Japanese Pokemon Card Values

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What makes Japanese Pokemon cards special?

It has to do with the fact that since they are the “source” card for all translated versions, non-Japanese collectors have a particular obsession with obtaining cards that have not yet or will never be released in their own country. This can be seen with promotional cards released only in Japan, which often go for high prices overseas like the 15th Anniversary Full Art Pikachu, the newer Battle Festa Pikachu, and the older CoroCoro Shining Mew. 

How are Japanese cards priced?

Even though cards from Japan can’t be used in tournaments outside of the country, foreign collectors should know that they’re still used for tournament play inside Japan. That’s why playable cards have much higher resale values. The problem for non-Japanese collectors bidding on auctions is that they aren’t part of the competitive Japanese. Japanese pokemon cards player community, it can be difficult to know when you’re looking at a deal or not. However, there is an easy way to tell how much a Japanese standard format card should be worth. (Standard format means the cards that can be used in current tournaments.) The reason for the difference in prices is that the Japanese Pokemon community has relatively fewer collectors and more players, which leads to a higher demand for Trainer cards and playable Pokemon staple cards (cards that are used in nearly every deck) for deckbuilding, whereas the pull rates for EX cards are much better than in English booster backs.

What about Pokemon promotional cards?

A special group of Japanese cards fall under the promotional category and are given out at tournaments, as magazine freebies, at Pokemon events, or as gifts when buying Pokemon merchandise at one of the Pokemon Centers. They are rarely valuable due to broad distribution and uselessness for players. There are some exceptions, though, that hardly ever make it outside of Japan, either because of their value to players, like the Muscle Band card which was given a top price of up to $50 USD.

When is the best time to buy Japanese Pokemon cards?

Once new cards are released in Japan, their value tends to shoot up dramatically and stay that way until finally released in English. During that time, even unplayable Rare Rare (RR) and Super Rare (SR) are worth enough to increase in value when buying Japanese Pokemon sets, which is about 30 USD in retail.

After that time, the prices for unplayable cards plummet, while playable cards usually maintain their value, at least when sold from Japan. As soon as a playable card leaves Japan the value usually decreases due to the diminished market, which then only consists of card collectors.

Examples of these playable rare cards are the VS Seeker in Ultra Rare (UR) from Roaring Skies (XY6 Emerald Break) and the older Ultra Ball in Ultra Rare (UR) from Plasma Freeze (BW9 Spiral Force). These cards reach 2–3 times the value of other Golden UR cards even though the rarity is the same.

Japanese Pokemon Card Buying Guide Recap

Sometimes pricing rare Japanese Pokemon cards can be very hard, but if you follow the simple pricing formula above, you can usually have a good idea of what a card is worth, regardless of whether you are looking to buy or sell.

In some rare cases you might get a cheaper deal from a local seller in your country, especially for extremely playable cards, but for most cards checking a Japanese auction proxy site, will give you cheaper options.

Check the list of The Japanese Pokemon Card Values

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pokémon GO Card File Set

If you want the Japanese Pokemon Card Values, these Japanese pokemon card backs are suitable for you. 'Pokemon GO' Special Box comes with the exclusive Pikachu Promo card and also includes the Pokemon Go booster packs.

• Card File (4 Pocket Binder)
• 4 x Pokemon Go Booster Packs
• 1 x Pikachu Promo 272/S-P

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Pikachu VMAX Pokemon Full-Art CoroCoro Promo Japanese 265/S-P - MINT - Pokémon TCG Japanese

This Pokemon card in Japan will be released as an S-P promotional card on January 15, 2022. The card will be distributed via the Corocoro comic which is a popular comic magazine in Japan with many famous Japanese Pokemon card promos. This print is Holofoil, numbered 265/S-P, and has the Corocoro logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

The card will be in mint condition with the possibility of minimal damage (very slight scratching or whitening). Please buy at your own risk as we will not be accepting returns for ungraded cards.

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Vaporeon - 189/184 S8B - CHR - MINT - Pokémon TCG Japanese

This Pokemon Japanese card value was released in Japan on December 3rd 2021. Vmax Climax introduced the hyped CSR (Character Super Rares). CHR (Character rares) cards originally introduced in SM11b Dream League are returned. In near-mint-mint condition with the possibility of very slight scratching or whitening, please buy at your own risk as we will not be accepting returns for single ungraded cards.

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Arceus V 267/S-P Pokemon Legends Arceus PROMO Sealed - UNOPENED - Pokémon TCG Japanese

This value of Japanese Pokemon cards will be released as an S-P promotional card on January 28th, 2022 alongside the Nintendo Switch game Pokemon Legends.

Limited quantities will be available periodically until the release date.

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Pokemon Trading Card Game Mystery Box (Paradigm Trigger)

This Mystery box comes with a promo pack that contains one of four guaranteed V cards, with Lugia V confirmed as one of the four promos. A random 1 out of 4 deck box and deck sleeves are also included in the Mystery box. Finally, it comes with 7 packs of Paradigm Trigger. Click here for more leaks and details on this set.

The deck boxes and deck sleeves in this set are randomly selected from one of the four types, so you don't know what you're getting at the time of purchase. Each deck box and deck sleeve has a Lugia or similar design. This allows the user to experience the joy of not knowing what they will get.

Pokémon V. Includes a promo pack to ensure you get Pokémon V.

The promo pack included in the set contains a guaranteed copy of Pokémon V. Users can quickly strengthen their arsenal. A total of four types of cards are included, including Lugia V. Here, too, users can experience the fun of not knowing what they'll get.

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• 1x Deck Box
• 1x Deck Sleeves (64)
• 1x Promo card
• 1x Card box
• 7 packs of Expansion pack "Paradigm Trigger" 
• Paradigm Trigger, the latest Japanese Pokemon card set features the fan-favorite Lugia in V, V star, and Full Art V (Secret Rare or SR in Japanese) versions announced so far, with a likely alternate art card to follow.

As a result, these are the best Japanese Pokemon Card Values you should purchase. 

M Rayquaza Ex - 006/018 XY - USED - Pokémon TCG Japanese

M Rayquaza EX holo promotional Japanese Pokemon card from the 25th-anniversary promotional pack which was released on October 22nd, 2021  alongside the 25th-anniversary booster boxes and special sets. These promotional packs were given out in Japan only with the purchase of a booster box from the Pokemon Center in a lottery system, and participating stores. They were also available as part of the 25th-anniversary special sets. These promotional packs sold out almost instantly across the country.

In mint condition with the possibility of very slight scratching or whitening, returns are accepted in the US if you are not satisfied with the quality. Customers outside of the US please buy at your own risk as we will not be accepting returns for single ungraded Japanese Pokemon Card Values. 

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Pokemon Card Sword and Shield Mischievous Pichu PROMO 214/S-P - Pokémon TCG Japanese

This Pokemon Card Sword and Shield Mischievous Pichu Promo 214/S-Preleased on the 31st of May, Japanese fashion brand Graniph will launch the P-Lab project, a special collaboration with Pokémon Card Game and popular video creator Hajime Syacho.

Limited quantities will be available periodically until the release date.

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If you are a fan of Pokemon and looking for the best products to show off your love for these collections, you can seriously consider all those we have listed above. 

They are the Japanese Pokemon Card Values. Head over to our online store Japan Figure to get them right away. 

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