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

There are 11,021 Normal cards on file, 11,021 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $0.68.

Print variant · 11,021 cards · 11,021 with a price · $0.02 to $1,400.00 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Normal Pokémon card worth?

The typical Normal card costs $0.68. Across the 11,021 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.02 and the dearest is $1,400.00 — Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18, at $1,400.00. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

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

All finishes Rarity Pokédex number Regulation mark Energy type Set Artist Evolution stage Card mechanic Attack cost Attack damage Retreat cost

Normal 11,021 cardsPrint variant

11,021 with a price · $0.02 to $1,400.00 · No. 4 of 5 finishes by typical price · +25.9% in 11 months · 80 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$0.68+25.9% from $0.54

Card price ladder$1,400.00$162.47 to $1,400.00

Place among finishesNo. 4CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $0.68 · No. 4 of 5
1 finishes cost less than this one

Cards on file11,02111,021 carry a price Most expensive card$1,400.00Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 Cheapest on record$0.02across all 11,021 priced cards Price rose+25.9%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 4of 5 finishes

What stands out about Normal cards

Scale 11,021 cards carry this finish — 53.9% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $0.68, but the dearest reaches $1,400.00 — a gap of 2,059×.
Place By typical price this is No. 4 of 5 finishes; 1 of them cost less.
Record 11,021 of the 11,021 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 11,021

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 19,64911,021 cardsonly Normal remain · 56.1% of 19,649
The 11,021 cards on this page11,021 cards53.9% 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.

Normal Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 11,021 cards share the print finish Normal. 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 $0.68. Across the 11,021 priced cards the range runs $0.02 to $1,400.00.
Where it stands. No. 4 of 5 finishes by typical price, with 1 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 80 HP and 43 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 11,021 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 11,021 cards on file, 11,021 of them with a price

Every Normal Pokémon card with a price on file

These are the 50 dearest Normal cards in the archive, most expensive first. The strip shows them as cards; the list under it carries the same 50 with their set and exact price as text.

The 50 dearest Normal cards, most expensive first

Prices are the latest reading held in this site's own archive. A card with no picture on file is drawn as a small stand-in that still carries its name, set and number.

The same 50 cards as a listRank is by price inside this group.

CardNameSetPriceRarity

—1Tropical Tidal WaveHGSS Black Star Promos$1,400.00Promo Lucky StadiumWizards Black Star Promos$1,283.67Promo Pikachu with Grey Felt HatScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos$1,098.71Promo Chimecho δPOP Series 4$750.00Rare MagikarpLegendary Collection$699.99Uncommon Paradise ResortScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos$697.39Promo CharmanderLegendary Collection$616.33Common Paradise ResortScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos$597.50Promo Champions FestivalXY Black Star Promos$519.99Promo GengarSkyridge$509.99Rare

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

BulbasaurLegendary Collection$500.00Common Champions FestivalSM Black Star Promos$489.99Promo Champions FestivalSWSH Black Star Promos$450.00Promo SnorlaxWizards Black Star Promos$376.93Promo DittoDelta Species$359.99Uncommon CharmeleonLegendary Collection$350.00Uncommon UmbreonAquapolis$350.00Rare NinetalesPokémon Rumble$342.42Rarity not on file Dark WartortleLegendary Collection$325.00Uncommon DittoDelta Species$322.50Uncommon Rayquaza δHolon Phantoms$308.60Rare Mewtwo δHolon Phantoms$287.50Rare CharizardExpedition Base Set$284.68Rare LucarioPokémon Rumble$280.48Rarity not on file UmbreonSkyridge$279.99Rare DittoDelta Species$269.32Uncommon WooperAquapolis$250.00Uncommon PsyduckTeam Magma vs Team Aqua$249.99Common Latias ★Deoxys$249.99Rare Holo Star Champions FestivalSM Black Star Promos$249.99Promo MagnetonLegendary Collection$239.99Rare PikachuHolon Phantoms$239.99Common DragoniteHS—Triumphant$234.28Rare ArcanineSandstorm$221.68Rare Dark DragonairTeam Rocket Returns$220.00Uncommon Tropical WindNintendo Black Star Promos$210.75Promo GrowlitheLegendary Collection$200.00Uncommon DragoniteExpedition Base Set$200.00Rare UmbreonSandstorm$200.00Rare GengarDiamond & Pearl$199.99Rare GyaradosSkyridge$199.99Rare TogepiTeam Rocket Returns$199.99Uncommon Rocket's MeowthTeam Rocket Returns$199.95Uncommon PsyduckAquapolis$190.09Common HoundoomAquapolis$185.61Rare GengarArceus$182.65Rare Champions FestivalBW Black Star Promos$174.99Promo GengarExpedition Base Set$170.07Rare BlastoiseExpedition Base Set$165.00Rare VenonatSkyridge$162.47Common

11,021 cards on file carry a price; the archive holds the 50 dearest of them in full.

