Radiant Rare Pokémon cards

The most valuable Radiant Rare card is Radiant Charizard 11/78 (Pokémon GO), worth about $21.90 ungraded. 15 English cards carry this rarity, from Astral Radiance (2022) to Crown Zenith (2023).

Radiant Rares are shiny Pokémon printed with a distinctive textured, sparkling foil. The word "Radiant" is part of the card name, and a game rule printed on the card limits each deck to one Radiant Pokémon. They appeared in five sets: Astral Radiance, Pokémon GO, Lost Origin and Silver Tempest in 2022, and Crown Zenith in 2023.

A Radiant Pokémon is easy to spot. The Pokémon is in its shiny colors, the name begins with "Radiant", and the foil pattern covers the whole card rather than just the artwork.

These cards were designed as playable singles, so many are affordable. Charizard is the exception. Radiant Charizard (Pokémon GO) from Pokémon GO and Radiant Charizard (Crown Zenith) from Crown Zenith are the most valuable of the rarity. Radiant Blastoise (Pokémon GO) is the other popular Kanto starter, and Radiant Greninja (Astral Radiance) from Astral Radiance is a favorite of both players and collectors.

Because the rarity lasted only a short time, collectors can complete the full run with modest effort. Condition matters most for the Charizards, where PSA 10 copies sell for several times the ungraded price.

Every rarity and its symbol is explained in the Pokémon card rarity chart.