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Rarity symbols

The circle, diamond or stars at the bottom of a card tell you how rare it is. Below is each symbol, what it means, and a few recent cards that have it. Want to know which set a card is from? Try the set symbols.
  1. Common symbol

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    Common

    A black circle. Most of the cards in a pack.

    5,881 cards on this site

  2. Uncommon symbol

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    Uncommon

    A black diamond.

    4,917 cards on this site

  3. Rare symbol

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    Rare

    A black star. Holo rares and V, VMAX and VSTAR cards use it too, so the symbol alone won't tell you if a card is holo.

    5,094 cards on this site · listed asRare (3,889), Holo Rare (633), Holo Rare V (239), Rare Holo (108), Holo Rare VMAX (89), Rare Holo LV.X (59), Holo Rare VSTAR (33), Rare PRIME (26), LEGEND (18)

  4. Double Rare symbol

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    Double Rare

    Two black stars. The Pokémon ex cards from Scarlet & Violet.

    329 cards on this site

  5. ACE SPEC Rare symbol

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    ACE SPEC Rare

    A single magenta star, on strong Trainer cards. You can only have one in a deck.

    33 cards on this site

  6. Shiny Rare symbol

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    Shiny Rare

    An outlined gold star, on shiny Pokémon in sets that have them.

    326 cards on this site · listed asShiny rare (310), Shiny rare V (9), Shiny rare VMAX (7)

  7. Shiny Ultra Rare symbol

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    Shiny Ultra Rare

    Two outlined gold stars, one step up from Shiny Rare.

    12 cards on this site

  8. Ultra Rare symbol

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    Ultra Rare

    Two silver stars. Pokémon and Trainer cards with art that covers the whole card.

    1,506 cards on this site

  9. Mega Attack Rare symbol

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    Mega Attack Rare

    A pink and a green outlined star, on Mega Attack Rare cards.

    7 cards on this site

  10. Illustration Rare symbol

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    Illustration Rare

    One gold star. Cards where the artwork is the star of the show.

    511 cards on this site

  11. Special Illustration Rare symbol

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    Special Illustration Rare

    Two gold stars. The most wanted art cards from Scarlet & Violet.

    232 cards on this site

  12. Hyper Rare symbol

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    Hyper Rare

    Three gold stars on current sets. Older Secret Rares are grouped here too, though their symbol is different.

    678 cards on this site · listed asSecret Rare (604), Hyper rare (74)

  13. Black White Rare symbol

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    Black White Rare

    One solid and one outlined black star, from the Black Bolt and White Flare sets.

    4 cards on this site

  14. Mega Hyper Rare symbol

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    Mega Hyper Rare

    A yellow four-point star in a diamond. The top rarity in the Mega Evolution sets.

    8 cards on this site