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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Fusion Strike In January 2024

Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Psychic- and Ghost-type cards of Sword & Shield - Fusion Strike in January 2024.



Article Summary

  • January 2024 value watch for Sword & Shield - Fusion Strike Psychic- and Ghost-type cards.
  • Gengar VMAX Alternate Art tops the chart at $214.28, with slight increase from 2023.
  • Espeon VMAX Alternate Art's value has decreased, now trailing behind Gengar by $90.
  • TCGPlayer market values and trends reveal the shifting dynamics in Pokémon TCG prices.

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 – Fusion Strike, which came out in November 2021, are doing now in January 2024.

Fusion Strike top card. Credit: Pokémon TCG
Fusion Strike top card. Credit: Pokémon TCG

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

  1. Gengar VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 271/264: $214.28
  2. Espeon VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 270/264: $123.54
  3. Mew VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 269/264: $63.43
  4. Mew VMAX Rainbow Rare Secret Rare 269/264: $29.40
  5. Mew V Alternate Art 251/264: $26.70
  6. Celebi V Alternate Art 245/264: $25.28
  7. Inteleon VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 266/264: $20.73
  8. Genesect V Alternate Art 255/264: $13.91
  9. Gengar VMAX 157/264: $9.90
  10. Mew V Full Art 250/264: $8.67

Last time we checked, the chase card Gengar VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare had hit its 2023 high as the year closed out. Well, how about now? It's up $7, which is still up but at least not evidence of its skyrocketing. The second biggest card, the Espeon VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare, dropped by $9. Remember when the Espeon was actually the chase card? Now, it's almost $100 lower than Gengar.

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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