1 of these 50 have no picture on file yet

No imageTropical Tidal WaveHGSS Black Star Promos#HGSS18$1,400.00Promo

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

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Which Normal cards share a name across several printings?

21 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 7 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.

Champions Festival5 printings · 4 sets

Gengar4 printings · 4 sets

Ditto3 printings · 1 set

Umbreon3 printings · 3 sets

Paradise Resort2 printings · 1 set

Psyduck2 printings · 2 sets

Dragonite2 printings · 2 sets

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

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

Each point is the middle price of the 11,021 priced Normal 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 Normal Pokémon card from September 12, 2025 to August 14, 2026 — rose from $0.54 to $0.68
Reading date	Typical price	Where it started
12 Sep 25	0.54
10 Oct 25	0.53
7 Nov 25	0.53
5 Dec 25	0.54
2 Jan 26	0.55
30 Jan 26	0.56
27 Feb 26	0.57
27 Mar 26	0.58
24 Apr 26	0.6
22 May 26	0.61
19 Jun 26	0.64
17 Jul 26	0.66
14 Aug 26	0.68

Typical priceWhere it started · $0.54Now $0.68381 days on file

Normal Pokémon cards — price change by window
Window	Typical then	Typical now	Change
Last month	$0.66	$0.68	+3.0%
Last 3 months	$0.61	$0.68	+11.5%
Last 6 months	$0.57	$0.68	+19.3%
Since September 12, 2025	$0.54	$0.68	+25.9%

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 Normal card rose from $0.54 to $0.68 over the 11 months on file — +25.9%. 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 Normal Pokémon card prices are spread

One group price cannot describe 11,021 cards. These figures show how far apart they actually sit.

$0.02$1,400.00$0.68Where the price splits in half — $0.02 to $1,400.00 laid out on a ten-fold scale

$0.02$1,400.00$4.73Where the dearer quarter begins — one card in four costs more than this

0%100%24.2%Cards costing more than $5 — 2,662 of the 11,021 that carry a price

Each half circle is the whole price range of the 11,021 priced Normal cards, from $0.02 to $1,400.00, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.

All 11,021 priced Normal cards, by price band

Under $156.5%6,223 cards

$1 to $519.4%2,136 cards

$5 to $2013.7%1,509 cards

$20 to $506.7%741 cards

$50 to $1002.5%273 cards

$100 to $5001.2%128 cards

$500 and up0.1%11 cards

How every Normal card with a price falls into price bands — 11,021 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 Normal card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.

All 11,021 priced Normal cards, by price band
Group	Share	Value
Under $1	56.5%	6,223 cards
$1 to $5	19.4%	2,136 cards
$5 to $20	13.7%	1,509 cards
$20 to $50	6.7%	741 cards
$50 to $100	2.5%	273 cards
$100 to $500	1.2%	128 cards
$500 and up	0.1%	11 cards

Dearest tenth startsone in ten costs more than this$20.87
Dearer quarter startsone in four costs more than this$4.73
Typical cardhalf cost less, half cost more$0.68
Cheaper quarter endsone in four costs less than this$0.29
Cheapest on filenothing in the group costs less$0.02

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

Normal Pokémon cards — two ways of counting the same group
Figure	All priced cards	The 50 listed above
Cards counted	11,021	50
Cheapest	$0.02	$162.47
Cheaper quarter, up to	$0.29	—
Typical (median)	$0.68	—
Dearer quarter, from	$4.73	—
Dearest tenth, from	$20.87	—
Average	$8.67	—
Dearest	$1,400.00	$1,400.00

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

The average price of a Normal card is $8.67 while the typical one is $0.68. 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 11,021 priced Normal cards cost

One in four Normal cards costs $0.29 or less, half cost $0.68 or less, and three in four cost $4.73 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $4.73, and the dearest tenth starts at $20.87.

