Set overview
Great Encounters is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Great Encounters from the Diamond & Pearl series, released on 2008-02-01, includes 106 official cards and 106 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: Diamond & Pearl series, released 2008-02-01, 106 official cards, 106 total cards listed.
- Palkia #106 - Rare Holo LV.X, Water, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
- Dialga #105 - Rare Holo LV.X, Metal, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
- Darkrai #104 - Rare Holo LV.X, Darkness, illustrated by Shizurow
- Palkia #26 - Rare, Water, illustrated by Daisuke Ito
- Latios #23 - Rare, Colorless, illustrated by Daisuke Ito
- Latias #22 - Rare, Colorless, illustrated by Daisuke Ito
- Dialga #16 - Rare, Metal, illustrated by Daisuke Ito
- Darkrai #4 - Rare Holo, Darkness, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
Card mix and identity
In the visible sample, rarity context includes Rare Holo LV.X, Rare, Rare Holo and Uncommon; where type data is available, cards include Water, Metal, Darkness and Colorless. Illustrator data such as Ryo Ueda, Shizurow and Daisuke Ito gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.
- Palkia #106
- Dialga #105
- Darkrai #104
- Palkia #26
- Latios #23
- Latias #22
- Dialga #16
- Darkrai #4
What to analyze
A set page should help users spot top raw cards, top graded cards, best ROI candidates and low-pop or scarcity candidates once live pricing is connected in the Kardive app.
- Raw value leaders
- PSA 10 upside candidates
- Cards that still work in PSA 9
- Cards to track before grading
How this connects to the app
In the full app, users can move from Great Encounters research to card detail, run an ROI calculation, save a scenario, create a watchlist item or add an owned position to portfolio.
- Open card detail
- Run ROI
- Save scenario
- Track in watchlist
User intent captured
People searching for Great Encounters grading ideas are usually weighing popularity against financial upside. Kardive keeps those separate, so a popular card still has to pass the fee and risk test.
