The Pokemon GO TCG special set came out right in the middle of the summer of 2022 just six years after Pokemon GO took the world by storm. While the Pokemon GO set pales in comparison in terms of value to some of the current best Pokemon packs you can buy, it remains a massively fun set to collect, and one of the easiest to gain a master set of – something which I did myself!

Why is it so awesome? Well, there are a few reasons.

Those few weeks when Pokemon GO came out back in 2016 were some of the weirdest and greatest times EVER. As kids, many of us dreamed of catching Pokemon in real life and going on our real life Pokemon adventure. Thanks to technology, we could finally do it. And thanks to everyone being obsessed with it, the world became like our childhood playground – everyone playing Pokemon all at once.

The other reason for why this set is so much fun to collect is the Ditto mechanic.

Pokemon GO has a tricky little hidden mechanic in it – some of its cards are secretly a ditto! This little Easter Egg brought back the joys of catching Pokemon as a child, and perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the most valuable Pokemon GO chase cards are unpeeled, peelable Ditto cards!

Below, we’ll be taking a look at the most expensive Pokemon GO cards today.

#1 Mewtwo V – Alternate Art

Pokemon GO TCG Cards – Mewtwo — Market Price: $57.80

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This is my favorite Mewtwo card from this set. It seems to be a direct shoutout to the Detective Pikachu movie (which is awesome). It’s also quite a bit different than other alt arts from the Sword and Shield era given its hyper-realistic backdrop – a tribute to the movie. It may just be among the most underrated alt arts to come out in all of Sword and Shield, and may even be a sleeper pick given its incredibly low price point right now.

#2 Mewtwo VSTAR – Rainbow Rare

At one point in time, the Mewtwo VSTAR Rainbow Rare was the top chase in the Pokemon GO set. However, Rainbow Rare cards aren’t nearly as popular these days as the alternate art cards. While Mewtwo V may claim its rightful first place at the second place spot on this list, you could see it climb higher if the now discontinued Rainbow Rare variety of cards gains popularity.

#3 Dragonite VSTAR – Rainbow Rare

My favorite card from the set, Dragonite VSTAR has held up value very well. It’s definitely a worthwhile card to add to your collection, especially if you’re a Dragonite aficionado.

This whole set was a nostalgia trip for both the fun of playing Pokemon GO as well as collecting some of the original 151 Pokemon. Dragonite VSTAR is no exception. Even though Pokemon GO TCG cards come in a number of cool packages, and the Dragonite deck box product was lit, even those awesome promo cards aren’t as cool as this beauty.

#4 Mewtwo VSTAR – Hyper Rare

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Some people really love the gold card look. This one looks really cool to me so I can’t blame them. It has almost a retro feel to it, reminding you of the early Mewtwo cards that came out in generation one.

#5 Radiant Charizard

One of the most popular cards to come out of Pokemon GO TCG is Radiant Charizard. Back in the day it was a staple in competitive play due to its insane 250 attack damage that could essentially be used for one or two energy. Of course, it is also highly collectible due to it being shiny Charizard. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this card’s value improve over time as the current most expensive ungraded Pokemon card is also a Shiny Charizard.

I kid you not – the first Pokemon GO TCG product I bought gave me the Radiant Charizard. Sitting at Sonic and drinking a cherry Limeade, we opened our box. Radiant Charizard was in the very last pack we opened.

#6 Bidoof – Peelable Ditto

Believe it or not the peelable ditto cards are among the most valuable from the Pokemon GO set. So if you managed to have the self restraint to not peel these Ditto stickers, then they’re worth a pretty penny for you now. I suppose that makes sense – the whole “peel a card to reveal a Ditto” mechanic was pretty unique and interesting.

Although many different cards could have Ditto underneath them, the most valuable of them all is the Bidoof.

#7 Melmetal VMAX – Rainbow Rare

I’m not sure if everyone remembers this – but earlier on in the Pokemon GO timeline there was a special event and they released Meltan to the world. That’s what I think of when I see this Meltan VMAX in this set. The price it is at currently is not very high. But maybe over time that will go up, especially if others have special memories like me.

#8 Numel (Peelable Ditto)

The second peelable Ditto is this cute Numel card. While not worth a ton right now, keep these cards unpeeled and they could be worth something in the future.

#9 Spinarak – Peelable Ditto

And the third and final peelable Ditto in the top ten Pokemon GO cards value-wise is the cute Spinarak.

#10 Dragonite V – Ultra Rare

Dragonite is one of the more recognizable Pokemon of them all. Hailing from the very earliest generation of Pokemon, Dragonite also gets status as a semi-legendary. Always relatively hard to come by whether it’s in a pack, on Pokemon GO, or in one of the video games, everyone loves Dragonite, and this ultra rare full art version is very cool indeed.

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