Crown Zenith: chase cards, pull rates and most valuable cards
The chase cards of the Pokémon TCG Crown Zenith expansion and its 70-card Galarian Gallery, what each rarity tier means, sold prices as of November 14, 2026, and what three community pack counts found.
Crown Zenith's most valuable cards are its Galarian Gallery VSTARs: as of November 14, 2026, the gold Giratina VSTAR GG69 leads at $253.92 ungraded and $493.97 in PSA 10, ahead of Mewtwo VSTAR GG44. Crown Zenith is a Sword & Shield Series expansion released on January 20, 2023. It has two numbered runs: a 159-card main set plus a secret Pikachu numbered 160/159, and the 70-card Galarian Gallery subset, GG01 to GG70, for 230 cards in all. This page shows the chase cards, explains each rarity tier, ranks the singles by sold prices and compares three published pull-rate counts. It is a reference, not buying advice.
Set facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Set name | Crown Zenith (main set) and Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery |
| Series | Sword & Shield |
| Release date | January 20, 2023 |
| Main set | 159 printed (cards read “xxx/159”) plus Pikachu 160/159: 160 cards |
| Galarian Gallery | 70 cards, numbered GG01/GG70 to GG70/GG70 |
| Total cards | 230 |
| Main set by rarity | 42 Common, 29 Uncommon, 22 Rare, 20 Rare Holo, 17 Pokémon V, 8 VSTAR, 5 VMAX, 3 Radiant Rare, 13 Ultra Rare, 1 Secret Rare |
| Galarian Gallery by rarity | 34 non-V Pokémon, 22 Pokémon V, VMAX and VSTAR, 10 Supporters, 4 gold VSTAR (Secret Rare) |
| Launch products | Elite Trainer Box (10 packs), Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box Plus (12 packs), Regieleki V and Regidrago V Collections (4 packs); mini tins, tins, a Pikachu VMAX special collection, pin collections and premium collections followed |
| Set code | API ids swsh12pt5 and swsh12pt5gg; PTCGO code CRZ |
The chase cards
The grid shows the ten singles with the highest ungraded prices as of November 14, 2026, all of them Galarian Gallery cards, plus the two Pikachu cards collectors look for: the main set's only Secret Rare, Pikachu 160/159, and the Gallery Pikachu GG30. The four gold VSTARs that close the Gallery, all illustrated by Akira Egawa, take four of the top five places; their artwork fits together when all four are laid side by side. Mewtwo VSTAR GG44, a full-color Gallery card, splits them at number two.
Giratina VSTARUngraded $253.92 · PSA 10 $493.97
Mewtwo VSTARUngraded $205.36 · PSA 10 $450.00
Arceus VSTARUngraded $141.71 · PSA 10 $327.50
Origin Forme Dialga VSTARUngraded $101.06 · PSA 10 $260.50
Origin Forme Palkia VSTARUngraded $90.00 · PSA 10 $270.00
Leafeon VSTARUngraded $72.62 · PSA 10 $187.50
Darkrai VSTARUngraded $71.03 · PSA 10 $230.44
MewUngraded $58.50 · PSA 10 $696.59
Suicune VUngraded $53.71 · PSA 10 $201.06
Glaceon VSTARUngraded $53.02 · PSA 10 $157.50
PikachuUngraded $38.16 · PSA 10 $207.50
PikachuUngraded $37.12 · PSA 10 $507.71
The rarity tiers
In the main set the hits land in the rare slot: Pokémon V, VMAX and VSTAR, the Full Art Trainers and the textured Energy. The three Radiant Rares and every Galarian Gallery card take the place of the reverse holo instead, which is why one pack can hold both a Gallery card and an Ultra Rare. The etched Lucario VSTAR from the Elite Trainer Boxes and the collection promos are not part of the 230-card set.
| Tier | Card numbers | Cards | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo | within 001–159 | 20 | Holo rares; six of them are Supporters with a printed character “signature”. |
| Pokémon V | within 001–159 | 17 | Regular Pokémon V, among them Charizard V (018), Mew V (060) and Eevee V (108). |
| Pokémon VMAX / VSTAR | within 001–159 | 5 + 8 | Charizard VSTAR (019), Rayquaza VMAX (101 and 102), Regigigas VSTAR (114) and others. |
| Radiant Rare | 020, 051, 105 | 3 | Radiant Charizard, Radiant Charjabug and Radiant Eternatus. |
| Ultra Rare | 147–159 | 13 | Five Full Art Trainers (Elesa's Sparkle, Friends in Hisui, Friends in Sinnoh, Professor's Research, Volo) and eight basic Energy with textured foil. |
| Secret Rare | 160 | 1 | Pikachu 160/159. |
| Gallery non-V Pokémon | GG01–GG34 | 34 | Full-art Pokémon such as Lapras (GG05), Mew (GG10) and Pikachu (GG30). |
| Gallery Pokémon V, VMAX, VSTAR | GG35–GG56 | 22 | Special art versions, from Leafeon VSTAR (GG35) to Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR (GG56). |
| Gallery Supporters | GG57–GG66 | 10 | Full art Trainers such as Adaman, Cynthia's Ambition and Irida. |
| Gallery gold VSTAR | GG67–GG70 | 4 | Origin Forme Palkia, Origin Forme Dialga, Giratina and Arceus VSTAR, all by Akira Egawa. |
The press release for the launch says nine Galarian Gallery cards connect into one larger picture; in the API a run of nine cards, GG26 to GG34, is credited to the same artist, Kouki Saitou.
