POP — Pokémon TCG Sets Ranked by Investment Value
The POP series comprises 9 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 $7,551 in tracked market value.
What is the most valuable POP set?
POP Series 5 (pop5) is the most valuable POP set on GRLD, with a top-20 basket worth $5,087 across 17 cards. Its most expensive cards are Espeon ★ ($3216.07), Umbreon ★ ($1521.24), Mew δ ($140.00).
Complete POP set ranking
- POP Series 5 (pop5) — top-20 market value $5,087 · 17 cards · released 2007-03-01 · top card: Espeon ★ ($3216.07)
- POP Series 4 (pop4) — top-20 market value $1,045 · 17 cards · released 2006-08-01 · top card: Deoxys ex ($295.88)
- POP Series 3 (pop3) — top-20 market value $443 · 17 cards · released 2006-04-01 · top card: Blastoise ($152.50)
- POP Series 6 (pop6) — top-20 market value $250 · 17 cards · released 2007-09-01 · top card: Drifloon ($65.62)
- POP Series 2 (pop2) — top-20 market value $218 · 17 cards · released 2005-08-01 · top card: Celebi ex ($29.96)
- POP Series 1 (pop1) — top-20 market value $209 · 17 cards · released 2004-09-01 · top card: Tyranitar ex ($52.37)
- POP Series 7 (pop7) — top-20 market value $108 · 17 cards · released 2008-03-01 · top card: Latios ($17.23)
- POP Series 8 (pop8) — top-20 market value $99 · 17 cards · released 2008-09-01 · top card: Lucario ($17.10)
- POP Series 9 (pop9) — top-20 market value $91 · 17 cards · released 2009-03-01 · top card: Garchomp ($20.00)
How does GRLD rank POP 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: 2026-04-28T10:00:50.601Z