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Every Illustration Rare Pokémon card, ranked by value

Illustration Rares are full-art versions of regular Pokémon, drawn by a wide range of artists, often showing the Pokémon in its habitat. They arrived with Scarlet & Violet in 2023 and are many collectors' favorite cards for binders, because they are beautiful without costing what a Special Illustration Rare does. Below is every one, 525 cards across 24 sets, ranked by today's market price, with how often each one turns up in packs.

525cards
24sets, 2023 to 2026
$347most valuable
$12.15typical price
1 in 13packs of Delta Reign

Prices as of November 6, 2026.

Magikarp Illustration Rare, Paldea Evolved
Magikarp$347
Seismitoad Illustration Rare, Black Bolt
Seismitoad$208
Groudon Illustration Rare, Paradox Rift
Groudon$102
Raichu Illustration Rare, Paldea Evolved
Raichu$96.99
Squirtle Illustration Rare, Stellar Crown
Squirtle$95.02
Squirtle Illustration Rare, 151
Squirtle$91.96
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How to spot one

One gold star next to the card number. The art fills the whole card, the Pokémon is a normal (non-ex) one, and the number is above the set's printed total.

Most valuable Illustration Rares

The top 100 of 525 by market price. "1 in N packs" is the chance of pulling that exact card.

Illustration Rares: pull rates by set

How many packs it takes, on average, to find one Illustration Rare of any kind in each set. Newest sets first.

Delta Reign202614 cards1 in 13packsBest: Eevee $37.3930th Celebration: Classic Collection20261 card1 in 17230th Celebration packsPrices still settling30th Celebration202618 cards1 in 10packsPrices still settlingPitch Black202611 cards1 in 10packsPrices still settlingChaos Rising202611 cards1 in 10packsPrices still settlingPerfect Order202611 cards1 in 10packsPrices still settlingAscended Heroes202633 cards1 in 10packsPrices still settlingPhantasmal Flames202513 cards1 in 10packsBest: Meowth $13.81Mega Evolution202522 cards1 in 10packsBest: Vulpix $18.05Black Bolt202569 cards1 in 10packsBest: Seismitoad $208White Flare202569 cards1 in 10packsBest: Oshawott $79.50Destined Rivals202523 cards1 in 10packsBest: Misty's Psyduck $47.05Journey Together202511 cards1 in 10packsBest: N's Reshiram $20.69Surging Sparks202423 cards1 in 11packsBest: Latios $28.71Stellar Crown202413 cards1 in 11packsBest: Squirtle $95.02Shrouded Fable202415 cards1 in 11packsBest: Persian $70.53Twilight Masquerade202421 cards1 in 11packsBest: Eevee $69.67Temporal Forces202422 cards1 in 11packsBest: Gastly $91.56Paldean Fates20243 cards1 in 10packsBest: Pawmi $2.62Paradox Rift202334 cards1 in 10packsBest: Groudon $102151202316 cards1 in 10packsBest: Squirtle $91.96Obsidian Flames202312 cards1 in 10packsBest: Cleffa $34.58Paldea Evolved202336 cards1 in 10packsBest: Magikarp $347Scarlet & Violet202324 cards1 in 10packsBest: Drowzee $46.12

Questions

What is an Illustration Rare?

Illustration Rares are full-art versions of regular Pokémon, drawn by a wide range of artists, often showing the Pokémon in its habitat. They arrived with Scarlet & Violet in 2023 and are many collectors' favorite cards for binders, because they are beautiful without costing what a Special Illustration Rare does.

How do you spot an Illustration Rare?

One gold star next to the card number. The art fills the whole card, the Pokémon is a normal (non-ex) one, and the number is above the set's printed total.

What is the most valuable Illustration Rare?

Magikarp from Paldea Evolved at about $347, followed by Seismitoad (Black Bolt, $208). Prices are market prices and update weekly.

How rare are Illustration Rares?

It depends on the set. In 30th Celebration packs you find one about every 10 packs; in 30th Celebration it's about 1 in 172. A single specific card is much rarer, since each set has several. Each card's own odds are listed above.

Which set has the best Illustration Rare pull rates?

30th Celebration, at about one Illustration Rare every 10 packs, based on community-estimated pull rates.

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