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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Battle Styles In March 2023

Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Battle Styles in March 2023 sees the Tyranitar V Alternate Art chase card retain value after a previous spike.


The Pokémon TCG is an ever-changing and unpredictable market. Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more. For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became difficult to find. Now that the hype is settling down, let's see where modern sets stand. Every month, I will do an installment of this series, Pokémon TCG Value Watch. This series is not financial advice but is rather a way to help collectors know the trajectory of a card's availability so that Pokémon TCG completionists like myself know when to strike. Today, let's see how the cards of Sword & Shield – Battle Styles, which came out in March 2021, are doing now in March 2023.

Battle Styles Tyranitar. Credit: Pokémon TCG
Battle Styles Tyranitar. Credit: Pokémon TCG

Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Battle Styles with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:

  1. Tyranitar V Alternate Art 155/163: $102.27
  2. Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX Alternate Art 170/163: $70.90
  3. Empoleon V Alternate Art 146/163: $38.47
  4. Single Strike Urshifu VMAX Alternate Art 168/163: $36.45
  5. Single Strike Urshifu V Alternate Art 151/163: $17.13
  6. Rapid Strike Urshifu V Alternate Art 153/163: $16.89
  7. Shiny Houndoom Gold Secret Rare 179/163: $13.91
  8. Level Ball Gold Secret Rare 181/163: $13.79
  9. Phoebe Full Art Trainer Supporter 161/163: $12.18
  10. Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX Rainbow Rare 169/163: $12.12
  11. Single Strike Energy Gold Secret Rare 183/163: $11.67
  12. Cheryl Full Art Trainer Supporter 159/163: $11.48
  13. Single Strike Urshifu VMAX Rainbow Rare 167/163: $10.96
  14. Corviknight VMAX Rainbow Rare 171/163: $9.91
  15. Tyranitar V Full Art 154/163: $8.97

While Sword & Shield – Battle Styles remains dramatically underrated by Pokémon TCG fans in the community, this is no slouch of a set. Many cards are holding decent value, with the Tyranitar V Alt Art now holding strong after a surge that put it over $100 a while back. While packs remain readily available, this is certainly a set to watch.


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