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1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 172 1st Edition Holofoil cards on file, 172 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $133.98.

Print variant · 172 cards · 172 with a price · $27.79 to $1,495.00 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card worth?

The typical 1st Edition Holofoil card costs $133.98. Across the 172 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $27.79 and the dearest is $1,495.00 — Shining Charizard 107, at $1,495.00. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

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

All finishesRarityPokédex numberRegulation markEnergy typeSetArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

1st Edition Holofoil 172 cardsPrint variant

1st Edition Holofoil price summary

172 with a price · $27.79 to $1,495.00 · No. 1 of 5 finishes by typical price · +45.9% in 11 months · 76 HP on average · weak to Psychic

Typical price, last 11 months$133.98+45.9% from $91.83
Card price ladder$1,495.00$229.30 to $1,495.00
Place among finishesNo. 1CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $133.98 · No. 1 of 5
4 finishes cost less than this one
Cards on file172172 carry a priceMost expensive card$1,495.00Shining Charizard 107Cheapest on record$27.79across all 172 priced cardsPrice rose+45.9%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 1of 5 finishes

What stands out about 1st Edition Holofoil cards

  • Scale 172 cards carry this finish — 0.8% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $133.98, but the dearest reaches $1,495.00 — a gap of 11×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 1 of 5 finishes; 4 of them cost less.
  • Record 172 of the 172 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 172

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,44419,649 cardsonly cards that record a print variant remain · 96.1% of 20,444
  • Cards with a print variant 19,649172 cardsonly 1st Edition Holofoil remain · 0.9% of 19,649
  • The 172 cards on this page172 cards0.8% of every English card on file

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

1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 172 cards share the print finish 1st Edition Holofoil. A print variant is the finish a card was sold in. The same artwork can be issued in more than one finish, and each finish keeps its own price record, so the two are priced apart.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $133.98. Across the 172 priced cards the range runs $27.79 to $1,495.00.
  • Where it stands. No. 1 of 5 finishes by typical price, with 4 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 76 HP and 41 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Psychic.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 172 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 172 cards on file, 172 of them with a price

