Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shining Rayquaza
Shining Legends · #56 · Rare Shining · 2017
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Market reference
$117.76
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 81
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Shining
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 384
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 190 damage
- 47.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Shining Rayquaza plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Sky Judgment) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 190 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning / Fire Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Shining Rayquaza
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Shining Rayquaza?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lives in the ozone layer far above the clouds and cannot be seen from the ground."
LDragon Pulse — 40
Discard the top 2 cards of your deck.
RLLCSky Judgment — 190
Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $79.00 | $173.15 | $940.60 | $117.76 | $797.80 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €55.00 |
| 7-day average | €57.63 |
| 30-day average | €52.06 |
| Low | €17.00 |
| Trend price | €60.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €25.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €75.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €61.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €55.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €61.27 |
| Reverse holo trend | €53.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Rayquaza is real?
Shining Rayquaza is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Shining Rayquaza worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Rayquaza is $117.76; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Shining Rayquaza from?
Shining Rayquaza is from the Pokémon set "Shining Legends" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Shining Rayquaza?
Shining Rayquaza is a Rare Shining card in the Shining Legends set.
