Summary
ThePokemon TCGhas remained popular for its entire run, and while it has enjoyed an influx of new and returning players in 2024 thanks toPokemon TCG Pocket, some of its physical cards have also received additional attention. A look back on 2024 in the Pokemon TCG has revealed which cards have increased in value the most this year, and it’s a couple of well-known pulls that are worth quite a bit more now than they were 12 months ago.
TCGplayerhas run down which Pokemon cards have increased in value the most during 2024, and it’s a famous addition to the game from 2021 that has enjoyed a better year than any other card.Umbreon VMAX, also known as Moonbreondue to its design, has been a valuable card ever since its release in 2021. However, an even better year than usual for the highly sought-after card has led to it almost tripling in price.
The alternative art Umbreon VMAX card was selling for an average of $538 during the first week of 2024. Fast forward to the end of the year andit’ll now cost you roughly $1,400to buy one. Quite the price jump, and it’s not entirely clear why its value has gone up so much, particularly during the final quarter of the year.The reveal of Prismatic Evolutions, an upcoming set with Eevee at its center and a new Umbreon card could be partly to blame, its reveal and the most recent spike in the card’s price coinciding.
Moonbreon Just Keep Getting More Valuable
2024 Has Been A Big Year For Everyone’s Favorite Card
Other Pokemon cards that have shot up in value this year include the beautifulLatios & Latias GX which crept over $1,000at the end of November, andPaldea Evolved’s Magikarp Illustration Rarewhich has gone from $67 in value to $202 over the course of the year. However, one card’s value worth tracking that isn’t featured in TCGplayer’s top ten is the infamous Van Gogh Pikachu.
Officially dubbed Pikachu With Grey Felt Hat, even though its value dropped at the end of February whenPokemon printed the card en masse. However, in September, Van Gogh Pikachu’s value started to rise again, and fast. Here we are on the final day of the year and not only is the promotional card worth almost double what it was this time last year, butits value is almost three times what it waswhen Pokemon made it more widely available in February.
Particularly good news for owners of the Pikachu card since it was a free gift when buying select products at the Pokemon Center. One of the more controversial cards released in recent years as news it would be handed out at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum in 2023resulted in a small-scale riotthat ended with some of the museum’s staff losing their jobs.
