The most valuable card in Brilliant Stars is Charizard V (#154) at about $356.51.
The most valuable Brilliant Stars card
Charizard V (#154, Rare Ultra) tops Brilliant Stars on the secondary market, trading around $356.51. 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 Brilliant Stars
Below Charizard V, the next tier of Brilliant Stars value by recent market price:
- Charizard VSTAR (#174) — Rare Rainbow (~$80.57)
- Arceus V (#166) — Rare Ultra (~$62.22)
- Charizard V (#153) — Rare Ultra (~$39.82)
- Pikachu V (#157) — Rare Ultra (~$27.99)
- Ultra Ball (#186) — Rare Secret (~$19.54)
Star Pokémon driving Brilliant Stars' prices
These are the headline Pokémon whose cards carry the set, listed with their prints:
- Charizard — Charizard V (#153), Charizard V (#154), Charizard VSTAR (#174)
- Arceus — Arceus V (#165), Arceus V (#166), Arceus VSTAR (#176), Arceus VSTAR (#184)
- Pikachu — Pikachu V (#157)
- Galarian Moltres — Galarian Moltres V (#183)
- Galarian Articuno — Galarian Articuno V (#181)
Most valuable isn't always rarest
Value and print rarity can diverge: the rarest card by rarity tier in Brilliant Stars is Arceus VSTAR (#176), a Rare Rainbow, a different card from the priciest one. See the rarest-card breakdown for that angle.
Buying smart in Brilliant Stars
Charizard V anchors the high end, but Brilliant Stars has 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares and 14 secret rares in total, so there's a full value ladder beneath it. If Charizard 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.