Top 10 Most Expensive Pokemon Cards From Darkness Ablaze

Prices updated on 8/21/2024

The Pokemon TCG Market has seen a huge spike in interest in the last year. Many people who enjoyed collecting cards when they were younger have now reached an age where they are starting to have disposable income and can revisit the things they enjoyed while growing up. With the boom in interest in the Pokemon TCG world you of course expect to also see a boom in prices. That's exactly what has happened over the past year to every set - both modern and classic. Today we are taking a look at one of the newer sets, Darkness Ablaze, and visiting the most expensive cards from the set!

#10. Charizard V #019 Ultra Rare

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Charizard V #019 Ultra Rare is currently valued around $3.4 at the time of writing.

How fitting to find Charizard V as the first card on the list of Darkness Ablaze. As a regular Ultra Rare V, this card doesn't offer the textures and art style we typically see in the top 10. Instead, it is included because of the infamous Charizard tax.

By this time in the Sword & Shield era, there had been no Ultra Rare or Secret Rare Charizard cards released. This card was the first hint that Pokemon probably had some plans for Charizard still up their sleeves.

#9. Rose #196 Secret Rare

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Rose #196 Secret Rare is currently valued around $3.44 at the time of writing.

Rose is the primary antagonist introduced in the Sword and Shield games. Although friendly and supposedly well-intentioned, Rose is misguided and reckless. His goal is to provide unlimited energy for Galar by harnassing the power of Eternatus.

This card did not make this list at release because, at the time, Full Art Trainer cards were relatively unpopular. It has only been in the last couple years that Full Art Trainer cards have started climbing in value.

#8. Coalossal #198 Secret Rare

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Coalossal #198 Secret Rare is currently valued around $3.92 at the time of writing.

It was only a matter of time until we landed on a Gold Secret Rare card, and Coalossal is the first to do the honors. This visually impressive card comes in at #198 in the set and is one of only 2 Gold Secret Rare Pokemon from the set (hint on upcoming mentions!) Gold cards are known to be highly sought-after collectibles.

This Coalossal Gold Secret Rare card features the ability Tar Generator which allows you to attach a Fire energy, a Fighting energy, or 1 of each from your discard pile to your Pokemon in any way you like. Coalossal also has a 130 damage attack called Flaming Avalanche.

#7. Rillaboom #197 Secret Rare

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Rillaboom #197 Secret Rare is currently valued around $4.97 at the time of writing.

This Rillaboom Gold Secret Rare is the second time a Gold card is featured on this list, though it is currently nearly twice as expensive as the Coalossal we mentioned earlier. Rillaboom is one of the 3 starters featured in the Sword and Shield generation, which is one of the reasons this Gold Secret Rare has climbed so high in value.

From top to bottom this card has a very impressive Full Art aesthetic. The green on gold background seems like it would be a risky design choice, but if you've seen this card in person, you'll know it looks much nicer than you might expect. You'll also notice the shiny glimmers on this card - An obvious carryover from previous Shiny sets such as Hidden Fates. Perhaps it is more appropriate to refer to this as the Shiny Gold Secret Rare Rillaboom? That has a nice ring to it.

#6. Centiskorch VMAX #191 Secret Rare

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Centiskorch VMAX #191 Secret Rare is currently valued around $6.59 at the time of writing.

This Centiskorch VMAX Rainbow Rare features the Gigantamax form of Centiskorch. Rainbow Rare cards feature some of the most amazing visual aesthetics of any cards in the series, and Centiskorch is a big fan favorite that was introduced in the most recent generation of Pokemon, Generation 8.

The attack G-Max Centiferno allows you to attach a fire Energy each time the attack deals damage, which in turn allows the attack to deal 40+ damage. With 320 HP and a potentially devastating attack, Centiskorch can be formiddable in the TCG.

#5. Butterfree VMAX #190 Secret Rare

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Butterfree VMAX #190 Secret Rare is currently valued around $6.71 at the time of writing.

Next on our list we have our first Gen-1 Pokemon! Butterfree is beloved by all sorts of fans of the Pokemon franchise, and Butterfree is done some serious justice in Darkness Ablaze - featured 4 times as an Ultra-Rare or better! You can find Butterfree as a V, a Full Art, a VMAX, and a VMAX Rainbow Secret Rare, shown above.

This Rainbow Butterfree VMAX has an attack called G-Max Toxbreeze which deals 150 damage and causes your opponent's active Pokemon to become confused and poisoned.

