The Most Valuable Radiant Pokemon In The Pokemon TCG

Summary

• Radiant Pokemon offer unique value and playability, with some being rare Prize Pack cards.
• Notable Radiant Pokemon like Tsareena, Steelix, and Charizard have distinct abilities and styles.
• Some Radiant Pokemon, like Jirachi and Greninja, provide strategic advantages and nostalgic appeal.

Radiant Pokemon may no longer be legal in the Pokemon TCG, but they can still provide plenty of value for your collection. These special Pokemon are considered a different classification of card altogether, as you can only have one copy in your deck at any time, and they depict shiny variants of popular Pokemon.

Radiant Pokemon have not only seen play in competitive matchups, but some of their rarest printings have been as Prize Pack Cards. This makes them extra difficult to get your hands on if you’re trying to pull them at their maximum rarity. So let’s see which Radiant Pokemon boost the value of your collection.

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Radiant Tsareena Prize Pack Series – $10.50

A Healing Pokemon

Radiant Tsareena is a rather elegant Pokemon. Its shiny purple hue only adds to the Pokemon’s design. As a Prize Series card, this Radiant Pokemon has the official Play! Pokemon symbol stamped on the bottom right of the card art.

This card is a good healer to have in your Bench since it can automatically recover 20 HP from all your other Pokemon, including this one. It’s a nice little way of keeping your team healthy without having to Evolve all the way through the line. This is a trait many Radiant Pokemon have.

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Radiant Steelix Prize Pack Series – $10.51

A Golden Steelix

Steelix looks particularly good with a sleek golden coating surrounded by crystal shards. It also has an all-or-nothing move that can help you obtain the final Prize Cards needed to win a match.

Destructive Finish is sure to knock anything out in one hit, but the way it does it is unique. When you use this Move, you must dump every card in your deck except for one. Then, Destructive Finish will do 30 additional damage for each Energy that hits the discard. It’s a risky play, but exciting to see.

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Radiant Charizard Pokemon GO – $12.03

A Powerful Comeback Move

While this card may not be part of a Prize Pack Series, it definitely put some work in for Charizard decks. Charizard is a name that carries plenty of weight in the Pokemon TCG with many valuable versions of the Pokemon printed throughout the game’s history.

This Radiant Charizard could be found in the Pokemon Go set and has one powerful Move that gets less expensive when your opponent is ahead in the game. This card may have more valuable variants to find, but it still managed to prove its worth.

A Pale Eevee With Potential

Radiant Eevee is a Promo Card released during the Sword and Shield era of the game. With a smokey white Eevee in the box and multiple crystals surrounding it, this Eevee flexes that it can become so many different types.

The fact that the card body also has a prism-like reflection also makes it a good-looking card to hold in person. It also has a unique move effect that reflects this emphasis on types. Twinkle Gathering gets you as many searches as you have Pokemon types on the field.

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Radiant Hisuian Sneasler Prize Pack Series $20.36

A Venomous Radiant Pokemon

Radiant Hisuian Sneasler is a rather toxic Pokemon. This is because of its Poison Peak ability, which allows you to put an extra two damage counters on your opponent’s Pokemon during Pokemon Checkup.

Radiant Hisuian Sneasler also has the move Poison Jab, which allows it to start the poison chain for the ability to kick in. This Pokemon is particularly good to look at with its alternate color pattern, so if you’re a fan of the Hisuian variants, it’s a must-have for your collection.

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Radiant Gardevoir Prize Pack Series $23.71

A Popular Protector

Gardevoir is up there among the most popular Pokemon in the franchise. Its shiny variant is remembered fondly due to the effects the color scheme has on its Mega Evolution. Radiant Gardevoir features this shiny variant with a protective ability against Pokemon V.

Loving Veil makes it so all your Pokemon take 20 less damage from Pokemon V. This can help them last an extra turn. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do much against Pokemon ex. While not as useable as some of the other Radiant Pokemon, its popularity helps it stand out.

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Radiant Jirachi Prize Pack Series $25.26

The Power Of Wishes

Radiant Jirachi can surprisingly put your opponent in a bind. This is because the little wishmaster can knock out your opponent’s Pokemon in one Move if it gets lucky. All it takes is two heads in a row from its coin flip move to collect some Prize Cards.

If your opponent tries to knock it out, Radiant Jirachi’s Ability, Entrusted Wishes, kicks in, allowing you to search for three cards. It’s a tough spot to be in making this Jirachi card both valuable as a legendary Pokemon printing and useful as part of competitive.

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Radiant Alakazam Prize Pack Series $29.38

Rearranging Damage Counters

Radiant Alakazam looks powerful with electricity surging behind it. This Psychic-type gets stronger the more cards your opponent has in their hand, though it is not its main selling point. This Alakazam has the ability Painful Spoons, which lets it move around two damage counters.

While this does not seem like much, it is an excellent way of getting damage counters on a Pokemon you intend to hit with a power-scaling move. If a move doubles in strength when it hits a damaged Pokemon, just move some counters and you’re good to go.

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Radiant Greninja Prize Pack Series – $48.13

The Perfect Draw Engine

If there is any card that’s going to be missed, it’s Radiant Greninja. This card has seen plenty of play as a draw engine for many decks. This is because you can discard one Energy to draw two cards.

This is a fantastic ability that made it a must-have for both collectors and competitive players alike. Even when retired, Radiant Greninja will have plenty of nostalgia behind it to help it grow in value, especially for mint-condition cards that never saw play.

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Radiant Charizard Prize Pack Series $83.46

The Most Valuable Radiant Pokemon

If you’re looking for the most valuable version of Radiant Charizard, then you could find it as part of the Prize Pack Series. This card features the original artwork with the special Play! Pokemon stamping on the bottom right.

Radiant Charizard has many things going for it. For starters, it’s a Charizard card with a shiny coat. It also has a history of competitive play, making it nostalgic once it is retired. It seems Charizard always gets the best printings for hunters to go after.