Secret Rare Pokémon Cards: Every Set, Listed and Priced

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How to tell if a Pokémon card is a secret rare

Look at the collector number. On current cards it's in the bottom left corner, and on older ones it's usually bottom right. It's written as two numbers: the card's own number, then the size of the set. If the first is bigger than the second, you're holding a secret rare. Charizard ex 199/165 from Scarlet & Violet 151 is one, because the set's official count stops at 165.

That's the whole test, and it works on every era. A few things trip people up:

• Leading zeros don't change anything. 087/086 is a secret rare just like 87/86 would be.
• Letters mean a different list. Numbers like TG05/TG30, GG44/GG70, SV49/SV94 or RC25/RC32 belong to a gallery or subset with its own numbering. Those cards can be valuable, but they aren't secret rares in the usual sense.
• The symbol helps on newer cards. Since 2023, most cards above the set total carry one, two or three gold stars, two silver stars or a hollow gold star. Our guide to what the stars on a Pokémon card mean covers each one.
• A worn or tiny number is hard to read. The Pokémon card identifier in Cardex reads it from a photo, along with the set and rarity.

New to the small print? How to read a Pokémon card walks through every part of it.

The most valuable secret rare Pokémon cards right now

The 25 most valuable English secret rares by near-mint price, updated November 4, 2026.

#	Card	Set	Price (NM)
1	Celebi #145/144 Secret Rare	Skyridge 2003	$3,999.99
2	Shining Charizard #107/105 Shining Unlimited Holofoil	Neo Destiny 2002	$3,998.99
3	Umbreon VMAX #215/203 Rainbow Rare	Evolving Skies 2021	$2,290.94
4	M Charizard-EX #108/106 Secret Rare	Flashfire 2014	$1,501.23
5	Charizard #146/144 Secret Rare	Skyridge 2003	$1,500.00
6	Charizard #100/97 Secret Rare	Dragon 2003	$1,499.99
7	Golem #148/144 Secret Rare	Skyridge 2003	$1,387.99
8	Rayquaza #128/124 Secret Rare	Dragons Exalted 2012	$1,250.00
9	Rayquaza VMAX #218/203 Rainbow Rare	Evolving Skies 2021	$1,231.76
10	Nidoking #150/147 Secret Rare	Aquapolis 2003	$1,200.00
11	Ultra Ball #122/116 Secret Rare	Plasma Freeze 2013	$1,199.50
12	Umbreon ex #161/131 Special Illustration Rare	Prismatic Evolutions 2025	$1,178.25
13	Charizard #136/135 Secret Rare	Plasma Storm 2013	$1,150.00
14	Dialga-EX #122/119 Secret Rare	Phantom Forces 2014	$1,047.29
15	Gengar VMAX #271/264 Rainbow Rare	Fusion Strike 2021	$1,014.52
16	Kabutops #150/144 Secret Rare	Skyridge 2003	$1,000.00
17	Celebi ex #117/115 Secret Rare	Unseen Forces 2005	$999.99
18	Gardevoir #109/108 Secret Rare	Dark Explorers 2012	$946.32
19	Garchomp #120/116 Secret Rare	Plasma Freeze 2013	$900.00
20	Charizard-GX #150/147 Rainbow Rare	Burning Shadows 2017	$840.75
21	Mew ex #232/091 Special Illustration Rare	Paldean Fates 2024	$833.52
22	Mewtwo-GX #78/73 Secret Rare	Shining Legends 2017	$819.12
23	Shining Gyarados #65/64 Shining Unlimited Holofoil	Neo Revelation 2001	$793.16
24	Shining Celebi #106/105 Shining Unlimited Holofoil	Neo Destiny 2002	$749.99
25	Charizard #103/100 Secret Rare	Stormfront 2008	$699.99

Prices are for raw, near-mint copies. A graded copy of any of these can sell for several times as much, and a played one for far less. If you're weighing a slab, our grading profit calculator does the math for a specific card.

How secret rares changed from 2000 to today

Early sets hid a handful of secret rares each, often a single card. Neo added Shining Pokémon, Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield split them into Rainbow Rares and Secret Rares, and Scarlet & Violet turned the end of every set into a long run of illustration cards. As the count per set went up, the typical price came down.

