# Shining Rayquaza #56/73 — Shining Legends

## Summary

Shining Rayquaza is one of the Shining Legends chase pulls, and the Hoenn sky dragon remains a perennial fan favorite whose Mega form only deepened its pull. Naoki Saito is a long-serving Pokémon TCG illustrator, and the Shining treatment gives this Ultra Rare lasting binder appeal beyond its play history. The sold median sits at $156, up 8% over 30 days on 107 copies traded, with 37 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $1,335 and a 29% observed gem rate putting about $230 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Shining Legends |
| Number | 56/73 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Naoki Saito |
| Release date | 2017-10-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Dragon |
| Attack: Dragon Pulse | cost Lightning — damage 40 — Discard the top 2 cards of your deck. |
| Attack: Sky Judgment | cost Fire/Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 190 — Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fairy ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Rayquaza #384](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/rayquaza) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$155.69** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; sold median) — as of 2026-10-15T16:57:39.118Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: -0.90% · 7d change: +0.50% — as of 2026-10-15T16:57:39.118Z
- Floor delivered ask: $133.57 — as of 2026-10-15T16:57:39.118Z
- Quant score: 51/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-15T16:57:39.118Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2017-10-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-15T16:46:34.441Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T16:46:33.226Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T14:24:36.410Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T16:46:33.225Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-14T21:26:43.983Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/shining-legends/shining-rayquaza-56)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm3.5-56%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)