See the dearest Tropical Tidal Wave — $1,400.00

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

The run starts in 1999 with 43 cards and reaches 2026 with 233. Age and price are drawn separately below, because the year with the most cards is rarely the year with the dearest ones.

How many Normal cards were printed each year

19990.4%43 cards

20001.0%110 cards

20010.1%12 cards

20022.0%224 cards

20034.5%498 cards

20042.7%293 cards

20052.6%284 cards

20062.6%290 cards

20073.7%410 cards

20083.6%398 cards

20093.8%424 cards

20102.4%267 cards

20113.1%346 cards

20123.4%373 cards

20133.5%381 cards

20143.4%377 cards

20153.6%402 cards

20163.8%418 cards

20173.9%432 cards

20184.8%525 cards

20196.2%682 cards

20205.3%586 cards

20215.2%574 cards

20224.7%516 cards

20237.6%842 cards

20245.6%622 cards

20254.2%459 cards

20262.1%233 cards

Bar length is that year against the busiest year for Normal cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 11,021 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 Normal cards were printed each year
Group	Share	Value
1999	0.4%	43 cards
2000	1.0%	110 cards
2001	0.1%	12 cards
2002	2.0%	224 cards
2003	4.5%	498 cards
2004	2.7%	293 cards
2005	2.6%	284 cards
2006	2.6%	290 cards
2007	3.7%	410 cards
2008	3.6%	398 cards
2009	3.8%	424 cards
2010	2.4%	267 cards
2011	3.1%	346 cards
2012	3.4%	373 cards
2013	3.5%	381 cards
2014	3.4%	377 cards
2015	3.6%	402 cards
2016	3.8%	418 cards
2017	3.9%	432 cards
2018	4.8%	525 cards
2019	6.2%	682 cards
2020	5.3%	586 cards
2021	5.2%	574 cards
2022	4.7%	516 cards
2023	7.6%	842 cards
2024	5.6%	622 cards
2025	4.2%	459 cards
2026	2.1%	233 cards

199943 cards printed$36.79
2000110 cards printed$1.23
200112 cards printed$46.88
2002224 cards printed$31.88
2003498 cards printed$21.51
2004293 cards printed$14.99
2005284 cards printed$20.45
2006290 cards printed$21.62
2007410 cards printed$4.99
2008398 cards printed$4.99
2009424 cards printed$4.39
2010267 cards printed$6.38
2011346 cards printed$2.09
2012373 cards printed$1.55
2013381 cards printed$1.78
2014377 cards printed$0.82
2015402 cards printed$0.73
2016418 cards printed$0.62
2017432 cards printed$0.39
2018525 cards printed$0.63
2019682 cards printed$0.56
2020586 cards printed$0.32
2021574 cards printed$0.25
2022516 cards printed$0.25
2023842 cards printed$0.24
2024622 cards printed$0.24
2025459 cards printed$0.24
2026233 cards printed$0.17

The middle price of the Normal 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 Normal cards worth more?
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
1999	43	0.4%	$36.79
2000	110	1.0%	$1.23
2001	12	0.1%	$46.88
2002	224	2.0%	$31.88
2003	498	4.5%	$21.51
2004	293	2.7%	$14.99
2005	284	2.6%	$20.45
2006	290	2.6%	$21.62
2007	410	3.7%	$4.99
2008	398	3.6%	$4.99
2009	424	3.8%	$4.39
2010	267	2.4%	$6.38
2011	346	3.1%	$2.09
2012	373	3.4%	$1.55
2013	381	3.5%	$1.78
2014	377	3.4%	$0.82
2015	402	3.6%	$0.73
2016	418	3.8%	$0.62
2017	432	3.9%	$0.39
2018	525	4.8%	$0.63
2019	682	6.2%	$0.56
2020	586	5.3%	$0.32
2021	574	5.2%	$0.25
2022	516	4.7%	$0.25
2023	842	7.6%	$0.24
2024	622	5.6%	$0.24
2025	459	4.2%	$0.24
2026	233	2.1%	$0.17