Era	Years	Secret rares	Per set	Median price	Most valuable
Original series	2000	1	1	$143.06	Dark Raichu #83/82 Secret Rare $143.06
Neo series	2001 to 2002	10	2 to 8	$500.00	Shining Charizard #107/105 Shining $3,998.99
e-Card series	2003	9	3 to 6	$1,000.00	Celebi #145/144 Secret Rare $3,999.99
EX series	2003 to 2006	19	1 to 4	$210.10	Charizard #100/97 Secret Rare $1,499.99
Diamond & Pearl	2007 to 2008	4	1 to 3	$109.62	Charizard #103/100 Secret Rare $699.99
Platinum	2009	9	3	$288.75	Surfing Pikachu #114/111 Secret Rare $427.62
Black & White	2011 to 2013	33	1 to 6	$199.99	Rayquaza #128/124 Secret Rare $1,250.00
XY	2014 to 2016	27	1 to 5	$35.95	M Charizard-EX #108/106 Secret Rare $1,501.23
Sun & Moon	2017 to 2019	248	1 to 35	$23.96	Charizard-GX #150/147 Rainbow Rare $840.75
Sword & Shield	2020 to 2023	271	1 to 35	$7.44	Umbreon VMAX #215/203 Rainbow Rare $2,290.94
Scarlet & Violet	2023 to 2025	1,017	31 to 154	$8.55	Umbreon ex #161/131 Special Illustration Rare $1,178.25
Mega Evolution	2025 to 2026	308	30 to 78	$3.51	Mega Gengar ex #284/217 Special Illustration Rare $666.13

Why new sets don't say "Secret Rare"

The 1,325 cards numbered above the set total in Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution sets are labeled Illustration Rare (510), Ultra Rare (356), Special Illustration Rare (232), Shiny Rare (120), Hyper Rare (74), Shiny Ultra Rare (12), Mega Hyper Rare (8), Mega Attack Rare (7), Black White Rare (4) and Futuristic Rare (2). None of them is called a Secret Rare, but by number they're exactly that, and they're where a modern set's value sits. Their median price is $7.09, against 16 cents for the cards inside the set numbering, about 44 times as much.

So if you're sorting a Scarlet & Violet or Mega Evolution pile, don't look for the word. Check the number, then the stars. The Pokémon card rarity symbols chart has every symbol by era.

Secret rares in every set

Every English expansion with cards numbered above its total, newest first. Each set links to its full card list, where the secret rares sit at the end.

Mega Evolution secret rares

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
30th Celebration 2026	30	129/128 to 158/128	Mew ex #152/128 Special Illustration Rare $64.14
Pitch Black 2026	36	085/084 to 120/084	Mega Darkrai ex #116/084 Special Illustration Rare $135.45
Chaos Rising 2026	36	087/086 to 122/086	Mega Greninja ex #122/086 Mega Hyper Rare $113.96
Perfect Order 2026	36	089/088 to 124/088	Meowth ex #121/088 Special Illustration Rare $86.51
Ascended Heroes 2026	78	218/217 to 295/217	Mega Gengar ex #284/217 Special Illustration Rare $666.13
Phantasmal Flames 2025	36	095/094 to 130/094	Mega Charizard X ex #125/094 Special Illustration Rare $573.45
Mega Evolution 2025	56	133/132 to 188/132	Mega Lucario ex #188/132 Mega Hyper Rare $203.81

Scarlet & Violet secret rares

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
White Flare 2025	86	087/086 to 173/086	Victini #172/086 Black White Rare $532.52
Black Bolt 2025	86	087/086 to 172/086	Victini #171/086 Black White Rare $615.61
Destined Rivals 2025	62	183/182 to 244/182	Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231/182 Special Illustration Rare $323.47
Journey Together 2025	31	160/159 to 190/159	Lillie's Clefairy ex #184/159 Special Illustration Rare $75.77
Prismatic Evolutions 2025	49	132/131 to 180/131	Umbreon ex #161/131 Special Illustration Rare $1,178.25
Surging Sparks 2024	61	192/191 to 252/191	Pikachu ex #238/191 Special Illustration Rare $241.17
Stellar Crown 2024	33	143/142 to 175/142	Squirtle #148/142 Illustration Rare $91.95
Shrouded Fable 2024	35	065/064 to 099/064	Persian #078/064 Illustration Rare $65.35
Twilight Masquerade 2024	59	168/167 to 226/167	Greninja ex #214/167 Special Illustration Rare $237.07
Temporal Forces 2024	56	163/162 to 218/162	Gastly #177/162 Illustration Rare $86.88
Paldean Fates 2024	154	092/091 to 245/091	Mew ex #232/091 Special Illustration Rare $833.52
Paradox Rift 2023	84	183/182 to 266/182	Groudon #199/182 Illustration Rare $91.91
Scarlet & Violet 151 2023	42	166/165 to 207/165	Charizard ex #199/165 Special Illustration Rare $300.98
Obsidian Flames 2023	33	198/197 to 230/197	Charizard ex #223/197 Special Illustration Rare $87.13
Paldea Evolved 2023	86	194/193 to 279/193	Magikarp #203/193 Illustration Rare $289.68
Scarlet & Violet 2023	60	199/198 to 258/198	Gardevoir ex #245/198 Special Illustration Rare $63.57

