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6 English sets · 528 cards · prices updated Sep 29, 2026

2012 Pokémon cards worth money

The most valuable 2012 Pokémon card is Rayquaza 128/124 from Dragons Exalted, at about $1,440 for a near-mint raw copy and $40,123 in a PSA 10 slab. 2012 gave us Next Destinies, Dark Explorers, McDonald's Collection 2012, Dragons Exalted, Dragon Vault and Boundaries Crossed: 528 English cards, of which 62 sell for $20 or more raw today. Every one is priced below from real sales, raw and graded, chase cards first, so you can check a stack of 2012 pulls against what they actually fetch.

For a modern year like 2012, the money sits in the top rarities: the alt arts, illustration rares, gold and rainbow secret rares and each set’s hyper-rare chase. Regular holos and reverses are mostly playset money. Condition still decides everything: a raw price here is for a near-mint copy, and a PSA 10 of the same card can be several times more. These sets sit in the Black & White era; the year is the set’s English release date, not the copyright line on the card.

Sets released
6
Cards worth $20+ raw
62
of 528 cards
Top PSA 10
$60,000
Ho-Oh-EX 119/124
Top 50 · 4 wk
+25.9%
value-weighted

Raw, near mint

Most valuable 2012 Pokémon cards

Full ranking

Graded

Top 2012 PSA 10 values

Gem mint slabs

  1. 1
    Ho-Oh-EX Dragons Exalted · 119/124Raw $156$60,000
  2. 2
    Celebi-EX Boundaries Crossed · 141/149Raw $137$60,000
  3. 3
    Darkrai-EX Dark Explorers · 107/108Raw $491$52,800
  4. 4
    Rayquaza Dragons Exalted · 128/124Raw $1,440$40,123
  5. 5
    Entei-EX Dark Explorers · 103/108Raw $257$40,000
  6. 6
    Mew-EX Dragons Exalted · 120/124Raw $450$29,900
  7. 7
    Gardevoir Dark Explorers · 109/108Raw $937$22,200
  8. 8
    Raikou-EX Dark Explorers · 105/108Raw $279$20,000
  9. 9
    Hydreigon Next Destinies · 103/99Raw $152$18,600
  10. 10
    Groudon-EX Dark Explorers · 106/108Raw $396$16,400

6 sets

2012 cards worth money, set by set

Next Destinies Feb 8, 2012 · 103 cards · set value $2,070Full Next Destinies checklist

Dark Explorers May 9, 2012 · 111 cards · set value $3,552Full Dark Explorers checklist

McDonald's Collection 2012 Jun 15, 2012 · 12 cards · set value $87.14Full McDonald's Collection 2012 checklist

Dragons Exalted Aug 15, 2012 · 128 cards · set value $3,873Full Dragons Exalted checklist

Dragon Vault Oct 5, 2012 · 21 cards · set value $290Full Dragon Vault checklist

Boundaries Crossed Nov 7, 2012 · 153 cards · set value $2,496Full Boundaries Crossed checklist

Common questions

Are 2012 Pokémon cards worth anything?

Some are. 62 of the 528 English cards released in 2012 sell for $20 or more raw today, topped by Rayquaza 128/124 at about $1,440. Most commons and uncommons are bulk unless they are gem mint.

What is the most valuable 2012 Pokémon card?

Rayquaza 128/124 from Dragons Exalted, at about $1,440 raw and $40,123 in PSA 10.

How do I tell if my 2012 Pokémon card is worth money?

Find the set symbol and card number (the set symbols chart helps), match the card here, then check the printing (holo, reverse holo or the special rarity) and the condition: prices are for near-mint copies, and a played card sells for less. The price checker walks through it step by step.

Is the year printed on the card the release year?

Not reliably. The copyright line is the artwork’s copyright and can predate the English set by a year or more, and reprints keep the original line. These pages use the English release date of the set.