# What is the most valuable card in Temporal Forces?

> The most valuable card in Temporal Forces is Gastly (#177) at about $112.48.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/most-valuable-card-in-temporal-forces — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**The most valuable card in Temporal Forces is Gastly (#177) at about $112.48.**

## The most valuable Temporal Forces card

Gastly (#177, Illustration Rare) tops Temporal Forces on the secondary market, trading around $112.48. 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 Temporal Forces

Below Gastly, the next tier of Temporal Forces value by recent market price:

- [Morty's Conviction (#211)](/card/sv5-211) — Special Illustration Rare (~$78.34)
- [Raging Bolt ex (#208)](/card/sv5-208) — Special Illustration Rare (~$71.71)
- [Gengar ex (#193)](/card/sv5-193) — Ultra Rare (~$71.32)
- [Walking Wake ex (#205)](/card/sv5-205) — Special Illustration Rare (~$63.62)
- [Sawsbuck (#166)](/card/sv5-166) — Illustration Rare (~$60.84)

## Star Pokémon driving Temporal Forces' prices

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

- **Gastly** — Gastly (#177)
- **Raging Bolt** — Raging Bolt ex (#123), Raging Bolt ex (#196), Raging Bolt ex (#208), Raging Bolt ex (#218)
- **Gengar** — Gengar ex (#104), Gengar ex (#193)
- **Walking Wake** — Walking Wake ex (#50), Walking Wake ex (#189), Walking Wake ex (#205), Walking Wake ex (#215)
- **Sawsbuck** — Sawsbuck (#166)

## Most valuable isn't always rarest

Value and print rarity can diverge: the rarest card by rarity tier in Temporal Forces is Raging Bolt ex (#218), a Hyper Rare, a different card from the priciest one. See the rarest-card breakdown for that angle.

## Buying smart in Temporal Forces

Gastly anchors the high end, but Temporal Forces has 32 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares and 56 secret rares in total, so there's a full value ladder beneath it. If Gastly 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.