Every 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest 1st Edition Holofoil 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.
1Shining Charizard — Neo Destiny 107Market $1,495.00Shining Charizard [107]2Lugia — Neo Genesis 9Market $1,299.96Lugia [9]3Dark Gengar — Neo Destiny 6Market $1,051.50Dark Gengar [6]4Venusaur — Base 15Market $918.75Venusaur [15]5Blastoise — Base 2Market $820.00Blastoise [2]6Typhlosion — Neo Genesis 18Market $699.99Typhlosion [18]7Gengar — Fossil 5Market $601.49Gengar [5]8Gyarados — Base 6Market $600.00Gyarados [6]9Zapdos — Base 16Market $600.00Zapdos [16]10Blaine's Charizard — Gym Challenge 2Market $597.59Blaine's Charizard [2]11Dark Scizor — Neo Destiny 9Market $593.99Dark Scizor [9]12Shining Tyranitar — Neo Destiny 113Market $507.50Shining Tyranitar [113]13Entei — Neo Revelation 6Market $500.00Entei [6]14Raikou — Neo Revelation 13Market $498.99Raikou [13]15Ho-oh — Neo Revelation 7Market $488.52Ho-oh [7]16Shining Steelix — Neo Destiny 112Market $471.66Shining Steelix [112]17Sabrina's Gengar — Gym Heroes 14Market $465.66Sabrina's Gengar [14]18Dragonite — Fossil 4Market $461.75Dragonite [4]19Dark Blastoise — Team Rocket 3Market $455.66Dark Blastoise [3]20Tyranitar — Neo Discovery 12Market $450.00Tyranitar [12]21Shining Celebi — Neo Destiny 106Market $435.00Shining Celebi [106]22Light Dragonite — Neo Destiny 14Market $416.99Light Dragonite [14]23Shining Noctowl — Neo Destiny 110Market $409.98Shining Noctowl [110]24Dark Dragonite — Team Rocket 5Market $403.99Dark Dragonite [5]25Dark Charizard — Team Rocket 4Market $399.37Dark Charizard [4]26Erika's Dragonair — Gym Heroes 4Market $387.00Erika's Dragonair [4]27Dark Raichu — Team Rocket 83Market $360.23Dark Raichu [83]28Rocket's Scyther — Gym Heroes 13Market $349.99Rocket's Scyther [13]29Celebi — Neo Revelation 3Market $349.99Celebi [3]30Misty's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 13Market $348.33Misty's Gyarados [13]31Espeon — Neo Discovery 1Market $344.12Espeon [1]32Snorlax — Jungle 11Market $342.03Snorlax [11]33Houndoom — Neo Revelation 8Market $336.66Houndoom [8]34Giovanni's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 5Market $321.99Giovanni's Gyarados [5]35Nidoking — Base 11Market $319.99Nidoking [11]36Pichu — Neo Genesis 12Market $319.31Pichu [12]37Clefairy — Base 5Market $316.97Clefairy [5]38Dark Houndoom — Neo Destiny 7Market $299.99Dark Houndoom [7]39Mewtwo — Base 10Market $299.77Mewtwo [10]40Shining Kabutops — Neo Destiny 108Market $295.00Shining Kabutops [108]41Hitmonchan — Base 7Market $292.50Hitmonchan [7]42Alakazam — Base 1Market $290.32Alakazam [1]43Light Togetic — Neo Destiny 15Market $290.00Light Togetic [15]44Dark Tyranitar — Neo Destiny 11Market $285.29Dark Tyranitar [11]45Sabrina's Alakazam — Gym Challenge 16Market $259.25Sabrina's Alakazam [16]46Rocket's Mewtwo — Gym Challenge 14Market $245.14Rocket's Mewtwo [14]47Jolteon — Jungle 4Market $243.46Jolteon [4]48Dark Gyarados — Team Rocket 8Market $242.83Dark Gyarados [8]49Meganium — Neo Genesis 11Market $234.46Meganium [11]50Rocket's Moltres — Gym Heroes 12Market $229.30Rocket's Moltres [12]

