Diancie · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Diancie card
Numbered 79 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, Diancie is a Rare Holo, a Basic Psychic-type carrying 90 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Diancie needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Printed on the card, the Diancie Pokédex entry reads: "It can instantly create many diamonds by compressing the carbon in the air between its hands."
What is Diancie worth?
Diancie 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 Diancie before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Diancie lives and dies on its holo surface in grading. The psychic 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 Diancie
For Diancie, variant comes before condition. Confirm the exact rarity tier on the Diancie, since the spread between tiers is wide. Demand a clear photo of the Diancie holo for any raw purchase.
