Set overview
Rising Rivals is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Rising Rivals from the Platinum series, released on 2009-05-16, includes 111 official cards and 120 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: Platinum series, released 2009-05-16, 111 official cards, 120 total cards listed.
- Surfing Pikachu #114 - Rare, Lightning, illustrated by Toshinao Aoki
- Flying Pikachu #113 - Rare, Lightning, illustrated by Toshinao Aoki
- Pikachu #112 - Rare, Lightning, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Snorlax #111 - Rare Holo LV.X, Colorless, illustrated by Shizurow
- Alakazam 4 #103 - Rare Holo LV.X, Psychic, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
- Snorlax #81 - Common, Colorless, illustrated by Kouki Saitou
- Flareon 4 #60 - Common, Fire, illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda
- Eevee #59 - Common, Colorless, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
Card mix and identity
In the visible sample, rarity context includes Rare, Rare Holo LV.X, Common and Uncommon; where type data is available, cards include Lightning, Colorless, Psychic and Fire. Illustrator data such as Toshinao Aoki, Mitsuhiro Arita and Shizurow gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.
- Surfing Pikachu #114
- Flying Pikachu #113
- Pikachu #112
- Snorlax #111
- Alakazam 4 #103
- Snorlax #81
- Flareon 4 #60
- Eevee #59
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 Rising Rivals 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 Rising Rivals 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.
