Pokemon TCG: Pokémon GO Set

Released (English)	1 July 2022
Released (Japanese)	17 June 2022
Cards (English)	88 (78 + 10 secret rares)
Japanese set	Pokémon GO (s10b)
Series	Sword & Shield (Generation VIII) — special expansion
Set abbreviation	PGO
Theme	The Pokémon GO mobile game (Niantic)
Previous expansion	Astral Radiance
Following expansion	Lost Origin
Signature cards	Radiant Charizard · Mewtwo VSTAR · Dragonite VSTAR

Quick menu: Overview · Set Highlights · The Pokémon GO Connection · Radiant Pokémon · Sealed Products · Promo Cards · English version vs. Japanese Variations · Set List · Most Valuable Cards · Most Powerful Cards · Trivia · Images & Videos

Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO is a special expansion of the Sword & Shield era, released in English on 1 July 2022. Built as a crossover with Niantic’s hugely popular Pokémon GO mobile game, its 88-card set turns the app’s Pokémon, items, Team Leaders and even its Professor into TCG cards — and is headlined by the shimmering Radiant Charizard and Mewtwo VSTAR.

Rather than a traditional expansion, Pokémon GO is a love-letter to the mobile game: the set is laid out roughly in Pokédex order (like the app’s Pokédex), leans on GO fan-favourites (Gyarados, Snorlax, Lapras, Ditto, the Kanto starters, the GO-exclusive Mythicals Meltan and Melmetal), and features photorealistic, augmented-reality-style artwork. A reciprocal in-game event ran 16–30 June 2022, and TCG products carried codes for matching in-app avatar items.

The English set totals 88 cards — 78 in the main numbering plus 10 secret rares (79–88). It has no Trainer Gallery. The Japanese counterpart, the enhanced expansion Pokémon GO (s10b), had arrived two weeks earlier, on 17 June 2022.

Set Highlights: Two Worlds Collide

The face of Pokémon GO is Radiant Charizard (011/078) — the set’s most recognisable chase — backed by the competitively potent Mewtwo VSTAR (031/078) and Dragonite VSTAR (050/078). The set also debuts three Radiant Pokémon (the Kanto starters) and turns the mobile game’s Mythical duo, Meltan and Melmetal VMAX (048/078), into powerful cards.

The Pokémon GO Connection

No Pokémon TCG set has ever leaned into a video game as completely as this one. The mobile game’s interface becomes playable cardboard: the blue real-world spinning stops appear as the PokéStop Stadium (068), and app items become TCG Items — Egg Incubator (066), Lure Module (067) and Rare Candy (069). Both Egg Incubator and Lure Module even earned gold “PokéCoin”-style secret rares (087/088). GO’s own professor arrives as Professor’s Research (Professor Willow) (078).

The game’s three factions appear as Supporter cards: Blanche of Team Mystic (064), Candela of Team Valor (065) and Spark of Team Instinct (070) — the three teams symbolised by Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos. The card roster is a “greatest hits” of Pokémon iconic to the app, and includes the Mythical Meltan and Melmetal, which first appeared inside Pokémon GO before any main-series game.

Best of all, the set recreates GO’s famous running joke: a wild Pokémon that turns out to be a Ditto in disguise. Certain common cards were printed with a peelable sticker over the artwork — marked by a special Ditto symbol where the regulation mark normally sits — and peeling it reveals a hidden Ditto underneath. (The catch: a peeled card is no longer tournament-legal, creating a real collector’s dilemma.)

The crossover even ran through the promos: a special Professor’s Research (Professor Willow) promo card, SWSH178, was distributed with a code that unlocked bonus items inside the Pokémon GO app itself — a card that literally reached back into the game.

Radiant Pokémon: The Kanto Starters

Pokémon GO’s three Radiant Pokémon are fittingly the final forms of the three Kanto starters — a nod to the game where so many players began. As with all Radiant Pokémon, you may include only one Radiant in your entire deck, and their shiny alternate colouring mirrors the app’s Shiny Pokémon. Radiant Charizard (011) is the set’s signature card; Radiant Venusaur (004) and Radiant Blastoise (018) complete the trio.

Sealed Products

Pokémon GO had one of the most unusual product line-ups of the era. In Western markets there was no booster box and no loose booster packs — Pokémon GO packs could only be found inside the branded collections, tins and boxes below. That scarcity, combined with Radiant Charizard hype, made the set sell out fast and fed heavy price gouging at launch. Every foil promo listed below is from the SWSH Black Star Promos series. Click any product to enlarge.

