Pokémon TCG · 2009 Set Guide
Rising Rivals Set Guide
Sinnoh's Gym Leaders and Elite Four as Pokémon SP, nine Pokémon LV.X, three secret Pikachu, and the Rotom forms numbered RT1 to RT5.
Overview
Rising Rivals came out on May 16, 2009, with 120 cards: 104 Pokémon, 12 Trainers and 4 Energy. Its Pokémon SP belong to Sinnoh's Gym Leaders (GL, 19 cards) and Elite Four (E4, 22 cards), and each Elite Four member has a Supporter that helps them.
Its nine Pokémon LV.X include Snorlax LV.X and Infernape E4 LV.X. The printed total is 111. Above it are three secret Pikachu, 112 to 114, including Flying and Surfing Pikachu, and six cards numbered RT1 to RT6: the five Rotom forms and Charon's Choice.
Cards and rarities
Rising Rivals has 120 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "4/111". The cards print a set symbol, not a set code; the code here is the short one the catalog and TurnZero HQ file the set under.
The printed total is 111. Above it are three secret Pikachu, 112 to 114, and six RT cards that the catalog lists as Rare. 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
Snorlax LV.X, an Elite Four LV.X and the secret Surfing Pikachu:
Snorlax LV.X
Rising Rivals #111
Put onto your Active Snorlax. Big Appetite draws until you have 6 cards and puts it to sleep; Exercise does 80.
Infernape E4 LV.X
Rising Rivals #108
A Pokémon SP. Intimidating Roar makes your opponent switch their Active Pokémon; Fire Spin does 100.
Surfing Pikachu
Rising Rivals #114
Surf does 30.
Fan Rotom
Rising Rivals #RT1
Fan Shift makes it Colorless for the turn; Spin Storm can return the Defending Pokémon to your opponent's hand.
Trainers worth knowing
An Elite Four Supporter:
The chase card: Snorlax LV.X
Rising Rivals' chase card is Snorlax LV.X, 111/111, illustrated by Shizurow, listed at $999.99 on October 22, 2026.
Surfing Pikachu, 114/111, is second at $388.58, and the other secret Pikachu were $343.38 and $260.39 (Flying Pikachu). Infernape E4 LV.X was $350.00.
Snorlax is printed three times in the set: two regular Snorlax and the LV.X.
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
Snorlax LV.X, the secret Pikachu and Elite Four LV.X, priced as holofoil copies.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Snorlax LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | $999.99 |
| Surfing Pikachu | Rare Secret | $388.58 |
| Infernape E4 LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | $350.00 |
| Pikachu | Rare Secret | $343.38 |
| Alakazam E4 LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | $336.25 |
| Flying Pikachu | Rare Secret | $260.39 |
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 Rising Rivals, bought as singles, cost $4,138.97 on October 22, 2026. That is the most expensive of the four sets in the Platinum series.
The three most valuable cards, Snorlax LV.X, Surfing Pikachu and Infernape E4 LV.X, come to $1,738.57, or 42% of the total. Without them the set costs $2,400.40. Of the 120 cards, 59 were under $2.00, together $40.16; the other 61 add up to $4,098.81.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, usually a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil, or a stamped promo copy where the catalog prices one lower, 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
Rising Rivals is not legal in Standard or Expanded as a set: Expanded starts with the Black & White series in 2011. The catalog marks one of its 120 cards as legal anyway: Surfing Pikachu, in Expanded only.
That card shares its name and text with a later, legal printing, which is what makes an older copy playable. Every other card in the set is legal in neither format.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Rising Rivals release?
May 16, 2009. It was the second set of the Platinum series.
How many cards are in Rising Rivals?
120. The printed total is 111; above it are three secret Pikachu (112 to 114) and six RT cards.
What is the most valuable Rising Rivals card?
Snorlax LV.X (111/111), listed at $999.99 on October 22, 2026, ahead of Surfing Pikachu at $388.58. Prices move daily, so check each card's page.
What are the RT cards in Rising Rivals?
Six cards numbered RT1 to RT6 above the printed total: Fan, Frost, Heat, Mow and Wash Rotom, and the Supporter Charon's Choice.
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