The highest-value sets of the Sword & Shield era of the Japanese Pokémon TCG come from its later years, but the era itself runs from 2019 to 2022 and holds 65 sets and 5,106 cards, 30 of them main expansions. It is the generation of V and VMAX cards, named for the Sword and Shield video games, and it starts with Sword and ends with VSTAR Universe. The remaining sets are promos, decks and other products that sit alongside the main expansions.
Among the main sets, value in the Sword & Shield era is spread across a handful of releases rather than held by one. VSTAR Universe from 2022 and Eevee Heroes from 2021 each carry a 12 percent share, followed by VMAX Climax from 2021 at 8 percent and Lost Abyss from 2022 at 6 percent. Those four are the best sets of the era, and all but one come from 2021 and 2022. Shares then fall to 5 percent for Shiny Star V and Peerless Fighters, so the lead over the rest is modest.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.
| Set | Year | Cards | Value rank |
|---|
| S12a: VSTAR Universe | 2022 | 262 | 1 of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6a: Eevee Heroes | 2021 | 101 | 2 of 30 |
| S8b: VMAX Climax | 2021 | 293 | 3 of 30 |
| S11: Lost Abyss | 2022 | 127 | 4 of 30 |
| S4a: Shiny Star V | 2020 | 330 | 5 of 30 |
| S5a: Peerless Fighters | 2021 | 96 | 6 of 30 |
| S12: Paradigm Trigger | 2022 | 125 | 7 of 30 |
Ranked by master set value among the era’s main sets.
The most valuable cards of the Sword & Shield era are not all from big main sets. Pikachu, Swallowed Up Pikachu and Cramorant, all holo Common promos from Sword & Shield Promos, take the 1st, 3rd and 4th places. Between them sits Giratina V, a holo Super Rare from Lost Abyss, with Lugia V, a holo Super Rare from Paradigm Trigger, in 5th. Of the era's 25 most valuable cards, 9 are Commons and 7 are Super Rares, with 3 Hyper Rares, 2 Ultra Rares and 1 Art Rare making up the rest. Promos and V cards carry the chase.
The Sword & Shield era sits between Sun & Moon, which covers 2016 to 2019 across 56 sets, and Scarlet & Violet, which covers 2023 to 2025 across 54 sets. Among the 15 eras of the Japanese Pokémon TCG it ranks 3rd by total value and holds 11 percent of the game's total value. That puts it in the top group of the game's eras, with a share that is substantial but well short of a majority.
The Sword & Shield era has 65 sets: S-P: Sword & Shield Promos, sA: Fighting Starter Set V, sA: Fire Starter Set V, sA: Grass Starter Set V, sA: Lightning Starter Set V, sA: Water Starter Set V, S1H: Shield, S1W: Sword, sB: Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box, Sword & Shield Era Unnumbered Energies, sp1: Zacian + Zamazenta Box, S1a: VMAX Rising, S2: Rebellion Crash, sC: Charizard Starter Set VMAX, sC: Grimmsnarl Starter Set VMAX, S2a: Explosive Walker, S3: Infinity Zone, S3a: Legendary Heartbeat, sD: V Starter Decks, S4: Amazing Volt Tackle, sp2: VMAX Special Set, S4a: Shiny Star V, sC2: Charizard Starter Set VMAX 2, sEF: Venusaur Starter Set VMAX, sEK: Blastoise Starter Set VMAX, S5I: Single Strike Master, S5R: Rapid Strike Master, sF: Single Strike & Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Boxes, S5a: Peerless Fighters, S6H: Silver Lance, S6K: Jet-Black Spirit, SS: Silver Lance & Jet-Black Spirit Jumbo Pack Set, S6a: Eevee Heroes, sp4: Eevee Heroes VMAX Special Set, SS: Gengar VMAX High-Class Deck, SS: Inteleon VMAX High-Class Deck, S7D: Skyscraping Perfection, S7R: Blue Sky Stream, sH: Sword & Shield Family Pokemon Card Game, sp5: V-UNION Special Card Sets, S8: Fusion Arts, s8a-P: Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition, S8a: 25th Anniversary Collection, sJ: Zacian & Zamazenta vs Eternatus Special Deck Set, s8a-G: 25th Anniversary Golden Box, S8b: VMAX Climax, SI: Start Deck 100, S9: Star Birth, sK: VSTAR Premium Trainer Box, S9a: Battle Region, sLD: Darkrai Starter Set VSTAR, sLL: Lucario Starter Set VSTAR, sN: Start Deck 100 CoroCoro Comic Version, S10D: Time Gazer, S10P: Space Juggler, S10a: Dark Phantasma, S10b: Pokemon GO, S11: Lost Abyss, sPD: Deoxys VSTAR & VMAX High-Class Deck, sPZ: Zeraora VSTAR & VMAX High-Class Deck, sp6: VSTAR Special Set, S11a: Incandescent Arcana, S12: Paradigm Trigger, s0: Charizard VSTAR vs Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck Set, S12a: VSTAR Universe.
