Light cards that print one. The typical card hits for 60. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 20 and 110. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Forbidden Light card
GroupShareValue
Lowest5.6% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter11.1% of the highest20 damage
Typical33.3% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter61.1% of the highest110 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest180 damage
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What are Forbidden Light Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 115 Forbidden Light cards that print one, the most common is Grass on 30 of them.
What Forbidden Light Pokémon cards are weak to
Grass26.1%30 cards
Psychic18.3%21 cards
Fire13.0%15 cards
Metal12.2%14 cards
Fighting10.4%12 cards
Lightning7.0%8 cards
Water7.0%8 cards
Fairy6.1%7 cards

What Forbidden Light Pokémon cards are weak to — 115 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 115 Forbidden Light cards that print a weakness.

What Forbidden Light Pokémon cards are weak to
GroupShareValue
Grass26.1%30 cards
Psychic18.3%21 cards
Fire13.0%15 cards
Metal12.2%14 cards
Fighting10.4%12 cards
Lightning7.0%8 cards
Water7.0%8 cards
Fairy6.1%7 cards
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Which Forbidden Light Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 34 of the 150 Forbidden Light cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Forbidden Light Pokémon cards resist

What Forbidden Light Pokémon cards resist — 34 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is Fighting at 35%.35%Fighting
  • Fighting35%
  • Darkness29%
  • Metal18%
  • Psychic18%

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

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How do Forbidden Light Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 120 Forbidden Light cards that print a stage.

How Forbidden Light Pokémon cards evolve

How Forbidden Light Pokémon cards evolve — 120 cards counted.
Share across 3 items. The largest is Basic at 58%.58%Basic
  • Basic58%
  • Stage 129%
  • Stage 213%

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 Forbidden Light Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Retreat cost is the energy discarded to move a Pokémon back to the bench, and 26 of the 150 Forbidden Light cards cost three or more.
What it costs to retreat a Forbidden Light card
Retreat cost 01.3%discards nothing2 cards
Retreat cost 132.0%48 cards
Retreat cost 229.3%44 cards
Retreat cost 314.7%22 cards
Retreat cost 42.7%4 cards

Retreat cost is the number of energy cards discarded to move a Pokémon back to the bench. Counted across the 120 Forbidden Light cards that print one.

What it costs to retreat a Forbidden Light card
GroupShareValue
Retreat cost 01.3%2 cards
Retreat cost 132.0%48 cards
Retreat cost 229.3%44 cards
Retreat cost 314.7%22 cards
Retreat cost 42.7%4 cards
17.3%effectively stuck
Retreat cost 02 · 1.3%Retreat cost 148 · 32.0%Retreat cost 244 · 29.3%Retreat cost 322 · 14.7%Retreat cost 44 · 2.7%The rest30 · 20.0%

26 of the 150 cards on file cost three energy or more to retreat, which is where a Pokémon starts to be stuck in the active spot.

Cards that print no retreat cost at all are not Pokémon, so they never retreat and are counted in "the rest".

Can you still play Forbidden Light Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today32.0%
Legal in Expanded today14999.3%
Cards with an Ability2516.7%
Cards with a special rule5939.3%

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 150 cards
Legal in Standard today2.0%3 cards
Legal in Expanded today99.3%149 cards
Cards with an Ability16.7%25 cards
Cards with a special rule39.3%59 cards

Each track is the whole of the 150 Forbidden Light cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

These rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so each bar is read on its own.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 150 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today2.0%3 cards
Legal in Expanded today99.3%149 cards
Cards with an Ability16.7%25 cards
Cards with a special rule39.3%59 cards

A card that costs three energy or more to retreat is stuck in practice: paying it empties the board of the energy that was meant to attack. 26 of the 150 cards here sit at that level, which is the argument for packing switch cards alongside them.

At the other end, 2 cards retreat for free. Those are the ones that open a game, because moving them out costs nothing that was going to be spent on an attack.

The rows above add up to 120 cards. The remaining 30 print no retreat cost at all — they never stand in the active spot, so they never retreat.

