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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Evolving Skies in October 2024
Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Eeveelution-themed cards of Sword & Shield - Evolving Skies in October 2024.
Article Summary
- October 2024 sees Umbreon VMAX Alt Art nearing $1,000 in value, marking a $100 leap from last month.
- Hobbyists compare its value to iconic cards like Shadowless Blastoise and Venusaur from Base Set.
- Umbreon VMAX leads Evolving Skies' high-value list, topping Rayquaza and other Eeveelutions.
- Interest in Pokémon TCG is fueled by influencers, 25th Anniversary, and the allure of Alternate Arts.
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 – Evolving Skies, which came out in August 2021, are doing now in October 2024.
Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:
- Umbreon VMAX Alternate Art 215/203: $978.28
- Rayquaza VMAX Alternate Art 218/203: $404.09
- Leafeon VMAX Alternate Art 205/203: $260.00
- Glaceon VMAX Alternate Art 209/203: $223.93
- Sylveon VMAX Alternate Art 212/203: $192.33
- Umbreon V Alternate Art 189/203: $143.55
- Dragonite V Alternate Art 192/203: $142.64
- Rayquaza V Alternate Art 194/203: $98.06
- Espeon V Alternate Art 180/203: $88.95
- Sylveon V Alternate Art 184/203: $73.01
- Leafeon V Alternate Art 167/203: $71.78
- Glaceon V Alternate Art 175/203: $68.11
- Sylveon VMAX Rainbow Rare 211/203: $39.68
- Umbreon VMAX Rainbow Rare 214/203: $36.13
- Rayquaza VMAX Rainbow Rare 213/203: $37.40
It's happening.
Another $100 jump in less than a month's time has this set's chase card, Umbreon VMAX Alternate Art, approaching $1,000 value in the secondary market. This puts the raw value of this card over some of the hobby's most iconic, decades-long favorites, including the shadowless versions of Blastoise and Venusaur from Base Set. The only modern card that comes even close is the Latias & Latios GX Alt Art from Sun & Moon – Team Up, which is valued at $887.72.
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