The Sword & Shield era spans 2019 to 2022. It runs from S-P: Sword & Shield Promos to S12a: VSTAR Universe.
Mewtwo VSTAR (S12a: VSTAR Universe) is down 0.7% over the last 7 days, as of November 8, 2026.
Mewtwo VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 221$111.200.0%26Quant score26 / 100
MewS12a: VSTAR Universe · 183$43.61-1.0%32Quant score32 / 100
Leafeon VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 210$50.970.0%21Quant score21 / 100
Deoxys VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 223$27.33-0.3%30Quant score30 / 100
Charizard VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 212$85.850.0%30Quant score30 / 100
Suicune VS12a: VSTAR Universe · 215$40.51-0.6%25Quant score25 / 100
Rayquaza VMAXS8b: VMAX Climax · 252$109.250.0%62Quant score62 / 100
PikachuS10a: Dark Phantasma · 073$37.930.0%20Quant score20 / 100
Machamp VS10D: Time Gazer · 073$100.140.0%71Quant score71 / 100
GengarS10a: Dark Phantasma · 074$32.100.0%23Quant score23 / 100
LaprasS12a: VSTAR Universe · 177$7.62-0.3%46Quant score46 / 100
Deoxys VMAXS12a: VSTAR Universe · 222$21.13-1.1%25Quant score25 / 100
KeldeoS12a: VSTAR Universe · 179$6.70-0.3%36Quant score36 / 100
Origin Forme Dialga VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 260$89.320.0%20Quant score20 / 100
Entei VS12a: VSTAR Universe · 213$28.72-0.4%25Quant score25 / 100
Glaceon VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 217$46.900.0%33Quant score33 / 100
Raikou VS12a: VSTAR Universe · 218$31.23-0.4%60Quant score60 / 100
Galarian MoltresS12a: VSTAR Universe · 190$9.120.0%72Quant score72 / 100
Hisuian Zoroark VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 234$33.480.0%25Quant score25 / 100
DittoS12a: VSTAR Universe · 197$5.79-0.9%33Quant score33 / 100
PikachuS8a: 25th Anniversary Collection · 001 · Holo$5.46+4.4%N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
Darkrai VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 228$48.28-1.4%20Quant score20 / 100
VaporeonS8b: VMAX Climax · 189$15.84-1.1%32Quant score32 / 100
CharizardS8b: VMAX Climax · 017$4.240.0%40Quant score40 / 100
Simisear VSTARS12a: VSTAR Universe · 214$31.58+0.2%48Quant score48 / 100
Mew exs8a-P: Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition · 014$58.570.0%N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
Zacian VS12a: VSTAR Universe · 225$15.22-0.3%75Quant score75 / 100
Mew VMAXS12a: VSTAR Universe · 054$5.98-4.6%56Quant score56 / 100
DeoxysS12a: VSTAR Universe · 185$8.61-0.7%62Quant score62 / 100
AltariaS12a: VSTAR Universe · 194$5.38+0.2%35Quant score35 / 100
LunatoneS12a: VSTAR Universe · 184$4.05+1.0%47Quant score47 / 100