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Stage 1 Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 5,102 Stage 1 cards on file, 4,949 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $1.90.

Evolution stage · 5,102 cards · 4,949 with a price · $0.03 to $1,499.24 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Stage 1 Pokémon card worth?

The typical Stage 1 card costs $1.90. Across the 4,949 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.03 and the dearest is $1,499.24 — Umbreon ex 161, at $1,499.24. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

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

Stage 1 5,102 cardsEvolution stage

Stage 1 price summary

4,949 with a price · $0.03 to $1,499.24 · No. 5 of 5 stages by typical price · +52.0% in 11 months · 109 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$1.90+52.0% from $1.25
Card price ladder$1,499.24$271.87 to $1,499.24
Place among stagesNo. 5CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $1.90 · No. 5 of 5
0 stages cost less than this one

What stands out about Stage 1 cards

  • Scale 5,102 cards carry this stage — 25.0% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $1.90, but the dearest reaches $1,499.24 — a gap of 789×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 5 of 5 stages; 0 of them cost less.
  • Record 4,949 of the 5,102 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 5,102

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,44416,955 cardsonly cards that record a evolution stage remain · 82.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a evolution stage 16,9555,102 cardsonly Stage 1 remain · 30.1% of 16,955
  • The 5,102 cards on this page5,102 cards25.0% of every English card on file

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

Stage 1 Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 5,102 cards share the evolution stage Stage 1. The stage is where a card stands in an evolution line, recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Trainer and energy cards carry no stage, so this axis covers only the Pokémon part of the archive.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $1.90. Across the 4,949 priced cards the range runs $0.03 to $1,499.24.
  • Where it stands. No. 5 of 5 stages by typical price, with 0 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 109 HP and 67 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 4,949 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 5,102 cards on file, 4,949 of them with a price

Every Stage 1 Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest Stage 1 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.
1Umbreon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 161Market $1,499.24Umbreon ex [161]2Umbreon — Aquapolis H29Market $1,252.62Umbreon [H29]3Gyarados — XY Black Star Promos XY60Market $674.49Gyarados [XY60]4Gyarados — Base 6Market $600.00Gyarados [6]5Dark Scizor — Neo Destiny 9Market $593.99Dark Scizor [9]6Starmie — Skyridge H28Market $575.75Starmie [H28]7Umbreon — HS—Undaunted 86Market $549.45Umbreon [86]8Sylveon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 156Market $509.52Sylveon ex [156]9Umbreon δ — Delta Species 17Market $480.15Umbreon δ [17]10Milotic ex — Emerald 96Market $479.99Milotic ex [96]11Arcanine ex — Legend Maker 83Market $459.99Arcanine ex [83]12Dark Espeon — Neo Destiny 4Market $425.00Dark Espeon [4]13Vaporeon — Skyridge H31Market $423.00Vaporeon [H31]14Umbreon — Neo Discovery 13Market $404.69Umbreon [13]15Houndoom — Aquapolis H11Market $399.99Houndoom [H11]16Ninetales — Aquapolis H19Market $399.99Ninetales [H19]17Piloswine — Skyridge H22Market $388.45Piloswine [H22]18Erika's Dragonair — Gym Heroes 4Market $387.00Erika's Dragonair [4]19Light Arcanine — Neo Destiny 12Market $380.39Light Arcanine [12]20Dark Raichu — Team Rocket 83Market $360.23Dark Raichu [83]21Ninetales — Legendary Collection 17Market $350.95Ninetales [17]22Charmeleon — Legendary Collection 37Market $350.00Charmeleon [37]23Umbreon — Aquapolis 41Market $350.00Umbreon [41]24Misty's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 13Market $348.33Misty's Gyarados [13]25Espeon — Neo Discovery 1Market $344.12Espeon [1]26Ninetales — Pokémon Rumble 3Market $342.42Ninetales [3]27Rocket's Scizor ex — Team Rocket Returns 101Market $341.02Rocket's Scizor ex [101]28Dark Vaporeon — Legendary Collection 9Market $337.50Dark Vaporeon [9]29Leafeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 144Market $337.13Leafeon ex [144]30Houndoom — Neo Revelation 8Market $336.66Houndoom [8]31Dark Wartortle — Legendary Collection 39Market $325.00Dark Wartortle [39]32Giovanni's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 5Market $321.99Giovanni's Gyarados [5]33Gyarados δ — Holon Phantoms 8Market $318.98Gyarados δ [8]34Espeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 155Market $318.05Espeon ex [155]35Glaceon — Majestic Dawn 5Market $316.28Glaceon [5]36Umbreon-GX — Hidden Fates Shiny Vault SV69Market $312.59Umbreon-GX [SV69]37Vaporeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 149Market $300.41Vaporeon ex [149]38Scizor ex — Unseen Forces 108Market $300.00Scizor ex [108]39Gyarados — Deoxys 8Market $300.00Gyarados [8]40Altaria ex — Emerald 90Market $299.99Altaria ex [90]41Dark Houndoom — Neo Destiny 7Market $299.99Dark Houndoom [7]42Steelix — Aquapolis H23Market $299.95Steelix [H23]43Ninetales ex — Hidden Legends 96Market $296.24Ninetales ex [96]44Ninetales δ — Dragon Frontiers 8Market $290.36Ninetales δ [8]45Light Togetic — Neo Destiny 15Market $290.00Light Togetic [15]46Gyarados — HeartGold & SoulSilver 123Market $286.00Gyarados [123]47Lucario — Pokémon Rumble 12Market $280.48Lucario [12]48Umbreon — Skyridge 32Market $279.99Umbreon [32]49Glaceon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 150Market $278.15Glaceon ex [150]50Mega Lucario ex — Mega Evolution 188Market $271.87Mega Lucario ex [188]

