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 2026-10-17.
Box expected value
Expected value of 1 box
$20.51
¥3,240
Box market price
$128
¥20,250
Difference (EV − price)
−$108
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 $117. The top 5 add up to $253.
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.
※ eBay and Buyee buttons are affiliate links. Pull odds are estimates (not published officially).
-
1
Charizard VSR103/100$117¥18,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $348 ¥55,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
2
Charizard VSTARHR118/100$41.14¥6,500Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $127 ¥20,000Price history & recent sales → -
3
Ultra BallUR126/100$38.61¥6,100Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $63.29 ¥10,000About 1 in 33 boxesPrice history & recent sales →
-
4
Arceus VSR112/100$35.44¥5,600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $111 ¥17,500About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
5
Charizard VSR102/100$20.89¥3,300Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $64.56 ¥10,200About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
6
Arceus VSTARUR125/100$11.39¥1,800Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $52.53 ¥8,300About 1 in 33 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
7
Cynthia's AmbitionSR114/100$10.76¥1,700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $94.94 ¥15,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
8
Arceus VSTARHR120/100$10.76¥1,700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $81.01 ¥12,800Price history & recent sales → -
9
Lumineon VSR105/100$10.76¥1,700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $56.96 ¥9,000About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
10
Roseanne's BackupSR116/100$6.96¥1,100Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $40.51 ¥6,400About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
11
Honchkrow VSR109/100$6.96¥1,100Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $47.47 ¥7,500About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
12
Cynthia's AmbitionHR122/100$6.33¥1,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $70.88 ¥11,200Price history & recent sales → -
13
Arceus VSR111/100$6.33¥1,000Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $66.45 ¥10,500About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
14
Roseanne's BackupHR124/100$5.70¥900Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $44.94 ¥7,100Price history & recent sales → -
15
Raichu VSR106/100$4.43¥700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $48.73 ¥7,700About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
16
Magma BasinUR127/100$4.43¥700Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $32.28 ¥5,100About 1 in 33 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
17
Honchkrow VSR108/100$3.80¥600Market price (ungraded)About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales → -
18
Shaymin VSTARHR117/100$3.80¥600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $34.18 ¥5,400Price history & recent sales → -
19
Whimsicott VSTARHR119/100$3.80¥600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $60.76 ¥9,600Price history & recent sales → -
20
Lumineon VSR104/100$3.80¥600Market price (ungraded)PSA 10 $14.56 ¥2,300About 1 in 23 boxesPrice history & recent sales →