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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Crown Zenith in August 2024

Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the special set Crown Zenith closing out the Galarian era in August 2024.

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: Crown Zenith, which came out in January 2023, are doing now in August 2024.

Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Crown Zenith with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:

1. Elesa's Sparkle Full Art 147/159: $12.99
2. Pikachu Secret Rare 160/159: $7.14
3. Charizard VSTAR 019/159: $5.22
4. Radiant Charizard VSTAR 020/159: $4.93
5. Friends in Hisui Full Art 148/159: $4.61

The main attraction of Crown Zenith is the Galarian Gallery subset, which consists of Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares. Let's take a look at the top-valued cards of this subset:

1. Giratina VSTAR Gold Secret Rare GG69/GG70: $107.87
2. Arceus VSTAR Gold Secret Rare GG70/GG70: $64.53
3. Mewtwo VSTAR Special Illustration Rare GG44/GG70: $54.14
4. Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR Gold Secret Rare GG67/GG70: $45.20
5. Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR Gold Secret Rare GG68/GG70: $43.82
6. Leafeon VSTAR Special Illustration Rare GG35/GG70: $24.65
7. Glaceon VSTAR Special Illustration Rare GG40/GG70: $21.65
8. Suicune V Special Illustration Rare GG38/GG70: $20.59
9. Raikou V Special Illustration Rare GG41/GG70: $19.08
10. Entei V Special Illustration Rare GG36/GG70: $17.72
11. Darkrai VSTAR Special Illustration Rare GG50/GG70: $15.69
12. Deoxys VMAX Special Illustration Rare GG45/GG70: $15.24
13. Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR Special Illustration Rare GG56/GG70: $13.80
14. Irida Special Illustration Rare Trainer Supporter GG63/GG70: $12.57
15. Deoxys VSTAR Special Illustration Rare GG46/GG70: $9.72

Crown Zenith remained relatively steady this month. The Leafeon and Glaceon VSTAR Special Illustration Rares saw the biggest shift, dropping in value at about $7 each, but I wouldn't count this as a drop of which to take major note. The biggest news is the lack of movement: Giratina VSTAR Gold Secret Rare remained steady to within a dollar of its July 2023 value, showing that this has staying power as the chase card of this set.

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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