
Shining Arceus is a Basic Pokémon card with 130 HP, belonging to the Colorless type. It was illustrated by Kouki Saitou and is part of the Shining Legends set…
Shining Arceus is a Colorless-type Pokémon card with 130 HP from the Shining Legends set, part of the Sun & Moon series. It carries the collector number 57/73 and is classified as Rare Shining. The Shining Legends set was released on October 6, 2017.
The card includes the flavor text: “According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world.”.
Card name: Shining Arceus
Card number: 57/73
Set: Shining Legends
Series: Sun & Moon
Rarity: Rare Shining
Subtypes: Basic
Type: Colorless
HP: 130
Artist: Kouki Saitou
Release date: October 6, 2017
National Pokédex number: 493
Shining Arceus is a solid addition to the Shining Legends set, and clean, well-centred copies are the most desirable to collectors who grade their cards.
Across the hobby, collectibility generally comes down to rarity, condition, artwork, and overall demand for the set.
Shining Arceus was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Artwork is one of the factors collectors weigh when deciding which copies to keep or send for grading.
The current aggregated market price for Shining Arceus is about
For context, the Shining Legends set has a median card value near $0.71 and an average near
Pokémon cards are best collected for enjoyment first. Where value matters, it is typically driven by graded population, the popularity of the Shining Legends set, the availability of sealed product, and broader Pokémon TCG market trends.
Whether Shining Arceus is worth grading comes down to condition. Before submitting a card, collectors usually check front and back centring, corner sharpness, edge wear, surface defects, and any print lines or factory imperfections.
Across the hobby, top grades such as PSA 10, BGS/Beckett 9.5–10, and CGC Pristine 10 generally command a premium over raw or lower-graded copies.
PSA has graded 6,138 copies of this card, of which 1,828 earned a PSA 10 — a gem rate of about 29.8%. These population figures were last refreshed on June 15, 2026. Population counts only rise as more copies are submitted, so the gem rate and totals shift over time; nothing here is estimated or back-filled.
Rare Shining cards like Shining Arceus are pulled less often than commons and uncommons, while still appearing more frequently than the set's top-tier rare cards.
Population data is one concrete measure of scarcity: PSA has graded 6,138 copies to date.
The Shining Arceus pokémon card is a Rare Shining card from the Shining Legends set (Sun & Moon series). It is a straightforward addition for collectors completing the Shining Legends set. Its current aggregated market price is about
Shining Arceus is from the Shining Legends set (Sun & Moon series), numbered 57/73 with the Rare Shining rarity.
Shining Arceus is classified as Rare Shining.
The current aggregated market price is about
It can be, if the card is well-centred and free of noticeable edge, corner, or surface flaws. PSA has graded 6,138 copies so far, with about 29.8% reaching PSA 10. Top grades typically command a premium over raw copies.
PSA has graded 6,138 copies, of which 1,828 are PSA 10 (a gem rate of about 29.8%). These figures were last updated on June 15, 2026.
Rare Shining cards like Shining Arceus are pulled less often than commons and uncommons, while still appearing more frequently than the set's top-tier rare cards.
The Shining Legends set was released on October 6, 2017.