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

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

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

Common42.7%4,709 cards

Uncommon38.5%4,243 cards

Rare16.8%1,851 cards

Promo1.0%111 cards

Rare Secret0.0%5 cards

Rare Holo Star0.0%2 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Group	Share	Value
Common	42.7%	4,709 cards
Uncommon	38.5%	4,243 cards
Rare	16.8%	1,851 cards
Promo	1.0%	111 cards
Rare Secret	0.0%	5 cards
Rare Holo Star	0.0%	2 cards

Which Normal cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price
Common	4,709	42.7%	$0.50
Uncommon	4,243	38.5%	$0.60
Rare	1,851	16.8%	$2.09
Promo	111	1.0%	$36.79
Rare Secret	5	0.0%	$4.70
Rare Holo Star	2	0.0%	—

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards?

Fusion Strike1.9%204 cards

Unified Minds1.6%176 cards

Cosmic Eclipse1.6%171 cards

Obsidian Flames1.5%166 cards

Scarlet & Violet1.5%165 cards

Unbroken Bonds1.4%155 cards

Lost Thunder1.4%154 cards

Paldea Evolved1.4%151 cards

Surging Sparks1.4%149 cards

Sword & Shield1.3%148 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards?
Group	Share	Value
Fusion Strike	1.9%	204 cards
Unified Minds	1.6%	176 cards
Cosmic Eclipse	1.6%	171 cards
Obsidian Flames	1.5%	166 cards
Scarlet & Violet	1.5%	165 cards
Unbroken Bonds	1.4%	155 cards
Lost Thunder	1.4%	154 cards
Paldea Evolved	1.4%	151 cards
Surging Sparks	1.4%	149 cards
Sword & Shield	1.3%	148 cards

Which sets hold the Normal cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price
Fusion Strike	204	1.9%	$0.28
Unified Minds	176	1.6%	$0.51
Cosmic Eclipse	171	1.6%	$0.60
Obsidian Flames	166	1.5%	$0.25
Scarlet & Violet	165	1.5%	$0.22
Unbroken Bonds	155	1.4%	$0.55
Lost Thunder	154	1.4%	$0.76
Paldea Evolved	151	1.4%	$0.20
Surging Sparks	149	1.4%	$0.27
Sword & Shield	148	1.3%	$0.37

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal card carry the value?

Item5.5%611 cards

Supporter4.6%511 cards

Pokémon Tool2.3%251 cards

Stadium1.7%183 cards

Special1.2%136 cards

SP0.6%61 cards

Team Plasma0.5%60 cards

Rapid Strike0.5%56 cards

Single Strike0.5%50 cards

Technical Machine0.2%24 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal card carry the value?
Group	Share	Value
Item	5.5%	611 cards
Supporter	4.6%	511 cards
Pokémon Tool	2.3%	251 cards
Stadium	1.7%	183 cards
Special	1.2%	136 cards
SP	0.6%	61 cards
Team Plasma	0.5%	60 cards
Rapid Strike	0.5%	56 cards
Single Strike	0.5%	50 cards
Technical Machine	0.2%	24 cards

Which kinds of Normal card carry the value?
Card kind	Cards	Share	Typical price
Item	611	5.5%	$0.49
Supporter	511	4.6%	$0.41
Pokémon Tool	251	2.3%	$0.41
Stadium	183	1.7%	$0.56
Special	136	1.2%	$1.96
SP	61	0.6%	$6.78
Team Plasma	60	0.5%	$3.39
Rapid Strike	56	0.5%	$0.24
Single Strike	50	0.5%	$0.24
Technical Machine	24	0.2%	$5.21

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards?

Ken Sugimori5.5%605 cards

Kouki Saitou3.9%433 cards

Kagemaru Himeno3.8%421 cards

Mitsuhiro Arita3.1%347 cards

5ban Graphics3.0%331 cards

Masakazu Fukuda2.8%312 cards

Midori Harada2.7%294 cards

Atsuko Nishida2.5%281 cards

Ryo Ueda1.9%206 cards

Naoyo Kimura1.8%197 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards?
Group	Share	Value
Ken Sugimori	5.5%	605 cards
Kouki Saitou	3.9%	433 cards
Kagemaru Himeno	3.8%	421 cards
Mitsuhiro Arita	3.1%	347 cards
5ban Graphics	3.0%	331 cards
Masakazu Fukuda	2.8%	312 cards
Midori Harada	2.7%	294 cards
Atsuko Nishida	2.5%	281 cards
Ryo Ueda	1.9%	206 cards
Naoyo Kimura	1.8%	197 cards

