1155 English cards · 87 sets · Prices Sep 28, 2026

Ultra Rare Pokémon cards

The most valuable Ultra Rare card is Latias & Latios-GX 170/181 (Team Up), worth about $3,224 ungraded. 1155 English cards carry this rarity, from Black & White (2011) to 30th Celebration: Classic Collection (2026), across the Black & White, XY, Sun & Moon, Sword & Shield, Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution eras.

Ultra Rare is the broad rarity for the special full-art and Pokémon-rule cards of the modern game. In our catalogue it runs from Black & White in 2011 to the current sets, covering EX, GX, V, VMAX and VSTAR cards, full-art Supporters and, since Scarlet & Violet, the full-art ex cards. In Scarlet & Violet the rarity symbol is two silver stars; in earlier sets it was a single white star.

Because the rarity covers so many eras, the look varies. In Black & White and XY, Ultra Rares were mostly full arts with a textured surface. In Sun & Moon they included full-art GX and Tag Team cards, and in Sword & Shield the alternate-art cards collectors now chase.

Value depends on the card type and the Pokémon. Latias & Latios-GX (Team Up) and Gengar & Mimikyu-GX (Team Up) from Team Up are full-art Tag Team cards, among the most valuable cards of the Sun & Moon era. Giratina V (Lost Origin) from Lost Origin is a leading Sword & Shield alternate art, and Gengar-EX (Phantom Forces) from Phantom Forces is one of the most valued XY full arts.

Most Ultra Rares are affordable, since each set has many. Alternate arts, popular Pokémon and top grades are where the premiums sit.

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

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