Set overview
Southern Islands is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Southern Islands from the Neo series, released on 2001-07-31, includes 18 official cards and 18 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: Neo series, released 2001-07-31, 18 official cards, 18 total cards listed.
- Mew #1 - Common, Psychic, illustrated by Keiko Fukuyama
- Primeape #18 - Common, Fighting, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
- Vileplume #17 - Common, Grass, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
- Lickitung #16 - Common, Colorless, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
- Wartortle #15 - Common, Water, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
- Slowking #14 - Common, Psychic, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
- Exeggutor #13 - Common, Grass, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
- Lapras #12 - Common, Water, illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
Card mix and identity
In the visible sample, rarity context includes Common; where type data is available, cards include Psychic, Fighting, Grass and Colorless. Illustrator data such as Keiko Fukuyama and Naoyo Kimura gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.
- Mew #1
- Primeape #18
- Vileplume #17
- Lickitung #16
- Wartortle #15
- Slowking #14
- Exeggutor #13
- Lapras #12
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 Southern Islands 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 Southern Islands 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.
