Pokémon TCG · 2018 Set Guide
Celestial Storm Set Guide
A set of Hoenn Pokémon, with Rayquaza-GX, Blaziken-GX and the Prism Star Jirachi and Latios. The rainbow Rayquaza-GX leads its value, and the full-art Lisia is second.
Overview
Celestial Storm is the seventh Sun & Moon expansion: 168 cards up to the printed total and 15 secret rares above it (169 to 183).
Many of its Pokémon are from the Hoenn region, Rayquaza-GX, Blaziken-GX and Shiftry-GX among them, and its Trainers include Tate & Liza, Steven's Resolve and Lisia, which searches for Prism Star cards. It has eleven Pokémon-GX and three Prism Star Pokémon.
Cards and rarities
Celestial Storm has 183 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "1/168", next to the set code CES.
The printed total is 168, so the 15 cards from 169 to 183 are secret rares. The catalog also files four more cards under this set with a letter after the number: Sceptile (10a), Acro Bike (123a), Tate & Liza (148a) and Rayquaza-GX (177a). Each is an alternate printing outside the numbered set, so they aren't counted here. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
Pokémon-GX give up two Prize cards when Knocked Out, and each has a GX attack; you can use only one GX attack in a game. Three of this set's:
Rayquaza-GX
Celestial Storm #109
180 HP. Stormy Winds: when you play it onto your Bench, you may discard the top 3 cards of your deck, then attach a basic Energy from your discard pile to it.
Blaziken-GX
Celestial Storm #28
240 HP Stage 2. Explosive Kick does 210 and discards 2 Fire Energy from it.
Electrode-GX
Celestial Storm #48
190 HP Stage 1. Extra Energy Bomb: once during your turn, attach 5 Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon other than Pokémon-GX and Pokémon-EX. If you do, Electrode-GX is Knocked Out.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Supporters, both also printed as full arts:
The chase card: Rayquaza-GX
Celestial Storm's chase card is Rayquaza-GX, numbered 177/168, a Rare Rainbow, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, at $338.70 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Ultra Lisia (164/168) was second at $207.15 and the Rare Ultra Rayquaza-GX (160/168) third at $176.18.
Rayquaza-GX is printed three times in Celestial Storm. The Rare Holo GX (109/168) was $43.73. The Rare Ultra (160/168) was $176.18.
Every Rayquaza-GX in Celestial Storm
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo GX | 109/168 | $43.73 |
| Rare Ultra | 160/168 | $176.18 |
| Rare Rainbow | 177/168 | $338.70 |
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
Rayquaza-GX holds two of the top three places, as a Rainbow Rare and a full art, with the full-art Lisia between them.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rayquaza-GX | Rare Rainbow | $338.70 |
| Lisia | Rare Ultra | $207.15 |
| Rayquaza-GX | Rare Ultra | $176.18 |
| Scizor-GX | Rare Rainbow | $96.50 |
| Blaziken-GX | Rare Rainbow | $74.10 |
| TV Reporter | Rare Ultra | $73.67 |
| Articuno-GX | Rare Rainbow | $71.12 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Celestial Storm, bought as singles, cost $2,133.05 on October 22, 2026. That is the 8th most expensive of the sixteen sets in the Sun & Moon series.
The three most valuable cards, two Rayquaza-GX cards and Lisia, come to $722.03, or 34% of the total. Without them the set costs $1,411.02. Of the 183 cards, 126 were under $2.00, together $57.16; the other 57 add up to $2,075.89.
Left out: four alternate printings the catalog files under this set with a letter after the number, Sceptile (10a), Acro Bike (123a), Tate & Liza (148a) and Rayquaza-GX (177a). They aren't part of the numbered 183.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
No Celestial Storm card carries a regulation mark, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Standard has allowed only the H, I and J marks since April 10, 2026. Every card in Celestial Storm is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Celestial Storm release?
August 3, 2018. Its set code is CES.
How many cards are in Celestial Storm?
183. The printed total is 168, and the 15 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is the most valuable Celestial Storm card?
The Rare Rainbow Rayquaza-GX (177/168), at $338.70 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Ultra Lisia (164/168) at $207.15. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
Track your Celestial Storm cards.
Scan cards in by the set code and number at the bottom, see how much of the set you own, and value every copy from daily TCGplayer prices. Free to start.
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