Star Birth: Top 20 Most Valuable Japanese Cards
Daily-updated market prices for the biggest hits in the Japanese Star Birth (S9) set, based on completed sales on Japanese marketplaces. Data as of 2026-10-08.
Box expected value
Expected value of 1 box
$22.01
¥3,480
Box market price
$132
¥20,800
Difference (EV − price)
−$110
Sum of the market prices of the cards you can expect from one box, compared with what a sealed box sells for.
#1 is Charizard V at $139. The top 5 add up to $279.
Top 20 hits by market price
Ranked by the median of recent completed sales of ungraded copies. Tap a card for its full price history.
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1
Charizard VSR103/100$139¥22,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $302 ¥47,800About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
2
Charizard VSTARHR118/100$42.38¥6,700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $120 ¥18,900Price history & recent sales → -
3
Ultra BallUR126/100$40.48¥6,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $63.25 ¥10,000About 1 in 33 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
4
Arceus VSR112/100$34.79¥5,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $91.71 ¥14,500About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
5
Charizard VSR102/100$22.14¥3,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $69.58 ¥11,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
6
Arceus VSTARUR125/100$15.81¥2,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $63.25 ¥10,000About 1 in 33 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
7
Lumineon VSR105/100$11.39¥1,800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $56.93 ¥9,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
8
Arceus VSTARHR120/100$10.12¥1,600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $104 ¥16,500Price history & recent sales → -
9
Cynthia's AmbitionSR114/100$8.86¥1,400Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $88.55 ¥14,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
10
Honchkrow VSR109/100$7.59¥1,200Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $47.44 ¥7,500About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
11
Cynthia's AmbitionHR122/100$6.33¥1,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $70.84 ¥11,200Price history & recent sales → -
12
Arceus VSR111/100$6.33¥1,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $66.41 ¥10,500About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
13
Roseanne's BackupSR116/100$5.69¥900Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $37.95 ¥6,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
14
Raichu VSR106/100$5.69¥900Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $48.70 ¥7,700About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
15
Roseanne's BackupHR124/100$5.69¥900Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $44.91 ¥7,100Price history & recent sales → -
16
Whimsicott VSTARHR119/100$5.06¥800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $60.72 ¥9,600Price history & recent sales → -
17
Magma BasinUR127/100$4.43¥700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $32.26 ¥5,100About 1 in 33 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
18
Shaymin VSTARHR117/100$4.43¥700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $34.16 ¥5,400Price history & recent sales → -
19
Honchkrow VSR108/100$3.80¥600Market price (ungraded)About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
20
Lumineon VSR104/100$3.80¥600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $14.55 ¥2,300About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales →