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The base set of Destined Rivals is 182 cards. The numbering runs to 244, and those 62 extra cards are the special prints people open packs for.
This is the full list, split by rarity, with collector number, artwork and price. If you are after the ranking sorted by value instead, it is in the article on the most expensive Destined Rivals cards.
In short. The signature card of Destined Rivals is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Special Illustration Rare (#231) at 550.64 €; the print that closes the numbering, meaning the hardest one to find, is one of the six Gold Secret Rares, the most wanted of them at 52.63 €. The value is spread out: the top three cards make up only 48% of the total, and below them the drop is gradual. Prices for English-language singles in Near Mint condition, 28 August 2026.
What is the rarest card in Destined Rivals?
It depends what you mean, and here the two answers do not coincide.
If you mean the signature card, the one everybody calls the rarest in the set, it is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Special Illustration Rare (#231): it is worth 550.64 € and it is the most expensive card in Destined Rivals.
If you mean the hardest print to find, they are the six Gold Secret Rares: Ethan's Ho-Oh ex (#239), Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#240), Cynthia's Garchomp ex (#241), Team Rocket's Crobat ex (#242), Jamming Tower (#243) and Levincia (#244). They close the numbering, the slot conventionally reserved for the prints that come out of packs least often, and the most wanted one costs 52.63 €.
Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer on which card is genuinely the rarest. The only measurable indicator is the price, which is where the few copies in circulation meet the people looking for them: and the price says Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 sits 10.5 times above the most wanted of the closing prints.
Destined Rivals is built on a single idea, the Pokémon of famous Trainers, and the market rewarded it: the top four cards in the set are all Special Illustration Rares credited to a character, from Team Rocket's Mewtwo to Cynthia's Garchomp. Opening packs here, you are not chasing a Pokémon, you are chasing a name.
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex appears three times, and the prices are nothing alike
The same Pokémon shows up three times among the special prints, at wildly different prices:
- #231, Special Illustration Rare: 550.64 €
- #240, Gold Secret Rare: 52.63 €
- #213, Full Art: 22.34 €
Its versions together are worth 625.61 €, which is 33% of every special print in the set, and between the dearest and the cheapest there is a 25x gap. It is the most common mistake when valuing a collection from memory: the Pokémon does not decide the price, the print does. The number at the bottom decides everything.
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The eleven Special Illustration Rares (#228-238)
These eleven cards are worth 1,406.99 € together, from 22.18 € up to 550.64 € for Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#231). This is the tier holding most of the set's value: on its own it accounts for 73% of the total.
The 20 most expensive Illustration Rares (#183-205)
The tier holds 23 cards in all: these are the 20 dearest, and the other 3 all sit below 3.33 €. These are worth 293.68 € together, from 3.61 € up to 72.67 € for Misty's Psyduck (#193). The internal spread is enormous, and below the first card it drops away fast: this tier is almost entirely completable for a few euros.
The six Gold Secret Rares (#239-244)
These six cards are worth 128.32 € together, from 7.64 € up to 52.63 € for Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#240).
The fourteen Full Arts (#206-219)
These fourteen cards are worth 63.44 € together, from 0.99 € up to 22.34 € for Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#213). The internal spread is enormous, and below the first card it drops away fast: this tier is almost entirely completable for a few euros.
The eight Ultra Rares (#220-227)
These eight cards are worth 31.64 € together, from 1.10 € up to 10.76 € for Team Rocket's Petrel (#226).
What it costs to complete the Destined Rivals special prints
Bought one by one as singles, the 59 cards listed above cost 1,924.07 €. The other 3 left out of the lists all sit below 3.33 € each. The distribution matters more than the total:
- the top three cards are worth 48% of it
- the eleven Special Illustration Rares are worth 1,406.99 €
- the 20 most expensive Illustration Rares are worth 293.68 €
- the six Gold Secret Rares are worth 128.32 €
Put practically: without Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #231 and Cynthia's Garchomp ex #232, the rest costs around 1143 €. No single card blocks the bill: this is a set you complete one piece at a time.
Frequently asked questions about Destined Rivals chase cards
How many chase cards does Destined Rivals have?
The base set is 182 cards and the numbering runs to 244, so the special prints are 62, across eleven Special Illustration Rares, twenty Illustration Rares, six Gold Secret Rares, fourteen Full Arts and eight Ultra Rares.
What is the rarest card in Destined Rivals?
It depends what you mean. The signature card, the one the market pays most for, is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex (#231) at 550.64 €. The print that closes the numbering, so the hardest to find, is one of the six Gold Secret Rares, the most wanted of which costs 52.63 €. Pull rates are never published, so there is no official answer.
What is the most expensive card in Destined Rivals?
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Special Illustration Rare (#231), at 550.64 €.
Are Destined Rivals chase cards printed in other languages?
Yes, the set is printed in several European languages. The prices on this page are for English copies in Near Mint condition, and other languages trade at their own prices.
How to follow their value without redoing the maths
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