The first Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) set that came out in the 2020s was the Sword & Shield base set, which launched in February 2020. Since then, the Pokémon TCG has gone through the entire Sword & Shield era, the Scarlet & Violet era, and is now in the middle of the Mega Evolution era. This list will include cards from all three.
The Pokémon cards to appear on this list will only include English cards that can be pulled from Pokémon TCG packs. This list won’t include Promos because we’re talking about major chase cards here. Some of the older cards on this list are also no longer being printed, which helps drive up the price tag.
Mega Gengar ex (284/217) Kicks Things off With a Respectable Value
WeaknessFx2
Retreat Cost2
HP350
StageStage 2
Attack 1
[DD] Void Gale (230)
Move an Energy from this Pokemon to 1 of your Benched Pokemon.
Mega Gengar ex (284/217) is a Special Illustration Rare (SIR) from Mega Evolution’s Ascended Heroes expansion. Ascended Heroes first launched in January 2026, making Mega Gengar ex a fairly recent card that is still in print. It’s no surprise that this card became one of the top chase cards from the Mega Evolution era, because it features an awesome depiction of a fan-favorite Pokémon.
Artist danciao brought this ominous card to life by having a massive Mega Gengar emerging from swirling, Halloween-colored clouds. The Pokémon’s wicked smile tells collectors everything they need to know: that they’ll have to pay an arm and a leg to get this card. According to TCGplayer.com, Mega Gengar ex has a current market value of $711. There was a time when this card pushed past the $1,000 benchmark, but as a starting point, north of $700 is still a strong showing.
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Japanese Neo Genesis · PSA 9
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Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare
151 · PSA 10
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Hidden Fates Tin Promo · PSA 9
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Evolutions · PSA 10
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Jungle 1st Edition · PSA 8
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Retreat Cost2
HP220
StageBasic
Attack 1
[1] Abyss Seeking
Look at the top 4 cards of your deck and put 2 of them into your hand. Put the other cards in the Lost Zone.
Attack 2
[1GP] Shred (160)
This attack’s damage isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokemon.
Giratina V (186/196) is an Alternate Full Art Ultra Rare card from Sword & Shield’s Lost Origin expansion. Lost Origin hit shelves in September 2022 and most of the cards in the set are not worth much. This glorious Legendary Pokémon is definitely the outlier of the set, because it has a market price of $822.
Artist Shinji Kanda provided the chaotic artwork for this card, which is what makes it such a unique collector’s item. Giratina flies across an abstract background full of confusing patterns and dark colors like black, red, and bronze. The cacophony gives the card an unsettling vibe, which is exactly what collectors should experience from this powerful Ghost-type Pokémon.
Gengar VMAX (271/264) Manages To Surpass Mega Gengar ex
WeaknessFx2
Retreat Cost3
ResistanceNone
HP320
StageVMAX
Attack 1
[DD] Fear and Panic (60x)
This attack does 60 damage for each of your opponent’s Pokémon V and Pokémon-GX in play.
Attack 2
[DDD] G-Max Swallow up (250)
During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
Gengar VMAX (271/264) is an Alternate Art Secret Rare from Sword & Shield’s Fusion Strike expansion. Fusion Strike was released in November 2021, and it’s got a few strong chase cards in it. Espeon VMAX and Mew VMAX are also incredible cards to pull from this set, they just aren’t worth quite enough to make it onto this list.
Gengar VMAX was designed by artist sowsow, and it has a bit more of a cartoonish vibe to it than Mega Gengar ex. This card is equal parts hilarious and horrifying, because it looks silly, right up until collectors realize Gengar could swallow them too. According to TCGplayer.com, this card has a market price of $825, just barely nudging past Giratina V.
Mew ex (232/091) Is Fondly Known as “Bubble Mew” Among Collectors
WeaknessDx2
ResistanceF-30
HP180
StageBasic
Attack 1
[3] Genome Hacking
Choose 1 of your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s attacks and use it as this attack.
Mew ex (232/091) is an SIR from Scarlet & Violet’s Paldean Fates expansion, which first hit shelves in January 2024. This adorable card depicts a shiny version of Mew hovering over a small pond full of Pokémon in a giant bubble. Artist USGMEN designed this cartoonish card and many fans and collectors have nicknamed it “Bubble Mew” due to Mew’s giant bubble.
This is the first Mew card to appear on this list, but it definitely won’t be the last. Right now, Mew ex has a market price of $842, which is a decent improvement over Mega Gengar. It’s definitely one of the more memorable Mew cards in recent years, so it’s become a huge chase card among collectors.
