The 100 Most Expensive "Bulk" Pokémon Cards Right Now
By Peter Day •
If you judge Pokémon cards just by their rarity, you might miss out on the Rare, Uncommon, and Common cards that are worth real money on the secondary market. To help you filter out the diamonds from the rough, we’ve put together a downloadable CSV report of the most expensive “bulk” Pokémon cards currently in print.
This report shows the 100 Rare, Uncommon, and Common-rarity Pokémon cards from the Scarlet & Violet Series with the highest Market Price as of April 20, 2025. The report only considers Near Mint copies. Reverse Holo printings and normal printings are treated as separate cards.
Poké Ball Pattern and Master Ball Pattern cards from Prismatic Evolutions were excluded from the report. Otherwise, they would have been the entire list. Don’t neglect those cards either!
Here are the top 10 cards from the report.
#1 Ultra Ball
Set: Scarlet & Violet Base Set
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $5.70
Players run three or four copies of Ultra Ball in practically every Standard deck, so versions of the card that stand out visually (like this Reverse Holo printing) are always in high demand.
#2 Arven
Set: Obsidian Flames
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $4.30
Arven belongs to the same class of generically useful Supporter cards as Professor’s Research and Boss’s Orders. Unlike those cards however, it’s only been printed at base rarity in two sets (Scarlet & Violet Base Set and Obsidian Flames), so even the non-Reverse Holo versions are remarkably valuable.
The Reverse Holos are also in demand among players who want something a little nicer than the base version but aren’t ready to grab a full playset of one of the Ultra Rare or Special Illustration Rare versions.
#3 Pidgeotto
Set: Scarlet & Violet—151
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $4.05
151 was made to be mastered. Fans who set themselves the goal of collecting one of every card in Scarlet & Violet—151 can’t ignore the Reverse Holo printings, so even Common cards like Pidgeotto end up being expensive if they have that foil sheen.
#4 Gengar
Set: Scarlet & Violet—151
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $3.81
The Reverse Holo version of Gengar ranks for the same reason as Pidgeotto: it’s mandatory for fans who want to complete a master set of 151.
#5 Counter Catcher
Set: Paradox Rift
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $3.35
Even the normal printing of Counter Catcher sells for over $1, which is great value for a simple Uncommon. Counter Catcher first debuted in the Sun & Moon Series, but has only been printed in one Scarlet & Violet Series set (Paradox Rift). It’s a competitive staple in decks like Gardevoir that expect to fall behind in the first half of the game.
#6 Pokégear 3.0
Set: Scarlet & Violet Base Set
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $3.33
Pokégear 3.0 is another ubiquitous Item card with only a single printing in the Scarlet & Violet Series at its base rarity. Even normal printings have broken $1.50, and Reverse Holo printings are over $3—players always want to ensure they don’t miss out on their one Supporter per turn.
#7 Nidoran F
Set: Scarlet & Violet—151
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $3.28
Like Pidgeotto and Gengar, Reverse Holo Nidroan F has earned an audience simply by being a card from 151 that’s a bit harder to find than its rarity would suggest.
#8 Night Stretcher
Set: Shrouded Fable
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $3.26
Night Stretcher has the fewest printings of any highly played Item card in Standard, appearing only in a single set (Shrouded Fable) at its base rarity. Normal prints of Night Stretcher go for almost $3, so whether you have one of those or a Reverse Holo version, it’s worth separating from the true bulk.
#9 Arven
Set: Obsidian Flames
Printing: Normal
Market Price: $3.23
As mentioned earlier, every version of Arven is in high demand. That includes the normal printing from Obsidian Flames…
#10 Arven - 166/198
Set: Scarlet & Violet Base Set
Printing: Reverse Holo
Market Price: $3.19
…and the Reverse Holo printing from Scarlet & Violet Base Set. If it doesn’t get a reprint, Arven will rotate out of the Standard format in April of next year, so be sure to sell your copies while they’re still seeing play.
By knowing which cards are more valuable than their rarity would suggest, you can save time choosing which cards to list as singles. Download the “Bulk” Pokémon Cards Report to review the 100 most expensive Rare, Uncommon, and Common cards currently in print. Then list those cards on TCGplayer to unlock the full value of your inventory.