Elite Trainer Box

The flagship product: 10 booster packs, an exclusive foil Mewtwo V promo (SWSH229), 65 Mewtwo-themed card sleeves, 45 Energy cards, 6 damage-counter dice, a competition coin-flip die, 2 acrylic condition markers, an acrylic VSTAR marker, a player’s guide and a collector’s box with dividers.

Premium Collection — Radiant Eevee

8 booster packs, a foil Radiant Eevee promo (SWSH230) — a promo-exclusive Radiant not found in the main set — plus a deluxe Radiant Eevee pin and a Radiant Eevee playmat.

Special Collections — Team Mystic, Team Valor & Team Instinct

Three separate boxes, one per Pokémon GO team, each with 6 booster packs, a team emblem pin, and a full-art Team Leader promo: Blanche (SWSH227, Team Mystic), Candela (SWSH228, Team Valor) or Spark (SWSH226, Team Instinct).

Collection — Alolan Exeggutor V

4 booster packs, a foil Alolan Exeggutor V promo (SWSH225) and a giant oversized (jumbo) Alolan Exeggutor V card — a nod to Alolan Exeggutor’s famously tall neck.

Pin Collections — Bulbasaur, Charmander & Squirtle

Three Kanto-starter pin boxes, each with 3 booster packs, an enamel pin, and a foil starter promo: Bulbasaur (SWSH231), Charmander (SWSH232) or Squirtle (SWSH233).

Premier Deck Holder Collection — Dragonite VSTAR

9 booster packs — the most of any single product — plus two promos: an etched-foil Dragonite VSTAR (SWSH236) and a foil Dragonite V (SWSH235), together with a Premier Ball-shaped deck holder.

V Battle Deck — Mewtwo vs. Melmetal

Two ready-to-play 60-card decks (sold singly and as a two-deck bundle), headlined by Mewtwo V (SWSH223) and Melmetal V (SWSH224). These contain no booster packs — they’re a plug-and-play way into the set.

Rounding out the range were smaller pack-carriers: a Collector’s Tin (4 packs + a foil Pikachu promo, SWSH234), five Mini Tins (Magikarp, Eevee, Blissey, Pikachu and Snorlax, 2 packs each), a Poké Ball Tin (3 packs), and a booster bundle — the closest thing to buying packs on their own.

Promo Cards

Because Pokémon GO packs were only sold inside the products above, each product also came with its own exclusive SWSH Black Star Promo — a stamped foil card associated with the set but numbered outside the main list. Here are the promos from the Pokémon GO range, including the special Professor’s Research (Professor Willow) that carried a Pokémon GO in-game code. Click any card to enlarge.

English version vs. Japanese Variations

The biggest difference between regions is how you could buy the cards. In Japan, Pokémon GO was a normal enhanced expansion (s10b, released 17 June 2022) sold in ordinary booster boxes with 5-card packs. In the West, by contrast, there was no booster box at all — English packs (10 cards each) were sold only inside the collections and tins above. This made English packs comparatively scarce and helped drive the launch frenzy.

The Japanese set is also smaller in its base numbering, with the English release adding extra secret rares. The artwork and the game-tie-in cards (PokéStop, the Team Leaders, Professor Willow, the hidden Ditto) are shared across both.

Set List

The complete 88-card set for Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO — 78 cards in the main numbering plus 10 secret rares (79–88) — with full card text for every card. Click any card image to open a full-size, high-resolution scan.