Who drew the Normal cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price
Ken Sugimori	605	5.5%	$2.61
Kouki Saitou	433	3.9%	$1.67
Kagemaru Himeno	421	3.8%	$3.19
Mitsuhiro Arita	347	3.1%	$3.49
5ban Graphics	331	3.0%	$0.93
Masakazu Fukuda	312	2.8%	$1.92
Midori Harada	294	2.7%	$4.02
Atsuko Nishida	281	2.5%	$5.42
Ryo Ueda	206	1.9%	$1.50
Naoyo Kimura	197	1.8%	$1.23

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards use?

Grass12.8%1,411 cards

Water12.3%1,359 cards

Colorless11.7%1,286 cards

Psychic11.0%1,213 cards

Fighting9.9%1,093 cards

Fire6.9%765 cards

Lightning6.7%740 cards

Darkness5.5%610 cards

Metal4.0%440 cards

Dragon1.5%162 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards use?
Group	Share	Value
Grass	12.8%	1,411 cards
Water	12.3%	1,359 cards
Colorless	11.7%	1,286 cards
Psychic	11.0%	1,213 cards
Fighting	9.9%	1,093 cards
Fire	6.9%	765 cards
Lightning	6.7%	740 cards
Darkness	5.5%	610 cards
Metal	4.0%	440 cards
Dragon	1.5%	162 cards

Which energy types do Normal cards use?
Energy type	Cards	Share	Typical price
Grass	1,411	12.8%	$0.75
Water	1,359	12.3%	$0.93
Colorless	1,286	11.7%	$0.97
Psychic	1,213	11.0%	$0.76
Fighting	1,093	9.9%	$0.59
Fire	765	6.9%	$0.74
Lightning	740	6.7%	$0.78
Darkness	610	5.5%	$0.37
Metal	440	4.0%	$0.46
Dragon	162	1.5%	$0.64

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards come from?

Sword & Shield16.1%1,773 cards

Scarlet & Violet14.9%1,646 cards

Sun & Moon14.8%1,634 cards

XY11.2%1,238 cards

EX10.0%1,099 cards

Black & White9.0%994 cards

Diamond & Pearl6.4%701 cards

E-Card3.8%419 cards

Mega Evolution3.8%417 cards

Platinum3.6%400 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards come from?
Group	Share	Value
Sword & Shield	16.1%	1,773 cards
Scarlet & Violet	14.9%	1,646 cards
Sun & Moon	14.8%	1,634 cards
XY	11.2%	1,238 cards
EX	10.0%	1,099 cards
Black & White	9.0%	994 cards
Diamond & Pearl	6.4%	701 cards
E-Card	3.8%	419 cards
Mega Evolution	3.8%	417 cards
Platinum	3.6%	400 cards

Which eras of the game do Normal cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price
Sword & Shield	1,773	16.1%	$0.28
Scarlet & Violet	1,646	14.9%	$0.24
Sun & Moon	1,634	14.8%	$0.52
XY	1,238	11.2%	$0.74
EX	1,099	10.0%	$17.33
Black & White	994	9.0%	$1.65
Diamond & Pearl	701	6.4%	$4.41
E-Card	419	3.8%	$30.51
Mega Evolution	417	3.8%	$0.19
Platinum	400	3.6%	$4.29

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards are still tournament legal?

G7.3%810 cards

H5.6%622 cards

D5.6%614 cards

F5.3%582 cards

E5.2%578 cards

I3.9%435 cards

J1.8%196 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price
G	810	7.3%	$0.23
H	622	5.6%	$0.25
D	614	5.6%	$0.32
F	582	5.3%	$0.26
E	578	5.2%	$0.25
I	435	3.9%	$0.23
J	196	1.8%	$0.17

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards worth more?

