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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Darkness Ablaze In June 2023

Pokémon TCG Value Watch takes on the Charizard-themed set Sword & Shield - Darkness Ablaze to examine the market in June 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 – Darkness Ablaze, which came out in August 2020, are doing now in June 2023.

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

1. Charizard VMAX 020/189: $29.94
2. Salamence VMAX Rainbow Rare 194/189: $8.28
3. Eternatus VMAX Rainbow Rare 192/189: $8.18
4. Centiskorch VMAX Rainbow Rare 191/189: $7.28
5. Butterfree VMAX Rainbow Rare 190/189: $7.04
6. Scizor VMAX Rainbow Rare 193/189: $7.01
7. Shiny Rillaboom Gold Secret Rare 197/189: $7.00
8. Shiny Coalossal Gold Secret Rare 198/189: $5.94
9. Charizard V 019/189: $4.15
10. Rose Trainer Supporter Rainbow Rare 196/189: $3.90

The value of Sword & Shield – Darkness Ablaze cards in the secondary market remained quite steady this month. The Charizard VMAX is by far the biggest card of the set but it is still nowhere near a highly coveted chase card when compared to the top cards of most other sets from this era. The fact that a card worth $3.90 is in the top ten hits of Darkness Ablaze tells you all you need to know about the value 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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