Treecko kicks off the Hoenn dex as the Gen-3 grass starter — and quietly hides one of the era's great chase cards. Most Treeckos are pocket-change commons, but a single Gold Star turns this humble gecko into a four-figure grail.
From a 2004 Gold Star worth more than a used car to the dollar-bin Ruby & Sapphire original, here's the full spread of Treecko cards collectors actually hunt — priciest first.
The crown jewel of the line, and it isn't close. Gold Star Pokémon debuted in EX Team Rocket Returns (2004) — shiny-colored, gold-star rarity, pulled roughly once per booster box — and Treecko's is among the scarcest of them. At well over two grand it dwarfs every other card here, a true vintage grail hiding behind a starter nobody expects.
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An early Nintendo-era promo from just after Wizards of the Coast lost the license, and far pricier than its plain looks suggest. Low-numbered black-star promos like #7 had narrow distribution and were easy to lose or play with, so clean copies are genuinely thin two decades on.
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Another early Nintendo black-star promo, sister to the #7 above. The same limited-handout origin keeps supply tight, and collectors chasing a complete Treecko promo run will pay up to land it.
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From EX Emerald (2005), the set remembered for its all-reverse-holo commons and tricky pull structure. A modest card with a sneaky-good ceiling, prized by players who built Hoenn decks back when Emerald was the newest thing on the shelf.
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A Delta Species Treecko — the mid-2000s gimmick that re-typed familiar Pokémon into wild new elements, marked by that little δ symbol. This one came through POP Series 4 organized play, so it never sat in booster packs and turns up less often than the price implies.
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A later Nintendo black-star promo and an affordable way into the promo side of the line. Friendly entry point for a collector starting a Treecko binder without chasing the Gold Star.
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An XY-era black-star promo from the 2010s — modern, clean, and cheap. The kind of card that fills a slot for a few dollars while you save up for the vintage end of the list.
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The one that started it all: the 2003 EX Ruby & Sapphire Treecko, the very first card of the very first Hoenn starter. It costs almost nothing today, but every Treecko run begins here.
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A second Delta Species Treecko, this time from EX Crystal Guardians (2006). A pocket-change card with a fun backstory — proof of how far the δ experiment reached across the Hoenn lineup.
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From Platinum-era Arceus (2009), the set that closed out the generation. A true bulk common, but a tidy, nostalgic cap to a Treecko collection.
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| # | Card | Recent price |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Treecko ★ — Team Rocket Returns #109 | ~$2,225 |
| 02 | Treecko — Nintendo Black Star Promos #7 | ~$364 |
| 03 | Treecko — Nintendo Black Star Promos #3 | ~$71 |
| 04 | Treecko — Emerald #70 | ~$65 |
| 05 | Treecko δ — POP Series 4 #15 | ~$25 |
| 06 | Treecko — Nintendo Black Star Promos #16 | ~$20 |
| 07 | Treecko — XY Black Star Promos #XY36 | ~$3.43 |
| 08 | Treecko — Ruby & Sapphire #76 | ~$1.98 |
| 09 | Treecko δ — Crystal Guardians #68 | ~$1.36 |
| 10 | Treecko — Arceus #78 | ~$1.32 |
| 11 | Treecko — Dragon #80 | ~$1.10 |
| 12 | Treecko — Crystal Guardians #67 | ~$1.00 |
| 13 | Treecko — Great Encounters #90 | ~$0.84 |
| 14 | Treecko — Ruby & Sapphire #75 | ~$0.71 |
| 15 | Treecko — Lost Thunder #20 | ~$0.64 |
Every official card, images and metadata pulled from the Pokemon TCG API. Click any card to see its full data.