The 50 dearest Stage 1 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.
Show the rest of the list40 more cards, still in price order+40
Arcanine ex — Legend Maker 8311Arcanine exLegend Maker$459.99Rare Holo EXDark Espeon — Neo Destiny 412Dark EspeonNeo Destiny$425.00Rare HoloVaporeon — Skyridge H3113VaporeonSkyridge$423.00Rare HoloUmbreon — Neo Discovery 1314UmbreonNeo Discovery$404.69Rare HoloHoundoom — Aquapolis H1115HoundoomAquapolis$399.99Rare HoloNinetales — Aquapolis H1916NinetalesAquapolis$399.99Rare HoloPiloswine — Skyridge H2217PiloswineSkyridge$388.45Rare HoloErika's Dragonair — Gym Heroes 418Erika's DragonairGym Heroes$387.00Rare HoloLight Arcanine — Neo Destiny 1219Light ArcanineNeo Destiny$380.39Rare HoloDark Raichu — Team Rocket 8320Dark RaichuTeam Rocket$360.23Rare SecretNinetales — Legendary Collection 1721NinetalesLegendary Collection$350.95Rare HoloCharmeleon — Legendary Collection 3722CharmeleonLegendary Collection$350.00UncommonUmbreon — Aquapolis 4123UmbreonAquapolis$350.00RareMisty's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 1324Misty's GyaradosGym Challenge$348.33Rare HoloEspeon — Neo Discovery 125EspeonNeo Discovery$344.12Rare HoloNinetales — Pokémon Rumble 326NinetalesPokémon Rumble$342.42Rarity not on fileRocket's Scizor ex — Team Rocket Returns 10127Rocket's Scizor exTeam Rocket Returns$341.02Rare Holo EXDark Vaporeon — Legendary Collection 928Dark VaporeonLegendary Collection$337.50Rare HoloLeafeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 14429Leafeon exPrismatic Evolutions$337.13Special Illustration RareHoundoom — Neo Revelation 830HoundoomNeo Revelation$336.66Rare HoloDark Wartortle — Legendary Collection 3931Dark WartortleLegendary Collection$325.00UncommonGiovanni's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 532Giovanni's GyaradosGym Challenge$321.99Rare HoloGyarados δ — Holon Phantoms 833Gyarados δHolon Phantoms$318.98Rare HoloEspeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 15534Espeon exPrismatic Evolutions$318.05Special Illustration RareGlaceon — Majestic Dawn 535GlaceonMajestic Dawn$316.28Rare HoloUmbreon-GX — Hidden Fates Shiny Vault SV6936Umbreon-GXHidden Fates Shiny Vault$312.59Rare Shiny GXVaporeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 14937Vaporeon exPrismatic Evolutions$300.41Special Illustration RareScizor ex — Unseen Forces 10838Scizor exUnseen Forces$300.00Rare Holo EXGyarados — Deoxys 839GyaradosDeoxys$300.00Rare HoloAltaria ex — Emerald 9040Altaria exEmerald$299.99Rare Holo EXDark Houndoom — Neo Destiny 741Dark HoundoomNeo Destiny$299.99Rare HoloSteelix — Aquapolis H2342SteelixAquapolis$299.95Rare HoloNinetales ex — Hidden Legends 9643Ninetales exHidden Legends$296.24Rare Holo EXNinetales δ — Dragon Frontiers 844Ninetales δDragon Frontiers$290.36Rare HoloLight Togetic — Neo Destiny 1545Light TogeticNeo Destiny$290.00Rare HoloGyarados — HeartGold & SoulSilver 12346GyaradosHeartGold & SoulSilver$286.00Rare HoloLucario — Pokémon Rumble 1247LucarioPokémon Rumble$280.48Rarity not on fileUmbreon — Skyridge 3248UmbreonSkyridge$279.99RareGlaceon ex — Prismatic Evolutions 15049Glaceon exPrismatic Evolutions$278.15Special Illustration RareMega Lucario ex — Mega Evolution 18850Mega Lucario exMega Evolution$271.87Mega Hyper Rare