Most valuable cards
Ranked by ungraded price, the value of a raw copy as pulled from a pack, with the PSA 10 value beside it. Prices come from recent sold listings and change daily. All values as of November 14, 2026.
| # | Card | Type | Ungraded | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giratina VSTAR #GG69 | Gallery gold VSTAR | $253.92 | $493.97 |
| 2 | Mewtwo VSTAR #GG44 | Gallery VSTAR | $205.36 | $450.00 |
| 3 | Arceus VSTAR #GG70 | Gallery gold VSTAR | $141.71 | $327.50 |
| 4 | Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR #GG68 | Gallery gold VSTAR | $101.06 | $260.50 |
| 5 | Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #GG67 | Gallery gold VSTAR | $90.00 | $270.00 |
| 6 | Leafeon VSTAR #GG35 | Gallery VSTAR | $72.62 | $187.50 |
| 7 | Darkrai VSTAR #GG50 | Gallery VSTAR | $71.03 | $230.44 |
| 8 | Mew #GG10 | Gallery non-V Pokémon | $58.50 | $696.59 |
| 9 | Suicune V #GG38 | Gallery Pokémon V | $53.71 | $201.06 |
| 10 | Glaceon VSTAR #GG40 | Gallery VSTAR | $53.02 | $157.50 |
| 11 | Deoxys VMAX #GG45 | Gallery VMAX | $52.85 | $154.03 |
| 12 | Entei V #GG36 | Gallery Pokémon V | $44.33 | $175.00 |
| 13 | Deoxys VSTAR #GG46 | Gallery VSTAR | $42.75 | $199.03 |
| 14 | Raikou V #GG41 | Gallery Pokémon V | $42.51 | $179.00 |
| 15 | Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR #GG56 | Gallery VSTAR | $39.55 | $140.00 |
| 16 | Pikachu #160 | Main set Secret Rare | $38.16 | $207.50 |
| 17 | Pikachu #GG30 | Gallery non-V Pokémon | $37.12 | $507.71 |
- The Gallery owns the top of the list. Counting regular set versions only, the 15 highest-priced singles are all Galarian Gallery cards. The first main-set card is the Secret Rare Pikachu 160/159 in 16th place at $38.16.
- Gold leads raw, not graded. Giratina VSTAR GG69 is first raw, but its PSA 10 value ($493.97) is less than twice the raw price. The full-art non-V Gallery Pokémon jump far more: Mew GG10 goes from $58.50 to $696.59 (about 11.9 times) and Pikachu GG30 from $37.12 to $507.71 (about 13.7 times).
- Radiant Charizard is now a mid-priced card. The regular Radiant Charizard 020 is listed at $13.16 ungraded and $130.00 in PSA 10; the Prize Pack and Gym stamped printings are priced separately and higher. More Charizard cards are compared on Charizard cards.
- What is left out. Sealed products, Elite Trainer Box and collection promos, and stamped versions such as Friends in Hisui [Top 8] #130 ($823.32 ungraded) are not ranked here.
- Graded vs raw. Whether a PSA 10 price is worth chasing depends on the odds of getting one and on the fees; Is it worth grading? works through the method and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 uses Giratina GG69 as one of its worked examples.
Pull rates
The Pokémon Company does not publish pull rates. Three published counts name a sample size. TCGplayer's Authentication Center opened more than 1,900 booster packs before the January 20, 2023 release (Peter Day's article, updated November 9, 2026). Card Shop Live published hit rates from 1,000 packs of its own openings on an undated page. DigitalTQ's guide (November 7, 2023) tallied 615 packs from its own and third-party pulls and warns that its data may not be reliable. All figures are estimates per pack, not guarantees.
