Arceus Pokémon Cards: Every Card and Its Value (2026)

Every Arceus Card, Ranked by Price

On 30 October 2026, English Arceus cards ranged from about $1 to $572 ungraded on TCGplayer. The table includes every English card with Arceus in its name: the nine "AR" Arceus cards and three Arceus LV.X from the 2009 Arceus set, the DP and XY promos, Shining Arceus, Arceus Prism Star, Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX, Arceus V and VSTAR, the metal cards and reprints. Each card appears once, at its most valuable printing. Reprints with a stamp, a metal finish, a different card back or a gold border have their own rows.

TCGplayer market prices for ungraded English cards, updated October 30, 2026. We scan every set on TCGplayer (220 sets) and list every Arceus card with a market price, by its most valuable printing. Links to TCGplayer are affiliate links.

1. 1.Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX (Alternate Full Art)SM - Cosmic Eclipse$572
2. 2.Arceus LV.XDiamond and Pearl Promos$558
3. 3.Arceus LV.XDiamond and Pearl Promos$293

#	Card	Set	Printing	Price
1	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX (Alternate Full Art) 221/236 · Ultra Rare	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	Holofoil	$572
2	Arceus LV.X DP53 · Promo	Diamond and Pearl Promos	Holofoil	$558
3	Arceus LV.X DP56 · Promo	Diamond and Pearl Promos	Holofoil	$293
4	Arceus Lv.X (95) 95/99 · Ultra Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$186
5	Arceus VSTAR (Secret) GG70/GG70 · Secret Rare	Crown Zenith: Galarian Gallery	Holofoil	$159
6	Arceus Lv.X (94) 94/99 · Ultra Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$104
7	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX (Secret) 258/236 · Rainbow Rare	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	Holofoil	$104
8	Arceus XY83 · Promo	XY Promos	Holofoil	$78
9	Arceus DP50 · Promo	Diamond and Pearl Promos	Holofoil	$77
10	Arceus (AR1) AR1 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$64
11	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX (Full Art) 220/236 · Ultra Rare	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	Holofoil	$61
12	Arceus V (Alternate Full Art) 166/172 · Ultra Rare	Brilliant Stars	Holofoil	$59
13	Arceus Prism Star 96/131 · Prism Rare	SM - Forbidden Light	Holofoil	$58
14	Arceus (AR4) AR4 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$58
15	Arceus (AR5) AR5 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$58
16	Arceus (AR7) AR7 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$53
17	Arceus XY116 · Promo	XY Promos	Holofoil	$52
18	Arceus (AR9) AR9 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$46
19	Arceus (AR2) AR2 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$44
20	Arceus Lv.X (96) 96/99 · Ultra Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$39
21	Arceus (AR3) AR3 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$38
22	Arceus (AR8) AR8 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$37
23	Arceus (AR6) AR6 · Holo Rare	Arceus	Holofoil	$36
24	Shining Arceus 57/73 · Shiny Holo Rare	Shining Legends	Holofoil	$35
25	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX 156/236 · Ultra Rare	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	Holofoil	$31

Show the other 16 Arceus cards

#	Card	Set	Printing	Price
26	Arceus V SWSH204 · Promo	Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Holofoil	$22
27	Arceus XY197 · Promo	XY Promos	Holofoil	$21
28	Arceus VSTAR 123/172 · Ultra Rare	Prize Pack Series Cards	Holofoil	$21
29	Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (184) 184/172 · Secret Rare	Brilliant Stars	Holofoil	$19
30	Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) 176/172 · Secret Rare	Brilliant Stars	Holofoil	$16
31	Arceus VSTAR (Metal Card) 123/172 · Promo	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Holofoil	$14
32	Arceus VSTAR 123/172 · Classic Collection	30th Celebration Classic Collection	Holofoil	$12
33	Arceus V (Metal Card) 122/172 · Promo	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Holofoil	$10
34	Arceus V (Full Art) 165/172 · Ultra Rare	Brilliant Stars	Holofoil	$10
35	Arceus V 122/172 · Ultra Rare	Prize Pack Series Cards	Holofoil	$9
36	Arceus VSTAR SWSH307 · Promo	Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Holofoil	$7
37	Arceus VSTAR 123/172 · Ultra Rare	Brilliant Stars	Holofoil	$6
38	Arceus V SWSH306 · Promo	Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Holofoil	$4
39	Arceus V 122/172 · Ultra Rare	Brilliant Stars	Holofoil	$3
40	Arceus VSTAR (Ondrej Skubal) 123/172 · Ultra Rare	World Championship Decks	Normal	$2
41	Arceus V (Ondrej Skubal) 122/172 · Ultra Rare	World Championship Decks	Normal	$1

A few rows need context. Prices are TCGplayer market prices on 30 October 2026:

• Arceus LV.X (Diamond and Pearl Promos) are the promo versions of two LV.X cards: DP53 came in the first Arceus Collector's Tin (November 2009) and DP56 in the second (December 2009). Treat their prices with care. On 30 October 2026, TCGplayer had DP53 at about $558 and DP56 at about $293, but ungraded copies sold on eBay for about $20 to $72 (DP53) and $20 to $76 (DP56) in October, according to PriceCharting.
• Arceus Lv.X (94), (95) and (96) are TCGplayer's names for the three LV.X cards in the Arceus set: 94/99, 95/99 and 96/99.
• Prize Pack Series Cards are reprints of Arceus V and VSTAR with a Play! Pokémon stamp, given out as tournament prizes. About $9 and $21.
• Miscellaneous Cards & Products (Metal Card) are the metal Arceus V and VSTAR from the Arceus VSTAR Ultra-Premium Collection (late 2022). They're official cards, at about $10 and $14.
• World Championship Decks (Ondrej Skubal) come from the replica of Ondřej Škubal's 2022 World Championship deck. They have a different card back and his signature, so they can't be played in tournaments. About $1 to $2.
• 30th Celebration Classic Collection is a 2026 reprint of the Brilliant Stars Arceus VSTAR with a gold border, about $12.
• Rarely traded cards can move a lot between updates, because a single sale can set the market price.

The Most Expensive Arceus Cards Ever Sold

The most expensive Arceus card sale we could confirm is a PSA 10 Arceus LV.X from the 2009 Arceus set (95/99), which went for $288,000 at Fanatics Collect in September 2026. Every record sale is a graded card, and all of the ones below sold at Fanatics Collect in 2026. Prices include the buyer's premium. Dates are when each auction closed. For weekly auctions, Fanatics Collect's lot pages show the next day as the sale date.

The Arceus LV.X 95/99 record came in a weekly auction that closed on 13 September 2026, after 72 bids. The listing put the number of PSA 10 copies at 22.

The DP53 promo is the Arceus LV.X 94/99 with different artwork, from the first Arceus Collector's Tin. According to Fanatics Collect's listing, nearly 450 copies have been sent to PSA for grading, and this is the only 10. It sold for $180,000 after 33 bids on 23 October 2026.

The three Design Contest promos are among the rarest Arceus cards. They're Japanese cards from a 2009 contest Pokémon ran with the publisher Shogakukan to promote the film Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Each winner received 100 copies of their design as a card, according to Fanatics Collect. The $78,000 card was drawn by Shoki Nakamura, then a third-grader. The $192,000 card, the CoroCoro Ichiban! magazine winner, sold after 20 bids on 18 October 2026 and is the only copy graded BGS 10 Pristine. PSA 10 copies of the same card sold for $8,100 to $13,999 at Fanatics Collect between July and September 2025.

Fanatics Collect removes a sale from its records when the buyer doesn't pay, so we've only listed sales that were still in its records on 30 October 2026.

The Arceus LV.X Record Didn't Hold

In six weeks, the price of a PSA 10 Arceus LV.X 95/99 fell by about 91%, from $288,000 on 13 September 2026 to $24,600 on 25 October. PSA 10 sales of the 95/99 and 96/99 at Fanatics Collect:

The 96/99 more than halved in a week. Ungraded copies of the 95/99 sold for about $50 to $190 on eBay and TCGplayer in October 2026, according to PriceCharting. Treat the record as a peak, not as what a PSA 10 is worth today: the latest sale is the better guide.

The Valuable Arceus Cards, Era by Era

The prices below are TCGplayer market prices for ungraded cards on 30 October 2026. The table above has this week's prices.

Platinum era (2009): AR cards and Arceus LV.X

• Arceus (November 2009), the last set of the Platinum series: nine holo "AR" Arceus cards, AR1 to AR9, each a different type and each showing Arceus at LV.100. AR1, the Darkness type, is the most valuable at about $64. The cheapest, AR6 (Lightning), is about $36.
• The same set's three Arceus LV.X cards: 95/99 (about $186), 94/99 (about $104) and 96/99 (about $39).
• DP Black Star Promos (2009): Arceus DP50 (about $77) came in the Arceus Poster Pack and Poster Box. It was illustrated by Kunihiko Yuyama, a longtime director of the Pokémon anime. The DP53 and DP56 Arceus LV.X promos came in the two Arceus Collector's Tins, and their TCGplayer prices are far above recent eBay sales, as noted above.

The 2009 Arceus cards share an unusual rule: each one says "You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like", an exception to the usual limit of four copies of a card.

XY (2015–2017)

• XY83 (2015): a full art promo from the Hoopa-EX Legendary Collection, about $78. It was the first new Arceus card since 2009.
• XY116 (2016): a full art promo from the Mythical Pokémon Collection – Arceus, about $52.
• XY197 (2017): a regular print of the same card, included in the Magearna Mythical Collection, about $21.

