Top 10 Rainbow Pokémon Cards – Rare, colorful, and coveted: Rainbow Rare cards are among the most visually striking and expensive highlights in the Pokémon TCG. Since their introduction in the Sun & Moon era, they have fascinated collectors with their shiny holographic appearance and exceptional rarity. These cards feature popular Pokémon in a rainbow-colored design and are often among the rarest versions of a character.
In this article, we present the top 10 Rainbow Pokémon cards , which not only look stunning but are also particularly sought-after on the collector market. We take a look at their rarity, market value, popularity in the community, and historical significance.
The 10 rarest Pokémon TCG Rainbow cards
(As of: (July 2025)
10th place: Amfira GX – SM2 – €99

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Attacks & Abilities
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🔥 Diabolical Claws (1 Fire Energy)
• 50× damage
• This attack inflicts 50 damage points per remaining prize
→ If 4 prizes are drawn: 200 damage – scaling with the game -
🔥🔥 Heat Blast (2 Fire Energies)
• Fix: 110 damage
→ Solid medium damage, reliable use -
🔥 Queen's Mist-GX (1 Fire Energy)
• Effect: Discard all Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon
→ No direct damage, but massive disruption – especially effective against decks with high energy requirements
(only 1× per game allowed)
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9th place: Fuegro GX (sm1+ 060) – 110€

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🔥 Quick Strike (1 Fire Energy)
• Base: 10 damage
• Deals an additional 20 damage for each Fire-type Pokémon on your Bench
→ Ideal when the bench is fully staffed – up to 110 damage possible -
🔥🔥🔥 Tiger Slingshot (2 Fire, 1 Colorless)
• Base: 80+ damage
• Throw 2 coins: +50 damage per head
→ Maximum 180 damage – very effective if you’re lucky -
🔥🔥 Blazing Blast-GX (2 Fire, 1 Colorless)
• Fix: 200 damage
• Opposing Active Pokémon is burned
→ Strong finisher with additional effect (only 1× per game)
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8th place. Rocket's Scherox (BEST 4) – 120€

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Attacks & Abilities
⚙️ Ability: Danger Sense
If this Pokémon's remaining HP is 100 or less, its attacks do 80 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).⚙️ Steel Wings (2 Steel Energies)
• 80 damage
→ During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after Weakness and Resistance).⚙️⚙️ Crosscut Slash-GX (3 Steel Energies)
• 100+ damage
• If your opponent's Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, this attack does 100 more damage.
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7th place: Solgaleo GX (sm1S 069) – €139

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Attacks & Abilities
🌟 Ability: Ultra Trail
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
⚙️⚙️ Steel Orb (3 Steel Energies)
• 230 damage
• Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
→ Very high damage, but energy costs as a disadvantage
⚙️⚙️⚙️ Solarburst-GX (3 Steel Energy)
• Effect: Search your deck for up to 5 Energy cards and attach them to any of your Pokémon. Then shuffle your deck.
• (You can only use 1 GX attack per game.)
6th place: Alolan Vulcan GX (sm2k 057) – €140

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Attacks & Abilities
❄️ Ability: Mysterious Aid
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Item cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your deck.
❄️❄️ Snow and wind (2 water energies)
• 70 damage
• This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Weakness and Resistance of Benched Pokémon do not apply.)
→ Solid damage with additional pressure on Pokémon on the bench
❄️❄️❄️ Sublimation-GX (3 Water Energies)
• Effect: If your opponent's Active Pokémon is an Ultra Beast, it is Knocked Out.
• (You can only use 1 GX attack per game.)
→ Very strong special attack against Ultra Beasts
5th place. Order from the Boss - Giovanni (s2 112) – 150 €

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Attacks & Abilities
Effect:
Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
Application:
Ideal for disrupting the opponent's strategy, for example, by bringing weaker Pokémon into active play or preventing the opponent from using strong actives.
Gardevoir GX (sm3n 061) – €150

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Attacks & Abilities
✨ Ability: Secret Source
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach 1 Fairy Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.
✨✨ Infinite Power (1 Colorless Energy)
• 30× damage
• This attack does 30 damage times the amount of Energy attached to both Active Pokémon.
→ Scaling damage that grows with energies of both actives
✨✨✨ Twilight-GX (1 Colorless Energy)
• Effect: Shuffle 10 cards from your discard pile into your deck.
• (You can only use 1 GX attack per game.)
→ Strong recycling attack to retrieve important cards
3rd place: Darkrai GX (sm2+ 063) – €249

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Attacks & Abilities
🌑 Ability: Restoration
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put it onto your Bench. Then attach a Dark Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
🌑🌑 Dark Cleave (2 dark energies)
• 130 damage
• The damage of this attack is not affected by resistance.
→ Strong attack that ignores resistance
🌑🌑🌑 Dead End-GX (3 Dark Energies)
• Effect: If your opponent's Active Pokémon is affected by a special status, it becomes Knocked Out.
• (You can only use 1 GX attack per game.)
→ Powerful finishing attack, especially in combination with status effects
2nd place: Mewtwo GX (sm3+ 080) – €600

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✨ Full Power (1 Colorless Energy)
• 30× damage
• This attack does 30 damage times the amount of Energy attached to this Pokémon.
→ Scaling damage that increases with each energy
✨✨ Super Absorber (2 Colorless Energies)
• 60 damage
• Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
→ Useful combination of attack and healing
✨✨✨ Psyburst-GX (3 Colorless Energies)
• 200 damage
• This attack's damage is not affected by effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.
• (You can only use 1 GX attack per game.)
→ Strong attack that is not reduced by enemy defenses
1st place: Charizard GX (sm3h 058) – €680

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🔥 Wingbeat (2 Fire Energies)
• 70 damage
→ Solid medium attack with reliable damage
🔥🔥🔥 Fiery Red Storm (5 Fire Energies)
• 300 damage
• Discard 3 Fire Energy from this Pokémon.
→ Extremely powerful attack with high energy consumption
🔥🔥🔥 Rampage-GX (2 Fire Energies)
• Effect: Discard the top 10 cards of your opponent's deck.
• (You can only use 1 GX attack per game.)
→ Very effective disruption attack to decimate the opponent's deck
🏁 Conclusion:
Rainbow Rare cards are far more than just colorful collectibles—they symbolize an era in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in which aesthetics and exclusivity perfectly intertwine. Many of the cards presented here have increased in value over the years and enjoy cult status among collectors. The potential for further appreciation is particularly high for limited editions or popular Pokémon like Charizard, Pikachu, or Mewtwo.
Anyone looking to enhance their collection with some truly unique highlights can't go past Rainbow cards. And for newcomers, now's the perfect time to take a closer look at these special rarities—before they disappear from the market or their prices soar.
Conclusion:
Oversized promos are impressive collectibles, especially from the early days (2002–2005) , when they were limited and stylish. If you're looking for value, aim for Jumbo cards from the Legendary Collection and Skyridge . Price-conscious collectors can start relaxed with modern material (e.g., Gengar, Mega Swampert) .