4,949 cards on file carry a price; the archive holds the 50 dearest of them in full.

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Which Stage 1 cards share a name across several printings?

14 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 4 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.
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Are Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards as a group rather than for one card.
Typical Stage 1 card price, September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026
Each point is the middle price of the 4,949 priced Stage 1 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 Stage 1 Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $1.25 to $1.90
Reading dateTypical priceWhere it started
12 Sep 251.25
10 Oct 251.29
7 Nov 251.3
5 Dec 251.3
2 Jan 261.29
30 Jan 261.37
27 Feb 261.37
27 Mar 261.44
24 Apr 261.52
22 May 261.6
19 Jun 261.72
17 Jul 261.79
14 Aug 261.9
Typical priceWhere it started · $1.25Now $1.90381 days on file
Stage 1 Pokémon cards — price change by window
WindowTypical thenTypical nowChange
Last month$1.79$1.90+6.1%
Last 3 months$1.60$1.90+18.7%
Last 6 months$1.37$1.90+38.7%
Since September 12, 2025$1.25$1.90+52.0%

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 Stage 1 card rose from $1.25 to $1.90 over the 11 months on file — +52.0%. 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 Stage 1 Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 4,949 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.
$0.03$1,499.24$1.90Where the price splits in half — $0.03 to $1,499.24 laid out on a ten-fold scale
$0.03$1,499.24$11.52Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this
0%100%18.0%Cards costing more than $20 — 891 of the 4,949 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 4,949 priced Stage 1 cards, from $0.03 to $1,499.24, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.

All 4,949 priced Stage 1 cards, by price band
Under $141.5%2,053 cards
$1 to $522.2%1,098 cards
$5 to $2018.3%907 cards
$20 to $509.3%459 cards
$50 to $1004.8%236 cards
$100 to $5003.8%188 cards
$500 and up0.2%8 cards

How every Stage 1 card with a price falls into price bands — 4,949 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 Stage 1 card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

All 4,949 priced Stage 1 cards, by price band
GroupShareValue
Under $141.5%2,053 cards
$1 to $522.2%1,098 cards
$5 to $2018.3%907 cards
$20 to $509.3%459 cards
$50 to $1004.8%236 cards
$100 to $5003.8%188 cards
$500 and up0.2%8 cards
  • Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$43.35
  • Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$11.52
  • Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$1.90
  • Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$0.41
  • Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$0.03

The five points that describe every Stage 1 card price. Bar length is that price against the highest point on this ladder, and the highlighted row is the typical card.

Stage 1 Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
FigureAll priced cardsThe 50 listed above
Cards counted4,94950
Cheapest$0.03$271.87
Cheaper quarter, up to$0.41
Typical (median)$1.90
Dearer quarter, from$11.52
Dearest tenth, from$43.35
Average$17.86
Dearest$1,499.24$1,499.24

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

The average price of a Stage 1 card is $17.86 while the typical one is $1.90. 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 4,949 priced Stage 1 cards cost

One in four Stage 1 cards costs $0.41 or less, half cost $1.90 or less, and three in four cost $11.52 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $11.52, and the dearest tenth starts at $43.35.

See the dearest Umbreon ex — $1,499.24
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When were Stage 1 Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

