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119 master set cards
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NM only
102 of 119 cards priced
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Slots and binder pages, variant families, where the cost sits, the most valuable slots and how it compares with the Diamond & Pearl era.
LP and up
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MP and up
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HP and up
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DMG and up
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The variants are what make the DP3: Shining Darkness master set a bigger job than its card count suggests. The Japanese Pokémon TCG set holds 119 cards, yet the master set takes 220 slots, an average of 1.8 slots per card. Normal finishes account for 182 of those slots and holos for 38. Laid out nine to a side, the full run fills 13 double-sided binder pages. DP3 is a Diamond & Pearl era expansion released on July 5, 2007.
Most of the DP3: Shining Darkness master set checklist comes from two print runs of the same cards. Normal Unlimited takes 90 slots and Normal 1st Edition takes 85, so the common end of the set is collected in both editions. The holo side follows the same pattern, with Holo 1st Edition at 20 slots and Holo Unlimited at 18, and a 1st Edition print is a separate slot from its Unlimited counterpart. A small family of 7 plain Normal slots completes the list.
| Variant family | Slots | Priced | Share of value |
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| Normal Unlimited | 90 | 68 | 13% |
| Normal 1st Edition | 85 | 73 | 17% |
| Holo 1st Edition | 20 | 18 | 36% |
| Holo Unlimited | 18 | 17 | 30% |
| Normal | 7 | 4 | 3.1% |
The DP3: Shining Darkness master set cost is concentrated at the top. As of October 24, 2026, 174 of the 220 slots carry a price, and the ten most valuable slots hold 46 percent of the total value. Holos account for 70 percent of the master set's value and normal finishes for the remaining 30 percent, even though normal slots far outnumber holos. The lower-value half of the priced slots adds up to only 11 percent, so the bulk of the binder weighs little next to its top end.
Written from market data as of October 24, 2026; the tables update live.
Shares of the master set’s priced value, from the slot prices in the checklist above.
The hardest slots in the DP3: Shining Darkness master set are almost all 1st Edition holos. Mew in Holo Unlimited leads, followed by Lugia in Holo 1st Edition. Charizard, Ho-Oh and Blastoise follow in 3rd, 4th and 5th place, each also a Holo Rare in Holo 1st Edition. Those last three are variant slots rather than the card's main print, which catches master set collectors out. Together the five hold 31 percent of the master set's total value.
At 220 slots, the DP3: Shining Darkness master set is about 1.5 times the Diamond & Pearl era median of 151 slots. By master set value it ranks 2nd among the 8 comparable sets of its era. The previous set, DP2: Secret of the Lakes, runs to 223 slots, a little larger, yet its master set holds lower value. The next set, DP4: Dawn Dash, is a much shorter job at 120 slots, and its master set also holds lower value.
| Measure | This setDP3: Shining Darkness | Median of 8 setsDiamond & Pearl median | Previous setDP2: Secret of the Lakes | Next setDP4: Dawn Dash |
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| Release date | Jul 5, 2007 | — | Mar 2, 2007 | Oct 26, 2007 |
| Slots | 220 | 151 | 223 | 120 |
| Cards | 119 | 81 | 123 | 65 |
| Master set value | ≥ $1,104.07 | $683.28 | ≥ $921.57 | ≥ $696.75 |
A DP3: Shining Darkness master set is one copy of every card AND every variant in the set — the 119 cards on this page, with their Normal, Reverse Holo and Holo prints each listed and priced on their own. Sign in and the checklist tracks what you own, in step with the Cardboard Alpha app.
The large NM-only figure is a complete catalog estimate when every printing has current NM pricing. LP, MP, HP, and DMG “and up” totals below it use the requested condition or a better available condition. These are summed reference prices, not a quote from one seller; a dash means the current market does not cover every printing yet.
“LP and up” means lightly played or better: the total uses LP when available, then NM as the better-condition fallback. The MP, HP, and DMG tiers follow the same pattern.
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220 variants