Dialga · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Dialga card
Dialga is card 121 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, a Rare Holo. It is a Basic Metal-type with 130 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Dialga needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
The card's flavor text gives Dialga a line of lore: "It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity."
About Dialga in the Pokémon world
A Steel-Dragon Legendary. Cover Pokémon of Pokémon Diamond. Time master. Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR from Astral Radiance is the marquee modern reprint.
What is Dialga worth?
Dialga is a holo rare, one of the cards that holds Vivid Voltage's value. The rarity tier decides most of it, since the same card prints at several tiers with very different prices. In top-grade 1st Edition, Vivid Voltage holos range from the mid hundreds for the lesser cards up to the set's marquee chase; raw and Unlimited copies trade for a fraction of that. The live market price above shows the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Dialga before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Dialga lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The metal foil catches light at angles that hide hairlines in a flat photo, so tilt it under a lamp, then measure the borders, where modern centering is the second-most-common grade cap.
If you are collecting Dialga
Buying Dialga well means pricing the exact print and grade, not the card name. Match the rarity tier to the comp before you buy. Always see the holo surface in good light first.