Sun & Moon (2017–2019): Shining Arceus, Prism Star and GX

• Shining Legends (2017): Shining Arceus (57/73), about $35.
• Forbidden Light (2018): Arceus Prism Star (96/131), written Arceus ◇ on the card. About $58.
• Cosmic Eclipse (2019): Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX, a Dragon-type tag team with 280 HP. The alternate full art (221/236), illustrated by Kouki Saitou, is about $572 and the most valuable ungraded Arceus on TCGplayer. The rainbow secret rare (258/236) is about $104, the full art (220/236) about $61 and the regular card (156/236), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, about $31.

Sword & Shield (2022–2023): Arceus V and VSTAR

• Brilliant Stars (February 2022) introduced VSTAR Pokémon, led by Arceus VSTAR. The alternate-art Arceus V (166/172), illustrated by kawayoo, is about $59. The gold Arceus VSTAR (184/172) is about $19 and the rainbow one (176/172) about $16, while the regular Arceus V and VSTAR are about $3 and $6.
• Crown Zenith (January 2023): a gold Arceus VSTAR in the Galarian Gallery (GG70/GG70), with new art by AKIRA EGAWA. About $159, the most valuable Arceus printed since 2020.
• Promos: the SWSH204 Arceus V from the Arceus V Figure Collection (2022) is about $22. The SWSH306 Arceus V and SWSH307 Arceus VSTAR from the Trainer's Toolkit 2023 are about $4 and $7.

Arceus VSTAR also won a world title: Ondřej Škubal won the Masters Division of the 2022 World Championships with Arceus VSTAR, Flying Pikachu VMAX and Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR. No Arceus card is legal in Standard play as of October 2026, but the Arceus V and VSTAR cards can still be played in the Expanded format.

Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution (2023–2026)

• No new Arceus card has appeared in a Scarlet & Violet or Mega Evolution set as of October 2026.
• 30th Celebration (September 2026): the newest Arceus is a reprint, the Brilliant Stars Arceus VSTAR in the Classic Collection, with a gold border, a glittery holofoil and the 30th anniversary logo. About $12.

Which Arceus Do You Have?

Start with the bottom of the card. The card number and set symbol tell you the set. In the 2009 Arceus set, the LV.X cards are numbered 94/99 to 96/99 and the nine AR cards AR1 to AR9. If your card says Arceus LV.100, it's one of the AR cards or the DP50 promo.

For the nine AR cards, the type tells them apart:

For an Arceus LV.X, check the number in the bottom right corner. The two promos have a black star promo symbol instead of the Arceus set symbol, and each has different artwork from its set version, by the same artist:

For a modern Arceus, check two things:

• The number. If it's higher than the set total, as in 258/236 or 184/172, it's a secret rare. The rainbow cards are 258/236 and 176/172, and the gold ones are 184/172 and GG70. Numbers that start with "GG" belong to Crown Zenith's Galarian Gallery.
• Stamps and backs. A Play! Pokémon stamp marks a Prize Pack card. A different card back and Ondřej Škubal's signature mark a World Championship deck card. A gold border and the 30th anniversary logo mark the 2026 reprint.

Fake Arceus Cards: VMAX, ex and 10,000 HP

Search results for Arceus cards include listings for an "Arceus VMAX" and for gold "10,000 HP" Arceus cards. Neither is real:

• There is no Arceus VMAX. Cards sold under that name are custom-made or fake.
• There is no physical Arceus ex. Arceus ex exists only in Pokémon TCG Pocket, the digital game, where it arrived in the Triumphant Light set in February 2025.
• No official Arceus card has more than 280 HP. The highest are Arceus VSTAR and Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX, both at 280, so a "10,000 HP" Arceus is a novelty card.
• The metal cards are official. The metal Arceus V and VSTAR came in the Arceus VSTAR Ultra-Premium Collection, sold only at GameStop in the US when it came out in late 2022.

For any Arceus worth more than a few hundred dollars, buy a graded copy or buy from a seller with a clear return policy.

How Much Is Your Arceus Card Worth?

Most Arceus cards are worth less than $50. On 30 October 2026, the median price of the 41 English Arceus cards on TCGplayer was about $38. Of those 41 cards:

• 13 sell for under $20
• 24 sell for under $50
• 7 sell for $100 or more
• 2 sell for $500 or more, and one of them is the DP53 promo, whose TCGplayer price is far above its recent eBay sales

The regular Arceus V and VSTAR from Brilliant Stars sell for about $3 and $6. The money is in the 2009 LV.X and AR cards, the early promos, the alternate-art Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX and the gold Crown Zenith Arceus VSTAR.