Sword & Shield secret rares

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
Crown Zenith 2023	1	160/159	Pikachu #160/159 Secret Rare $36.85
Silver Tempest 2022	20	196/195 to 215/195	Lugia VSTAR #202/195 Rainbow Rare $39.07
Lost Origin 2022	21	197/196 to 217/196	Giratina VSTAR #201/196 Rainbow Rare $24.73
Pokémon GO 2022	10	079/078 to 088/078	Mewtwo VSTAR #079/078 Rainbow Rare $48.98
Astral Radiance 2022	27	190/189 to 216/189	Machamp VMAX #194/189 Rainbow Rare $17.58
Brilliant Stars 2022	14	173/172 to 186/172	Charizard VSTAR #174/172 Rainbow Rare $55.62
Fusion Strike 2021	20	265/264 to 284/264	Gengar VMAX #271/264 Rainbow Rare $1,014.52
Evolving Skies 2021	34	204/203 to 237/203	Umbreon VMAX #215/203 Rainbow Rare $2,290.94
Chilling Reign 2021	35	199/198 to 233/198	Blaziken VMAX #201/198 Rainbow Rare $378.14
Battle Styles 2021	20	164/163 to 183/163	Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX #170/163 Rainbow Rare $76.57
Shining Fates 2021	1	073/072	Alcremie VMAX #073/072 Rainbow Rare $3.80
Vivid Voltage 2020	18	186/185 to 203/185	Pikachu VMAX #188/185 Rainbow Rare $167.96
Champion's Path 2020	7	074/073 to 080/073	Charizard V #079/073 Secret Rare $247.30
Darkness Ablaze 2020	12	190/189 to 201/189	Butterfree VMAX #190/189 Rainbow Rare $16.89
Rebel Clash 2020	17	193/192 to 209/192	Boss's Orders #200/192 Rainbow Rare $40.32
Sword & Shield 2020	14	203/202 to 216/202	Snorlax VMAX #206/202 Rainbow Rare $107.97

Sun & Moon secret rares

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
Cosmic Eclipse 2019	35	237/236 to 271/236	Reshiram & Zekrom-GX #259/236 Rainbow Rare $242.64
Hidden Fates 2019	1	69/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX #69/68 Rainbow Rare $45.92
Unified Minds 2019	22	237/236 to 258/236	Mewtwo & Mew-GX #242/236 Rainbow Rare $436.50
Unbroken Bonds 2019	20	215/214 to 234/214	Reshiram & Charizard-GX #217/214 Rainbow Rare $248.94
Team Up 2019	15	182/181 to 196/181	Gengar & Mimikyu-GX #186/181 Rainbow Rare $561.22
Lost Thunder 2018	22	215/214 to 236/214	Lugia-GX #227/214 Rainbow Rare $370.06
Dragon Majesty 2018	8	71/70 to 78/70	Ultra Necrozma-GX #78/70 Secret Rare $125.68
Celestial Storm 2018	15	169/168 to 183/168	Rayquaza-GX #177/168 Rainbow Rare $320.62
Forbidden Light 2018	15	132/131 to 146/131	Lucario-GX #135/131 Rainbow Rare $132.65
Ultra Prism 2018	17	157/156 to 173/156	Leafeon-GX #157/156 Rainbow Rare $95.08
Crimson Invasion 2017	13	112/111 to 124/111	Gyarados-GX #112/111 Rainbow Rare $84.42
Shining Legends 2017	5	74/73 to 78/73	Mewtwo-GX #78/73 Secret Rare $819.12
Burning Shadows 2017	22	148/147 to 169/147	Charizard-GX #150/147 Rainbow Rare $840.75
Guardians Rising 2017	24	146/145 to 169/145	Sylveon-GX #158/145 Rainbow Rare $187.40
Sun & Moon 2017	14	150/149 to 163/149	Umbreon-GX #154/149 Rainbow Rare $129.43

