The most valuable card in Astral Radiance is Machamp V (#172) at about $216.37.
The most valuable Astral Radiance card
Machamp V (#172, Rare Ultra) tops Astral Radiance on the secondary market, trading around $216.37. It's the card that anchors the set's value; prices move constantly with supply and hype, so treat this as a snapshot rather than a quote.
What else holds value in Astral Radiance
Below Machamp V, the next tier of Astral Radiance value by recent market price:
- Origin Forme Palkia V (#167) — Rare Ultra (~$89.89)
- Beedrill V (#161) — Rare Ultra (~$72.10)
- Origin Forme Dialga V (#177) — Rare Ultra (~$68.57)
- Hisuian Sneasler V (#175) — Rare Ultra (~$36.46)
- Hisuian Lilligant V (#163) — Rare Ultra (~$26.64)
Star Pokémon driving Astral Radiance's prices
These are the headline Pokémon whose cards carry the set, listed with their prints:
- Machamp — Machamp V (#171), Machamp V (#172), Machamp VMAX (#194)
- Origin Forme Palkia — Origin Forme Palkia V (#167), Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (#192), Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR (#208)
- Beedrill — Beedrill V (#160), Beedrill V (#161)
- Origin Forme Dialga — Origin Forme Dialga V (#177), Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR (#198), Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR (#210)
- Hisuian Sneasler — Hisuian Sneasler V (#174), Hisuian Sneasler V (#175)
Most valuable isn't always rarest
Value and print rarity can diverge: the rarest card by rarity tier in Astral Radiance is Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR (#198), a Rare Rainbow, a different card from the priciest one. See the rarest-card breakdown for that angle.
Buying smart in Astral Radiance
Machamp V anchors the high end, but Astral Radiance has 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares and 27 secret rares in total, so there's a full value ladder beneath it. If Machamp V is out of budget, the runners-up above give you the same set at a fraction of the cost — and prices shift, so check a current sold-listings page before you buy or sell.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.