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Which Forbidden Light Pokémon cards moved most this year

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

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 59 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Forbidden Light Pokémon cards you can buy

The opposite end of the list above — the 6 Forbidden Light cards with the lowest price on file.
SnoverCommon · Forbidden LightMarket $0.30EneporterUncommon · Forbidden LightMarket $0.33BunnelbyCommon · Forbidden LightMarket $0.34CroagunkCommon · Forbidden LightMarket $0.35NoibatCommon · Forbidden LightMarket $0.35HonedgeCommon · Forbidden LightMarket $0.36

Read on the same day as every other figure on this page. A cheap card is not a broken card — most of a set sits down here, which is what makes a set collectable at all.

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How Forbidden Light compares with the other sets

Where Forbidden Light sits among the 145 sets on file, measured by what an ordinary card in each one costs.

"Which set is the most expensive" has more than one answer depending on what you measure, so this ladder keeps to one: what an ordinary card in each set costs.

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Forbidden Light is number 86 of 145 sets, with 59 of them cheaper.

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Forbidden Light is number 86

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Legendary Collection at $80.30
  • Legendary CollectionNo. 1 by price · 110 cardsbaseline$80.30
  • Nintendo Black Star PromosNo. 2 by price · 40 cards$57.33
  • Team Rocket ReturnsNo. 3 by price · 111 cards$54.85
  • Forbidden LightNo. 86 by price · 150 cardsYou are here$1.23
  • Plasma BlastNo. 87 by price · 105 cards$1.20
  • Roaring SkiesNo. 88 by price · 112 cards$1.18

These are the sets that sit next to Forbidden Light on that ladder.

Legendary Collection — 110 cards110 with a pricetypical $80.30Nintendo Black Star Promos — 40 cards26 with a pricetypical $57.33Team Rocket Returns — 111 cards92 with a pricetypical $54.85Plasma Blast — 105 cards105 with a pricetypical $1.20Roaring Skies — 112 cards112 with a pricetypical $1.18
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The three dearest Forbidden Light cards, side by side

The cards that carry this set's reputation, with the plain facts of the set beside them.
The 3 dearest Forbidden Light cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Greninja-GX Forbidden Light #133Most drawn by 5ban Graphics
Forbidden Light cards
150on file
150 of them carry a price
Rarities printed
9
Most often Uncommon
Illustrators
10
Most often 5ban Graphics
Typical card
$1.23median
One in ten costs over $27.65
Typical HP100Typical attack60Weak toGrassMost printed typeFighting

Forbidden Light Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Forbidden Light Pokémon cards are there?

There are 150 Forbidden Light cards in this archive, and 150 of them carry a price. A set is the expansion a card was printed in, and every card in the card files this site reads names exactly one. Sorting by set puts each release back together the way it was sold, so a card can be read next to the cards it shared a pack with.

How much is a Forbidden Light Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $1.23. Across the 150 priced cards the range runs from $0.30 to $124.96, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Forbidden Light Pokémon card?

Lucario-GX 135 from Forbidden Light, at $124.96. It is 102× the typical price of the group.

Are Forbidden Light Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 86 of 145 sets, with 59 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 150 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.7%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Forbidden Light Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 150 of the 150 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 Forbidden Light 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 100 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Forbidden Light 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 Forbidden Light Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Forbidden Light card rose from $0.76 to $1.23, a change of +61.8%. 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 Forbidden Light Pokémon card cost?

One in four Forbidden Light cards costs $0.53 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.30. Three in four cost $9.15 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Forbidden Light Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Rainbow is the dearest kind of Forbidden Light card: 9 of them are on file and the middle one costs $61.39. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Forbidden Light Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Forbidden Light cards is 230, and the lowest is 30. The typical one is 100 HP, with half of them between 70 and 160 — figures counted from the 121 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Forbidden Light Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

3 of the 150 Forbidden Light cards are legal in Standard today and 149 in Expanded — 2.0% and 99.3% 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 Forbidden Light Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Grass — 30 of the 115 Forbidden Light cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Psychic next at 21 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Which Forbidden Light Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Cubone 57 from Forbidden Light, which went from $1.50 to $10.99 — a change of +632.7% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 59 Forbidden Light cards that carried a price on both days.

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

Every figure on this page is counted from the 150 Forbidden Light cards this site holds on file — 150 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

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

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

Industry source

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

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

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Forbidden Light 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