The highest-value sets of the Sun & Moon era in the Japanese Pokémon TCG sit near the end of a run that covers 2016 to 2019. The era holds 56 sets and 4,413 cards, of which 38 are main expansions, and its signature mechanic is GX, with Tag Team GX cards arriving later. It starts with Pikachu's New Friends and closes with TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars, and the remaining sets are decks, promos and other boxed products.
Among the main sets, TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars from 2019 leads the Sun & Moon era by a clear margin with a 19 percent share. Dream League (2019), Tag Bolt (2018) and GX Ultra Shiny (2018) follow at 7 percent each. The best sets of the Sun & Moon era skew toward 2018 and 2019, and the Tag Team name shows up in two of the top three. After the leader the value spreads thinly, with The Best of XY and Miracle Twin both at 5 percent.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.
| Set | Year | Cards | Value rank |
|---|
| SM12a: TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars | 2019 | 235 | 1 of 36 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM8b: GX Ultra Shiny | 2018 | 250 | 2 of 36 |
| SM11b: Dream League | 2019 | 75 | 3 of 36 |
| SM9: Tag Bolt | 2018 | 118 | 4 of 36 |
| SM11: Miracle Twin | 2019 | 115 | 5 of 36 |
| SM10: Double Blaze | 2019 | 116 | 6 of 36 |
Ranked by master set value among the era’s main sets.
The most valuable Sun & Moon era Japanese cards are mostly promos. Psyduck, Pretend Grunt Pikachu and two prints of Poncho-wearing Eevee, all holos from Sun & Moon Promos, take the top four places, and 5th is Sightseer, a Super Rare holo from TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars. Among the era's 25 most valuable cards, 10 are Super Rares and 2 are Commons, so Super Rare is the rarity that carries the value in the Sun & Moon era's chase cards.
The Sun & Moon era is preceded in the Japanese Pokémon TCG by XY, which ran from 2013 to 2016 across 39 sets, and followed by Sword & Shield, which ran from 2019 to 2022 across 65 sets. By total value, Sun & Moon ranks 1st of 15 eras and holds 18 percent of the game's value, a higher total than either of those eras despite Sword & Shield having more sets.
The Sun & Moon era has 56 sets: SM-P: Sun & Moon Promos, SM0: Pikachu's New Friends, SM1M: Collection Moon, SM1S: Collection Sun, smA: Sun & Moon Starter Set, smB: Premium Trainer Box, Sun & Moon Era Unnumbered Energies, smP1: Rockruff Full Power Deck, sm1+: Enhanced Expansion Pack Sun & Moon, SM1+: Sun & Moon, SM2K: Islands Await You, SM2L: Alolan Moonlight, smC: Tapu Bulu-GX Enhanced Starter Set, SM: The Best of XY, SM2+: Facing a New Trial, smD: Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit, SM3H: To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow, SM3N: Darkness that Consumes Light, SM3+: Shining Legends, SM4A: Ultradimensional Beasts, SM4S: Awakened Heroes, SM4+: GX Battle Boost, smE: Solgaleo-GX & Lunala-GX Legendary Starter Set, SM5M: Ultra Moon, SM5S: Ultra Sun, smF: Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Premium Trainer Box, SM5+: Ultra Force, smG: Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Deck Build Boxes, SM6: Forbidden Light, SM6a: Dragon Storm, SM7: Sky-Splitting Charisma, SM7a: Thunderclap Spark, smH: GX Starter Decks, SM7b: Fairy Rise, SM8: Super-Burst Impact, SM8a: Dark Order, SM8b: GX Ultra Shiny, smI: Flareon-GX, Vaporeon-GX & Jolteon-GX Starter Sets, SM9: Tag Bolt, smJ: Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box, SM9a: Night Unison, smK: Trainer Battle Decks, SM9b: Full Metal Wall, SM10: Double Blaze, smN: Tag Team GX Deck Build Box, smL: Sun & Moon Family Pokemon Card Game, SM10a: GG End, SM10b: Sky Legend, smP2: Great Detective Pikachu, SM11: Miracle Twin, smM: Tag Team GX Starter Sets, SM11a: Remix Bout, SM11b: Dream League, SM12: Alter Genesis, BW: Extra Regulation Box, SM12a: TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars.
The Sun & Moon era spans 2016 to 2019. It runs from SM-P: Sun & Moon Promos to SM12a: TAG TEAM GX: Tag All Stars.
Armored Mewtwo (SM-P: Sun & Moon Promos) is down 3.2% over the last 7 days, as of November 3, 2026.