Basic51.0%5,625 cards

Stage 128.7%3,168 cards

Stage 24.2%458 cards

Restored0.1%13 cards

Baby0.1%9 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 Normal cards worth more?
Evolution stage	Cards	Share	Typical price
Basic	5,625	51.0%	$0.67
Stage 1	3,168	28.7%	$0.78
Stage 2	458	4.2%	$1.25
Restored	13	0.1%	$2.39
Baby	9	0.1%	$26.88

Counted across all 11,021 Normal 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 Normal Pokémon cards print

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

Normal Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	10	60	70	90	220	9,247
Biggest attack	10	20	30	60	350	8,608

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 Normal card HP

Lowest4.5% of the highest10 HP

Lower quarter27.3% of the highest60 HP

Typical31.8% of the highest70 HP

Upper quarter40.9% of the highest90 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest220 HP

HP printed on the 9,247 Normal cards that carry one. The typical card is 70 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 Normal card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	4.5% of the highest	10 HP
Lower quarter	27.3% of the highest	60 HP
Typical	31.8% of the highest	70 HP
Upper quarter	40.9% of the highest	90 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	220 HP

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

Lowest2.9% of the highest10 damage

Lower quarter5.7% of the highest20 damage

Typical8.6% of the highest30 damage

Upper quarter17.1% of the highest60 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest350 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 8,608 Normal cards that print one. The typical card hits for 30. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 20 and 60. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Normal card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	2.9% of the highest	10 damage
Lower quarter	5.7% of the highest	20 damage
Typical	8.6% of the highest	30 damage
Upper quarter	17.1% of the highest	60 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	350 damage

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What are Normal Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 8,896 Normal cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 1,891 of them.

What Normal Pokémon cards are weak to

Fighting21.3%1,891 cards

Fire19.4%1,724 cards

Lightning15.5%1,382 cards

Grass11.9%1,056 cards

Psychic11.3%1,008 cards

Water9.7%860 cards

Metal5.8%519 cards

Darkness5.1%456 cards

What Normal Pokémon cards are weak to — 8,896 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 8,896 Normal cards that print a weakness.

What Normal Pokémon cards are weak to
Group	Share	Value
Fighting	21.3%	1,891 cards
Fire	19.4%	1,724 cards
Lightning	15.5%	1,382 cards
Grass	11.9%	1,056 cards
Psychic	11.3%	1,008 cards
Water	9.7%	860 cards
Metal	5.8%	519 cards
Darkness	5.1%	456 cards

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Which Normal Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 2,360 of the 11,021 Normal cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Normal Pokémon cards resist

Fighting45.9%1,084 cards

Psychic18.7%442 cards

Metal11.9%281 cards

Grass10.0%236 cards

Water8.0%188 cards

Lightning5.5%129 cards

What Normal Pokémon cards resist — 2,360 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 Normal cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do Normal Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 9,273 Normal cards that print a stage.

9,273Normal

Basic5,625 · 60.7%Stage 13,168 · 34.2%Stage 2458 · 4.9%Restored13 · 0.1%Baby9 · 0.1%

The 9,273 Normal cards that print a stage, split by which stage it is

How Normal Pokémon cards evolve

Basic60.7%typically $0.675,625 cards

Stage 134.2%typically $0.783,168 cards

Stage 24.9%typically $1.25458 cards

Restored0.1%typically $2.3913 cards

Baby0.1%typically $26.889 cards

9,273 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Normal 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 Normal card on the table, across all 11,021 of them.

Standard

2,798 cards you can play today

2,798 of the 11,021 Normal cards are legal in Standard, the format most tournaments run. That is 25.4% of the group.

Expanded only

5,018 more that need the older format

These 5,018 have rotated out of Standard but are still legal in Expanded, which reaches back much further.

Neither

3,205 that no current format accepts

3,205 of the group — 29.1% — are collector cards now rather than deck cards.

What it costs to retreat a Normal Pokémon card

159.6%5,483 cards

223.5%2,167 cards

39.7%889 cards

04.4%retreats free406 cards

42.8%259 cards

50.0%1 cards

9,205 cards counted.

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

Can you still play Normal Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	2,798	25.4%
Legal in Expanded today	7,816	70.9%
Cards with an Ability	1,267	11.5%
Cards with a special rule	1,806	16.4%

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 11,021 cards

Legal in Standard today25.4%2,798 cards

Legal in Expanded today70.9%7,816 cards

Cards with an Ability11.5%1,267 cards

Cards with a special rule16.4%1,806 cards

Each track is the whole of the 11,021 Normal 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 11,021 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	25.4%	2,798 cards
Legal in Expanded today	70.9%	7,816 cards
Cards with an Ability	11.5%	1,267 cards
Cards with a special rule	16.4%	1,806 cards

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Which Normal Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group moved +25.9%. These are the Normal cards inside it that moved furthest in each direction over the same window.

