Pokemon Card Rarity Symbols Explained

Every Pokemon card prints its rarity as a small symbol in the bottom corner: a circle for Common, a diamond for Uncommon, and a starfor Rare. Everything above that builds on the star: holo stars, double stars for ex/V tiers, gold stars for Hyper Rares, and the modern Scarlet & Violet era's gray-star Illustration Rare and gold-star Special Illustration Rare tiers. Secret rares are numbered above the set's printed total (like 200/191).

Every rarity in the database

All 28 rarity tiers we track, by card count — each links to its full card list:

Rarity	Cards	Browse
Common	5,858	Common cards →
Uncommon	4,890	Uncommon cards →
Rare	4,255	Rare cards →
Ultra Rare	1,506	Ultra Rare cards →
Secret Rare	604	Secret Rare cards →
Illustration Rare	482	Illustration Rare cards →
Shiny Rare	310	Shiny Rare cards →
Double Rare	307	Double Rare cards →
Rare Holo	297	Rare Holo cards →
Holo Rare	276	Holo Rare cards →
Holo Rare V	237	Holo Rare V cards →
Special Illustration Rare	216	Special Illustration Rare cards →
Holo Rare VMAX	92	Holo Rare VMAX cards →
Hyper Rare	74	Hyper Rare cards →
Rare Holo LV.X	59	Rare Holo LV.X cards →
ACE SPEC Rare	33	ACE SPEC Rare cards →
Holo Rare VSTAR	32	Holo Rare VSTAR cards →
Rare PRIME	26	Rare PRIME cards →
Classic Collection	25	Classic Collection cards →
LEGEND	17	LEGEND cards →
Radiant Rare	15	Radiant Rare cards →
Shiny Ultra Rare	12	Shiny Ultra Rare cards →
Amazing Rare	9	Amazing Rare cards →
Shiny Rare V	9	Shiny Rare V cards →
Shiny Rare VMAX	7	Shiny Rare VMAX cards →
Mega Hyper Rare	7	Mega Hyper Rare cards →
Full Art Trainer	6	Full Art Trainer cards →
Black White Rare	4	Black White Rare cards →

Rarity is only half the price story: the same card's reverse holofoil usually trades above its normal copy, and in vintage sets 1st Edition copies trade far above Unlimited. That's why every price on this site names its finish — see how to check a card's value.

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Tables generated from live data, updated 2026-06-14; prices are TCGplayer market prices per finish — not appraisals.