Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
80
TypePsychic
RarityRare Holo Star
IllustratorMasakazu Fukuda
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat●
SetCrystal Guardians
Released2006
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo Star
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | ~$1,138 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Gold Star (★) rarity — the ultra-scarce alternate-foil treatment reserved for just a couple of cards per EX-era set.
- By far the most valuable Alakazam ever printed: verified raw ~$1,138, with PSA 10 copies realizing north of $13,000.
- EX-era Gold Stars are among the most sought-after modern-vintage chase cards in the hobby, with very low surviving populations.
- The definitive centerpiece for any Alakazam or Abra-line master set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Alakazam with 80 HP; top attack around — damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Psychic Select
Put any 1 card from your discard pile into your hand.
Skill Copy
Discard a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from your hand. Choose 1 of that card's attacks. Skill Copy copies this attack. This attack does nothing if Alakazam Star doesn't have the Energy necessary to use that attack. (You must still do anything else required for that attack.) Alakazam Star performs that attack.
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$13,162 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) — roughly 11–12× the raw price.
Gold Star foils scratch and edge-whiten easily, so gem-mint PSA 10s are scarce and carry an enormous premium over raw copies.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also slab EX-era Gold Stars, but PSA leads secondary-market liquidity.