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One winner from each age group was selected, with the winning design turned into a real Pokmon card

Many fans only sought them out for collection purposes, and few are remembered as meta mainstays of the time

The market has only grown more dynamic as Pokmon celebrated its 30th anniversary in February 2026, with vintage Pikachu cards in any collection appreciating sharply, while modern releases are finding their true value after the 2020-2021 speculation bubble

Its a trainer-heavy set that rewards creative deckbuilding

Now that Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars has been out for just over a month, several Pokmon TCG collectors have analyzed the expansion enough to figure out the approximate pull rate of some of Briliant Stars ' rarest cards, from Pokmon 's highly-sought-after Charizard cards to some of those included in the pack's VMAX Trainer Gallery