Understanding Trends in the Pokmon Card Market Lately, Ive been digging into the top 100 Pokmon cards worth money to see which ones are climbing fast and which are just hype
They are as follows: Gen 4: Moonlit Pursuit [DP4] / Dawn Dash [DP4], Cry from the Mysterious [DP5] / Temple of Anger [DP5], HeartGold Collection [L1] / SoulSilver Collection [L1] Gen 5: Black Collection [BW1] / White Collection [BW1], Psycho Drive [BW3] / Hail Blizzard [BW3], Dragon Blast [BW5] / Dragon Blade [BW5], Freeze Bolt [BW6] / Cold Flare [BW6], Spiral Force [BW8] / Thunder Knuckle [BW8] Gen 6: Collection X [XY1] / Collection Y [XY1], Gaia Volcano [XY5] / Tidal Storm [XY5], Blue Shock [XY8] / Red Flash [XY8], Fever-Burst Fighter [XY11] / Cruel Traitor [XY11] Gen 7: Collection Sun [SM1S] / Collection Moon [SM1M], Islands Await You [SM2K] / Alolan Moonlight [SM2L], To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow [SM3H] / Darkness that Consumes Light [SM3N], Awakened Heroes [SM4S] / Ultradimensional Beasts [SM4A], Ultra Sun [SM5S] / Ultra Moon [SM5M] Gen 8: Sword [S1W] / Shield [S1H], Single Strike Master [S5I] / Rapid Strike Master [S5R], Silver Lance [S6H] / Jet-Black Spirit [S6K], Skyscraping Perfection [S7D] / Blue Sky Stream [S7R], Time Gazer [S10D] / Space Juggler [S10P] Gen 9: Scarlet ex [SV1S] / Violet ex [SV1V], Snow Hazard [SV2P] / Clay Burst [SV2D], Ancient Roar [SV4K] / Future Flash [SV4M], Wild Force [SV5K] / Cyber Judge [SV5M], Black Bolt [SV11B] / White Flare [SV11W]*, Mega Brave [M1L] / Mega Symphonia [M1S]* * = unreleased as of 22 May 2025 Ever since Collection Sun [SM1S] and Collection Moon [SM1M], all dual sets use different set acronyms for each half of the set
Crystals can also be used to upgrade your Battle Pass experience to the Premium Pass or Premium Pass +
A symbol of the game's golden era, it's often sought after for complete collections of the Japanese Base Set