The 50 dearest 1st Edition Holofoil 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
Shining Charizard — Neo Destiny 1071Shining CharizardNeo Destiny$1,495.00Rare ShiningLugia — Neo Genesis 92LugiaNeo Genesis$1,299.96Rare HoloDark Gengar — Neo Destiny 63Dark GengarNeo Destiny$1,051.50Rare HoloVenusaur — Base 154VenusaurBase$918.75Rare HoloBlastoise — Base 25BlastoiseBase$820.00Rare HoloTyphlosion — Neo Genesis 186TyphlosionNeo Genesis$699.99Rare HoloGengar — Fossil 57GengarFossil$601.49Rare HoloGyarados — Base 68GyaradosBase$600.00Rare HoloZapdos — Base 169ZapdosBase$600.00Rare HoloBlaine's Charizard — Gym Challenge 210Blaine's CharizardGym Challenge$597.59Rare Holo
Show the rest of the list40 more cards, still in price order+40
Dark Scizor — Neo Destiny 911Dark ScizorNeo Destiny$593.99Rare HoloShining Tyranitar — Neo Destiny 11312Shining TyranitarNeo Destiny$507.50Rare ShiningEntei — Neo Revelation 613EnteiNeo Revelation$500.00Rare HoloRaikou — Neo Revelation 1314RaikouNeo Revelation$498.99Rare HoloHo-oh — Neo Revelation 715Ho-ohNeo Revelation$488.52Rare HoloShining Steelix — Neo Destiny 11216Shining SteelixNeo Destiny$471.66Rare ShiningSabrina's Gengar — Gym Heroes 1417Sabrina's GengarGym Heroes$465.66Rare HoloDragonite — Fossil 418DragoniteFossil$461.75Rare HoloDark Blastoise — Team Rocket 319Dark BlastoiseTeam Rocket$455.66Rare HoloTyranitar — Neo Discovery 1220TyranitarNeo Discovery$450.00Rare HoloShining Celebi — Neo Destiny 10621Shining CelebiNeo Destiny$435.00Rare ShiningLight Dragonite — Neo Destiny 1422Light DragoniteNeo Destiny$416.99Rare HoloShining Noctowl — Neo Destiny 11023Shining NoctowlNeo Destiny$409.98Rare ShiningDark Dragonite — Team Rocket 524Dark DragoniteTeam Rocket$403.99Rare HoloDark Charizard — Team Rocket 425Dark CharizardTeam Rocket$399.37Rare HoloErika's Dragonair — Gym Heroes 426Erika's DragonairGym Heroes$387.00Rare HoloDark Raichu — Team Rocket 8327Dark RaichuTeam Rocket$360.23Rare SecretRocket's Scyther — Gym Heroes 1328Rocket's ScytherGym Heroes$349.99Rare HoloCelebi — Neo Revelation 329CelebiNeo Revelation$349.99Rare HoloMisty's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 1330Misty's GyaradosGym Challenge$348.33Rare HoloEspeon — Neo Discovery 131EspeonNeo Discovery$344.12Rare HoloSnorlax — Jungle 1132SnorlaxJungle$342.03Rare HoloHoundoom — Neo Revelation 833HoundoomNeo Revelation$336.66Rare HoloGiovanni's Gyarados — Gym Challenge 534Giovanni's GyaradosGym Challenge$321.99Rare HoloNidoking — Base 1135NidokingBase$319.99Rare HoloPichu — Neo Genesis 1236PichuNeo Genesis$319.31Rare HoloClefairy — Base 537ClefairyBase$316.97Rare HoloDark Houndoom — Neo Destiny 738Dark HoundoomNeo Destiny$299.99Rare HoloMewtwo — Base 1039MewtwoBase$299.77Rare HoloShining Kabutops — Neo Destiny 10840Shining KabutopsNeo Destiny$295.00Rare ShiningHitmonchan — Base 741HitmonchanBase$292.50Rare HoloAlakazam — Base 142AlakazamBase$290.32Rare HoloLight Togetic — Neo Destiny 1543Light TogeticNeo Destiny$290.00Rare HoloDark Tyranitar — Neo Destiny 1144Dark TyranitarNeo Destiny$285.29Rare HoloSabrina's Alakazam — Gym Challenge 1645Sabrina's AlakazamGym Challenge$259.25Rare HoloRocket's Mewtwo — Gym Challenge 1446Rocket's MewtwoGym Challenge$245.14Rare HoloJolteon — Jungle 447JolteonJungle$243.46Rare HoloDark Gyarados — Team Rocket 848Dark GyaradosTeam Rocket$242.83Rare HoloMeganium — Neo Genesis 1149MeganiumNeo Genesis$234.46Rare HoloRocket's Moltres — Gym Heroes 1250Rocket's MoltresGym Heroes$229.30Rare Holo

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

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Are 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards as a group rather than for one card.
Typical 1st Edition Holofoil card price, September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026
Each point is the middle price of the 172 priced 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $91.83 to $133.98
Reading dateTypical priceWhere it started
12 Sep 2591.83
10 Oct 2595.56
7 Nov 2598.3
5 Dec 2598.97
2 Jan 26100.18
30 Jan 2699.5
27 Feb 26102.29
27 Mar 26107.11
24 Apr 26107.38
22 May 26112.29
19 Jun 26110.79
17 Jul 26119.39
14 Aug 26133.98
Typical priceWhere it started · $91.83Now $133.98381 days on file
1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards — price change by window
WindowTypical thenTypical nowChange
Last month$119.39$133.98+12.2%
Last 3 months$112.29$133.98+19.3%
Last 6 months$102.29$133.98+31.0%
Since September 12, 2025$91.83$133.98+45.9%

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 1st Edition Holofoil card rose from $91.83 to $133.98 over the 11 months on file — +45.9%. 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 172 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.
$27.79$1,495.00$133.98Where the price splits in half — $27.79 to $1,495.00 laid out on a ten-fold scale
$27.79$1,495.00$286.47Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this
0%100%7.6%Cards costing more than $500 — 13 of the 172 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 172 priced 1st Edition Holofoil cards, from $27.79 to $1,495.00, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.

