Search “Sylveon ex” and you’ll get two completely different cards mixed into the same results — one from 2016, one from 2024, eight years and two different game mechanics apart. That mix-up alone sends Sylveon ex card buyers to the wrong listing regularly.
Then there’s the modern card itself. The Terastal Festival ex Special Art Rare, 212/187, is the printing most people mean when they search for it, and it has an active PSA10 market on one of Japan’s largest card marketplaces.
To identify a card you already own, or to decide which printing to chase, start with the set code and card number printed on the card itself. Everything else — language, rarity name, era — follows from those two details.
Sylveon ex (Scarlet & Violet era, 2024–2025) has four Japanese printings across three products and three English printings across two sets. The Terastal Festival ex Special Art Rare (SV8a 212/187) is the chase card, illustrated by Cona Nitanda. Do not confuse this card with the older, unrelated 2016 “Sylveon-EX” from the XY era — different set, different mechanic, different price tier entirely.
- Set reference: SV8a Terastal Festival ex card list.
- Sealed Japanese Terastal Festival ex booster boxes are listed on our store as of this update.
Secondary-market figures are Japanese asking prices as of August 2026 and convert at ¥147/USD; store prices convert at ¥154/USD, approximate. All figures are for Sylveon ex, the Scarlet & Violet-era Tera-type card — not the unrelated 2016 Sylveon-EX.
Every Sylveon ex Card Printing (2024–2025)
Sylveon ex debuted in Japan in August 2024 and has since appeared in four Japanese printings across three products and three English printings across two sets — all listed in the Limitless TCG database as of August 2026. Every printing shares the same card text — the Tera-type bench-protection ability, Magical Charm for 160, and Angelite.
| # | Card / Product | Set | Number | Rarity | Release | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starter Set Tera Type: Stellar Sylveon ex (JP debut) | SVLN | 005 | Deck card | 2024-08-30 | 5ban Graphics |
| 2 | Sylveon ex | Terastal Festival ex (SV8a) | 069/187 | RR | 2024-12-06 | 5ban Graphics |
| 3 | Sylveon ex | Terastal Festival ex (SV8a) | 212/187 | SAR | 2024-12-06 | Cona Nitanda |
| 4 | Sylveon ex | Surging Sparks (EN debut) | 086/191 | Double Rare | 2024-11-08 | 5ban Graphics |
| 5 | Sylveon ex | Prismatic Evolutions (EN) | 041/131 | Double Rare | 2025-01-17 | 5ban Graphics |
| 6 | Sylveon ex | Prismatic Evolutions (EN) | 156/131 | SIR | 2025-01-17 | Cona Nitanda |
| 7 | Starter Decks 100 Battle Collection (MEGA era) | MC | 299 | Deck card | 2025-12-19 | 5ban Graphics |
Two things stand out. First, the card debuted in a starter deck (SVLN 005) months before it appeared in a mainline booster set — the deck print isn’t the one collectors chase. Second, only one artwork carries the special-illustration treatment, appearing in two language-specific printings: the 212/187 Special Art Rare from Terastal Festival ex in Japanese, and the 156/131 Special Illustration Rare from Prismatic Evolutions in English. Both are by the same artist, Cona Nitanda.
The RR at 069/187 is simply the standard holo version of the card from Terastal Festival ex booster boxes — the one most opened cards end up being. The 212/187 SAR is the alternate-art secret-slot pull, and that’s the chase card.
The two deck-exclusive printings — SVLN 005 and MC 299 — are worth a brief note. These are play-focused deck versions of Sylveon ex, the version you get for building the deck itself rather than a chase pull. The SVLN starter deck was Sylveon ex’s actual debut in Japan, three months before Terastal Festival ex existed, and the MC printing arrived over a year later as part of the newer MEGA-era Battle Collection starter line.
The Chase Card: Special Art Rare 212/187
The Special Art Rare printing of Sylveon ex — card 212 out of a 187-card set, the standard Japanese numbering convention for secret-slot cards — is illustrated by Cona Nitanda and pulled from Terastal Festival ex (SV8a) booster boxes, released December 6, 2024.
On snkrdunk, one of Japan’s largest card marketplaces, a raw (ungraded) copy was asking around ¥13,000 (~$88). Once graded PSA10, the picture changes considerably — seven separate PSA10 asks were on the platform, ranging from ¥32,999 (~$225) up to ¥60,000 (~$408).
The 212/187 SAR is pulled from Terastal Festival ex booster boxes. The booster box is currently listed as Sealed ¥21,007 (~$136) and No Shrink ¥18,819 (~$122), if you’d rather chase your own copy than buy graded.