Card image	No.	Card Name	Rarity	Card Type
	1/78	Bulbasaur
	Card text Vine Whip 10 Razor Leaf 20
	2/78	Ivysaur
	Card text Summoning Aroma — Search your deck for up to 2 Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Razor Leaf 60
	3/78	Venusaur
	Card text Ability — Loopy Lasso: Once during your turn, you may flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon, and the new Active Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. Solar Beam 130
	4/78	Radiant Venusaur	RADIANT
	Card text Ability — Sunny Bloom: Once at the end of your turn (after your attack), you may use this Ability. Draw cards until you have 4 cards in your hand. Pollen Hazard 90 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Burned, Confused, and Poisoned.
	5/78	Alolan Exeggutor V
	Card text Growing Tall — Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 5 Grass Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Head Swing — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon for each Grass Energy attached to this Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	6/78	Spinarak
	Card text Poison Sting 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
	7/78	Ariados
	Card text Poison String-Up 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Absorb 50 — Heal 50 damage from this Pokémon.
	8/78	Charmander
	Card text Tail on Fire 10 — Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
	9/78	Charmeleon
	Card text Scratch 30 Flamethrower 100 — Discard a Fire Energy from this Pokémon.
	10/78	Charizard
	Card text Ability — Burn Brightly: Each basic Fire Energy attached to your Pokémon provides FireFire Energy. You can’t apply more than 1 Burn Brightly Ability at a time. Flare Blitz 170 — Discard all Fire Energy from this Pokémon.
	11/78	Radiant Charizard	RADIANT
	Card text Ability — Excited Heart: This Pokémon’s attacks cost Colorless less for each Prize card your opponent has taken. Combustion Blast 250 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t use Combustion Blast.
	12/78	Moltres
	Card text Ability — Flare Symbol: Your Basic Fire Pokémon’s attacks, except any Moltres, do 10 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Fire Wing 110
	13/78	Numel
	Card text Tackle 20 Stomp 50+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 more damage.
	14/78	Camerupt
	Card text Split Bomb — This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Heat Blast 120
	15/78	Squirtle
	Card text Water Gun 20
	16/78	Wartortle
	Card text Water Gun 30 Hydro Pump 50+ — This attack does 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
	17/78	Blastoise
	Card text Ability — Vitality Spring: Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 6 Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. Hydro Pump 90+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
	18/78	Radiant Blastoise	RADIANT
	Card text Ability — Pump Shot: You must discard a Water Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. Torrential Cannon 170 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t use Torrential Cannon.
	19/78	Slowpoke
	Card text Hold Still — Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Ideal Fishing Day — Put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand.
	20/78	Slowbro
	Card text Tumbling Tackle 20 — Both Active Pokémon are now Asleep. Twilight Inspiration — You can use this attack only if your opponent has exactly 1 Prize card remaining. Take 2 Prize cards.
	21/78	Magikarp
	Card text Lively Grouping — Search your deck for any number of Magikarp, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Raging Fin 10+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each Magikarp and Gyarados in your discard pile.
	22/78	Gyarados
	Card text Wreak Havoc — Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard the top 2 cards of your opponent’s deck. Wild Splash 230 — Discard the top 5 cards of your deck.
	23/78	Lapras
	Card text Ice Beam 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Surf 110
	24/78	Articuno
	Card text Ability — Ice Symbol: Your Basic Water Pokémon’s attacks, except any Articuno, do 10 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Freezing Wind 110
	25/78	Wimpod
	Card text Ability — Punk Out: If your opponent has any Pokémon V in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost. Gnaw 10
	26/78	Golisopod
	Card text First Impression 20+ — If this Pokémon moved from your Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does 90 more damage. Slash 100
	27/78	Pikachu
	Card text Buddy Bolt 30+ — If you played a Supporter card from your hand during this turn, this attack does 30 more damage.
	28/78	Pikachu
	Card text Wild Charge 90 — This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
	29/78	Zapdos
	Card text Ability — Lightning Symbol: Your Basic Lightning Pokémon’s attacks, except any Zapdos, do 10 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Electric Ball 110
	30/78	Mewtwo V
	Card text Super Psy Bolt 50 Transfer Break 160 — Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
	31/78	Mewtwo VSTAR
	Card text Psy Purge 90× — Discard up to 3 Psychic Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 90 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Star Raid — This attack does 120 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon V. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
	32/78	Natu
	Card text Nap — Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Peck 20
	33/78	Xatu
	Card text Pinpoint Wave — This attack does 90 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon V. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. Mind Bend 50 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
	34/78	Lunatone
	Card text Cycle Draw — Discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Moon Kinesis 30+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each Psychic Energy attached to this Pokémon.
	35/78	Sylveon
	Card text Souvenir — Search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Wonder Flash 90+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Dragon Pokémon, this attack does 90 more damage.
	36/78	Onix
	Card text Rock Tomb 50 — During your opponent’s next turn, the Defending Pokémon can’t retreat. Raging Swing 50× — This attack does 50 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
	37/78	Larvitar
	Card text Rock Smash 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
	38/78	Pupitar
	Card text Crashing Bullet 20 — This attack also does 20 damage to each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s). (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Tackle 70
	39/78	Solrock
	Card text Ability — Sun Energy: Once during your turn, you may attach a Psychic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Lunatone. Spinning Attack 50
	40/78	Conkeldurr V
	Card text Counter 20+ — If this Pokémon was damaged by an attack during your opponent’s last turn, this attack does that much more damage. Dynamic Punch 90+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 90 more damage, and your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
	41/78	Alolan Rattata
	Card text Hyper Fang 50 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
	42/78	Alolan Raticate
