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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Lost Origin in September 2024
Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Lost Zone-themed set Sword & Shield - Lost Origin in September 2024.
Article Summary
- Explore current values of top Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Lost Origin cards as of September 2024.
- See the drastic impact of market shifts on Giratina V Alternate Art, Aerodactyl V, and other top cards.
- Dive into the Trainer Gallery subset, featuring Pikachu VMAX and other high-demand character rares.
- Understand the broader trends affecting Pokémon TCG value fluctuations and collector strategies.
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 – Lost Origin, which came out in September 2022, are doing now, two full years after release, in September 2024.
Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Lost Origin with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:
- Giratina V Alternate Art 186/196: $337.50
- Aerodactyl V Alternate Art 180/196: $100.07
- Rotom V Alternate Art 186/196: $35.49
- Galarian Perrserker V Alternate Art 184/196: $16.75
- Giratina VSTAR Rainbow Rare 201/196: $15.62
- Aerodactyl VSTAR Rainbow Rare 199/196: $8.34
- Hisuian Goodra VSTAR Rainbow Rare 202/196: $8.00
- Dark Path Gold Secret Rare 216/196: $7.90
- Giratina VSTAR Gold Secret Rare 212/196: $7.51
- Kyurem VMAX Rainbow Rare 197/196: $6.89
This Pokémon TCG expansion includes a Trainer Gallery subset. The top cards of this subset are:
- Pikachu VMAX Character Super Rare TG17/TC30: $32.01
- Pikachu V Character Super Rare TG16/TC30: $22.01
- Pikachu VMAX Black & Gold TG29/TC30: $6.01
- Eternatus VMAX Character Super Rare TG22/TC30: $5.85
- Boss's Orders Full Art Trainer Supporter TG24/TC30: $5.80
After seeing Sword & Shield – Evolving Skies' Umbreon VMAX Alt Art undergo yet another alarming spike in value, I'm soothed a bit to see Giratina V Alternate Art, Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Lost Origin's monster chase card, drop $32 this month. Aerodactyl V Alternate Art, on the other hand, was as rock solid as its typing. It didn't even increase or decrease in value by a single dollar.
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