Pokémon TCG · 2020 Set Guide
Vivid Voltage Set Guide
The set that introduced Amazing Rares, with art that breaks out of the frame, and Pikachu VMAX. The rainbow Pikachu VMAX is its most valuable card by a wide margin.
Overview
Vivid Voltage is the fourth Sword & Shield expansion: 185 cards up to the printed total and 18 secret rares above it (186 to 203).
It introduced Amazing Rares, six of them, Rayquaza and Jirachi among them: Pokémon whose art runs past the card's frame and whose attacks often take Energy of several types. Pikachu VMAX is its headline Pokémon, and its Supporters include Leon, Nessa, Bea and Allister.
Cards and rarities
Vivid Voltage has 203 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "001/185", next to the set code VIV.
The printed total is 185, so the 18 cards from 186 to 203 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
A Pokémon V gives up two Prize cards when Knocked Out, and a Pokémon VMAX, which evolves from it, gives up three. Three of this set's:
Pikachu VMAX
Vivid Voltage #44
310 HP VMAX. G-Max Volt Tackle does 120, or 270 if you discard all Energy from it.
Rayquaza
Vivid Voltage #138
120 HP Amazing Rare. Amazing Burst discards all basic Energy from it and does 80 for each type discarded.
Orbeetle VMAX
Vivid Voltage #21
310 HP VMAX. Eerie Beam: once during your turn, if it is in the Active Spot, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Supporters from the set:
The chase card: Pikachu VMAX
Vivid Voltage's chase card is Pikachu VMAX, numbered 188/185, a Rare Rainbow, illustrated by aky CG Works, at $168.93 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Ultra Pikachu V (170/185) was second at $42.80 and the Amazing Rare Rayquaza (138/185) third at $23.58.
Pikachu VMAX is printed twice in Vivid Voltage. The Rare Holo VMAX (044/185) was $12.28.
Every Pikachu VMAX in Vivid Voltage
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo VMAX | 044/185 | $12.28 |
| Rare Rainbow | 188/185 | $168.93 |
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 rainbow Pikachu VMAX leads by about four times the full-art Pikachu V in second. The Amazing Rare Rayquaza is third.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Pikachu VMAX | Rare Rainbow | $168.93 |
| Pikachu V | Rare Ultra | $42.80 |
| Rayquaza | Amazing Rare | $23.58 |
| Pokémon Center Lady | Rare Ultra | $19.04 |
| Togekiss VMAX | Rare Rainbow | $13.05 |
| Pikachu VMAX | Rare Holo VMAX | $12.28 |
| Nessa | Rare Rainbow | $10.56 |
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 Vivid Voltage, bought as singles, cost $508.33 on October 22, 2026. That is the 14th most expensive of the seventeen sets in the Sword & Shield series.
The three most valuable cards, Pikachu VMAX, Pikachu V and Rayquaza, come to $235.31, or 46% of the total. Without them the set costs $273.02. Of the 203 cards, 162 were under $2.00, together $52.92; the other 41 add up to $455.41.
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
Vivid Voltage cards carry the D regulation mark, and Standard has allowed only H, I and J since April 10, 2026, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Every card in Vivid Voltage 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 Vivid Voltage release?
November 13, 2020. Its set code is VIV.
How many cards are in Vivid Voltage?
203. The printed total is 185, and the 18 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is an Amazing Rare?
A Pokémon printed with art that runs past the edge of its frame, at a rarity of its own. Vivid Voltage introduced them with six, and Shining Fates printed three more.
What is the most valuable Vivid Voltage card?
The Rare Rainbow Pikachu VMAX (188/185), at $168.93 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Ultra Pikachu V (170/185) at $42.80. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
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