Iono’s Bellibolt ex Gold

Iono cards always do well, ever since the bonkers creator Trainer was added to the TCG in Paldea Evolved. While we’re not seeing the $200 her earlier cards were selling for, it’s striking that gold cards are getting high prices—they’ve been out of favor for a very long time, but this set has two in the top 10. (The third gold card is a crappy Spiky Energy, and goes for under nine bucks.)

That’s largely to do with their both featuring fan favorites, and it helps that the Bellibolt itself has a very powerful Ability to let you load your Electric deck with energy, and a hefty attack of its own, on a scale usually reserved for a Stage 2 card.

There’s a much more expensive version of this card to come, but it seems noteworthy that Iono’s Kilowattrel—which to my eyes is the far more interesting piece of art—isn’t troubling the top 10. Still, that leaves me tempted to pick one of those up for $12.

This card, however, is selling on eBay and the like for $31