All 172 priced 1st Edition Holofoil cards, by price band
$20 to $505.2%9 cards
$50 to $10030.8%53 cards
$100 to $50056.4%97 cards
$500 and up7.6%13 cards

How every 1st Edition Holofoil card with a price falls into price bands — 172 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 1st Edition Holofoil card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

All 172 priced 1st Edition Holofoil cards, by price band
GroupShareValue
$20 to $505.2%9 cards
$50 to $10030.8%53 cards
$100 to $50056.4%97 cards
$500 and up7.6%13 cards
  • Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$461.14
  • Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$286.47
  • Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$133.98
  • Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$86.78
  • Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$27.79

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

1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
FigureAll priced cardsThe 50 listed above
Cards counted17250
Cheapest$27.79$229.30
Cheaper quarter, up to$86.78—
Typical (median)$133.98—
Dearer quarter, from$286.47—
Dearest tenth, from$461.14—
Average$214.01—
Dearest$1,495.00$1,495.00

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

The average price of a 1st Edition Holofoil card is $214.01 while the typical one is $133.98. The gap between those two numbers is the shape of this group: the cards sit close together, so the average and the typical price say roughly the same thing.

What three quarters of the 172 priced 1st Edition Holofoil cards cost

One in four 1st Edition Holofoil cards costs $86.78 or less, half cost $133.98 or less, and three in four cost $286.47 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $286.47, and the dearest tenth starts at $461.14.

See the dearest Shining Charizard — $1,495.00
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When were 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

The run starts in 1999 with 46 cards and reaches 2002 with 20. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.
How many 1st Edition Holofoil cards were printed each year
199926.7%46 cards
200044.2%76 cards
200117.4%30 cards
200211.6%20 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for 1st Edition Holofoil cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 172 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards were printed each year
GroupShareValue
199926.7%46 cards
200044.2%76 cards
200117.4%30 cards
200211.6%20 cards
  • 199946 cards printed$120.33
  • 200076 cards printed$126.62
  • 200130 cards printed$116.50
  • 200220 cards printed$292.50

The middle price of the 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards worth more?
YearCardsShareTypical price
19994626.7%$120.33
20007644.2%$126.62
20013017.4%$116.50
20022011.6%$292.50

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary 1st Edition Holofoil card costs. These tables break the group down by rarity, set and illustrator, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a $1 card from a $100 one before you look it up.
Which 1st Edition Holofoil cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rare Holo95.9%165 cards
Rare Shining3.5%6 cards
Rare Secret0.6%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
GroupShareValue
Rare Holo95.9%165 cards
Rare Shining3.5%6 cards
Rare Secret0.6%1 cards
Which 1st Edition Holofoil cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price
Rare Holo16595.9%$130.24
Rare Shining63.5%$453.33
Rare Secret10.6%—

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards?
Gym Challenge11.6%20 cards
Neo Destiny11.6%20 cards
Gym Heroes11.0%19 cards
Neo Genesis11.0%19 cards
Team Rocket10.5%18 cards
Jungle9.3%16 cards
Neo Discovery9.3%16 cards
Base8.7%15 cards
Fossil8.7%15 cards
Neo Revelation8.1%14 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards?
GroupShareValue
Gym Challenge11.6%20 cards
Neo Destiny11.6%20 cards
Gym Heroes11.0%19 cards
Neo Genesis11.0%19 cards
Team Rocket10.5%18 cards
Jungle9.3%16 cards
Neo Discovery9.3%16 cards
Base8.7%15 cards
Fossil8.7%15 cards
Neo Revelation8.1%14 cards
Which sets hold the 1st Edition Holofoil cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price
Gym Challenge2011.6%$135.69
Neo Destiny2011.6%$292.50
Gym Heroes1911.0%$123.00
Neo Genesis1911.0%$136.49
Team Rocket1810.5%$93.63
Jungle169.3%$111.59
Neo Discovery169.3%$93.75
Base158.7%$292.50
Fossil158.7%$115.14
Neo Revelation148.1%$192.10

