Heatran · Brilliant Stars, what to know.
About the Heatran card
Heatran is card 100 of 186 in Brilliant Stars, released in February 2022, a Rare. It is a Basic Metal-type with 140 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Heatran needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Yuya Oka.
The Pokédex entry printed on Heatran reads: "Boiling blood, like magma, circulates through its body. It makes its dwelling place in volcanic caves."
What is Heatran worth?
Heatran is a non-holo Rare. In Brilliant Stars, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Heatran trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Heatran before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Heatran, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Heatran in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Heatran
For Heatran, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Heatran rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
