Updated October 1, 2026: prices refreshed. Since the first version (September 16, 2026), Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 fell 9.5% ($443.85 → $401.84), and the full set costs $1,592 to complete (-8.5% vs $1,740).
Short answer: the most valuable Destined Rivals card is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 at about $401.84 raw (TCGplayer market price), and one copy of every card in the set costs about $1,592. Data as of October 1, 2026.
Destined Rivals came out on May 30, 2025 and has 244 card numbers, 62 of them numbered above the printed set size of 182. This value list comes from our own daily TCGplayer price snapshot, data as of October 1, 2026. It covers the 25 most valuable cards, how much of the set's value sits in a handful of chase cards, what one of every card costs, and which cards clear the usual bar for grading under PSA's current tiers.
Weekly price changes for this set and nine others: Pokémon card price movers (updated every week).
The 25 most valuable Destined Rivals cards
Prices are the TCGplayer market price for a raw (ungraded) copy of the most expensive printing of each card number.
| # | Card | Number | Rarity | Market price (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex | 231 | Special Illustration Rare | $401.84 |
| 2 | Cynthia's Garchomp ex | 232 | Special Illustration Rare | $212.46 |
| 3 | Ethan's Ho-Oh ex | 230 | Special Illustration Rare | $146.87 |
| 4 | Team Rocket's Nidoking ex | 233 | Special Illustration Rare | $86.28 |
| 5 | Team Rocket's Moltres ex | 229 | Special Illustration Rare | $85.49 |
| 6 | Team Rocket's Crobat ex | 234 | Special Illustration Rare | $57.34 |
| 7 | Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex | 240 | Hyper Rare | $53.39 |
| 8 | Misty's Psyduck | 193 | Illustration Rare | $52.02 |
| 9 | Ethan's Adventure | 236 | Special Illustration Rare | $33.48 |
| 10 | Cynthia's Garchomp ex | 241 | Hyper Rare | $29.41 |
| 11 | Misty's Lapras | 194 | Illustration Rare | $27.47 |
| 12 | Team Rocket's Giovanni | 238 | Special Illustration Rare | $25.12 |
| 13 | Ethan's Typhlosion | 190 | Illustration Rare | $23.18 |
| 14 | Arven's Mabosstiff ex | 235 | Special Illustration Rare | $22.13 |
| 15 | Team Rocket's Meowth | 203 | Illustration Rare | $20.79 |
| 16 | Ethan's Ho-Oh ex | 239 | Hyper Rare | $20.43 |
| 17 | Yanmega ex | 228 | Special Illustration Rare | $18.50 |
| 18 | Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex | 213 | Ultra Rare | $17.87 |
| 19 | Team Rocket's Ariana | 237 | Special Illustration Rare | $17.08 |
| 20 | Team Rocket's Crobat ex | 242 | Hyper Rare | $12.54 |
| 21 | Shaymin | 185 | Illustration Rare | $12.34 |
| 22 | Cynthia's Roserade | 184 | Illustration Rare | $10.69 |
| 23 | Team Rocket's Petrel | 226 | Ultra Rare | $10.03 |
| 24 | Kangaskhan | 204 | Illustration Rare | $9.86 |
| 25 | Team Rocket's Houndoom | 191 | Illustration Rare | $9.74 |
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 leads at $401.84, followed by Cynthia's Garchomp ex #232 ($212.46) and Ethan's Ho-Oh ex #230 ($146.87). 7 of the top 10 are Special Illustration Rares. The top 10 cards together come to $1,158.58, 72% of the combined value of all 244 priced card numbers.
What it costs to complete Destined Rivals
Buying the cheapest printing of each of the 244 priced card numbers costs about $1,592 at current market prices. The total is lopsided:
- The 11 Special Illustration Rares add up to $1,107, 70% of the completion cost.
- The five most expensive cards are 59% of the total ($933).
- 182 of the 244 cards sell for under $1. 46 are between $1 and $20, 13 are between $20 and $100, and 3 are $100 or more.
"Completion" here means one copy of each card number, so reverse holos and other parallel printings aren't counted.
For comparison, from the same snapshot: Evolving Skies $8,121, Prismatic Evolutions $4,793, Paldean Fates $2,540, Crown Zenith $2,490.
Which Destined Rivals cards are worth grading?
PSA's Value tiers have been paused since June 2026. On September 14 PSA opened a Standard tier at $59.99 per card (90–100 business days, declared value up to $1,000). Priority, the old Regular tier, is $79.99 (up to $1,500), and Express is $199 (up to $2,500). CGC Economy is $20.
A common first screen is to grade only cards whose raw price is at least 2.5× the fee. On that screen:
- 8 Destined Rivals cards clear the CGC Economy bar ($50+ raw)
- 2 clear PSA Standard ($150+ raw)
- 2 clear PSA Priority ($200+ raw)
The better question is how big the PSA 10 premium has to be before grading beats selling raw. We assume a 30% chance of a PSA 10 (modern chase cards are commonly cited at 25–35%, and individual cards vary a lot), that a non-10 slab sells for about the raw price, a 13.25% selling fee and $6 per card for shipping and insurance. The tier is the cheapest one whose declared-value cap covers that break-even price.
| Card | Raw market | Tier | PSA 10 needed to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 | $401.84 | Standard ($59.99) | ~$655 (1.63×) |
| Cynthia's Garchomp ex #232 | $212.46 | Standard ($59.99) | ~$466 (2.19×) |
Full worked example for the top card: Is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (Destined Rivals #231) worth grading? It uses recent PSA 9 and PSA 10 sales and shows how the break-even chance of a 10 moved as the card fell.
Two cautions: the declared value PSA uses is what the card is worth graded, so a card whose 10s sell above a tier's cap needs the next tier up even if the break-even price fits. And none of this counts time: Standard orders are processed after PSA's existing backlog, so plan on months with the card out of your hands.
The practical routine: check recent PSA 10 sold prices for your exact card, compare them with the break-even number, then look hard at your copy's centering and surface. If the premium isn't there, keeping it raw is usually the better call.
Methodology
- Prices: TCGplayer market price (an estimate based on recent completed sales), collected daily into our database from pokemontcg.io and PokéWallet. For each card we use whichever source updated most recently (TCGplayer update dates 2026-09-30). Snapshot date October 1, 2026. Market prices move, and a real sale can land above or below them.
- Card value is the most expensive printing of each card number. Completion cost is the cheapest printing of each card number (244 priced).
- Grading fees are from PSA's service update announced September 9, 2026 and CGC's published fee schedule. Break-even formula: PSA 10 multiple = 1 + (fee + shipping) ÷ (gem rate × raw price × (1 − selling fee)). Change the gem rate and the answer changes a lot, so use your own.
- Card names are used for identification only. GradeWorthy isn't affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, PSA, CGC, TAG, Beckett, eBay or TCGplayer. Nothing here is financial advice.
Get the full list
- Destined Rivals Set Value Sheet ($7): every card in the set with market prices, the chase-card ranking, the grade-worthy shortlist and completion cost, as a PDF plus CSV, with free monthly refreshes.
- Grading ROI Calculator ($19): plug in your card's raw price, recent PSA 10 and PSA 9 sales, your gem-rate estimate and the tier. It returns the expected profit or loss for PSA, CGC, TAG and Beckett.
- Free Grade or Hold checklist: the 60-second check to run before you submit anything.