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards?
Ken Sugimori48.3%83 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita12.2%21 cards
Kagemaru Himeno8.1%14 cards
Atsuko Nishida5.2%9 cards
Shin-ichi Yoshida5.2%9 cards
Hironobu Yoshida4.7%8 cards
Keiji Kinebuchi2.9%5 cards
Kimiya Masago1.7%3 cards
Aya Kusube1.2%2 cards
CR CG gangs1.2%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards?
GroupShareValue
Ken Sugimori48.3%83 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita12.2%21 cards
Kagemaru Himeno8.1%14 cards
Atsuko Nishida5.2%9 cards
Shin-ichi Yoshida5.2%9 cards
Hironobu Yoshida4.7%8 cards
Keiji Kinebuchi2.9%5 cards
Kimiya Masago1.7%3 cards
Aya Kusube1.2%2 cards
CR CG gangs1.2%2 cards
Who drew the 1st Edition Holofoil cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price
Ken Sugimori8348.3%$135.71
Mitsuhiro Arita2112.2%$147.37
Kagemaru Himeno148.1%$104.82
Atsuko Nishida95.2%$137.05
Shin-ichi Yoshida95.2%$125.00
Hironobu Yoshida84.7%$392.50
Keiji Kinebuchi52.9%$113.47
Kimiya Masago31.7%$87.10
Aya Kusube21.2%—
CR CG gangs21.2%—

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards use?
Grass16.3%28 cards
Colorless15.1%26 cards
Water12.8%22 cards
Lightning11.0%19 cards
Psychic11.0%19 cards
Fire9.9%17 cards
Fighting8.7%15 cards
Metal4.7%8 cards
Darkness2.3%4 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards use?
GroupShareValue
Grass16.3%28 cards
Colorless15.1%26 cards
Water12.8%22 cards
Lightning11.0%19 cards
Psychic11.0%19 cards
Fire9.9%17 cards
Fighting8.7%15 cards
Metal4.7%8 cards
Darkness2.3%4 cards
Which energy types do 1st Edition Holofoil cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price
Grass2816.3%$103.11
Colorless2615.1%$132.51
Water2212.8%$163.05
Lightning1911.0%$120.00
Psychic1911.0%$202.94
Fire179.9%$199.80
Fighting158.7%$123.00
Metal84.7%$80.72
Darkness42.3%$393.33

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards come from?
Neo40.1%69 cards
Base37.2%64 cards
Gym22.7%39 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards come from?
GroupShareValue
Neo40.1%69 cards
Base37.2%64 cards
Gym22.7%39 cards
Which eras of the game do 1st Edition Holofoil cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price
Neo6940.1%$166.12
Base6437.2%$115.43
Gym3922.7%$133.05

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards worth more?
Stage 134.3%59 cards
Stage 229.7%51 cards
Basic27.3%47 cards
Baby0.6%1 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards worth more?
GroupShareValue
Stage 134.3%59 cards
Stage 229.7%51 cards
Basic27.3%47 cards
Baby0.6%1 cards
Are evolved 1st Edition Holofoil cards worth more?
Evolution stageCardsShareTypical price
Stage 15934.3%$114.25
Stage 25129.7%$168.16
Basic4727.3%$192.61
Baby10.6%—

Counted across all 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every 1st Edition Holofoil 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.
1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP30607590120158
Biggest attack10304050120147

