{"id":418854,"date":"2025-02-25T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=418854"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:36:12","slug":"the-best-trainer-gallery-cards-in-the-pokemon-tcg-and-how-they-made-battle-partners-sv9-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2025\/02\/25\/the-best-trainer-gallery-cards-in-the-pokemon-tcg-and-how-they-made-battle-partners-sv9-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gallery of Aces: The Best Trainer Gallery Cards in the Pok\u00e9mon TCG and How They Made Battle Partners [SV9] Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In light of the overwhelmingly positive response that the recently-released Pok\u00e9mon TCG set Battle Partners [SV9] has received, some might believe that its success came out of the blue\u2014that Battle Partners [SV9] is no more than an \u201covernight sensation\u201d. However, this isn\u2019t the case at all. To understand the build-up to Battle Partners&#8217; success, we need to look at a previous card type\u2014<strong>Trainer Gallery Cards<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Are Trainer Gallery Cards?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the seventh and eighth generations of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG, a series of cards known as \u201cTrainer Gallery\u201d cards were released across various sets. They were so named because each card had a Full Art illustration of a Pok\u00e9mon alongside its Trainer. Most Trainer Gallery cards had a rarity of either Character Rare (CHR) or Character Secret Rare (CSR); there were very few exceptions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sets That Contain Trainer Gallery Cards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25173352\/Feature-Product-Image-8-4.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-419410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25173352\/Feature-Product-Image-8-4.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25173352\/Feature-Product-Image-8-4-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25173352\/Feature-Product-Image-8-4-768x524.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25173352\/Feature-Product-Image-8-4-282x192.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dream League [SM11b]\u2014the only Gen 7 set with Trainer Gallery cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skyscraping Perfection [S7D] \/ Blue Sky Stream [S7R]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VMAX Climax [S8b]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Battle Region [S9a]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark Phantasma [S10a]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incandescent Arcana [S11a]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, two Trainer Gallery cards were released as promotional cards while two others were part of the Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit [SMD].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Role of Trainer Gallery Cards on Battle Partners [SV9]&#8217;s Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainer Gallery cards can be said to have paved the way for Battle Partners [SV9] and all its success. That\u2019s because when Trainer Gallery cards debuted in Dream League [SM11b] in 2019, Trainer\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon cards (then known as Owner\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon) had not been seen in either a main set or subset for more than 13 years\u2014the most recent appearance at the time had been in Holon Phantom, a third-generation set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gen 4 saw Pok\u00e9mon SP and Gen 5 introduced Team Plasma-affiliated Pok\u00e9mon; however, none of these were exactly the same as Owner\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon cards which had been sporadically released as promotional cards from Gens 4 to 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Trainer Gallery cards were not the same as Owner\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon, the considerable demand for them proved to Creatures Inc. that many of the fans were eager for Pok\u00e9mon owned by Trainers to be a part of the TCG. Thus, when Owner\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon were rebranded as Trainer\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon and brought back to the TCG in Battle Partners [SV9], the hype for the set went to a new level\u2014and none of this would\u2019ve been possible without the impact of Trainer Gallery cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainer Gallery cards are closely linked enough to Battle Partners [SV9] that leading up to and immediately following the release of Battle Partners [SV9], the community\u2019s desire for Trainer Gallery cards increased as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25114528\/Feature-Product-Image-35.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25114528\/Feature-Product-Image-35.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25114528\/Feature-Product-Image-35-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25114528\/Feature-Product-Image-35-768x524.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25114528\/Feature-Product-Image-35-282x192.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, the values of many Trainer Gallery cards have increased rapidly during the period leading up to and since the launch of Battle Partners [SV9] in January 2025, as can be seen by this graph <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PokeInvesting\/comments\/1ingav0\/trainer_gallery_monthly_price_update_every_card\/?rdt=44541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"taken from Reddit\">taken from Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s go through our selections of the best Trainer Gallery cards released throughout the short yet memorable era that they were around. We\u2019ve selected eight cards in total\u2014each representing one of eight different Trainer types: Gym Leader, villainous team, protagonist, rival, Elite Four or Champion, Hisuian Trainer, generic Trainer, and other Trainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Best Trainer Gallery Cards by Trainer Type <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Generic Trainer &#8211; Hoothoot (Battle Region [S9a] 073\/067) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$55)<br>Trainer: Sage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112627\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-3-7.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418886 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112627\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-3-7.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112627\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-3-7-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112627\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-3-7-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112627\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-3-7-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Hoothoot CHR[s9a 073\/067](Enhanced Expansion Pack&#8221;Bttle Region&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/126692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting off our list is this Character Rare (CHR) Hoothoot card from Battle Region [S9a]. This card\u2019s illustration depicts the Normal\/Flying-type Pok\u00e9mon perched on top of a rocky cliff, overlooking a Sage who\u2019s deep in meditation. That Sage also happens to be Hoothoot\u2019s Trainer\u2014a reference to several in second-generation main series video games Pok\u00e9mon Gold and Silver as well as their sequels HeartGold and SoulSilver who either own a Hoothoot or a Noctowl, Hoothoot\u2019s evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Full Art illustration is very much in-character not only with regard to the Trainer depicted, but also Hoothoot itself. The placidity and silence of the imagery is palpable with just one look. Additionally, the illustration alludes to Hoothoot\u2019s Ability of Stand Sentry; it can be implied that Hoothoot is watching for any threats that might target its Trainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Hisuian Trainer &#8211; Enamorus V (Dark Phantasma [S10a] 088\/071) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$59)<br>Trainer: Cogita<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112632\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-4-5.