Kyurem · Evolving Skies, what to know.
About the Kyurem card
Kyurem is card 116 of 237 in Evolving Skies, released in August 2021, a Rare Holo. It is a Basic Dragon-type with 120 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Kyurem needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima.
The Pokédex entry printed on Kyurem reads: "It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out."
What is Kyurem worth?
Kyurem is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Evolving Skies's value. The rarity tier decides most of it, since the same card prints at several tiers with very different prices. In top-grade 1st Edition, Evolving Skies holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Kyurem before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Kyurem lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The dragon foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where modern centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Kyurem
If you are buying Kyurem, work in order: confirm the print variant first, then the grade, then price against recent sales for that exact variant and grade. Price the Kyurem against the population report, since modern holo supply is large.