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 1st Edition Holofoil card HP
Lowest25.0% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter50.0% of the highest60 HP
Typical62.5% of the highest75 HP
Upper quarter75.0% of the highest90 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest120 HP

HP printed on the 158 1st Edition Holofoil cards that carry one. The typical card is 75 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 60 and 90 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe 1st Edition Holofoil card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest25.0% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter50.0% of the highest60 HP
Typical62.5% of the highest75 HP
Upper quarter75.0% of the highest90 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest120 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a 1st Edition Holofoil card
Lowest8.3% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter25.0% of the highest30 damage
Typical33.3% of the highest40 damage
Upper quarter41.7% of the highest50 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest120 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 147 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil card
GroupShareValue
Lowest8.3% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter25.0% of the highest30 damage
Typical33.3% of the highest40 damage
Upper quarter41.7% of the highest50 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest120 damage
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What are 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 134 1st Edition Holofoil cards that print one, the most common is Psychic on 32 of them.
What 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards are weak to
Psychic23.9%32 cards
Fighting22.4%30 cards
Fire20.1%27 cards
Grass13.4%18 cards
Water10.4%14 cards
Lightning9.7%13 cards

What 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards are weak to — 134 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 134 1st Edition Holofoil cards that print a weakness.

What 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards are weak to
GroupShareValue
Psychic23.9%32 cards
Fighting22.4%30 cards
Fire20.1%27 cards
Grass13.4%18 cards
Water10.4%14 cards
Lightning9.7%13 cards
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Which 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 73 of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards resist

What 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards resist — 73 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is Fighting at 56%.56%Fighting
  • Fighting56%
  • Psychic27%
  • Grass11%
  • Lightning5%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some 1st Edition Holofoil cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 158 1st Edition Holofoil cards that print a stage.
1581st Edition Holofoil
Stage 159 · 37.3%Stage 251 · 32.3%Basic47 · 29.7%Baby1 · 0.6%

The 158 1st Edition Holofoil cards that print a stage, split by which stage it is

How 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards evolve
Stage 137.3%typically $114.2559 cards
Stage 232.3%typically $168.1651 cards
Basic29.7%typically $192.6147 cards
Baby0.6%1 cards

158 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.

How 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards evolve
GroupShareValue
Stage 137.3%59 cards
Stage 232.3%51 cards
Basic29.7%47 cards
Baby0.6%1 cards
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Can you still play 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil card on the table, across all 172 of them.
Standard
0 cards you can play today
0 of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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
172 that no current format accepts
172 of the group — 100.0% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.
What it costs to retreat a 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card
232.9%52 cards
129.7%47 cards
324.1%38 cards
011.4%retreats free18 cards
41.9%3 cards

158 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card
GroupShareValue
232.9%52 cards
129.7%47 cards
324.1%38 cards
011.4%18 cards
41.9%3 cards
Can you still play 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today00.0%
Legal in Expanded today00.0%
Cards with an Ability5532.0%
Cards with a special rule2212.8%

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 172 cards
Legal in Standard today0.0%0 cards
Legal in Expanded today0.0%0 cards
Cards with an Ability32.0%55 cards
Cards with a special rule12.8%22 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 172 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today0.0%0 cards
Legal in Expanded today0.0%0 cards
Cards with an Ability32.0%55 cards
Cards with a special rule12.8%22 cards
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Which 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +45.9%. These are the 1st Edition Holofoil cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 157 1st Edition Holofoil cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

157 1st Edition Holofoil cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The 1st Edition Holofoil group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -35.0% to +1,178.2% — 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards you can buy

A group price hides its own floor. These are the 6 least expensive 1st Edition Holofoil cards carrying a price, which is what the group costs to start rather than what its best card costs.
Metal EnergyRare Holo · Neo GenesisMarket $27.79PoliwrathRare Holo · Neo DiscoveryMarket $35.63Rocket's Sneak AttackRare Holo · Team RocketMarket $41.00Rainbow EnergyRare Holo · Team RocketMarket $43.34CrobatRare Holo · Neo RevelationMarket $45.95Dark WeezingRare Holo · Team RocketMarket $46.52

