Pokémon TCG · 2023 Set Guide
Scarlet & Violet Set Guide
The base set of the Scarlet & Violet series. It brought back Pokémon ex, introduced the Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare, and started with Miraidon ex and Koraidon ex.
Overview
Scarlet & Violet is the base set of the series that ran from 2023 to 2025. It changed the game's headline card from the Pokémon V of Sword & Shield back to Pokémon ex, and it introduced two rarities the Sword & Shield sets don't have: the Illustration Rare, a full-art scene of a regular Pokémon, and the Special Illustration Rare.
The box legendaries, Miraidon ex and Koraidon ex, lead it. Its 24 Illustration Rares are most of its chase list.
Cards and rarities
Scarlet & Violet has 258 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "001/198", next to the set code SVI.
The printed total is 198, so the 60 cards from 199 to 258 are secret rares. 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
The Pokémon ex to know first, each giving up two Prize cards when Knocked Out:
Miraidon ex
Scarlet & Violet #81
Tandem Unit puts up to 2 Basic Lightning Pokémon from your deck onto your Bench; Photon Blaster does 220.
Koraidon ex
Scarlet & Violet #125
Dino Cry attaches up to 2 Basic Fighting Energy from your discard pile, then ends your turn; Wild Impact does 220.
Gardevoir ex
Scarlet & Violet #86
Psychic Embrace attaches Basic Psychic Energy from your discard pile as often as you like, 2 damage counters each time; Miracle Force does 190.
Arcanine ex
Scarlet & Violet #32
A Tera Pokémon. Bright Flame does 250, discarding 2 Fire Energy.
Trainers worth knowing
Three Supporters from the set:
The chase card: Gardevoir ex
The Gardevoir ex Special Illustration Rare, illustrated by Jiro Sasumo, is the chase card of Scarlet & Violet, at $68.89 on October 1, 2026.
Behind it are Illustration Rares, not Pokémon ex: Drowzee at $50.91, then Ralts and Kirlia, which line up with Gardevoir as an evolution line. Miraidon ex and Koraidon ex's Special Illustration Rares were each about $23.
Gardevoir ex is printed three times in the set. The Double Rare was $0.82.
Every Gardevoir ex in Scarlet & Violet
| Version | Number | Market price, October 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Double Rare | 086/198 | $0.82 |
| Ultra Rare | 228/198 | $5.13 |
| Special Illustration Rare | 245/198 | $68.89 |
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
Gardevoir ex, then five Illustration Rares of regular Pokémon.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gardevoir ex | Special Illustration Rare | $68.89 |
| Drowzee | Illustration Rare | $50.91 |
| Ralts | Illustration Rare | $44.42 |
| Slowpoke | Illustration Rare | $39.57 |
| Kirlia | Illustration Rare | $38.25 |
| Riolu | Illustration Rare | $33.99 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 1, 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 Scarlet & Violet, bought as singles, cost $735.70 on October 1, 2026. That is the fifth most expensive of the six sets released in 2023.
The three most valuable cards, Gardevoir ex, Drowzee and Ralts, come to $164.22, or 22% of the total. Without them the set costs $571.48. Of the 258 cards, 209 were under $2.00, together $50.97; the other 49 add up to $684.73.
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
Scarlet & Violet carries the G regulation mark, which left Standard on April 10, 2026, so it is no longer Standard-legal as printed. It is legal in Expanded.
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 the Scarlet & Violet set release?
March 31, 2023. Its set code is SVI, and it is the first set of the Scarlet & Violet series.
How many cards are in Scarlet & Violet?
258. The printed total is 198, and the 60 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is an Illustration Rare?
A full-art card of a regular Pokémon, numbered above the printed total, which Scarlet & Violet introduced. A Special Illustration Rare is the same treatment for a Pokémon ex or a Supporter.
What is the most valuable Scarlet & Violet card?
The Gardevoir ex Special Illustration Rare (245/198), at $68.89 on October 1, 2026, followed by the Drowzee Illustration Rare. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
Track your Scarlet & Violet 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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