Black & White — Pokémon TCG Sets Ranked by Investment Value

The Black & White series comprises 13 Pokémon TCG sets. GRLD ranks every set by the combined live market value of its top 20 most expensive cards — the clearest signal of which releases hold the most grail-tier cards. Across the series, these top-20 baskets represent $12,028 in tracked market value.

What is the most valuable Black & White set?

BW Black Star Promos (bwp) is the most valuable Black & White set on GRLD, with a top-20 basket worth $2,045 across 101 cards. Its most expensive cards are Tropical Beach [Staff] ($470.32), Champions Festival [Staff] ($452.48), Eevee ($219.70).

Complete Black & White set ranking

1. BW Black Star Promos (bwp) — top-20 market value $2,045 · 101 cards · released 2011-03-01 · top card: Tropical Beach [Staff] ($470.32)
2. Dark Explorers (bw5) — top-20 market value $1,894 · 111 cards · released 2012-05-09 · top card: Gardevoir ($428.65)
3. Plasma Freeze (bw9) — top-20 market value $1,590 · 122 cards · released 2013-05-08 · top card: Ultra Ball ($366.86)
4. Plasma Storm (bw8) — top-20 market value $1,582 · 138 cards · released 2013-02-06 · top card: Charizard ($511.78)
5. Plasma Blast (bw10) — top-20 market value $1,087 · 105 cards · released 2013-08-14 · top card: Palkia-EX ($165.00)
6. Dragons Exalted (bw6) — top-20 market value $908 · 128 cards · released 2012-08-15 · top card: Rayquaza ($615.55)
7. Next Destinies (bw4) — top-20 market value $906 · 103 cards · released 2012-02-08 · top card: Zekrom-EX ($145.57)
8. Legendary Treasures (bw11) — top-20 market value $827 · 140 cards · released 2013-11-06 · top card: Zekrom ($168.96)
9. Noble Victories (bw3) — top-20 market value $455 · 102 cards · released 2011-11-16 · top card: N ($139.62)
10. Black & White (bw1) — top-20 market value $256 · 115 cards · released 2011-04-25 · top card: Zekrom ($75.15)
11. Boundaries Crossed (bw7) — top-20 market value $252 · 153 cards · released 2012-11-07 · top card: Altaria ($124.96)
12. Dragon Vault (dv1) — top-20 market value $157 · 21 cards · released 2012-10-05 · top card: Kyurem ($50.07)
13. Emerging Powers (bw2) — top-20 market value $68 · 98 cards · released 2011-08-31 · top card: Tornadus ($16.57)

How does GRLD rank Black & White sets?

Every set is ranked by the summed market value of its 20 most expensive cards, pulled live from PriceCharting and updated continuously. This surfaces sets whose chase cards are in the strongest demand — a better investment signal than raw set size or age. Rankings update automatically as the market moves.

Last updated: 2026-04-28T08:38:39.353Z