#4. Eternatus VMAX #192 Secret Rare

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Eternatus VMAX #192 Secret Rare is currently valued around $6.84 at the time of writing.

The Eternatus VMAX Rainbow Hyper Rare is a beatiful card, featuring one of the legendary Pokemon from Gen VIII, Sword and Shield. This card owes its value to several factors, including the amazing design, its value in the TCG, as well as its collectability as a legendary Pokemon.

Eternatus VMAX Rainbow Hyper Rare features a whopping 340 HP with an ability called Eternal Zone. This ability allows the user to have 8 benched Pokemon if all of their Pokemon in play are Dark type, though you cannot play non Dark-type Pokemon. In addition, this Eternatus VMAX has an attack called Dread End which deals 30 damage for each of the user's Dark type Pokemon in play.

#3. Scizor VMAX #193 Secret Rare

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Scizor VMAX #193 Secret Rare is currently valued around $7.18 at the time of writing.

Few Pokemon from the Sword and Shield sets of cards (or any sets for that matter) get as much love as Scizor, especially from younger fans of the series. This beautiful Scizor VMAX card features Scizor in the Dynamax form with a Rainbow color style and textured feel.

This Rainbow Rare is one of the Secret Rares featured in Darkness Ablaze, numbered 193/189 in the set. If you happen to be new to these cards - you can tell a Secret Rare because the number at the bottom of the card will exceed the maximum number from the set, i.e. 193/189 for this Scizor card. There will be several more Secret Rares on our list as the most expensive cards from Darkness Ablaze!

#2. Salamence VMAX #194 Secret Rare

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Salamence VMAX #194 Secret Rare is currently valued around $8.9 at the time of writing.

The next card on our list is perhaps one of the most visually stunning cards out of this set, as well as a very popular Pokemon from the franchise. This Salamence VMAX Rainbow Secret Rare is #194 out of the set and offers some great options in the TCG as well.

The attack Sonic Double deals 40 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokemon, and the attack Max Wings deals a devastating 240 damage. With 320 HP, the Salamence VMAX Rainbow Rare card can dish out a ton of damage as well as take it.

#1. Charizard VMAX #020 Ultra Rare

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Charizard VMAX #020 Ultra Rare is currently valued around $20.6 at the time of writing.

If you know anything about this set, I'm sure you saw this coming from a mile away. Charizard VMAX from Darkness Ablaze absolutely eclipses any other cards on this list in terms of value. At the release of this set this card carried a lot of hype as the first Ultra Rare Charizard to be featured in Sword and Shield. Since then we've seen some HUGE Charizard cards get added to subsequent sets, but this was the first to make its debut.

The Charizard VMAX from Darkness Ablaze features the Gigantamax artwork from the Sword and Shield series, with a very vibrant display which captures the strength and power of this particular Pokemon. Boasting 330 HP and the attack G-Max Wildfire which deals 300 damage, Charizard VMAX gains its value from generations of collectors and TCG players that want to add this Charizard to their deck.

When Charizard VMAX first came out it was seeing a price of up to $300, with PSA 10 copies going for $600-$700. Since then we have gotten higher rarity Charizards which has caused the price on the VMAX Charizard to drop.

Try your luck at pulling these cards from the following Pokemon card products:

	Darkness Ablaze Booster Box Contains: 36 booster packs. Check eBay Check Amazon
	Darkness Ablaze ETB Contains: 8 packs, 65 card sleeves, and TCG accessories. Check eBay Check Amazon
	Darkness Ablaze Build and Battle Contains: 4 packs and a promo. Check eBay Check Amazon
	Darkness Ablaze Booster Packs Contains: loose booster packs. Check eBay Check Amazon

What are your thoughts on the most expensive cards from Darkness Ablaze? Have you been lucky enough to pull any of these in your packs? Be sure to let us know below in the comments!

Want to see more cards from the set? Check out these runner-ups, or check out our Visual Set List for Darkness Ablaze.

	Pokemon Breeder's Nurturing Secret Rare #195 Check eBay Check Amazon
	Eternatus VMAX Ultra Rare #117 Check eBay Check Amazon
	Capture Energy Secret Rare #201 Check eBay Check Amazon
	Turbo Patch Secret Rare #200 Check eBay Check Amazon
	Big Parasol Secret Rare #199 Check eBay Check Amazon

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