Legendaries , Pseudo Legendaries , and Starters may seem like obvious picks, but if you encounter any of these, its absolutely worth examining them and following the steps listed above to see if theyre valuable cards
Though it is sometimes overshadowed by some of the series highly rare alternate art cards such as Rayquaza VMAX and Umbreon VMAX, Rainbow Charizard VMAX nonetheless is one of the most valuable cards of its era
There are 25 in all - every starter Pokemon from each generation, plus Pikachu
The Pokmon Trading Card Game saw a major revival in popularity in 2022, and now there are many Pokmon cards worth a lot of money

What was opened 500 booster packs total (multiple cases) Standard English Surging Sparks booster packs No product type filtering mixed across booster boxes and ETBs Hits pulled 85 EX cards (~1 in 6 packs) 25 Ace Specs (~1 in 20 packs) 8 different Ace Specs across the set 39 Illustration Rares (IRs) (~1 in 13 packs) out of 23 total IRs in set 22 Full Art Pokmon (~1 in 23 packs) out of 14 unique Full Art Pokmon 12 Full Art Trainers (~1 in 42 packs) out of 7 Full Art Trainers in set 5 Gold cards (~1 in 100 packs) including 2 Pikachu EX gold 7 SIRs (~1 in 71 packs) Clement's Quick Wit, Alolan Executor, Lisa's Appeal, Jasmine's Gaze, Ludos EX, Alolan Executor (2), Pikachu EX Hit rate breakdown EX cards: ~17% (1 in ~6 packs) Ace Spec: ~5% (1 in ~20 packs) Illustration Rare (IR): ~7.8% (1 in ~13 packs) Full Art Pokmon: ~4.4% (1 in ~23 packs) Full Art Trainer: ~2.4% (1 in ~42 packs) Gold card: ~1% (1 in ~100 packs) SIR: ~1.4% (1 in ~71 packs) Key takeaway: Surging Sparks is a hit-dense set by Scarlet & Violet standards
