Pokémon TCG · 2017 Set Guide
Shining Legends Set Guide
A special set built on Shining Pokémon, shiny versions of legendary and mythical Pokémon, and a handful of Pokémon-GX. Its secret-rare Mewtwo-GX is worth four times the next card, Shining Mew.
Overview
Shining Legends came out between Burning Shadows and Crimson Invasion as a special set: 73 cards up to the printed total and five secret rares above it, four Rainbow Rares and Mewtwo-GX (74 to 78).
Its six Shining Pokémon, among them Shining Mew, Shining Rayquaza and Shining Arceus, are holofoil shiny versions of legendary and mythical Pokémon. The set's four Pokémon-GX are Entei-GX, Raichu-GX, Mewtwo-GX and Zoroark-GX, and Marshadow (45) is on the Expanded banned list.
Cards and rarities
Shining Legends has 78 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "1/73", next to the set code SLG.
The printed total is 73, so the 5 cards from 74 to 78 are secret rares. The catalog also files three more cards under this set with a letter after the number: Entei-GX (10a), Ultra Ball (68a) and Zoroark-GX (77a). 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
Four Pokémon-GX, worth two Prize cards each when Knocked Out:
Zoroark-GX
Shining Legends #53
210 HP Stage 1. Trade: once during your turn, discard a card from your hand to draw 2 cards.
Mewtwo-GX
Shining Legends #39
190 HP. Full Burst does 30 for each Energy attached to it; Super Absorption does 60 and heals 30 from it.
Raichu-GX
Shining Legends #29
210 HP Stage 1. Powerful Spark does 20 plus 20 for each Lightning Energy on your Pokémon; Thunder does 160.
Trainers worth knowing
Two of its Trainers:
The chase card: Mewtwo-GX
Shining Legends' chase card is Mewtwo-GX, numbered 78/73, a Rare Secret, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, at $830.72 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Shining Shining Mew (40/73) was second at $200.94 and the Rare Shining Shining Rayquaza (56/73) third at $156.58.
Mewtwo-GX is printed four times in Shining Legends. The Rare Holo GX (39/73) was $13.97. The Rare Ultra (72/73) was $30.22. The Rare Rainbow (76/73) was $95.56.
Every Mewtwo-GX in Shining Legends
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo GX | 39/73 | $13.97 |
| Rare Ultra | 72/73 | $30.22 |
| Rare Rainbow | 76/73 | $95.56 |
| Rare Secret | 78/73 | $830.72 |
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
The secret Mewtwo-GX leads by a wide margin, then two Shining Pokémon, Mew and Rayquaza.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Mewtwo-GX | Rare Secret | $830.72 |
| Shining Mew | Rare Shining | $200.94 |
| Shining Rayquaza | Rare Shining | $156.58 |
| Mewtwo-GX | Rare Rainbow | $95.56 |
| Raichu-GX | Rare Rainbow | $44.21 |
| Shining Jirachi | Rare Shining | $38.10 |
| Shining Arceus | Rare Shining | $34.65 |
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 Shining Legends, bought as singles, cost $1,584.18 on October 22, 2026. That is the 10th most expensive of the sixteen sets in the Sun & Moon series.
The three most valuable cards, Mewtwo-GX, Shining Mew and Shining Rayquaza, come to $1,188.24, or 75% of the total. Without them the set costs $395.94. Of the 78 cards, 58 were under $2.00, together $20.06; the other 20 add up to $1,564.12.
Left out: three alternate printings the catalog files under this set with a letter after the number, Entei-GX (10a), Ultra Ball (68a) and Zoroark-GX (77a). They aren't part of the numbered 78.
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 Shining Legends 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. Shining Legends is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on, except for Marshadow (45/73), on the Expanded banned list.
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 Shining Legends release?
October 6, 2017. Its set code is SLG.
How many cards are in Shining Legends?
78. The printed total is 73, and the 5 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is the most valuable Shining Legends card?
The Rare Secret Mewtwo-GX (78/73), at $830.72 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Shining Shining Mew (40/73) at $200.94. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
Track your Shining Legends 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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