All Rainbow Rare Pokemon Cards (Complete List)

Jason Brown
October 16, 2023

It’s time to add some serious colour to the tabletop – as we check out all Rainbow Rare Pokemon Cards!

The Pokemon Trading Card Game has come a long way since its debut in the late 90s – and the progress is perhaps no better demonstrated than with the various spectacular treatments (check out our Holo vs Reverse Holo article for an explanation of the more common foil treatments), designs and special art illustrations on the game’s cards.

There’s a huge variety of special cards to be found in every set – and among these highly sought after card variants are Rainbow Rare cards.

So what Rainbow Rare cards are available – and what exactly are they?

Let’s take a look, as we take a peek behind the curtain – and list all Rainbow Rare Pokemon cards!

Table of Contents

All Rainbow Rare Pokemon Cards

The list of cards shown above is as follows (separated by set so if one catches your eye, you can narrow down where to find it!):

Sun & Moon (Promo Cards)

SM80 Ho-Oh GX
SM155 Kingdra GX
SM156 Dragonite GX

Sun & Moon

150/149 Lurantis GX
151/149 Lapras GX
152/149 Espeon GX
153/149 Lunala GX
154/149 Umbreon GX
155/149 Solgaleo GX
156/149 Tauros GX
157/149 Gumshoos GX

Sun & Moon: Guardians Rising

146/145 Decidueye GX
147/145 Incineroar GX
148/145 Turtonator GX
149/145 Primarina GX
150/145 Alolan Ninetales GX
151/145 Wishiwashi GX
152/145 Vikavolt GX
153/145 Tapu Koko GX
154/145 Toxapex GX
155/145 Tapu Lele GX
156/145 Lycanroc GX
157/145 Metagross GX
158/145 Sylveon GX
159/145 Kommo-o GX
160/145 Drampa GX

Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows

148/147 Golisopod GX
149/147 Tapu Bulu GX
150/147 Charizard GX
151/147 Salazzle GX
152/147 Tapu Fini GX
153/147 Necrozma GX
154/147 Machamp GX
155/147 Lycanroc GX
156/147 Marshadow GX
157/147 Alolan Muk GX
158/147 Darkrai GX
159/147 Gardevoir GX
160/147 Noivern GX

Shining Legends

74/73 Entei GX
75/73 Raichu GX
76/73 Mewtwo GX
77/73 Zoroark GX

Sun & Moon: Crimson Invasion

112/111 Gyarados GX
113/111 Alolan Golem GX
114/111 Nihilego GX
115/111 Buzzwole GX
116/111 Guzzlord GX
117/111 Kartana GX
118/111 Alolan Exeggutor GX
119/111 Silvally GX

Sun & Moon: Ultra Prism

157/156 Leafeon GX
158/156 Pheromosa GX
159/156 Glaceon GX
160/156 Xurkitree GX
161/156 Dawn Wings Necrozma GX
162/156 Celesteela GX
163/156 Dusk Mane Necrozma GX
164/156 Dialga GX
165/156 Palkia GX

Sun & Moon: Forbidden Light

132/131 Palkia GX
133/131 Greninja GX
134/131 Naganadel GX
135/131 Lucario GX
136/131 Zygarde GX
137/131 Yveltal GX
138/131 Dialga GX
139/131 Xerneas GX
140/131 Ultra Necrozma GX

Sun & Moon: Celestial Storm

169/168 Shiftry GX
170/168 Blaziken GX
171/168 Articuno GX
172/168 Electrode GX
173/168 Mr. Mime GX
174/168 Banette GX
175/168 Scizor GX
176/168 Stakataka GX
177/168 Rayquaza GX

Dragon Majesty

71/70 Reshiram GX
72/70 Altaria GX
73/70 Salamence GX
74/70 White Kyurem GX

Sun & Moon: Lost Thunder

215/214 Shuckle GX
216/214 Sceptile GX
217/214 Virizion GX
218/214 Magcargo GX
219/214 Blacephalon GX
220/214 Suicune GX
221/214 Zeraora GX
222/214 Sigilyph GX