The run starts in 1999 with 78 cards and reaches 2026 with 172. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.
How many Stage 1 cards were printed each year
19991.5%78 cards
20002.9%150 cards
20010.9%44 cards
20022.3%115 cards
20034.5%230 cards
20042.5%127 cards
20052.6%131 cards
20062.4%124 cards
20072.9%149 cards
20082.7%136 cards
20092.5%127 cards
20102.5%130 cards
20112.6%135 cards
20123.1%158 cards
20133.1%157 cards
20142.5%128 cards
20152.6%133 cards
20162.5%125 cards
20175.0%257 cards
20183.6%184 cards
20196.3%323 cards
20204.1%207 cards
20214.7%242 cards
20224.0%206 cards
20238.2%419 cards
20246.6%339 cards
20257.4%376 cards
20263.4%172 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for Stage 1 cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 5,102 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 Stage 1 cards were printed each year
GroupShareValue
19991.5%78 cards
20002.9%150 cards
20010.9%44 cards
20022.3%115 cards
20034.5%230 cards
20042.5%127 cards
20052.6%131 cards
20062.4%124 cards
20072.9%149 cards
20082.7%136 cards
20092.5%127 cards
20102.5%130 cards
20112.6%135 cards
20123.1%158 cards
20133.1%157 cards
20142.5%128 cards
20152.6%133 cards
20162.5%125 cards
20175.0%257 cards
20183.6%184 cards
20196.3%323 cards
20204.1%207 cards
20214.7%242 cards
20224.0%206 cards
20238.2%419 cards
20246.6%339 cards
20257.4%376 cards
20263.4%172 cards
  • 199978 cards printed$25.66
  • 2000150 cards printed$9.05
  • 200144 cards printed$32.24
  • 2002115 cards printed$47.85
  • 2003230 cards printed$31.60
  • 2004127 cards printed$27.11
  • 2005131 cards printed$34.39
  • 2006124 cards printed$25.67
  • 2007149 cards printed$6.02
  • 2008136 cards printed$5.21
  • 2009127 cards printed$4.53
  • 2010130 cards printed$8.37
  • 2011135 cards printed$2.53
  • 2012158 cards printed$1.92
  • 2013157 cards printed$3.01
  • 2014128 cards printed$0.93
  • 2015133 cards printed$0.75
  • 2016125 cards printed$0.78
  • 2017257 cards printed$0.64
  • 2018184 cards printed$1.00
  • 2019323 cards printed$1.09
  • 2020207 cards printed$0.40
  • 2021242 cards printed$0.29
  • 2022206 cards printed$0.27
  • 2023419 cards printed$0.31
  • 2024339 cards printed$0.29
  • 2025376 cards printed$1.94
  • 2026172 cards printed$0.31

The middle price of the Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards worth more?
YearCardsShareTypical price
1999781.5%$25.66
20001502.9%$9.05
2001440.9%$32.24
20021152.3%$47.85
20032304.5%$31.60
20041272.5%$27.11
20051312.6%$34.39
20061242.4%$25.67
20071492.9%$6.02
20081362.7%$5.21
20091272.5%$4.53
20101302.5%$8.37
20111352.6%$2.53
20121583.1%$1.92
20131573.1%$3.01
20141282.5%$0.93
20151332.6%$0.75
20161252.5%$0.78
20172575.0%$0.64
20181843.6%$1.00
20193236.3%$1.09
20202074.1%$0.40
20212424.7%$0.29
20222064.0%$0.27
20234198.2%$0.31
20243396.6%$0.29
20253767.4%$1.94
20261723.4%$0.31

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Uncommon41.1%2,098 cards
Rare23.2%1,186 cards
Rare Holo9.9%503 cards
Common6.7%341 cards
Promo3.7%190 cards
Illustration Rare3.5%178 cards
Double Rare2.2%111 cards
Ultra Rare1.4%71 cards
Rare Shiny1.0%53 cards
Rare Holo GX0.9%45 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
GroupShareValue
Uncommon41.1%2,098 cards
Rare23.2%1,186 cards
Rare Holo9.9%503 cards
Common6.7%341 cards
Promo3.7%190 cards
Illustration Rare3.5%178 cards
Double Rare2.2%111 cards
Ultra Rare1.4%71 cards
Rare Shiny1.0%53 cards
Rare Holo GX0.9%45 cards
Which Stage 1 cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price
Uncommon2,09841.1%$0.81
Rare1,18623.2%$1.44
Rare Holo5039.9%$11.44
Common3416.7%$0.26
Promo1903.7%$13.32
Illustration Rare1783.5%$11.07
Double Rare1112.2%$0.72
Ultra Rare711.4%$2.07
Rare Shiny531.0%$2.93
Rare Holo GX450.9%$3.89

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 card is worth more?
Normal62.1%3,168 cards
Holofoil28.7%1,464 cards
1st Edition3.9%200 cards
1st Edition Holofoil1.2%59 cards
Reverse Holofoil1.1%55 cards
Unlimited Holofoil0.1%3 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 card is worth more?
GroupShareValue
Normal62.1%3,168 cards
Holofoil28.7%1,464 cards
1st Edition3.9%200 cards
1st Edition Holofoil1.2%59 cards
Reverse Holofoil1.1%55 cards
Unlimited Holofoil0.1%3 cards
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Stage 1 card is worth more?
PrintingCardsShareTypical price
Normal3,16862.1%$0.78
Holofoil1,46428.7%$6.07
1st Edition2003.9%$11.97
1st Edition Holofoil591.2%$114.25
Reverse Holofoil551.1%$0.31
Unlimited Holofoil30.1%$404.69

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards?
Paldean Fates1.6%82 cards
Obsidian Flames1.5%79 cards
Paldea Evolved1.5%74 cards
Ascended Heroes1.4%72 cards
Cosmic Eclipse1.4%71 cards
Fusion Strike1.4%71 cards
Destined Rivals1.4%70 cards
1511.3%67 cards
Paradox Rift1.3%66 cards
Surging Sparks1.3%66 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards?
GroupShareValue
Paldean Fates1.6%82 cards
Obsidian Flames1.5%79 cards
Paldea Evolved1.5%74 cards
Ascended Heroes1.4%72 cards
Cosmic Eclipse1.4%71 cards
Fusion Strike1.4%71 cards
Destined Rivals1.4%70 cards
1511.3%67 cards
Paradox Rift1.3%66 cards
Surging Sparks1.3%66 cards
Which sets hold the Stage 1 cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price
Paldean Fates821.6%$2.37
Obsidian Flames791.5%$0.27
Paldea Evolved741.5%$0.26
Ascended Heroes721.4%$0.37
Cosmic Eclipse711.4%$0.83
Fusion Strike711.4%$0.29
Destined Rivals701.4%$0.31
151671.3%$0.99
Paradox Rift661.3%$0.26
Surging Sparks661.3%$0.32

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 kinds of Stage 1 card carry the value?
ex5.5%280 cards
GX3.1%156 cards
Tera1.1%55 cards
MEGA0.7%37 cards
Team Plasma0.7%36 cards
Rapid Strike0.4%22 cards
Single Strike0.4%21 cards
Prime0.3%14 cards
Ultra Beast0.2%9 cards
Fusion Strike0.1%6 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 kinds of Stage 1 card carry the value?
GroupShareValue
ex5.5%280 cards
GX3.1%156 cards
Tera1.1%55 cards
MEGA0.7%37 cards
Team Plasma0.7%36 cards
Rapid Strike0.4%22 cards
Single Strike0.4%21 cards
Prime0.3%14 cards
Ultra Beast0.2%9 cards
Fusion Strike0.1%6 cards
Which kinds of Stage 1 card carry the value?
Card kindCardsShareTypical price
ex2805.5%$1.68
GX1563.1%$10.00
Tera551.1%$2.07
MEGA370.7%$2.35
Team Plasma360.7%$4.62
Rapid Strike220.4%$0.29
Single Strike210.4%$0.26
Prime140.3%$81.55
Ultra Beast90.2%$8.27
Fusion Strike60.1%$0.31

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards?
5ban Graphics5.5%280 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita5.1%260 cards
Ken Sugimori4.8%246 cards
Kagemaru Himeno4.7%241 cards
Kouki Saitou4.1%209 cards
Masakazu Fukuda2.8%145 cards
Midori Harada2.5%130 cards
Atsuko Nishida2.5%125 cards
Shin Nagasawa2.3%116 cards
Hajime Kusajima1.6%83 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards?
GroupShareValue
5ban Graphics5.5%280 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita5.1%260 cards
Ken Sugimori4.8%246 cards
Kagemaru Himeno4.7%241 cards
Kouki Saitou4.1%209 cards
Masakazu Fukuda2.8%145 cards
Midori Harada2.5%130 cards
Atsuko Nishida2.5%125 cards
Shin Nagasawa2.3%116 cards
Hajime Kusajima1.6%83 cards
Who drew the Stage 1 cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price
5ban Graphics2805.5%$4.59
Mitsuhiro Arita2605.1%$8.24
Ken Sugimori2464.8%$7.40
Kagemaru Himeno2414.7%$5.65
Kouki Saitou2094.1%$2.47
Masakazu Fukuda1452.8%$2.06
Midori Harada1302.5%$6.87
Atsuko Nishida1252.5%$10.74
Shin Nagasawa1162.3%$1.12
Hajime Kusajima831.6%$21.29

