If you’re new to the Pokémon Trading Card Game and looking to open packs, it’s worth knowing the Pokémon TCG card rarities in case you want to sell or trade them in the future. The TCG has Common, Uncommon, and Rare cards, with much more nuance in the Rare variants.
All Current Pokémon TCG Rarities Explained
The Pokémon Company designed this game around trading, so having good cards to trade and knowing how to tell if a card is rare is essential to not getting ripped off. However, keeping track of different rare variants has become increasingly difficult over the years. Additionally, Japanese Pokémon TCG cards use different rarity symbols than English cards, adding to the confusion.
How many different types of rarities are there? Honestly, there are a lot. Here are all the card rarities in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
The rarity of a card is represented by a symbol in the bottom right corner of each card. There is a shape that indicates what rarity the card has.
