Persian Pokémon Cards: Full List & Prices

The most valuable Persian card is Rocket's Persian ex #116 from Unseen Forces, worth $21,406.22 in PSA 10 and $194.99 raw. See every most valuable Persian card.

Ungraded, the priciest is Giovanni's Persian #8 from Gym Challenge at $234.95. Close behind are Rocket's Persian ex #116 at $194.99 and Dark Persian #17 at $127.56.

A full Persian collection of 71 cards across 56 sets costs roughly $1,111 raw. Chasing every variant pushes that to around $1,955.

The most affordable is Persian #053 from Pokémon Card 151 at $0.12, one of 43 Persian cards under $5.

Over the last 30 days, Dark Persian #17 from Wizards Black Star Promos is up 9.6%, moving from $116.37 to $127.56. The biggest faller is Giovanni’s Persian #8 from Gym Challenge, down 6%.

In the vintage era, the rarest is Giovanni's Persian #8 from Gym Challenge in Rare Holo 1st Edition. In the modern era it is Rocket's Persian ex #116 from Unseen Forces, a Secret Rare and the shortest print in the set.

The first was Dark Persian from Unnumbered Promos, released in 1996. The first English Persian followed in 1999 with Persian #42 from Jungle. That English print is now worth $442.14 in PSA 10.

The most recent is Team Rocket's Persian ex #560 from Start Deck 100 Battle Collection (2025), currently $4.80 raw.

By return multiple, the best Persian card to grade is Persian #053 from 151, which costs $0.20 raw and sells for $645.39 in PSA 10, a 3,227.0x uplift. By absolute profit, Rocket's Persian ex #116 from Unseen Forces gains the most, jumping from $194.99 to $21,406.22, a difference of $21,211.23. Across all Persian cards, a PSA 10 sells for an average of 126.5x the raw price.

Giovanni's Persian #8 from Gym Challenge has the lowest PSA 10 rate, with only 0.8% of its 3,328 submissions grading gem mint. That scarcity is why the PSA 10 sells for $18,200.99 against $234.95 raw.

Yes, Persian makes 6 cameo appearances on other cards, including Giovanni’s Charisma #204 from 151 and Giovanni’s Exile #57 from Hidden Fates. Cameos do not count toward the 71 card full set.

The 10 cheapest Persian cards can all be picked up for under $5 each, totalling $1.94 for the lot. Good starting points are Persian #053 from Pokémon Card 151 at $0.12 and Persian #049 from Night Wanderer at $0.12.

The biggest barriers to a full Persian set are Giovanni's Persian #8 from Gym Challenge at $234.95 and Rocket's Persian ex #116 from Unseen Forces at $194.99. Together, the top 4 cards account for 60% of the total set cost.

The average Card Codex collector owns 2% of the Persian full set, or 2 cards.

24 artists have illustrated Persian cards. The most prolific is 5ban Graphics with 12 cards, including Persian-GX #227 (Unbroken Bonds). The most valuable Persian artwork is by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Match your card's set symbol and number to the list above. Every one of the 71 Persian cards shows a live raw and PSA 10 price. If the number is hard to read, the Card Scanner identifies it from a photo.

There are 6 Persian promo cards across 5 promo sets. The most valuable is Dark Persian #17 from Wizards Black Star Promos at $7,499.99 in PSA 10.

Add any of the 71 Persian cards to your collection to see live valuation, completion percentage and the gap to a full set. A master set counts every printing of those cards, whether or not a printing has a price. Price alerts can be set on individual cards, including the Rocket's Persian ex #116 at $21,406.22.