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

Metal EnergyNeo Genesis#19$27.79Rare HoloPoliwrathNeo Discovery#9$35.63Rare HoloRocket's Sneak AttackTeam Rocket#16$41.00Rare HoloRainbow EnergyTeam Rocket#17$43.34Rare HoloCrobatNeo Revelation#4$45.95Rare HoloDark WeezingTeam Rocket#14$46.52Rare Holo

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 1st Edition Holofoil compares with the other finishes

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

Bar length is the typical price against 1st Edition Holofoil, the dearest finish at $133.98. The row without a link is this group.

5 finishes in totalSee them all

1st Edition Holofoil is No. 1 of 5 finishes by typical price, with 4 of them cheaper and 0 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 157 1st Edition Holofoil cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.
1 energy50 cards · 31.8% of the 157 counted
2 energy40 cards · 25.5% of the 157 counted
3 energy43 cards · 27.4% of the 157 counted
4 energy22 cards · 14.0% of the 157 counted
5 energy2 cards · 1.3% of the 157 counted

1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 157 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 finishes 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 finishes side by side, each on its own averages, with 1st Edition Holofoil among them.
Finishes compared on what their cards actually print
Print variantCardsAverage HPAverage biggest attackDamage per HPMost common stage
1st Edition Holofoil17276410.54Stage 1
1st Edition75556250.45Basic
Holofoil7,484157960.61Basic
Normal11,02180430.54Basic
Reverse Holofoil21789560.63Basic

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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are 1st Edition Holofoil cards, and one costs 54 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 groupShining CharizardShining CharizardNeo Destiny 107$1,495.00
54× apartBoth are 1st Edition Holofoil cards
$27.79 VS $1,495.00
Cheapest in the groupMetal EnergyMetal EnergyNeo Genesis 19$27.79
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Which 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards you have to evolve into

A Basic card is played straight from the hand. Every later stage has to arrive on top of the card before it, so an evolved 1st Edition Holofoil card costs you deck slots and turns that a Basic one does not.
The stage ladder inside 1st Edition Holofoil158 cards print a stage
BasicNo image1st Edition Holofoil47Basic47 1st Edition Holofoil cards
Stage 1No image1st Edition Holofoil59Stage 159 1st Edition Holofoil cards
Stage 2No image1st Edition Holofoil51Stage 251 1st Edition Holofoil cards
What that costs a 1st Edition Holofoil deck
  • 111 of the 158 cards that print a stage are evolutions, so they need the card before them in the deck as well.
  • 4 of them evolve from Eevee.
  • 4 of them evolve from Magnemite.
  • 3 of them evolve from Houndour.
  • 3 of them evolve from Pikachu.
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The other finishes, 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.
Sabrina's Gengar — Gym Challenge 291st Edition755 cards · 56 HP on average · 25 damageFor example: Sabrina's GengarTypical card $8.05Lugia — Aquapolis 149Holofoil7,484 cards · 157 HP on average · 96 damageFor example: LugiaTypical card $7.36Normal11,021 cards · 80 HP on average · 43 damageFor example: Tropical Tidal WaveTypical card $0.68Ho-oh — Skyridge 149Reverse Holofoil217 cards · 89 HP on average · 56 damageFor example: Ho-ohTypical card $0.35

Bar length is that group's size against the largest of them, which is 11,021 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 1st Edition Holofoil cards apart