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards use?
Water15.2%774 cards
Grass14.6%745 cards
Psychic12.7%647 cards
Colorless11.3%577 cards
Fighting11.2%571 cards
Fire9.2%467 cards
Lightning8.3%425 cards
Darkness8.1%411 cards
Metal5.7%289 cards
Dragon2.4%123 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards use?
GroupShareValue
Water15.2%774 cards
Grass14.6%745 cards
Psychic12.7%647 cards
Colorless11.3%577 cards
Fighting11.2%571 cards
Fire9.2%467 cards
Lightning8.3%425 cards
Darkness8.1%411 cards
Metal5.7%289 cards
Dragon2.4%123 cards
Which energy types do Stage 1 cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price
Water77415.2%$2.44
Grass74514.6%$1.85
Psychic64712.7%$1.63
Colorless57711.3%$2.18
Fighting57111.2%$1.22
Fire4679.2%$2.32
Lightning4258.3%$2.60
Darkness4118.1%$1.15
Metal2895.7%$1.07
Dragon1232.4%$1.48

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards come from?
Scarlet & Violet19.9%1,013 cards
Sword & Shield14.2%725 cards
Sun & Moon14.1%721 cards
EX9.7%497 cards
XY8.2%416 cards
Black & White7.7%391 cards
Mega Evolution5.1%261 cards
Diamond & Pearl4.8%243 cards
E-Card3.2%163 cards
HeartGold & SoulSilver3.0%155 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards come from?
GroupShareValue
Scarlet & Violet19.9%1,013 cards
Sword & Shield14.2%725 cards
Sun & Moon14.1%721 cards
EX9.7%497 cards
XY8.2%416 cards
Black & White7.7%391 cards
Mega Evolution5.1%261 cards
Diamond & Pearl4.8%243 cards
E-Card3.2%163 cards
HeartGold & SoulSilver3.0%155 cards
Which eras of the game do Stage 1 cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price
Scarlet & Violet1,01319.9%$0.49
Sword & Shield72514.2%$0.32
Sun & Moon72114.1%$0.88
EX4979.7%$24.93
XY4168.2%$0.87
Black & White3917.7%$2.20
Mega Evolution2615.1%$0.27
Diamond & Pearl2434.8%$4.87
E-Card1633.2%$54.98
HeartGold & SoulSilver1553.0%$9.36

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards are still tournament legal?
G9.0%460 cards
I7.0%357 cards
H6.7%342 cards
D5.5%280 cards
F4.4%227 cards
E4.3%217 cards
J2.3%115 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 cards are still tournament legal?
GroupShareValue
G9.0%460 cards
I7.0%357 cards
H6.7%342 cards
D5.5%280 cards
F4.4%227 cards
E4.3%217 cards
J2.3%115 cards
Which Stage 1 cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation markCardsShareTypical price
G4609.0%$0.33
I3577.0%$0.78
H3426.7%$0.31
D2805.5%$0.46
F2274.4%$0.28
E2174.3%$0.28
J1152.3%$0.26

Counted across all 5,102 Stage 1 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Stage 1 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.
Stage 1 Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP3080901203805,102
Biggest attack103360802904,958

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 Stage 1 card HP
Lowest7.9% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter21.1% of the highest80 HP
Typical23.7% of the highest90 HP
Upper quarter31.6% of the highest120 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest380 HP

HP printed on the 5,102 Stage 1 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 120 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Stage 1 card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest7.9% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter21.1% of the highest80 HP
Typical23.7% of the highest90 HP
Upper quarter31.6% of the highest120 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest380 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Stage 1 card
Lowest3.4% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter11.4% of the highest33 damage
Typical20.7% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter27.6% of the highest80 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest290 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 4,958 Stage 1 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 33 and 80. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Stage 1 card
GroupShareValue
Lowest3.4% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter11.4% of the highest33 damage
Typical20.7% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter27.6% of the highest80 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest290 damage
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What are Stage 1 Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 4,913 Stage 1 cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 1,014 of them.
What Stage 1 Pokémon cards are weak to
Fighting20.6%1,014 cards
Fire19.5%956 cards
Lightning14.9%731 cards
Grass12.6%620 cards
Water10.3%508 cards
Psychic10.0%493 cards
Metal6.4%312 cards
Darkness5.7%279 cards

What Stage 1 Pokémon cards are weak to — 4,913 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 4,913 Stage 1 cards that print a weakness.