Sun & Moon: Team Up

182/181 Celebi & Venusaur GX
183/181 Magikarp & Wailord GX
184/181 Pikachu & Zekrom GX
185/181 Ampharos GX
186/181 Gengar & Mimikyu GX
187/181 Hoopa GX
188/181 Incineroar GX
189/181 Cobalion GX
190/181 Latias & Latios GX
191/181 Eevee & Snorlax GX

Sun & Moon: Unbroken Bonds

215/214 Pheromosa & Buzzwole
216/214 Venomoth
217/214 Reshiram & Charizard
218/214 Blastoise
219/214 Dedenne
220/214 Muk & Alolan Muk
221/214 Marshadow & Machamp
222/214 Greninja & Zoroark
223/214 Honchkrow
224/214 Lucario & Melmetal
225/214 Gardevoir & Sylveon
226/214 Whimsicott
227/214 Persian
228/214 Celesteela

Sun & Moon: Unified Minds

237/236 Rowlet & Alolan Exeggutor GX
238/236 Heatran GX
239/236 Slowpoke & Psyduck GX
240/236 Keldeo GX
241/236 Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX
242/236 Mewtwo & Mew GX
243/236 Latios GX
244/236 Aerodactyl GX
245/236 Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX
246/236 Mawile GX
247/236 Garchomp & Giratina GX
248/236 Dragonite GX
249/236 Naganadel GX

Sun & Moon: Cosmic Eclipse

249/236 Venusaur & Snivy GX
250/236 Vileplume GX
251/236 Charizard & Braixen GX
252/236 Volcarona GX
253/236 Blastoise & Piplup GX
254/236 Solgaleo & Lunala GX
255/236 Oricorio GX
256/236 Flygon GX
257/236 Alolan Persian GX
258/236 Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX
259/236 Reshiram & Zekrom GX
260/236 Nagandel & Guzzlord GX
261/236 Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX
262/236 Silvally GX

Sword & Shield

203/202 Lapras VMAX
204/202 Morpeko VMAX
205/202 Stonjourner VMAX
206/202 Snorlax VMAX
207/202 Bede
208/202 Marnie
209/202 Professor’s Research
210/202 Team Yell Grunt

Sword & Shield: Rebel Clash

193/192 Rillaboom VMAX
194/192 Cinderace VMAX
195/192 Inteleon VMAX
196/192 Toxtricity VMAX
197/192 Dragapult VMAX
198/192 Malamar VMAX
199/192 Copperajah VMAX
200/192 Boss’s Orders
201/192 Milo
202/192 Oleana
203/192 Sonia

Sword & Shield: Darkness Ablaze

190/189 Butterfree VMAX
191/189 Centiskorch VMAX
192/189 Eternatus VMAX
193/189 Scizor VMAX
194/189 Salamence VMAX
195/189 Pokémon Breeder’s Nurturing
196/189 Rose

Champion’s Path

074/073 Charizard VMAX
075/073 Drednaw VMAX
076/073 Gardevoir VMAX
077/073 Kabu
078/073 Piers

Sword & Shield: Vivid Voltage

186/185 Orbeetle VMAX
187/185 Galarian Darmanitan VMAX
188/185 Pikachu VMAX
189/185 Coalossal VMAX
190/185 Aegislash VMAX
191/185 Togekiss VMAX
192/185 Allister
193/185 Bea
194/185 Beauty
195/185 Leon
196/185 Nessa
197/185 Opal

Sword & Shield: Battle Styles

164/163 Flapple VMAX
165/163 Victini VMAX
166/163 Tapu Koko VMAX
167/163 Urshifu VMAX
169/163 Urshifu VMAX
171/163 Corviknight VMAX
172/163 Bruno
173/163 Cheryl
174/163 Korrina’s Focus
175/163 Phoebe
176/163 Rapid Strike Style Mustard
177/163 Single Strike Style Mustard

Sword & Shield: Chilling Reign

199/198 Celebi VMAX
200/198 Blaziken VMAX
202/198 Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX
204/198 Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX
206/198 Sandaconda VMAX
207/198 Galarian Slowking VMAX
208/198 Metagross VMAX
209/198 Tornadus VMAX
210/198 Agatha
211/198 Avery
212/198 Brawly
213/198 Caitlin
214/198 Doctor
215/198 Flannery
216/198 Karen’s Conviction
217/198 Klara
218/198 Melony
219/198 Peonia
220/198 Peony
221/198 Siebold

