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Niche Pokemon Cards to Collect

In the card game, niche means low demand or an odd older print, not an official rarity symbol. These 14 cards show their set, number, rarity, and the status of the public price lookup. No price is estimated when the source does not expose a readable value.

Crop of the original cliff illustration, meadow and red-and-white balls

How a price got onto the table

The TCGplayer product page returned a JavaScript-only shell during the 5 Nov 2026 check, so the table leaves market and low prices blank. I do not turn a search URL into a number. Cardmarket and eBay were not available as a second price either; the price column therefore records no public price retrieved.

Bulbapedia’s rarity page is the source for the circle, diamond, and star, and for the later Scarlet & Violet marks: Double Rare, Ultra Rare, Illustration Rare, Special Illustration Rare, and Hyper Rare. Those marks are explained on niche pokemon symbols. A common from 2001 can cost more than a modern holo. Shuckle from Neo Revelation is the example I would quote: a common with a market price of $14.81 that day, against many modern holos that were cheaper.

Skitty’s card index on Bulbapedia runs from EX Ruby & Sapphire 44 in 2003 through later sets, 19 print rows. Set and rarity fields remain readable from the wiki; price fields stay blank until a public listing can be read.

CardSetNo.Market USDCheckedWhy nicheStatus
SkittyEX Sandstorm79/100—2026-11-05Early English Skitty print from September 2003. Bulbapedia lists 19 Skitty print rows, so this is one of the earliest, not the rarest.no public price data; 2 sources
DelcattyEX Sandstorm34/100—2026-11-05Skitty’s Moon Stone evolution, printed in the same set as Skitty 79/100.no public price data; 2 sources
ShedinjaEX Dragon11/97—2026-11-05Holo Rare Shedinja from EX Dragon; the 1 HP / Wonder Guard design makes it a binder favourite.no public price data; 2 sources
SmeargleAquapolis109/147—2026-11-05e-Card era Aquapolis common; a common-rarity card with a market price well above most modern commons.no public price data; 2 sources
DittoTriumphant17/102—2026-11-05Triumphant Ditto Rare from the HeartGold & SoulSilver era; Transform is the card’s theme.no public price data; 2 sources
Farfetch'dHeartGold & SoulSilver19/123—2026-11-05HGSS-era Rare Farfetch'd; the Leek is its signature held item.no public price data; 2 sources
Unown [B]Neo Revelation39/64—2026-11-05Neo Revelation introduced Unown cards letter by letter; [B] is one of the 28 forms.no public price data; 2 sources
ShuckleNeo Revelation51/64—2026-11-052001 Neo Revelation Shuckle common whose market price is above many modern holos.no public price data; 2 sources
PachirisuGreat Encounters5/106—2026-11-05Great Encounters holo, printed years before Pachirisu became a Worlds-winning pick; it has the lowest BST of any Pokemon on a Worlds-winning team.no public price data; 2 sources
KlefkiPaldean Fates159/091—2026-11-05Shiny Rare print of the Prankster key-ring Pokemon; a modern low-cost shiny.no public price data; 2 sources
Rain CastformEX Hidden Legends23/101—2026-11-05One of the four weather-form Castform cards from EX Hidden Legends (Rain, Snow-cloud, Sunny, normal).no public price data; 2 sources
SpindaEX Hidden Legends48/101—2026-11-052004 Spinda card tied to the spot-pattern gimmick; the listing floor is above the market price.no public price data; 2 sources
KecleonEX Legend Maker37/92—2026-11-05EX Legend Maker Kecleon; Color Change is the card’s identity.no public price data; 2 sources
LuvdiscEX Emerald53/106—2026-11-05EX Emerald Luvdisc common; the heart-shaped fish is a low-cost binder card.no public price data; 2 sources
Crop of the original cliff illustration, castle and meadow

FAQ

What is a good niche of Pokemon cards to collect?

Older commons with a gimmick are the cluster this page covers: Unown letters, weather Castform, and early Skitty prints. Pick a binder theme. The table is a price snapshot, not a portfolio.

Are prices shown for these cards?

No public price was retrieved on 5 Nov 2026 because the TCGplayer page required JavaScript. The table does not estimate a value.

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Sources

Sources for individual table entries

Page updated 2026-11-05. Published by Niche Pokemon.