| Hit | TCGplayer (1,900+ packs) | Card Shop Live (1,000 packs) | DigitalTQ (615 packs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any Galarian Gallery card | 35.20% (1 in 3) | 30.1% (sum of its three Gallery rows) | not separated |
| Gold Gallery VSTAR (GG67–GG70) | 0.80% (1 in 125) | 0.60% (6 packs) | not separated |
| Any Ultra Rare in the rare slot | 20.50% (1 in 5) | about 22% (sum of its four rows) | not comparable |
| Pokémon V | 12.35% (1 in 8) | 10.50% | 16.26% (all Rare Holo V) |
| VMAX or VSTAR | 5.30% (1 in 19) | 5.56% | 8.94% (55 pulls) |
| Textured Energy | 1.90% (1 in 53) | 2.40% | not separated |
| Full Art Trainer | 0.95% (1 in 105) | 3.50% (“Ultra Rare Trainer”) | not separated |
| Radiant Rare | 4.55% (1 in 22) | 3.00% | 5.04% (31 pulls) |
| Signature Trainer | 7.65% (1 in 13) | not counted | not separated |
| Pikachu 160/159 | 0.75% (1 in 133) | 1.50% (15 packs) | 0.98% (6 pulls) |
- Any Galarian Gallery card: TCGplayer 35.20% (1 in 3); Card Shop Live 30.10%.
- Pokémon V: TCGplayer 12.35% (1 in 8); Card Shop Live 10.50%.
- VMAX or VSTAR: TCGplayer 5.30% (1 in 19); Card Shop Live 5.56%.
- Radiant Rare: TCGplayer 4.55% (1 in 22); Card Shop Live 3.00%.
- Textured Energy: TCGplayer 1.90% (1 in 53); Card Shop Live 2.40%.
- Gold Gallery VSTAR: TCGplayer 0.80% (1 in 125); Card Shop Live 0.60%.
- Pikachu 160/159: TCGplayer 0.75% (1 in 133); Card Shop Live 1.50%.
What the counts say, and where they differ
- About one pack in three has a Gallery card. TCGplayer has 35.20%, Card Shop Live's three Gallery rows add up to 30.1%. TCGplayer compares this with under 13% of packs carrying a Gallery card in Silver Tempest, Lost Origin and Astral Radiance, and puts the chance of a Gallery card and an Ultra or Secret Rare in the same pack at 7.48%.
- Pikachu 160/159 varies by a factor of two. TCGplayer has 1 in 133 packs, Card Shop Live 15 in 1,000 (1 in 67) and DigitalTQ 6 in 615 (about 1 in 103). Counts of 6 or 15 pulls are too small to settle the rate.
- Full Art Trainers differ by a factor of almost four. TCGplayer has 0.95%, Card Shop Live 3.50% for a row it calls “Ultra Rare Trainer” without saying which cards it includes.
- Single cards. TCGplayer's per-card odds: a specific gold VSTAR such as Giratina GG69 about 1 in 600 packs, a specific Gallery Pokémon V or Supporter 1 in 291, a specific non-V Gallery Pokémon 1 in 167, a specific Radiant Rare 1 in 69.
- Launch openings are too small. Kotaku's review on January 19, 2023 opened 19 packs supplied by The Pokémon Company and found an Ultra Rare or better in 18 of them and seven Galarian Gallery cards; the writer called the sample short of scientific.
Checklist before you rely on a number here
- ☐ The price has a date: everything above is as of November 14, 2026, and prices move daily.
- ☐ You are comparing like with like: ungraded with ungraded, PSA 10 with PSA 10, and the right number. Pikachu is 160/159 and GG30; Leafeon VSTAR is 014 in the main set and GG35 in the Gallery; Glaceon VSTAR is GG40, Glaceon V is 038.
- ☐ The card is the regular set version, not a Prize Pack, Gym, Top 8 or Professor Program printing and not a box promo.
- ☐ Pull rates are per-pack estimates from community counts, not official odds; the counts differ most on Pikachu 160/159 and the Full Art Trainers.
- ☐ Other Leafeon and Glaceon cards are compared on Eeveelution cards, and Akira Egawa's gold VSTARs are listed on Pokémon card artists; before grading, check the card against the modern pre-grading checklist.
Sources
- Pokémon TCG API — Crown Zenith (swsh12pt5) and Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery (swsh12pt5gg) set and card records, read Nov. 14, 2026
- Pokémon press site — “Pokémon Trading Card Game Crown Zenith Expansion Released Today” (Jan. 20, 2023)
- PriceCharting — Pokemon Crown Zenith price guide and card pages (Giratina VSTAR #GG69, Mewtwo VSTAR #GG44, Mew #GG10, Pikachu #160 and others), read Nov. 14, 2026
- TCGplayer — “Pokémon TCG: Crown Zenith Pull Rates” (Peter Day, updated Nov. 9, 2026)
- Card Shop Live — “Hit Rates for Pokemon Crown Zenith” (1,000 packs)
- DigitalTQ — Crown Zenith pull rates (615 packs, Nov. 7, 2023)
- Kotaku — “The Best Pokémon Cards Ever Are Out This Year, And They're Mighty Generous” (John Walker, Jan. 19, 2023)
Sources checked October 2026.