	Card text Chase Up — Search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Super Fang — Put damage counters on your opponent’s Active Pokémon until its remaining HP is 10.
	43/78	Tyranitar
	Card text Raging Crash 10× — This attack does 10 damage for each damage counter on all of your Benched Pokémon. Earthquake 180 — This attack also does 20 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	44/78	Steelix
	Card text Body Slam 70 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Iron Buster 170 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
	45/78	Meltan
	Card text Thunder Shock 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
	46/78	Melmetal
	Card text Headbutt 60 Swinging Smash 30+ — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 90 more damage for each heads.
	47/78	Melmetal V
	Card text Arm Charge 50 — You may attach a Metal Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon. Mega Punch 140
	48/78	Melmetal VMAX
	Card text G-Max Juggernaut 160+ — This attack does 60 more damage for each extra Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon (in addition to this attack’s cost). You can’t add more than 120 damage in this way.
	49/78	Dragonite V
	Card text Hyper Beam 60 — Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Buster Tail 160
	50/78	Dragonite VSTAR
	Card text Giga Impact 250 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack. Draconic Star — Look at the top 12 cards of your deck and attach any number of Water or Lightning Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
	51/78	Chansey
	Card text Delicious Egg — Heal 30 damage from 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Gentle Slap 30
	52/78	Blissey
	Card text Enriching Egg — Heal all damage from 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Zen Headbutt 100
	53/78	Ditto
	Card text Ability — Sudden Transformation: This Pokémon can use the attacks of any Basic Pokémon in your discard pile, except for Pokémon with a Rule Box (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes). (You still need the necessary Energy to use each attack.)
	54/78	Eevee
	Card text Whiny Voice — Choose a random card from your opponent’s hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into their deck. Tackle 20
	55/78	Snorlax
	Card text Ability — Block: As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent’s Active Pokémon can’t retreat. Collapse 150 — This Pokémon is now Asleep.
	56/78	Aipom
	Card text Bustle — Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon. Slap 30
	57/78	Ambipom
	Card text Ability — Primate Dexterity: If any damage is done to this Pokémon by attacks, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that damage. Full Tilt Fling 60× — Flip a coin for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage for each heads.
	58/78	Slaking V
	Card text Ability — Kinda Lazy: If you have exactly 2, 4, or 6 Prize cards remaining, this Pokémon can’t attack. Heavy Impact 260
	59/78	Bidoof
	Card text Take Down 50 — This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
	60/78	Bibarel
	Card text Ability — Reassuring Dam: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, cards in your deck can’t be discarded by effects of your opponent’s attacks, Abilities, Item cards, or Supporter cards. Hammer In 80
	61/78	Pidove
	Card text Growl — During your opponent’s next turn, the Defending Pokémon’s attacks do 20 less damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Flap 20
	62/78	Tranquill
	Card text Aerial Ace 20+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Flap 30
	63/78	Unfezant
	Card text Gust 30 Hurricane Wing 70× — Flip 4 coins. This attack does 70 damage for each heads.
	64/78	Blanche		T
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	65/78	Candela		T
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	66/78	Egg Incubator		T
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	67/78	Lure Module		T
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	68/78	PokéStop		T
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	69/78	Rare Candy		T
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	70/78	Spark		T
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	71/78	Alolan Exeggutor V
	Card text Growing Tall — Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 5 Grass Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Head Swing — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon for each Grass Energy attached to this Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	72/78	Mewtwo V
	Card text Super Psy Bolt 50 Transfer Break 160 — Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
	73/78	Conkeldurr V
	Card text Counter 20+ — If this Pokémon was damaged by an attack during your opponent’s last turn, this attack does that much more damage. Dynamic Punch 90+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 90 more damage, and your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
	74/78	Conkeldurr V
	Card text Counter 20+ — If this Pokémon was damaged by an attack during your opponent’s last turn, this attack does that much more damage. Dynamic Punch 90+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 90 more damage, and your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
	75/78	Melmetal V
	Card text Arm Charge 50 — You may attach a Metal Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon. Mega Punch 140
	76/78	Dragonite V
	Card text Hyper Beam 60 — Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Buster Tail 160
	77/78	Slaking V
	Card text Ability — Kinda Lazy: If you have exactly 2, 4, or 6 Prize cards remaining, this Pokémon can’t attack. Heavy Impact 260
	78/78	Professor’s Research		T
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	79/78	Mewtwo VSTAR
	Card text Psy Purge 90× — Discard up to 3 Psychic Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 90 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Star Raid — This attack does 120 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon V. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
	80/78	Melmetal VMAX
	Card text G-Max Juggernaut 160+ — This attack does 60 more damage for each extra Metal Energy attached to this Pokémon (in addition to this attack’s cost). You can’t add more than 120 damage in this way.
	81/78	Dragonite VSTAR
	Card text Giga Impact 250 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack. Draconic Star — Look at the top 12 cards of your deck and attach any number of Water or Lightning Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
	82/78	Blanche		T
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	83/78	Candela		T
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	84/78	Professor’s Research		T
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	85/78	Spark		T
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	86/78	Mewtwo VSTAR
	Card text Psy Purge 90× — Discard up to 3 Psychic Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 90 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Star Raid — This attack does 120 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon V. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
	87/78	Egg Incubator		T
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Most Valuable Cards

