Now that the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Evolving Skies expansion has officially launched, which of its cards are worth the most money thus far?

The Evolving Skies expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) was released on August 27, and already cards from the set are going for a significant price among fans. The expansion is part of Pokémon TCG's Sword & Shield series and includes Gigantamax Pokémon, full-art cards, and more noteworthy elements that have only helped to increase the selling price of many of its individual cards.

Within the past year or so, Pokémon Trading Card Game cards have seen a significant increase in prices, so much so that Pokémon card auctions are setting records. Some collectors are spending upwards of $200,000 on individual cards, and multiple stores have cited problems with keeping Pokémon TCG packs in stock as a result of the boom.

As such, it can be difficult to keep on top of which cards are worth the most, especially as new packs and expansions continue getting released. The most recent of these, Pokémon Trading Card Game's Evolving Skies expansion, has quite a few rare - and even secret - cards that already sell for upwards of $300. Here are the most expensive cards in the set as of the time of this writing, rounded for convenience.

Evolving Skies - Secret Pokémon Cards

While some cards in TCG's Evolving Skies expansion are valued at less than 5 cents, others are listed at double or even triple digits on TCGPlayer. Many of these are secret cards:

• Rayquaza VMAX (Secret): $72 USD
• Umbreon VMAX (Secret): $42 USD
• Inteleon (Secret): $36 USD
• Cresselia (Secret): $31 USD

The other secret cards included in the set are typically listed for around $25 or so.

Evolving Skies - Alternate Full Art Cards

There are various full art cards included in Pokémon Trading Card Game's Evolving Skies expansion, featuring illustrations that stretch across the entire card in an impressive display of TCG's artistic elements. These are typically worth quite a bit more than the standard variants:

• Umbreon V (Alternate Full Art): $99 USD
• Rayquaza V (Alternate Full Art): $95 USD
• Glaceon V (Alternate Art Full): $70 USD
• Dragonite V (Alternate Full Art): $71 USD

Other full art cards included in the set, such as Espeon, Sylveon, and Leafeon, are currently listed for around $60 each.

Evolving Skies - Alternate Art Secret Cards

Overall, though, the most costly cards in Pokémon Trading Card Game's Evolving Skies expansion are the alternate secret cards. Many of these are VMAX cards, and the majority go for around $100 or more. The overall most expensive in the pack, Rayquaza VMAX's Alternate Art Secret card, is currently topping the charts, according to TCGPlayer.

• Rayquaza VMAX (Alternate Art Secret): $340 USD
• Umbreon VMAX (Alternate Art Secret): $204 USD
• Sylveon VMAX (Alternate Art Secret): $134 USD
• Leafeon VMAX (Alternate Art Secret): $102 USD
• Glaceon VMAX (Alternate Art Secret): $100 USD

Many of these feature the Eevee evolutions, all eight of which are included in the Evolving Skies expansion. Likewise, all of these evolutions are represented as Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX within the pack for the first time in Pokémon Trading Card Game history according to the official Pokémon TCG website, which likely only increases their value.

Next: Which Pokémon Card Expansions & Sets Are Worth The Most Money

Source: TCGPlayer, Pokémon TCG