Pokemon Card List

Special Illustration Rare Pokemon Cards

216 cards printed at Special Illustration Rare across 21 sets. Special Illustration Rares (SIR/SAR) are the premium full-art ex and Trainer cards — alternate-art showpieces with textured foil, numbered beyond the set total, and among the most valuable modern pulls. How to spot it: see the rarity symbols guide.

Sets with the most Special Illustration Rare cards

Most valuable Special Illustration Rare cards

CardSetNumberRarityPrice*
Umbreon ex 161/131 Pokemon cardUmbreon exPrismatic Evolutions161/131Special Illustration Rare$1,553.74
Mega Gengar ex 284/217 Pokemon cardMega Gengar exAscended Heroes284/217Special Illustration Rare$1,339.63
Pikachu ex 276/217 Pokemon cardPikachu exAscended Heroes276/217Special Illustration Rare$1,318.69
Mew ex 232/91 Pokemon cardMew exPaldean Fates232/91Special Illustration Rare$1,012.03
Mega Dragonite ex 290/217 Pokemon cardMega Dragonite exAscended Heroes290/217Special Illustration Rare$874.66
Mega Charizard X ex 125/94 Pokemon cardMega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames125/94Special Illustration Rare$840.30
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 231/182 Pokemon cardTeam Rocket's Mewtwo exDestined Rivals231/182Special Illustration Rare$566.52
Sylveon ex 156/131 Pokemon cardSylveon exPrismatic Evolutions156/131Special Illustration Rare$505.46
Charizard ex 199/165 Pokemon cardCharizard ex151199/165Special Illustration Rare$497.52
Pikachu ex 277/217 Pokemon cardPikachu exAscended Heroes277/217Special Illustration Rare$469.11
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 281/217 Pokemon cardTeam Rocket's Mewtwo exAscended Heroes281/217Special Illustration Rare$457.36
Greninja ex 214/167 Pokemon cardGreninja exTwilight Masquerade214/167Special Illustration Rare$399.87
Mega Greninja ex 116/86 Pokemon cardMega Greninja exChaos Rising116/86Special Illustration Rare$356.43
Pikachu ex 238/191 Pokemon cardPikachu exSurging Sparks238/191Special Illustration Rare$347.11
Charizard ex 234/91 Pokemon cardCharizard exPaldean Fates234/91Special Illustration Rare$337.89
Leafeon ex 144/131 Pokemon cardLeafeon exPrismatic Evolutions144/131Special Illustration Rare$330.40
Espeon ex 155/131 Pokemon cardEspeon exPrismatic Evolutions155/131Special Illustration Rare$324.55
Vaporeon ex 149/131 Pokemon cardVaporeon exPrismatic Evolutions149/131Special Illustration Rare$300.86
Glaceon ex 150/131 Pokemon cardGlaceon exPrismatic Evolutions150/131Special Illustration Rare$298.18
Cynthia's Garchomp ex 232/182 Pokemon cardCynthia's Garchomp exDestined Rivals232/182Special Illustration Rare$291.03
Mega Lucario ex 179/132 Pokemon cardMega Lucario exMega Evolution179/132Special Illustration Rare$241.64
Reshiram ex 166/86 Pokemon cardReshiram exWhite Flare166/86Special Illustration Rare$211.23
Lillie's Clefairy ex 280/217 Pokemon cardLillie's Clefairy exAscended Heroes280/217Special Illustration Rare$206.80
Flareon ex 146/131 Pokemon cardFlareon exPrismatic Evolutions146/131Special Illustration Rare$205.74
Jolteon ex 153/131 Pokemon cardJolteon exPrismatic Evolutions153/131Special Illustration Rare$202.79
Mega Gardevoir ex 178/132 Pokemon cardMega Gardevoir exMega Evolution178/132Special Illustration Rare$201.32
N's Zoroark ex 286/217 Pokemon cardN's Zoroark exAscended Heroes286/217Special Illustration Rare$194.76
Latias ex 239/191 Pokemon cardLatias exSurging Sparks239/191Special Illustration Rare$194.69
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex 230/182 Pokemon cardEthan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals230/182Special Illustration Rare$193.07
Eevee ex 167/131 Pokemon cardEevee exPrismatic Evolutions167/131Special Illustration Rare$189.03

