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Let's take a look at Charizard ex from 151. The Special Illustration Rare cleared around $300 at the end of February 2025, then went down roughly $70 over the following month as restocks pushed more copies into circulation.

Erika does not appear on the box, which makes her Venusaur one of the more subtle climbers here. It's another Sugimori piece, and one of the better Venusaur illustrations of the era.

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Five Confirmed Chase Cards in the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Pokemon By Parker Johnson - August 26, 2026 August 26, 2026

September 16 is the first simultaneous worldwide launch in the game's history, which means the print run is sized to fill every market on the same day rather than staged region by region.

Free mana is the most dangerous resource in Magic, and the Spirit Guide has been enabling turn one kills across Legacy and Premodern for 30 years.

Tomokazu Komiya is the reason this number belongs on the list. His work is instantly identifiable and carries a devoted following, and 10/30 is the strangest card of the five here.

It's all been leading to this! The Throne Room is located at the bottom of the Great Salmon Mess Hall, and is home to the final boss of the main story:

Umbreon's headline raw figure currently reads lower than Espeon's. This card was reprinted in the Celebrations Classic Collection in 2021, and those reprints trade near $110.