Umbreon ex (161/131) Finally Breaks Through the $1,000 Threshold
WeaknessGx2
Retreat Cost2
HP280
StageStage 1
Attack 1
[DCC] Moon Mirage (160)
Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused.
Attack 2
[LPD] Onyx
Discard all Energy from this Pokemon, and take a Prize card.
Umbreon ex (161/131) is an SIR from Scarlet & Violet’s special set, Prismatic Evolutions. Prismatic Evolutions was released in January 2025, and it instantly became one of the most sought-after sets due to Eevee and all of its evolutions getting Special Illustration Rares. Most of the Eeveelutions in this set are worth hundreds of dollars, but Umbreon ex is the only one that managed to make it onto this list.
Artist YASHIRO Nanaco designed this card with Umbreon sitting in front of a giant sun. Many collectors pointed out that this card feels like a spiritual successor to Evolving Skies’ Umbreon VMAX, another highly sought after Umbreon card. This card has been nicknamed “Sunbreon,” to match Umbreon VMAX’s nickname, “Moonbreon.” The current market value of this card is $1,070.
Rayquaza VMAX (218/203) Is Another Awesome Legendary Pokémon
WeaknessNone
Retreat Cost2
ResistanceNone
HP320
StageVMAX
Attack 1
[RL] Max Burst (20+)
You may discard any amount of basic Fire Energy or basic Lightning Energy from this Pokemon. This attack does 80 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Rayquaza VMAX (218/203) is an Alternate Art Secret Rare from Sword & Shield’s Evolving Skies. Evolving Skies came out in August 2021 and quickly became a fan-favorite set thanks to cards just like this one. Unfortunately, the set also earned the nickname “Evolving Cries” because of how abysmal the hit rates are.
That alone drove up the market value of many Evolving Skies chase cards, including Rayquaza VMAX, which currently has a market value of $1,242. Surprisingly, this isn’t the most expensive card from Evolving Skies, but it is a beautiful card designed by artist Anesaki Dynamic. It really captures the grand scale of this massive Legendary Pokémon as it weaves between and dwarfs mountain peaks.
Umbreon VMAX (215/203) Is the Most Infamous Umbreon Card in Existence
WeaknessGx2
Retreat Cost2
ResistanceNone
HP310
StageVMAX
Umbreon VMAX (215/203) is an Alternate Art Secret Rare from Sword & Shield’s Evolving Skies expansion, and it is the most valuable Pokémon card in the entire set. Earlier on the list, we discussed “Sunbreon and Moonbreon” and, as the artwork on this card probably suggests, this is the Moonbreon card that every collector desperately wants to get their hands on.
Moonbreon’s incredible artwork comes from artist KEIICHIRO ITO and, to this day, it hasn’t been topped. The market price reflects that, because according to TCGplayer.com, it’s worth $2,210, which is more than double the price of Sunbreon. It seems unlikely that the Pokémon TCG will ever produce another Umbreon card on Moonbreon’s level, but never say never.
Mew (G/RGB) Is the First of Three Special Mew Cards
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Mew (G/RGB) is an RGB Rare from Mega Evolution’s special set, 30th Celebration, which, as the title suggests, is a celebration of Pokémon’s 30th anniversary. 30th Celebration is the newest release on this list, as it came out in September 2026, though Delta Reign will overtake 30th Celebration when it comes out in November.
The RGB Rares are a brand-new rarity for the 30th Celebration set and they only feature Mew. There are three of these cards, each representing one color from RGB, and all three of them take the top spots on this list. 30th Celebration has incredible hit rates for just about every card but the RGB Rares. This green Mew is the cheapest of the three, with a market price of $3,551, a significant, eye-popping jump from Umbreon VMAX.
Mew (B/RGB) Is Worth About $600 More Than the Green One
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Mew (B/RGB) is the second RGB Rare from Mega Evolution’s special set, 30th Celebration, and it is, obviously, the blue variation. This card features the exact same artwork as the green version, just in a different colorway. All three RGB Rares were designed by artist YOSHIROTTEN.
According to TCGplayer.com, this blue Mew is worth $4,151. It’s interesting to see how much more expensive the blue version is than the green version when they are fundamentally the exact same card. Still, these RGB Rares have to be extremely hard to pull at market values like these.
The Red Mew (R/RGB) Comes Out on Top
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Mew (R/RGB) is the third and final RGB Rare from Mega Evolution’s 30th Celebration. As promised, all three RGB Rare Mews occupy the top three spots on this list, with the red Mew claiming the top spot. Like the difference between the green and blue versions of this card, there is also a substantial difference between the blue and the red versions. TCGplayer’s market price for the red Mew is currently $4,679.
Original Release Date
October 20, 1996
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Player Count
2