Each panel already carries the answer its section arrives at, so you can read the whole of 1st Edition Holofoil here and open only the part you came for.
Are they going up in value?+45.9%$91.83 to $133.98See the trendWhat are they made of?Rare HoloRare Holo165Rare Shining6Rare Secret195.9% of the groupSee the breakdownWhat beats them?Psychic32 of the 134 that print a weaknessSee every weaknessHow do they evolve?Stage 159 of the 158 that print a stageSee the stage ladderCan you still play them?0.0%0 of 172 are legal in StandardSee both formatsWhat do they cost to attack?1 energy50 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladderHow hard do they hit for their size?0.5476 HP and 41 damage on averageCompare every groupWhat is the cheapest one?$27.79Metal Energy — Neo GenesisSee the cheapest six
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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for 1st Edition Holofoil 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
172cards
172 of them carry a price
Typical price
$133.98
The middle price of the priced cards
Cheapest on file
$27.79
One card, not the group
Dearest on file
$1,495.00
One card, not the group
Where the middle half sits$86.78 to $286.47Top tenth starts at$461.14Average HP76Average biggest attack41Most common weaknessPsychic

Where 1st Edition Holofoil sits, at a glance

Tournament legal0.0%0.0%0 of 172 cards are legal in Standard todayPrice rank1of 5 finishesTypical card $133.98; the dearest group is $133.98Where it sits on the ladder100% cheaper below it4 of the 4 finishes cost less than this oneMost common rarityRare Holo165 of the 172 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 1st Edition Holofoil 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 Fire leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Fire, the hardest hitter here at 59 damage
  • Fire — hits hardestagainst the group average of 461.28× the average · 8 of the 47 counted59
  • Metalagainst the group average of 461.20× the average · 2 of the 47 counted55
  • Lightningagainst the group average of 461.09× the average · 4 of the 47 counted50
  • Fightingagainst the group average of 461.02× the average · 3 of the 47 counted47
  • Colorlessagainst the group average of 460.98× the average · 8 of the 47 counted45
  • Wateragainst the group average of 460.98× the average · 6 of the 47 counted45

Counted across the 47 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards

A group price says nothing about what its cards do on the table. These three print the biggest attacks of any 1st Edition Holofoil card in the archive, and the middle one's numbers are set out under them.
The three biggest attacks among 1st Edition Holofoil cards — hover to fan them outpress and hold to fan them out
Middle card · Shining Charizard FireHP 100Biggest attack 100Weak to WaterRetreat 3
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1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards are there?

There are 172 1st Edition Holofoil cards in this archive, and 172 of them carry a price. A print variant is the finish a card was sold in. The same artwork can be issued in more than one finish, and each finish keeps its own price record, so the two are priced apart.

How much is a 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $133.98. Across the 172 priced cards the range runs from $27.79 to $1,495.00, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card?

Shining Charizard 107 from Neo Destiny, at $1,495.00. It is 11× the typical price of the group.

Are 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 1 of 5 finishes, with 4 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 172 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.8%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 172 of the 172 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 1st Edition Holofoil 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 122 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical 1st Edition Holofoil card rose from $91.83 to $133.98, a change of +45.9%. 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card cost?

One in four 1st Edition Holofoil cards costs $86.78 or less and the cheapest on file is $27.79. Three in four cost $286.47 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Shining is the dearest kind of 1st Edition Holofoil card: 6 of them are on file and the middle one costs $453.33. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among 1st Edition Holofoil cards is 120, and the lowest is 30. The typical one is 75 HP, with half of them between 60 and 90 — figures counted from the 158 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

0 of the 172 1st Edition Holofoil 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 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Psychic — 32 of the 134 1st Edition Holofoil cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Fighting next at 30 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among 1st Edition Holofoil cards the 1999 printings sit at a typical $120.33 and the 2002 ones at $292.50, while the dearest year of all is 2002 at $292.50. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Venusaur 15 from Base, which went from $71.88 to $918.75 — a change of +1,178.2% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 157 1st Edition Holofoil cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have 1st Edition Holofoil Pokémon cards?

1st Edition Holofoil cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Gym Challenge (20 cards, typically $135.69), Neo Destiny (20 cards, typically $292.50), Gym Heroes (19 cards, typically $123.00). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these 1st Edition Holofoil figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 172 1st Edition Holofoil cards this site holds on file — 172 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 1st Edition Holofoil 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