Grading matters most for the 2009 cards. Prices in the table are what ungraded copies have recently sold for on TCGplayer, and scratched, bent or worn copies sell for less. A PSA 10 can sell for far more: an AR1 is about $64 ungraded, but a PSA 10 sold for $9,000 on 25 October 2026, and PSA 10 copies of the other eight AR cards sold for $3,960 to $7,500 in the same auction, according to Fanatics Collect's sales history. Modern cards gain far less: a PSA 10 alternate-art Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX sold for $3,840 on 11 October 2026, about seven times its ungraded price, and PSA 10 copies of the gold Crown Zenith Arceus VSTAR sold for $280 to $395 in October.

Check recent sales before you pay. For cards that rarely sell, TCGplayer's market price can sit far from what copies actually sell for. The DP53 promo is the clearest case: about $558 on TCGplayer on 30 October 2026, against about $20 to $72 for ungraded copies on eBay that month. It works the other way too: on 30 October 2026, the Arceus LV.X 96/99 had a market price of $38.99, but the cheapest copy listed on TCGplayer was $275.99.

If You Mean the Platinum Arceus Set (2009)

Arceus is also the name of a 2009 expansion, the fourth and last set of the Platinum series, released in English on 4 November 2009. It has 111 cards: 99 numbered cards, the nine AR Arceus cards and three shiny Pokémon, SH10 to SH12. Its most valuable card isn't an Arceus but the Gengar LV.X.

The set's ten most valuable cards on TCGplayer on 30 October 2026:

Arceus in New Sets

No new Arceus card has appeared in a Scarlet & Violet or Mega Evolution set as of October 2026. The only Arceus in a current set is a reprint: the Arceus VSTAR in the Classic Collection of 30th Celebration (September 2026), at about $12 in October 2026.

Opening packs until you pull one particular card usually costs more than buying that card outright. If you do want to open packs, our Pokémon booster box guide compares what every set's box costs per pack.

Conclusion: Which Arceus to Look For

Citations & Resources

• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Platinum Arceus Holo Arceus Lv.X #95 PSA 10, sold for $288,000 (auction closed 13 September 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Japanese Design Contest Promo CoroCoro Ichiban! Arceus BGS 10 Pristine, sold for $192,000 (auction closed 18 October 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Diamond & Pearl Promo Collector's Tin Arceus Lv X #DP53 PSA 10, sold for $180,000 (23 October 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Platinum Arceus Holo Arceus Lv. X #95 PSA 10, sold for $24,600 (auction closed 25 October 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Platinum Holo Arceus LV.X #96 PSA 10, sold for $114,000 (auction closed 27 September 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Japanese Design Contest Promo 3rd Grade Winner Arceus PSA 10, sold for $78,000 (February 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2009 Platinum Arceus Holo Arceus #AR1 PSA 10, sold for $9,000 (auction closed 25 October 2026)
• Fanatics Collect: 2019 Cosmic Eclipse Full Art Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX #221 PSA 10, sold for $3,840 (auction closed 11 October 2026)
• Fanatics Collect sales history: Arceus PSA 10 sales, including AR1 to AR9
• Fanatics Collect sales history: Crown Zenith Arceus VSTAR GG70 PSA 10 sales
• Fanatics Collect sales history: Japanese Design Contest Arceus promo sales
• PriceCharting: Arceus LV.X DP53, ungraded eBay sales
• PriceCharting: Arceus LV.X DP56, ungraded eBay sales
• PriceCharting: Arceus LV.X 95/99, ungraded sales
• Bulbapedia: Arceus (TCG), the full list of Arceus cards
• Bulbapedia: Platinum: Arceus (TCG), the 2009 set
• Bulbapedia: Arceus LV.X (Arceus 94) and the DP53 promo
• Bulbapedia: Arceus LV.X (Arceus 95) and the DP56 promo
• Bulbapedia: Arceus (DP Promo 50)
• Bulbapedia: Arceus (XY Promo 83)
• Bulbapedia: Arceus (XY Promo 116) and XY197
• Bulbapedia: Arceus V (Brilliant Stars 122), its promos and the metal card
• Bulbapedia: Arceus VSTAR (Brilliant Stars 123), the GG70 and 30th Celebration prints
• Bulbapedia: ADP, Ondřej Škubal's World Championship deck
• PokéGuardian: Arceus VSTAR Ultra-Premium Collection revealed, with metal Arceus V and VSTAR cards
• Pokémon.com: Arceus VSTAR, Charizard VSTAR, and More Come to the Pokémon TCG (Brilliant Stars)
• Pokémon.com: 2022 Pokémon World Championships, TCG Masters Division
• Gematsu: Pokémon TCG Pocket's Triumphant Light expansion launches February 28 (Arceus ex)
• TCGdex: card numbers, types, HP and illustrators
• tcgcsv.com: TCGplayer market price data

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