Newest Special Illustration Rare cards

CardSetNumberRarityPrice*
Mega Greninja ex 116/86 Pokemon cardMega Greninja exChaos Rising116/86Special Illustration Rare$356.43
Mega Floette ex 117/86 Pokemon cardMega Floette exChaos Rising117/86Special Illustration Rare$48.89
Mega Dragalge ex 118/86 Pokemon cardMega Dragalge exChaos Rising118/86Special Illustration Rare$61.18
Cinccino ex 119/86 Pokemon cardCinccino exChaos Rising119/86Special Illustration Rare$85.24
AZ's Tranquility 120/86 Pokemon cardAZ's TranquilityChaos Rising120/86Special Illustration Rare$40.51
Roxie's Performance 121/86 Pokemon cardRoxie's PerformanceChaos Rising121/86Special Illustration Rare$35.18
Mega Starmie ex 118/88 Pokemon cardMega Starmie exPerfect Order118/88Special Illustration Rare$63.14
Mega Clefable ex 119/88 Pokemon cardMega Clefable exPerfect Order119/88Special Illustration Rare$71.17
Mega Zygarde ex 120/88 Pokemon cardMega Zygarde exPerfect Order120/88Special Illustration Rare$71.55
Meowth ex 121/88 Pokemon cardMeowth exPerfect Order121/88Special Illustration Rare$181.83
Jacinthe 122/88 Pokemon cardJacinthePerfect Order122/88Special Illustration Rare$34.88
Rosa's Encouragement 123/88 Pokemon cardRosa's EncouragementPerfect Order123/88Special Illustration Rare$67.26
Mega Meganium ex 272/217 Pokemon cardMega Meganium exAscended Heroes272/217Special Illustration Rare$103.90
Mega Emboar ex 273/217 Pokemon cardMega Emboar exAscended Heroes273/217Special Illustration Rare$73.42
Mega Feraligatr ex 274/217 Pokemon cardMega Feraligatr exAscended Heroes274/217Special Illustration Rare$187.39
Mega Froslass ex 275/217 Pokemon cardMega Froslass exAscended Heroes275/217Special Illustration Rare$90.55
Pikachu ex 276/217 Pokemon cardPikachu exAscended Heroes276/217Special Illustration Rare$1,318.69
Pikachu ex 277/217 Pokemon cardPikachu exAscended Heroes277/217Special Illustration Rare$469.11
Mega Eelektross ex 278/217 Pokemon cardMega Eelektross exAscended Heroes278/217Special Illustration Rare$45.78
Iono's Bellibolt ex 279/217 Pokemon cardIono's Bellibolt exAscended Heroes279/217Special Illustration Rare$73.92
Lillie's Clefairy ex 280/217 Pokemon cardLillie's Clefairy exAscended Heroes280/217Special Illustration Rare$206.80
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 281/217 Pokemon cardTeam Rocket's Mewtwo exAscended Heroes281/217Special Illustration Rare$457.36
Mega Diancie ex 282/217 Pokemon cardMega Diancie exAscended Heroes282/217Special Illustration Rare$75.17
Mega Hawlucha ex 283/217 Pokemon cardMega Hawlucha exAscended Heroes283/217Special Illustration Rare$76.67
Mega Gengar ex 284/217 Pokemon cardMega Gengar exAscended Heroes284/217Special Illustration Rare$1,339.63
Mega Scrafty ex 285/217 Pokemon cardMega Scrafty exAscended Heroes285/217Special Illustration Rare$78.67
N's Zoroark ex 286/217 Pokemon cardN's Zoroark exAscended Heroes286/217Special Illustration Rare$194.76
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex 287/217 Pokemon cardMarnie's Grimmsnarl exAscended Heroes287/217Special Illustration Rare$85.30
Fezandipiti ex 288/217 Pokemon cardFezandipiti exAscended Heroes288/217Special Illustration Rare$73.05
Steven's Metagross ex 289/217 Pokemon cardSteven's Metagross exAscended Heroes289/217Special Illustration Rare$104.97

*TCGplayer market price for each card's most valuable finish — not an appraisal.