Change between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026, for the 3,761 Normal cards that carried a price on both days. Bar length is the size of the move, not its direction.

3,761 Normal cards tracked across the yearSee the group line

A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The Normal group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -81.7% to +1,809.6% — 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 Normal Pokémon cards you can buy

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

BombirdierPitch Black#71$0.02Common VolcanionPerfect Order#25$0.03Uncommon RaticatePerfect Order#61$0.03Uncommon Rust Syndicate GruntPitch Black#81$0.03Uncommon LitleoChaos Rising#14$0.04Common FerroseedChaos Rising#62$0.04Common

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 Normal 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 Normal sits.

1st Edition Holofoil 172 cardsNo. 1 · $27.79 to $1,495.00$133.98
1 more finishes between
Holofoil 7,484 cardsNo. 3 · $0.10 to $4,500.00$7.36
NormalNo image11,021 cardsNormal 11,021 cardsNo. 4 · $0.02 to $1,400.00$0.68
Reverse Holofoil 217 cardsNo. 5 · $0.19 to $800.00$0.35

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

Normal is No. 4 of 5 finishes by typical price, with 1 of them cheaper and 3 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 Normal Pokémon cards need to attack?

A card does nothing on the table until it has been paid for in energy. Across the 9,240 Normal cards that print an attack at all, this is what the cheapest attack on each of them asks for.

No energynothing to attach202 cards · 2.2% of the 9,240 counted

1 energy5,981 cards · 64.7% of the 9,240 counted

2 energy2,309 cards · 25.0% of the 9,240 counted

3 energy676 cards · 7.3% of the 9,240 counted

4 energy68 cards · 0.7% of the 9,240 counted

5 energy4 cards · 0.0% of the 9,240 counted

Normal Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 9,240 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 Normal among them.

Finishes compared on what their cards actually print
Print variant	Cards	Average HP	Average biggest attack	Damage per HP	Most common stage
1st Edition Holofoil	172	76	41	0.54	Stage 1
1st Edition	755	56	25	0.45	Basic
Holofoil	7,484	157	96	0.61	Basic
Normal	11,021	80	43	0.54	Basic
Reverse Holofoil	217	89	56	0.63	Basic

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 Normal Pokémon card, side by side

Both of these are Normal cards, and one costs 70,000 times what the other does. That gap is why a single group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Dearest in the groupTropical Tidal WaveHGSS Black Star Promos HGSS18$1,400.00

70,000× apartBoth are Normal cards
$0.02 VS $1,400.00

Cheapest in the groupBombirdierPitch Black 71$0.02

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Which Normal 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 Normal card costs you deck slots and turns that a Basic one does not.

The stage ladder inside Normal9,273 cards print a stage

No imageBasic5,625 Normal cards

No imageStage 13,168 Normal cards

No imageStage 2458 Normal cards

What that costs a Normal deck

3,648 of the 9,273 cards that print a stage are evolutions, so they need the card before them in the deck as well.
66 of them evolve from Eevee.
26 of them evolve from Magnemite.
24 of them evolve from Charmander.
24 of them evolve from Gastly.

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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.

Shining Charizard — Neo Destiny 107

1st Edition Holofoil172 cards · 76 HP on average · 41 damageFor example: Shining CharizardTypical card $133.98

Sabrina's Gengar — Gym Challenge 29

1st Edition755 cards · 56 HP on average · 25 damageFor example: Sabrina's GengarTypical card $8.05

Lugia — Aquapolis 149

Holofoil7,484 cards · 157 HP on average · 96 damageFor example: LugiaTypical card $7.36

Ho-oh — Skyridge 149

Reverse 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 7,484 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 Normal cards apart