Sword & Shield: Evolving Skies

204/203 Leafeon VMAX
206/203 Trevenant VMAX
207/203 Gyarados VMAX
208/203 Glaceon VMAX
210/203 Dracozolt VMAX
211/203 RS Sylveon VMAX
213/203 Lycanroc VMAX
214/203 SS Umbreon VMAX
216/203 Garbodor VMAX
217/203 RS Rayquaza VMAX
219/203 SS Duraludon VMAX
221/203 Aroma Lady
222/203 Copycat
223/203 Gordie
224/203 Raihan
225/203 Zinnia’s Resolve

Sword & Shield: Astral Radiance

190/189 Hisuian Lilligant VSTAR
191/189 Heatran VMAX
192/189 Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR
193/189 Hisuian Typhlosion VSTAR
194/189 Machamp VMAX
195/189 Hisuian Decidueye VSTAR
196/189 Kleavor VSTAR
197/189 Hisuian Samurott VSTAR
198/189 Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR
199/189 Adaman
200/189 Choy
201/189 Cyllene
202/189 Gardenia’s Vigor
203/189 Grant
204/189 Iridia
205/189 Kamado
206/189 Roxanne
207/189 Zisu

Pokemon GO

079/078 Mewtwo VSTAR
080/078 Melmetal VMAX
081/078 Dragonite VSTAR
082/078 Blanche
083/078 Candela
084/078 Professor’s Research (Prof Willow)
085/078 Spark

Sword & Shield: Lost Origin

197/196 Kyurem VMAX
198/196 Magnezone VSTAR
199/196 Aerodactyl VSTAR
200/196 Drapion VSTAR
201/196 Giratina VSTAR
202/196 Hisuian Goodra VSTAR
203/196 Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR
204/196 Arezu
205/196 Colress’s Experiment
206/196 Fantina
207/196 Iscan
208/196 Lady
209/196 Miss Fortune Sisters
210/196 Thorton
211/196 Volo

Sword & Shield: Silver Tempest

196/195 Serperior VSTAR
197/195 Alolan Vulpix VSTAR
198/195 Regieleki VMAX
199/195 Unown VSTAR
200/195 Mawile VSTAR
201/195 Regidrago VSTAR
202/195 Lugia VSTAR
203/195 Brandon
204/195 Candice
205/195 Furisode Girl
206/195 Lance
207/195 Serena
208/195 Wallace
209/195 Worker

What Are Rainbow Rare Pokemon Cards?

Though the name is reasonably self explanatory – as you can see from the card images above – there’s a bit more to Rainbow Rares than just their minimalist illustrations and spectacular rainbow foil card treatment.

You’ll notice that every card’s numbering (except the Sun and Moon Promos) goes above the official numbering of its set.

For example, the first card listed for the Sun & Moon set, Lurantis GX, is designated as 150 out of 149 cards.

That’s because Rainbow Rares are also – in the vast majority of cases – Secret Rares; so-called because their numbering is not strictly revealed with the number of cards in the set.

Not all Secret Rares are Rainbow Rares – far from it – but just about all Rainbow Rares are Secret Rares, those first three Promos excluded!

What Sets Do Rainbow Rare Pokemon Cards Appear In?

As you can see from the above lists, Rainbow Rares made their first appearance in the Sun & Moon base set, back in 2017.

They then appeared in all Sun & Moon sets, then all Sword & Shield sets – and also the mini-sets, such as Pokemon GO, that appeared during the same period.

Are Rainbow Rare Cards Valuable Or Hard To Find?

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Due to the fact that all Rainbow Rares are at the Secret Rare rarity level, they are actually very sparsely found in booster packs.

In fact, though you can typically find 1 Ultra Rare (which is one rarity level below Secret Rare) in every 5 packs – as a general rule, though this can vary slightly between sets – the frequency of Secret Rares is much lower.

You can generally expect to find only 1 Secret Rare in every 50 packs, or thereabouts!

So, yes – they are difficult to pull from boosters.

In many cases, that can make them pretty valuable too – there’s some very high prices for some Rainbow Rare cards!

You’ll see Rainbow Rares make appearances in our Most Valuable Machamp Pokemon Cards, and most Valuable Gyarados Pokemon Cards lists, for example.