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418887 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112632\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-4-5.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112632\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-4-5-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112632\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-4-5-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112632\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-4-5-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Enamorus V CSR[S10a 088\/071](Enhanced Expansion&#8221;Dark Phantasma&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/96650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gen 8 spin-off video game Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus, Cogita befriended and traveled across the Hisui region with Enamorus, the fourth of the Legendary forces of nature. On this Character Secret Rare (CSR) card from Dark Phantasma [S10a], Cogita is shown alongside Enamorus V in its Incarnate Forme in front of a dark multi-colored background with flower petals across the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The card\u2019s Full Art illustration is a direct reference to a major plot point in Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus; in the post-game, Cogita summons Enamorus to give the player the opportunity to capture it. The imagery depicts Enamorus V unleashing its Blossom Tail attack as shown by the swirling flower petals; this also alludes to the lore surrounding Enamorus whose Pok\u00e9dex entry states that it is the bringer of new life to the Hisui region. Of course, the \u201cfemale character value boost\u201d is in play as well thanks to Cogita\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Rival &#8211; Flareon (VMAX Climax [S8b] 188\/184) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$80)<br>Trainer: Blue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112638\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-5-5.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418888 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112638\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-5-5.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112638\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-5-5-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112638\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-5-5-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112638\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-5-5-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Flareon CHR[s8b 188\/184](High Class Pack&#8221;VMAX Climax&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/126670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue, the original rival from Gen 1, took an Eevee as his starter in Pok\u00e9mon Yellow; as such, there are three Trainer Gallery cards in VMAX Climax [S8b] featuring Blue and an OG Eeveelution. Of the three, the most impressive is the card with Fire-type Eeveelution Flareon shown on it\u2014a reprint of a card originally from Amazing Volt Tackle [S4].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Full Art illustration on this CHR card makes use of gentle colors and a watercolor-like art style to convey the close bond between Blue and his Starter. This unique art style is part of the reason why this card outvalues the Vaporeon and Jolteon Trainer Gallery cards from VMAX Climax [S8b]. The card also owes part of its value to the sentiment captured by the artwork as it\u2019s the only one that shows Blue\u2019s softer side\u2014something not shown at all in the video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Gym Leader &#8211; Starmie V (Battle Region [S9a] 083\/067) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$218)<br>Trainer: Misty<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112642\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-6-3.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418889 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112642\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-6-3.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112642\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-6-3-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112642\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-6-3-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112642\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-6-3-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Starmie V CSR[S9a 083\/067](Enhanced Expansion &#8220;Battle Region&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/96585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Misty is best known as one of Ash\u2019s two travel companions throughout the first two generations of the Pok\u00e9mon anime. However, it must also be remembered that she\u2019s the Cerulean Gym Leader\u2014and of all Gym Leader cards in the Trainer Gallery, the CSR card from Battle Region [S9a] that features her Starmie V is the clear standout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This card gets the usual value boost for depicting a female character\u2014and then some. Due to her role in the Pok\u00e9mon anime, Misty is probably the most well-known of all female characters in Pok\u00e9mon. She\u2019s also shown in a swimsuit\u2014a factor that\u2019s certain to appeal to a big chunk of the fanbase\u2019s main demographic. Even the fact that it\u2019s Starmie V is relevant because Starmie is the Pok\u00e9mon most closely associated with the Water-type specialist\u2014certainly in the games, and arguably the anime as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Elite Four\/Champion &#8211; Umbreon VMAX (VMAX Climax [S8b] 245\/184) (PSA 10 Price: ~$225)<br>Trainer: Karen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112647\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-7-4.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418890 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112647\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-7-4.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112647\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-7-4-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112647\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-7-4-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112647\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-7-4-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Umbreon VMAX CSR[S8b 245\/184](High Class Pack&#8221;VMAX Climax Box&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/96729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHang on,\u201d some of you might say, \u201cthis card looks awfully familiar, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It does indeed\u2014this VMAX Climax [S8b] Trainer Gallery card is a CSR reprint of the Umbreon VMAX card from Eevee Heroes [S6a]. That\u2019s right\u2014it\u2019s a Trainer Gallery version of \u201cMoonbreon\u201d. Although this card is, of course, nowhere near the level of its Hyper Rare (HR) counterpart that ranks as one of the greatest Pok\u00e9mon TCG cards of all time, the Trainer Gallery version of a card featuring a Dynamaxed Umbreon alongside Indigo Elite Four member Karen is an impressive pull in its own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Umbreon\u2019s status as the most popular of all Eeveelutions inherently raises the value of this card. Couple that with the fact that the card depicts a female character and it\u2019s easy to see why this card has accumulated the value which it has. On top of that, the fact that this card is so closely tied to a defining card in the history of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG further burnishes its reputation\u2014even more so right now when the Eeveelutions, and especially Umbreon, are in the spotlight due to the Terastal Festival ex [SV8a] effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Protagonist &#8211; Pikachu (Dream League [SM11b] 054\/049) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$250)<br>Trainer: Red<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112654\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-8-5.