What Stage 1 Pokémon cards are weak to
GroupShareValue
Fighting20.6%1,014 cards
Fire19.5%956 cards
Lightning14.9%731 cards
Grass12.6%620 cards
Water10.3%508 cards
Psychic10.0%493 cards
Metal6.4%312 cards
Darkness5.7%279 cards
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Which Stage 1 Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 1,392 of the 5,102 Stage 1 cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.
What Stage 1 Pokémon cards resist
Fighting42.7%594 cards
Psychic22.1%308 cards
Grass13.4%186 cards
Metal9.9%138 cards
Lightning6.2%86 cards
Water5.7%80 cards

What Stage 1 Pokémon cards resist — 1,392 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 Stage 1 cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

What Stage 1 Pokémon cards resist
GroupShareValue
Fighting42.7%594 cards
Psychic22.1%308 cards
Grass13.4%186 cards
Metal9.9%138 cards
Lightning6.2%86 cards
Water5.7%80 cards
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Can you still play Stage 1 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 Stage 1 card on the table, across all 5,102 of them.
Standard
1,454 cards you can play today
1,454 of the 5,102 Stage 1 cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 28.5% of the group.
Expanded only
2,074 more that need the older format
These 2,074 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.
Neither
1,574 that no current format accepts
1,574 of the group — 30.9% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.
What it costs to retreat a Stage 1 Pokémon card
141.8%2,135 cards
231.0%1,581 cards
315.0%765 cards
07.4%retreats free377 cards
44.7%242 cards
50.0%2 cards

5,102 cards counted.

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

What it costs to retreat a Stage 1 Pokémon card
GroupShareValue
141.8%2,135 cards
231.0%1,581 cards
315.0%765 cards
07.4%377 cards
44.7%242 cards
50.0%2 cards
Can you still play Stage 1 Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today1,45428.5%
Legal in Expanded today3,52869.1%
Cards with an Ability1,29625.4%
Cards with a special rule4819.4%

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 5,102 cards
Legal in Standard today28.5%1,454 cards
Legal in Expanded today69.1%3,528 cards
Cards with an Ability25.4%1,296 cards
Cards with a special rule9.4%481 cards

Each track is the whole of the 5,102 Stage 1 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 5,102 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today28.5%1,454 cards
Legal in Expanded today69.1%3,528 cards
Cards with an Ability25.4%1,296 cards
Cards with a special rule9.4%481 cards
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Which Stage 1 Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +52.0%. These are the Stage 1 cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 2,394 Stage 1 cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

2,394 Stage 1 cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The Stage 1 group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -78.2% to +1,304.7% — 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards you can buy

A group price hides its own floor. These are the 6 least expensive Stage 1 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

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 Stage 1 compares with the other stages

Every stage in this list is ranked by its typical price. The bar is that price against the dearest group, and the highlighted row is where Stage 1 sits.

Bar length is the typical price against Level-Up, the dearest stage at $94.61. The row without a link is this group.

5 stages in totalSee them all

Stage 1 is No. 5 of 5 stages by typical price, with 0 of them cheaper and 4 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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The printed rules behind Stage 1 Pokémon cards

Every figure on this page counts something printed on a card, and it is the rulebook that gives that number its meaning. These are the lines that decide what a card's evolution stage does, quoted word for word rather than summarised.
“You can attach Energy just once each turn!”Official Pokémon Trading Card Game rulebook · 17,180 cards in this archive fall under this line
“Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).”Official Pokémon Trading Card Game rulebook · 17,244 cards in this archive fall under this line
“Neither player can evolve a Pokemon on its first turn in play.”Official Pokémon Trading Card Game rulebook · 7,397 cards in this archive fall under this line
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How much energy do Stage 1 Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 5,102 Stage 1 cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.
No energynothing to attach74 cards · 1.5% of the 5,102 counted
1 energy2,411 cards · 47.3% of the 5,102 counted
2 energy1,792 cards · 35.1% of the 5,102 counted
3 energy755 cards · 14.8% of the 5,102 counted
4 energy67 cards · 1.3% of the 5,102 counted
5 energy3 cards · 0.1% of the 5,102 counted

Stage 1 Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 5,102 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 stages 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 5 stages side by side, each on its own averages, with Stage 1 among them.
Stages compared on what their cards actually print
Evolution stageCardsAverage HPAverage biggest attackDamage per HP
Stage 21,7491621020.63
Basic9,99193510.55
Stage 15,102109670.61
Level-Up78121840.69
BREAK35150980.65

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 Stage 1 Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are Stage 1 cards, and one costs 49,975 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.
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The other stages, 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.