Don’t Confuse This With: Sylveon-EX (2016, XY Era)
This is the mix-up that catches the most buyers off guard. “Sylveon-EX” — hyphenated, capital EX, no lowercase “ex” — is a completely different card from a completely different Pokemon TCG era: the XY-era EX mechanic from 2016, eight years before the SV-era Sylveon ex. They are not the same card, not the same set family, and not remotely the same price tier.
| Card / Product | Set | Number | Rarity | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylveon-EX | Pokekyun Collection (CP3) | 025/032 | RR | 2016-01-29 |
| Sylveon-EX (error/corrected variant) | Pokekyun Collection (CP3) | 026/032 | RR | 2016-01-29 |
| Sylveon-EX | Generations (Radiant Collection) | RC21 / RC32 | Regular / Full Art | 2016-02-22 |
The 2016 Japanese printing came out of the Pokekyun Collection (CP3), and it exists in two card numbers — 025/032 and 026/032, a documented error/corrected variant pair. A PSA10 of the 1st Edition 026/032 copy is a genuinely expensive card.
The English side of this older card appeared about a month later, in February 2016, in Generations (Radiant Collection), as both a regular version (RC21) and a full art (RC32).
The two CP3 card numbers — 025/032 and 026/032 — are a documented error/corrected pair rather than two unrelated cards, which is itself a source of confusion when both show up in the same search results with visibly identical artwork.
If the listing you’re looking at says “Sylveon-EX,” Pokekyun Collection, CP3, or Generations/Radiant Collection — that’s the 2016 card, not the 2024 Terastal Festival ex / Prismatic Evolutions card. If it says “Sylveon ex,” Terastal Festival ex, Surging Sparks, or Prismatic Evolutions — that’s the modern card.
Other Sylveon Chase Cards Worth Knowing
Sylveon ex isn’t the only Sylveon card with a real secondary market. A couple of others come up often enough in the same searches that they’re worth a mention, even though they’re separate printings from separate sets.
The Sylveon VMAX CSR (S8b 232/184, Character Super Rare from VMAX Climax) and the PSA10 Gardevoir & Sylveon GX SR Special Art (SM9a 061/055, from the Sun & Moon-era Night Unison set) are separate printings from separate sets.
Two more come up often enough in the same searches to be worth a brief mention. The Sylveon GX SSR (SM8b 238/150) was a headline pull of its own set. And the Sylveon CSR (S8b 231/184 — a separate Character Super Rare from the same VMAX Climax set as the VMAX CSR, not the VMAX version) is a smaller-budget option.
None of these are the SV-era Sylveon ex, but if you’re building out a Sylveon collection rather than chasing one specific card, they’re the other printings worth knowing exist.
Where to Buy Sylveon ex Cards from Japan
We ship Japanese sealed product and PSA-graded singles worldwide from Tokyo. For the Special Art Rare, the routes are the graded single and the sealed booster box it’s pulled from.
The PSA10 Sylveon ex SAR [SV8a 212/187], the PSA10 Sylveon EX RR 1ED [CP3 025/032] and the PSA10 Sylveon EX RR 1ED [CP3 026/032] Error Version are offered as PSA 10 back orders at ¥32,059 (~$208), ¥116,056 (~$754) and ¥429,826 (~$2,791) respectively — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms.
The PSA10 Gardevoir & Sylveon GX SR Special Art (SM9a 061/055), Sylveon GX SSR (SM8b 238/150) and Sylveon CSR (S8b 231/184) are not listed at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order.
For the full Terastal Festival ex set — not just Sylveon — our SV8a card list page lists the cards in the set. See our companion piece on the Terastal Festival ex pull rates and best cards for more on the set this SAR comes from, our broader Sylveon cards guide for the full character rundown across every era, and our Eevee Heroes Eeveelutions set guide if you’re building out the whole evolution line. If you’re comparing Sylveon against its Eeveelution sibling’s most valuable printings, our Umbreon VMAX value guide covers the same kind of every-printing breakdown for “Moonbreon.” For other Japanese high-class packs worth opening, see our best Japanese high-class packs guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the difference between Sylveon ex and Sylveon-EX?
Sylveon ex (lowercase “ex”) is the 2024 Scarlet & Violet-era card from Terastal Festival ex, Surging Sparks, and Prismatic Evolutions. Sylveon-EX (hyphenated, capital EX) is a completely different, older card from the 2016 XY era, printed in Pokekyun Collection and Generations. They share a name but are not the same card, set, or price tier.
What is the difference between the Japanese SAR and the English SIR?
They’re the same Cona Nitanda artwork printed in two different sets. The Japanese Special Art Rare is SV8a 212/187 in Terastal Festival ex; the English Special Illustration Rare is Prismatic Evolutions 156/131, and the Japanese print came first.
Which Pokekyun Collection Sylveon-EX is the 1st Edition error variant?
The 1st Edition Pokekyun Collection printing (CP3 026/032) is the error variant of the 2016 XY-era Sylveon-EX, not the 2024 Sylveon ex.
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