The Scarlet & Violet era of English-language Pokémon TCG cards covers 2023 to 2025 and holds 21 sets and 3,728 cards, 16 of them main expansions. The remainder are other products such as decks, promos and subsets. The era is recognisable by its ex cards, and its name comes from the Scarlet and Violet video game generation. It opens with Scarlet & Violet in 2023 and closes with White Flare in 2025, so Scarlet & Violet era Pokémon cards sit inside a compact three-year window.
The highest-value sets of the Scarlet & Violet era are led by Prismatic Evolutions from 2025 with a 17 percent share among main sets, followed by Black Bolt at 13 percent and White Flare at 12 percent, both also from 2025, and then Paldean Fates from 2024 at 10 percent. The best sets of the Scarlet & Violet era are therefore mostly recent releases, and the value is spread across several sets: no single set holds even a fifth of it.
Written from market data as of October 29, 2026; the table updates live.
| Set | Year | Cards | Value rank |
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| Prismatic Evolutions | 2025 | 180 | 1 of 16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bolt | 2025 | 172 | 2 of 16 |
| White Flare | 2025 | 173 | 3 of 16 |
| Paldean Fates | 2024 | 245 | 4 of 16 |
Ranked by master set value among the era’s main sets.
The most valuable Scarlet & Violet cards lean heavily on one rarity. Of the era's 25 most valuable cards, 15 are Special illustration rares, with 4 Black White Rares, 4 Promos and 2 Illustration rares making up the rest. At the top sits the holo Umbreon ex, a Special illustration rare from Prismatic Evolutions. Two promos follow from SVP Black Star Promos, Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat and Paradise Resort, then the holo Mew ex, a Special illustration rare from Paldean Fates. Paradise Resort appears again at 5th, so these Scarlet & Violet era chase cards include promos as well as chase rarities from main sets.
The Scarlet & Violet era sits between Sword & Shield, which ran from 2020 to 2023 across 28 sets, and Mega Evolution, which spans 2025 to 2026 with 10 sets. Among the 10 eras ranked by total value, Scarlet & Violet places 7th and holds 6 percent of the English-language Pokémon TCG's total value. Its 21 sets give it a smaller footprint than the 28 of Sword & Shield, and its share of game value is modest.
The Scarlet & Violet era has 21 sets: Scarlet & Violet, Scarlet & Violet Energy, SVP Black Star Promos, Paldea Evolved, McDonald's Collection 2023, Obsidian Flames, 151, My First Battle, Paradox Rift, Paldean Fates, Temporal Forces, Twilight Masquerade, Shrouded Fable, Stellar Crown, Surging Sparks, McDonald's Collection 2024, Prismatic Evolutions, Journey Together, Destined Rivals, Black Bolt, White Flare.
The Scarlet & Violet era spans 2023 to 2025. It runs from Scarlet & Violet to White Flare.
Houndoom (Shrouded Fable) is up 14.8% over the last 7 days, as of October 30, 2026.