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 7 things that tell Stage 1 cards apart

Each panel already carries the answer its section arrives at, so you can read the whole of Stage 1 here and open only the part you came for.
Are they going up in value?+52.0%$1.25 to $1.90See the trendWhat are they made of?UncommonUncommon2,098Rare1,186Rare Holo503Common34143.9% of the groupSee the breakdownWhat beats them?Fighting1,014 of the 4,913 that print a weaknessSee every weaknessCan you still play them?28.5%1,454 of 5,102 are legal in StandardSee both formatsWhat do they cost to attack?1 energy2,411 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladderHow hard do they hit for their size?0.61109 HP and 67 damage on averageCompare every groupWhat is the cheapest one?$0.03Raticate — Perfect OrderSee the cheapest six
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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for Stage 1 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
5,102cards
4,949 of them carry a price
Typical price
$1.90
The middle price of the priced cards
Cheapest on file
$0.03
One card, not the group
Dearest on file
$1,499.24
One card, not the group

Where Stage 1 sits, at a glance

Tournament legal28.5%28.5%1,454 of 5,102 cards are legal in Standard todayPrice rank5of 5 stagesTypical card $1.90; the dearest group is $94.61Where it sits on the ladder0% cheaper below it0 of the 4 stages cost less than this oneMost common rarityUncommon2,098 of the 4,776 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards carry a special rule

Cards such as ex and V hit harder but hand your opponent an extra prize card when they fall. This is how much of Stage 1 sits on each side of that trade.
Of the 5,102 Stage 1 cards, those with a special rule481cards9.4% of the group. A special rule is the line of text a card carries beyond its attacks.Of those, the ones marked ex280cards58.2% of the 481 that carry a special rule.Of those, the ones marked GX156cards32.4% of the 481 that carry a special rule.Of the 5,102, those with no special rule4,621cards90.6% of the group. These give your opponent no extra prize when they are knocked out.
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Which Stage 1 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: Water leads on cards while Fighting leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Fighting, the hardest hitter here at 175 damage
  • Fighting — hits hardestagainst the group average of 702.51× the average · 2 of the 49 counted175
  • Water — most cardsagainst the group average of 701.04× the average · 14 of the 49 counted73
  • Psychicagainst the group average of 701.03× the average · 6 of the 49 counted72
  • Fireagainst the group average of 700.91× the average · 8 of the 49 counted64
  • Lightningagainst the group average of 700.79× the average · 2 of the 49 counted55
  • Darknessagainst the group average of 700.73× the average · 10 of the 49 counted51

Counted across the 49 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards

A group price says nothing about what its cards do on the table. These three print the biggest attacks of any Stage 1 card in the archive, and the middle one's numbers are set out under them.
The three biggest attacks among Stage 1 cards — hover to fan them outpress and hold to fan them out
Middle card · Vaporeon ex WaterHP 280Biggest attack 280Weak to LightningRetreat 2
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Stage 1 Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Stage 1 Pokémon cards are there?

There are 5,102 Stage 1 cards in this archive, and 4,949 of them carry a price. The stage is where a card stands in an evolution line, recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Trainer and energy cards carry no stage, so this axis covers only the Pokémon part of the archive.

How much is a Stage 1 Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $1.90. Across the 4,949 priced cards the range runs from $0.03 to $1,499.24, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Stage 1 Pokémon card?

Umbreon ex 161 from Prismatic Evolutions, at $1,499.24. It is 789× the typical price of the group.

Are Stage 1 Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 5 of 5 stages, with 0 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 5,102 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 25.0%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Stage 1 Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 4,949 of the 5,102 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 Stage 1 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 5,052 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Stage 1 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Stage 1 card rose from $1.25 to $1.90, a change of +52.0%. 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 Stage 1 Pokémon card cost?

One in four Stage 1 cards costs $0.41 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.03. Three in four cost $11.52 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Stage 1 Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Promo is the dearest kind of Stage 1 card: 190 of them are on file and the middle one costs $13.32. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Stage 1 Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Stage 1 cards is 380, and the lowest is 30. The typical one is 90 HP, with half of them between 80 and 120 — figures counted from the 5,102 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Stage 1 Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

1,454 of the 5,102 Stage 1 cards are legal in Standard today and 3,528 in Expanded — 28.5% and 69.1% 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 Stage 1 Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 1,014 of the 4,913 Stage 1 cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Fire next at 956 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Stage 1 Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Stage 1 cards the 1999 printings sit at a typical $25.66 and the 2026 ones at $0.31, while the dearest year of all is 2002 at $47.85. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Stage 1 Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Simisage 5 from Black Bolt, which went from $1.50 to $21.07 — a change of +1,304.7% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 2,394 Stage 1 cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Stage 1 Pokémon cards?

Stage 1 cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Paldean Fates (82 cards, typically $2.37), Obsidian Flames (79 cards, typically $0.27), Paldea Evolved (74 cards, typically $0.26). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Stage 1 figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 5,102 Stage 1 cards this site holds on file — 4,949 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 Stage 1 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