XY secret rares

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
Evolutions 2016	5	109/108 to 113/108	Surfing Pikachu #111/108 Secret Rare
Steam Siege 2016	2	115/114 to 116/114	Gardevoir-EX #116/114 Secret Rare $110.87
Fates Collide 2016	1	125/124	Alakazam-EX #125/124 Secret Rare $163.37
BREAKpoint 2016	1	123/122	Gyarados-EX #123/122 Secret Rare $212.44
BREAKthrough 2015	2	163/162 to 164/162	Mewtwo-EX #163/162 Secret Rare $219.54
Ancient Origins 2015	2	99/98 to 100/98	Energy Retrieval #99/98 Secret Rare
Roaring Skies 2015	2	109/108 to 110/108	Energy Switch #109/108 Secret Rare
Primal Clash 2015	4	161/160 to 164/160	Dive Ball #161/160 Secret Rare
Phantom Forces 2014	3	120/119 to 122/119	Dialga-EX #122/119 Secret Rare $1,047.29
Furious Fists 2014	2	112/111 to 113/111	M Lucario-EX #113/111 Secret Rare $143.91
Flashfire 2014	3	107/106 to 109/106	M Charizard-EX #108/106 Secret Rare $1,501.23

Black & White secret rares

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
Legendary Treasures 2013	2	114/113 to 115/113	Zekrom #115/113 Secret Rare $519.49
Plasma Blast 2013	4	102/101 to 105/101	Rare Candy #105/101 Secret Rare $231.25
Plasma Freeze 2013	6	117/116 to 122/116	Ultra Ball #122/116 Secret Rare $1,199.50
Plasma Storm 2013	3	136/135 to 138/135	Charizard #136/135 Secret Rare $1,150.00
Boundaries Crossed 2012	4	150/149 to 153/149	Altaria #152/149 Secret Rare $299.95
Dragon Vault 2012	1	21/20	Kyurem #21/20 $93.00
Dragons Exalted 2012	4	125/124 to 128/124	Rayquaza #128/124 Secret Rare $1,250.00
Dark Explorers 2012	3	109/108 to 111/108	Gardevoir #109/108 Secret Rare $946.32
Next Destinies 2012	4	100/99 to 103/99	Zoroark #102/99 Secret Rare $399.99
Noble Victories 2011	1	102/101	Meowth #102/101 Secret Rare $126.98
Black & White 2011	1	115/114	Pikachu #115/114 Secret Rare $173.64

Secret rares before Black & White (2000 to 2009)

Set	Secret rares	Numbers	Most valuable secret rare
Supreme Victors 2009	3	148/147 to 150/147	Articuno #148/147 Secret Rare $388.32
Rising Rivals 2009	3	112/111 to 114/111	Surfing Pikachu #114/111 Secret Rare $427.62
Platinum 2009	3	128/127 to 130/127	Scyther #130/127 Secret Rare
Stormfront 2008	3	101/100 to 103/100	Charizard #103/100 Secret Rare $699.99
Mysterious Treasures 2007	1	124/123	Time-Space Distortion #124/123 Secret Rare $100.06
Holon Phantoms 2006	1	111/110	Mew #111/110 Secret Rare
Legend Maker 2006	1	93/92	Pikachu δ #93/92 Secret Rare $229.27
Delta Species 2005	1	114/113	Azumarill #114/113 Secret Rare
Unseen Forces 2005	2	116/115 to 117/115	Celebi ex #117/115 Secret Rare $999.99
Emerald 2005	1	107/106	Farfetch'd #107/106 Secret Rare
Deoxys 2005	1	108/107	Rocket's Raikou ex #108/107 Secret Rare $284.99
Team Rocket Returns 2004	2	110/109 to 111/109	Here Comes Team Rocket! #111/109 Secret Rare $400.00
FireRed & LeafGreen 2004	4	113/112 to 116/112	Articuno ex #114/112 Secret Rare $325.45
Hidden Legends 2004	1	102/101	Groudon #102/101 Secret Rare $114.93
Team Magma vs Team Aqua 2004	2	96/95 to 97/95	Jirachi #97/95 Secret Rare $210.10
Dragon 2003	3	98/97 to 100/97	Charizard #100/97 Secret Rare $1,499.99
Skyridge 2003	6	145/144 to 150/144	Celebi #145/144 Secret Rare $3,999.99
Aquapolis 2003	3	148/147 to 150/147	Nidoking #150/147 Secret Rare $1,200.00
Neo Destiny 2002	8	106/105 to 113/105	Shining Charizard #107/105 Shining $3,998.99
Neo Revelation 2001	2	65/64 to 66/64	Shining Gyarados #65/64 Shining $793.16
Team Rocket 2000	1	83/82	Dark Raichu #83/82 Secret Rare $143.06

