Most valuable Sword & Shield cards

These are the Sword & Shield cards worth the most today, with how often each one turns up in packs and who drew it. The top card is Snorlax VMAX at $106.

$106Snorlax VMAX

7cards worth $20+

1worth $100+

216cards · 2020

Prices as of November 6, 2026.

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Snorlax VMAX turns up about once every 621 packs. Open Sword & Shield packs free on Holobrook, just for the fun of the reveal.

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The top 50 by value

"1 in N packs" is the chance of pulling that exact card.

The best of each rarity

The most valuable card at every rarity level in Sword & Shield, rarest first.

Snorlax VMAX

Rare Rainbow · $106

Zacian V

Rare Secret · $21.13

Marnie

Rare Ultra · $33.76

Snorlax VMAX

Rare Holo VMAX · $47.19

Snorlax V

Rare Holo V · $9.98

Gengar

Rare Holo · $7.55

Snorlax

Rare · $5.35

Evolution Incense

Uncommon · $2.94

What makes Sword & Shield special

Did you know?

Welcome to Galar: the first set with Generation VIII Pokémon, Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX, led by Zacian and Zamazenta. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble made their card debut, along with Wooloo, Yamper and the first Galarian forms. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
The Fairy type was retired from this set on, with Fairy Pokémon becoming Psychic type. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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Pokémon highlights

121 different Pokémon; most featured: Lapras (5 cards), Snorlax (5 cards), Stonjourner (5 cards).

Galar 38% Kanto 20% Unova 15% Johto 7% Hoenn 7%

Water 16%Fighting 16%Grass 13%Fire 11%Colorless 11%

Back after a long break

Maractusfirst card in 5 years

Linoonefirst card in 5 years

First cards ever

and 38 more Pokémon getting their very first card.

Featured artists

kirisAki10 cards here · Marnie

Kouki Saitou8 cards here · Cinderace

Akira Komayama8 cards here · Inteleon

Shin Nagasawa7 cards here · Rillaboom

Ryo Ueda7 cards here · Energy Retrieval

Naoki Saito6 cards here · Bede

Drawn by 71 artists in all. Tap one to see everything they have drawn.

Questions

What is the most valuable Sword & Shield card?

Snorlax VMAX (Rare Rainbow) at about $106, followed by Snorlax VMAX at $47.19. Prices are market prices and update weekly.

How rare is Snorlax VMAX from Sword & Shield?

It turns up about once every 621 packs. Half of players would pull it within 431 packs, and 9 in 10 within 1,429.

How many Sword & Shield cards are worth money?

7 Sword & Shield cards are worth $20 or more right now, and 1 are worth $100 or more. Most cards in any set are worth under a dollar; the value sits in the rare hits.

Are any Sword & Shield commons or uncommons valuable?

The most valuable is Evolution Incense (Uncommon) at about $2.94, often because collectors love that Pokémon.

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