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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Battle Styles In October 2023

Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Urshifu-themed Sword & Shield - Battle Styles expansion in October 2023.

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 October 2023.

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: $104.69
2. Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX Alternate Art 170/163: $55.60
3. Single Strike Urshifu VMAX Alternate Art 168/163: $35.88
4. Empoleon V Alternate Art 146/163: $27.04
5. Phoebe Full Art Trainer Supporter 161/163: $18.29
6. Level Ball Gold Secret Rare 181/163: $15.78
7. Shiny Houndoom Gold Secret Rare 179/163: $14.23
8. Single Strike Urshifu V Alternate Art 151/163: $12.72
9. Cheryl Full Art Trainer Supporter 159/163: $12.50
10. Rapid Strike Urshifu V Alternate Art 153/163: $11.75
11. Single Strike Urshifu VMAX Rainbow Rare 167/163: $11.24
12. Tyranitar V Full Art 154/163: $9.70
13. Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX Rainbow Rare 169/163: $9.49
14. Corviknight VMAX Rainbow Rare 171/163: $8.73
15. Victini VMAX Rainbow Rare 165/163: $8.08

Tyranitar V Alternate Art is up $8 this month, unexpectedly crossing the $100 threshold once again. The second biggest card in the set, Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX Alternate Art, is down $6 on the other hand. Most of the other cards in the set slightly fell in value or stayed the same.

Be sure to check Bleeding Cool every day to follow our in-depth Pokémon TCG coverage as we explore the hobby's past, present, and even future with upcoming set reveals.

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