Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) 528 cards Released 2024-06-14 $4,617.43 1,701.56 385.97 TIX
Here are the top valued cards of Pokmon TCG: Sword & Shield Evolving Skies with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing: Umbreon VMAX Alternate Art 215/203: $1,373.88 Rayquaza VMAX Alternate Art 218/203: $467.34 Leafeon VMAX Alternate Art 205/203: $262.82 Glaceon VMAX Alternate Art 209/203: $235.92 Sylveon VMAX Alternate Art 212/203: $200.57 Umbreon V Alternate Art 189/203: $149.82 Dragonite V Alternate Art 192/203: $145.08 Espeon V Alternate Art 180/203: $106.79 Rayquaza V Alternate Art 194/203: $105.60 Sylveon V Alternate Art 184/203: $77.94 Leafeon V Alternate Art 167/203: $76.71 Glaceon V Alternate Art 175/203: $72.06 Sylveon VMAX Rainbow Rare 211/203: $41.67 Rayquaza VMAX Rainbow Rare 213/203: $39.65 Umbreon VMAX Rainbow Rare 214/203: $38.13 All year, we have been watching Umbreon VMAX Alternate Art as it seemed to flirt with a $1,000 market value
The pull rates have been notoriously brutal, but the secondary market prices reflect the hype
Sure, you don't redraw either, but you're playing a deck where you need to discard cards, which means you're doing something unfair, which means even fair cards that hit everyone are unfair to your opponents
Collectors often chase cards by favorite Pokmon, specific artists (like Mitsuhiro Arita or Naoki Saito), or unique art styles featured in promos and special releases