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Are secret rare Pokémon cards worth anything?

Most are worth something, few are worth a lot. The median English secret rare sells for $9.56 near mint. 49% sell for $10 or more, 9.3% for $100 or more, and only 16 are above $1,000 right now. The 66 that sell for under a dollar are mostly Ultra Rares from recent sets (66 of them), the full art Trainers and less popular Pokémon ex.

Age matters more than the number. Older sets printed a handful of secret rares each, and clean copies that survived are scarce, so their medians run into the hundreds. Modern sets print dozens, and a median around $7.09 is typical there. The Pokémon on the card matters most of all. Charizard alone holds 7 of the top 25 spots above, and Celebi, Umbreon and Rayquaza show up more than once.

Condition moves the price as much as anything here. A secret rare with whitening on the edges or a crease sells well below near mint, so check it against our card condition guide before you price it. For everything else that goes into a card's value, see how much your Pokémon card is worth.

Are secret rares hard to pull?

Yes, but nobody outside The Pokémon Company knows exactly how hard. The company doesn't publish pull rates, so the odds you see online come from people opening a lot of packs and counting. What the numbers do show is that modern sets have far more cards above the total. When a set has 60 of them, pulling a secret rare is not the same as pulling the one you want.

That's why many collectors buy the single instead of chasing it in packs. Our list of the most expensive card in every set shows each set's chase card.

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Where these numbers come from

A card counts as a secret rare when its printed collector number is higher than the set total printed next to it. We checked every card in 97 English expansions this way. Promo sets and gallery subsets (Trainer Gallery, Galarian Gallery, Shiny Vault) are left out because they use their own numbering, and so are Commons and Uncommons above the total, such as the basic Energy cards in the Sun & Moon base set. Prices are near-mint USD market prices from the same data the Cardex app uses, refreshed daily. The latest update is from November 4, 2026.

Secret rare questions

What is a secret rare Pokémon card?

A card whose collector number is higher than the set's printed total, such as Charizard ex 199/165 in Scarlet & Violet 151. The set count printed on every card leaves these out, which is where the name comes from. We count 1,956 English secret rares across 97 sets.

How do I know if my Pokémon card is a secret rare?

Read the collector number in the bottom corner. If the first number is bigger than the second, like 215/203, it's a secret rare. On current cards the rarity symbol next to it is usually one or more gold stars or two silver stars. If the number is worn or you aren't sure of the set, scan the card with Cardex: it shows the set, collector number, rarity and current price. The app is free to download and your first 3 scans are free.

Are secret rare Pokémon cards worth anything?

Usually more than the rest of the set, but most aren't worth a fortune. The median English secret rare sells for $9.56 near mint, 49% sell for $10 or more and 9.3% for $100 or more. Only 16 are worth $1,000 or more right now.

What is the most expensive secret rare Pokémon card?

Right now it's Celebi 145/144 from Skyridge, at about $3,999.99 near mint. Shining Charizard 107/105 from Neo Destiny is next at $3,998.99.

What was the first secret rare Pokémon card?

Dark Raichu 83/82 from Team Rocket (2000). It sells for about $143.06 near mint today. It stayed the only one until Neo Revelation in 2001.

Do new Pokémon sets still have secret rares?

Yes, more than ever. The newest set, 30th Celebration, has 30 cards numbered above its total (129/128 to 158/128). Since Scarlet & Violet they're no longer called "Secret Rare": they carry rarity names like Illustration Rare, Special Illustration Rare, Ultra Rare and Hyper Rare instead.

Which Pokémon set has the most secret rares?

Paldean Fates, with 154 cards numbered above 91. It has more secret rares than regular cards.