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418891 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112654\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-8-5.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112654\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-8-5-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112654\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-8-5-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112654\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-8-5-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Pikachu CHR[sm11b 054\/049](Enhanced Expansion Pack&#8221;Dream League&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/126664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This card from Dream League [SM11b] can be seen as the counterpart of the Flareon card mentioned earlier (as well as the Trainer Gallery Vaporeon and Jolteon cards). In Pok\u00e9mon Yellow, protagonist Red\u2019s starter is always locked to be Pikachu\u2014and the scene displayed on the card\u2019s imagery alludes to this; it\u2019s Red selecting Pikachu as his starter in Professor Oak\u2019s Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nostalgia factor does much of the heavy lifting as far as this CHR card\u2019s value is concerned as it features Red, the first-ever protagonist of the Pok\u00e9mon video games. The scene being portrayed is relevant too\u2014it shows Red taking his first steps on his journey as a Pok\u00e9mon Trainer. Of course, since Pikachu is the face of the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, its presence adds further demand to this card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Other Trainer <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Clefairy (SM-P Promotional Cards 381\/SM-P) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$449)<br>Trainer: Lillie<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112658\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-9-3.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418892 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112658\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-9-3.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112658\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-9-3-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112658\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-9-3-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112658\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-9-3-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Clefairy (Lillie) : PROMO[SM-P 381](SM-P Promotional cards)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/93048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of two Trainer Gallery cards which was exclusively released as a promotional card, this Clefairy card featuring Lillie is a Trainer Gallery reprint of a card from Dream League [SM11b]. Over a limited period starting from the release day of Dream League [SM11b] on 2 August 2019, everyone who purchased a Japanese Dream League [SM11b] booster box would have this card bundled with it. Backing this fact up is the Dream League [SM11b] logo in the card\u2019s bottom-right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of this card\u2019s hefty price tag stems from the fact that it was only available over a limited time period. In addition, this isn\u2019t just any female character\u2014it\u2019s Fairy-type specialist Lillie, who\u2019s well-known for appearing on the iconic Extra Battle Day promotional card from 2019 and whose popularity is now spiking thanks to Battle Partners [SV9]. The latter is true of Clefairy as well; it\u2019s also worth noting that Clefairy, not Pikachu, was initially intended to be Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s series mascot, giving the Fairy-type Pok\u00e9mon a unique position in Pok\u00e9mon history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Villainous Team &#8211; Reshiram &amp; Zekrom GX (Dream League [SM11b] 064\/049) (PSA 10 Price: ~US$450)<br>Trainer: N<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112703\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-10-4.webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Best Trainer Gallery Cards\" class=\"wp-image-418893 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112703\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-10-4.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112703\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-10-4-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112703\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-10-4-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/25112703\/In-article-image-tcg-one-card-10-4-282x146.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Reshiram &amp; Zekrom GX (N) SR :SA [SM11b 064\/49](Enhanced Expansion Pack &#8220;Dream League&#8221;)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/trading-cards\/91280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><strong>Check Prices<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Super Rare (SR) card from Dream League [SM11b] is the most valuable of all Trainer Gallery cards\u2014and it\u2019s easy to see why. The spectacular Full Art illustration depicting two members of the Tao trio overlooking N of Team Plasma\u2014a major fan favorite as far as male characters go. The illustration combines the finales of Gen 5 main series video games Pok\u00e9mon Black and White in which N summons Reshiram and Zekrom respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reshiram\u2019s blazing fire and Zekrom\u2019s crackling electricity are in full view\u2014the display of their powers serves as a stunning backdrop in front of which N stands ready to confront the protagonist for the climactic battle at Team Plasma\u2019s main base known simply as \u201cN\u2019s Castle\u201d. Topping off the whole package is a reference to Pok\u00e9mon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire\u2014the Gen 6 remakes of Gen 3 games Ruby and Sapphire. This TAG TEAM card has the Fabled Firebolts attack; its name is derived from the Fabled Cave\u2014the dwelling of Reshiram in Omega Ruby and Zekrom in Alpha Sapphire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve seen our top Trainer Gallery picks, why not browse our extensive selection of Trainer Gallery cards as well as other cards from the Pok\u00e9mon TCG sets containing them on the SNKRDUNK App?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/search\/result?keyword=sm11b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dream League [SM11b]\">Dream League [SM11b]<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/search\/result?keyword=s7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Skyscraping Perfection [S7D]\">Skyscraping Perfection [S7D]<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/search\/result?keyword=s7r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dream League [SM11b]\">Blue Sky Stream [S7R]<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/search\/result?keyword=s8b\" target=\"_blank\" 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