Pokémon GO’s value splits between the famous name (Radiant Charizard) and the highest-dollar single (the Mewtwo V alternate art). Approximate near-mint raw values are a guide only and move constantly — the set was reprinted, which softened prices over time.

Radiant Charizard — 011/078

The set’s signature card and its most sought-after by name recognition. A gorgeous shiny-styled Charizard that was the reason many people chased Pokémon GO product. Roughly $18–25 raw, with gem-mint PSA 10 copies commanding $150+.

Mewtwo V — 072/078 (Alternate Art)

Frequently the highest raw-priced single in the set — a striking AR/lab-scene alternate art of Mewtwo, typically $50–65 raw and a strong long-term grower.

Mewtwo VSTAR — 079/078 (Rainbow Secret)

The rainbow “secret” version of the set’s marquee VSTAR, one of the premium chases at around $40–55 raw, with graded copies well beyond.

Dragonite VSTAR — 081/078 (Rainbow Secret)

A beautiful rainbow Dragonite VSTAR and a top-tier pull, generally $40–55 raw — graded gem-mint copies have reached the hundreds.

Mewtwo VSTAR — 086/078 (Gold Secret)

The gold “hyper rare” Mewtwo VSTAR and the top-numbered card in the set — a premium collector chase around $35–45 raw. The Team Leader rainbow secrets (Blanche 082, Candela 083, Spark 085) are popular team-loyalty pulls just below.

Most Powerful Cards

Despite being a “special” crossover set, Pokémon GO delivered several genuinely competitive cards.

Mewtwo VSTAR — 031/078

The set’s competitive standout. Paired with Gardevoir (for its “Psychic Embrace” energy acceleration), Mewtwo VSTAR became a real meta deck — its “Psy Purge” attack scales by discarding Psychic Energy, and its VSTAR Power delivered a big one-time swing. A flexible, hard-hitting two-prize attacker.

Dragonite VSTAR — 050/078

A powerful Colorless VSTAR that splashes into many decks. Its VSTAR Power and Draco Meteor-style attack (spreading damage across the opponent’s board) made it a strong toolbox option and a popular pick for players who wanted raw power in any color.

Radiant Charizard — 011/078

More than a collectible — Radiant Charizard is a superb single-prize attacker. Its “Combustion Blast” hits for a huge 250 damage (with a drawback), and because it only gives up one Prize when Knocked Out, it slotted into single-prize decks as a heavy hitter that punched well above its cost.

Trivia

• Pokémon GO was designed as a bridge product to bring mobile-game players into the paper TCG — the game’s professor, teams, items and Mythicals all appear on cards for the first time.
• The tie-in ran both ways: a Pokémon GO in-app event (16–30 June 2022) added a special TCG-themed Pikachu, returned Mewtwo to raids, debuted Wimpod and Golisopod, and handed out avatar cosmetics via codes in TCG products.
• There was no Western booster box or loose packs — English packs existed only inside branded products, an unusual model that amplified scarcity.
• The hidden-Ditto gimmick recreated the app’s “Ditto in disguise” joke with a peelable sticker — but peeling voids tournament legality, and grading companies had to work out how to slab peeled versus sealed copies, sparking a genuine hobby debate.
• Meltan and Melmetal — the Mythical “nut” Pokémon that debuted inside Pokémon GO before any main-series game — are a fitting deep-cut inclusion.
• Enormous demand and Radiant Charizard hype led to sell-outs, price gouging and a reprint; the base set was later widely available, cooling single prices.
• The set is laid out in Pokédex order rather than the usual TCG grouping — another nod to the app’s Pokédex.
• Unlike its neighbours in the era, Pokémon GO has no Trainer Gallery.

Images & Videos

Official artwork and trailers for the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion from The Pokémon Company.