# What is the most valuable card in Silver Tempest?

> The most valuable card in Silver Tempest is Lugia V (#186) at about $518.40.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/most-valuable-card-in-silver-tempest — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**The most valuable card in Silver Tempest is Lugia V (#186) at about $518.40.**

## The most valuable Silver Tempest card

Lugia V (#186, Rare Ultra) tops Silver Tempest on the secondary market, trading around $518.40. 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 Silver Tempest

Below Lugia V, the next tier of Silver Tempest value by recent market price:

- [Lugia VSTAR (#202)](/card/swsh12-202) — Rare Rainbow (~$40.85)
- [Unown V (#177)](/card/swsh12-177) — Rare Ultra (~$31.83)
- [Regidrago V (#184)](/card/swsh12-184) — Rare Ultra (~$29.95)
- [Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (#197)](/card/swsh12-197) — Rare Rainbow (~$25.05)
- [Lugia VSTAR (#211)](/card/swsh12-211) — Rare Secret (~$23.56)

## Star Pokémon driving Silver Tempest's prices

These are the headline Pokémon whose cards carry the set, listed with their prints:

- **Lugia** — Lugia V (#185), Lugia V (#186), Lugia VSTAR (#202), Lugia VSTAR (#211)
- **Unown** — Unown V (#176), Unown V (#177), Unown VSTAR (#199)
- **Regidrago** — Regidrago V (#183), Regidrago V (#184), Regidrago VSTAR (#201)
- **Alolan Vulpix** — Alolan Vulpix V (#173), Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (#197)
- **Skuntank** — Skuntank V (#180), Skuntank V (#181)

## Most valuable isn't always rarest

Value and print rarity can diverge: the rarest card by rarity tier in Silver Tempest is Lugia VSTAR (#202), a Rare Rainbow, a different card from the priciest one. See the rarest-card breakdown for that angle.

## Buying smart in Silver Tempest

Lugia V anchors the high end, but Silver Tempest has 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares and 20 secret rares in total, so there's a full value ladder beneath it. If Lugia 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.