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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Brilliant Stars in October 2024
Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Sinnoh-themed cards of Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars in October 2024.
Article Summary
- Explore Brilliant Stars, a Sinnoh-themed Pokémon TCG set, in October 2024 with rising and falling card values.
- Charizard V Alternate Art leads with $133.45, while Arceus and Umbreon cards see minor market shifts.
- Trainer Gallery features highlights like Umbreon VMAX and Sylveon VMAX, marking significant market value changes.
- Stay updated on Pokémon TCG trends, valuations, and set reveals with daily insights from Bleeding Cool.
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 Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Brilliant Stars, which came out in January 2022, are doing now in October 2024.
Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Brilliant Stars with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:
- Charizard V Alternate Art 154/172: $133.45
- Charizard VSTAR Rainbow Rare 174/172: $45.93
- Arceus V Alternate Art 166/172: $26.17
- Ultra Ball Gold Secret Rare 186/172: $24.20
- Charizard V Full Art 153/172: $15.11
- Lumineon V Alternate Art 156/172: $11.13
- Arceus VSTAR Rainbow Rare 176/172: $9.47
- Galarian Moltres V Gold Secret Rare 183/172: $8.83
- Arceus VSTAR Gold Secret Rare 184/172: $8.13
- Honchkrow V Alternate Art 162/172: $7.41
This Pokémon TCG expansion includes a Trainer Gallery subset. The top cards of this subset are:
- Umbreon VMAX Character Super Rare TG23/TG30: $34.46
- Umbreon V Character Super Rare TG23/TG30: $19.87
- Sylveon VMAX Character Super Rare TG15/TG30: $18.93
- Sylveon V Character Super Rare TG14/TG30: $17.84
- Mimikyu V Character Super Rare TG16/TG30: $13.87
Charizard V Alternate Art, the chase card of this set, increased in market value in the last two months, but only by a few dollars. Arceus V Alternate Art, on the other hand, fell a few dollars in the market, which is more significant considering its much lower value. Umbreon V Character Super Rare lost $5 in value, making it one of the most affordable Umbreon chases of the Sword & Shield era despite also being one of the coolest.
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.