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

Are they going up in value?+25.9%$0.54 to $0.68See the trend What are they made of?CommonCommon4,709Uncommon4,243Rare1,851Promo11143.1% of the groupSee the breakdown What beats them?Fighting1,891 of the 8,896 that print a weaknessSee every weakness How do they evolve?Basic5,625 of the 9,273 that print a stageSee the stage ladder Can you still play them?25.4%2,798 of 11,021 are legal in StandardSee both formats What do they cost to attack?1 energy5,981 cards, the most common answerSee the energy ladder How hard do they hit for their size?0.5480 HP and 43 damage on averageCompare every group What is the cheapest one?$0.02Bombirdier — Pitch BlackSee the cheapest six

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The numbers every figure on this page is read from

These are the readings for Normal 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

11,021cards

11,021 of them carry a price

Typical price

$0.68

The middle price of the priced cards

Cheapest on file

$0.02

One card, not the group

Dearest on file

$1,400.00

One card, not the group

Where the middle half sits$0.29 to $4.73Top tenth starts at$20.87Average HP80 Average biggest attack43 Most common weaknessFighting

Where Normal sits, at a glance

Tournament legal25.4%25.4%2,798 of 11,021 cards are legal in Standard today Price rank4of 5 finishesTypical card $0.68; the dearest group is $133.98Where it sits on the ladder25% cheaper below it1 of the 4 finishes cost less than this one Most common rarityCommon4,709 of the 10,921 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 Normal 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 Normal sits on each side of that trade.

Of the 11,021 Normal cards, those with a special rule1,806cards16.4% of the group. A special rule is the line of text a card carries beyond its attacks.Of those, the ones marked Item611cards33.8% of the 1,806 that carry a special rule.Of those, the ones marked Supporter511cards28.3% of the 1,806 that carry a special rule.Of the 11,021, those with no special rule9,215cards83.6% of the group. These give your opponent no extra prize when they are knocked out.

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Which Normal 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 Lightning leads on damage.

Counted by power rather than by card, the order changes

Bar length is that type against Lightning, the hardest hitter here at 53 damage

Lightning — hits hardestagainst the group average of 361.47× the average · 3 of the 36 counted53
Colorlessagainst the group average of 361.37× the average · 4 of the 36 counted50
Psychicagainst the group average of 361.28× the average · 3 of the 36 counted47
Fireagainst the group average of 361.13× the average · 8 of the 36 counted41
Darknessagainst the group average of 360.78× the average · 6 of the 36 counted28
Water — most cardsagainst the group average of 360.58× the average · 8 of the 36 counted21

Counted across the 36 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 Normal Pokémon cards

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

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

Middle card · Magneton LightningHP 80Biggest attack 100Weak to FightingRetreat 2

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Normal Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Normal Pokémon cards are there?

There are 11,021 Normal cards in this archive, and 11,021 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 Normal Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $0.68. Across the 11,021 priced cards the range runs from $0.02 to $1,400.00, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Normal Pokémon card?

Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18 from HGSS Black Star Promos, at $1,400.00. It is 2,059× the typical price of the group.

Are Normal Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 4 of 5 finishes, with 1 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 11,021 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 53.9%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Normal Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 11,021 of the 11,021 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 Normal 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 10,971 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

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

Over the last 11 months the typical Normal card rose from $0.54 to $0.68, a change of +25.9%. 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 Normal Pokémon card cost?

One in four Normal cards costs $0.29 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.02. Three in four cost $4.73 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Normal Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Promo is the dearest kind of Normal card: 111 of them are on file and the middle one costs $36.79. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Normal Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Normal cards is 220, and the lowest is 10. The typical one is 70 HP, with half of them between 60 and 90 — figures counted from the 9,247 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Normal Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

2,798 of the 11,021 Normal cards are legal in Standard today and 7,816 in Expanded — 25.4% and 70.9% 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 Normal Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 1,891 of the 8,896 Normal cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Fire next at 1,724 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Normal Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Normal cards the 1999 printings sit at a typical $36.79 and the 2026 ones at $0.17, while the dearest year of all is 2001 at $46.88. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Normal Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Tauros 41 from HS—Unleashed, which went from $1.36 to $25.97 — a change of +1,809.6% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 3,761 Normal cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Normal Pokémon cards?

Normal cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Fusion Strike (204 cards, typically $0.28), Unified Minds (176 cards, typically $0.51), Cosmic Eclipse (171 cards, typically $0.60). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

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

Every figure on this page is counted from the 11,021 Normal cards this site holds on file — 11,021 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

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

1

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

Industry source

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

1

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com

2

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

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