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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Obsidian Flames in October 2024

Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Fire/Dark-type cards of Scarlet & Violet - Obsidian Flames in October 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: Scarlet & Violet – Obsidian Flames, which came out in August 2023, are doing now in October 2024.

Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet – Obsidian Flames with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:

1. Tera Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare 223/197: $45.88
2. Tera Charizard ex Gold Hyper Rare 228/197: $18.50
3. Pidgeot ex Special Illustration Rare 225/197: $12.37
4. Ninetails Illustration Rare 199/197: $11.63
5. Pidgeot ex 164/197: $9.52
6. Pidgey Illustration Rare 207/197: $7.96
7. Pidgeot ex Full Art 217/197: $6.94
8. Tera Charizard ex Full Art 228/197: $6.82
9. Cleffa Illustration Rare 202/197: $6.27
10. Gloom Illustration Rare 198/197: $5.47

While Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet – Obsidian Flames remains the most affordable set to purchase in singles of the Scarlet & Violet era, the value of almost all the cards above went up a bit this past month. It was only Tera Charizard ex Full Art 228/197 and Cleffa Illustration Rare 202/197 that saw slight drops. Honestly, this set is doomed to remain the Darkness Ablaze of this era, meaning that it's a Charizard-driven set that is largely forgotten due to other, more hyped Charizard-driven sets. That said, I find this to be good for collectors. When investors stay away, card value remains low.

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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