Other · Released 2001-07-31 · 18 cards

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Set market cap

18 cards tracked daily
$1,837.42
▲ 1.3% 7d▲ 8.1% 30d
$1,837$427.22Feb '24Apr '25Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26
Low $427.22 · High $1,837▲ 326.8% over this range
376 sales · 30 days$26,339.95 volume

By CardPrice Research · prices and stats update nightly from live market data

Mew — Southern Islands chase card#1Mew$502.30Slowking — Southern Islands chase card#2Slowking$253.47Togepi — Southern Islands chase card#3Togepi$191.03
18base cards
$1,837.00est. singles cost
Hardcompletion difficulty
Chase cards

What to target in Southern Islands

The top 10 cards are 82% of the set’s $1,837.00 estimated singles cost — plan these first and the rest follows on a normal budget.

#CardNumberRarityMarketPSA 10
1Mew#1—$502.30—
2Slowking#14—$253.47$12,101.47
3Togepi#4—$191.03$4,944.79
4Marill#11—$143.00—
5Vileplume#17—$89.11—
6Wartortle#15—$71.10$675.00
7Lapras#12—$65.36$510.00
8Jigglypuff#8—$64.74$700.00
9Ivysaur#5—$62.11$425.00
10Ledyba#7—$60.20—
Set landscape

How Southern Islands is built

Rarity breakdown

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Price distribution

Most cards are bulk — the set’s value concentrates in a few chase cards.

<$1
$1–2
$2–5
$5–10
$10–25
6$25–50
8$50–100
4$100+
Buying guide

Singles or sealed?

$1,837.00
all singles, one of each
$62.11
median card
18
cards worth $10+
Hard
completion difficulty
Base set run$1,837.00one of each card up to #18 — no secrets
Full set$1,837.00every tracked card including secret rares

Sealed product comparison

SinglesTargeted — no luck needed
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Grading

Which Southern Islands cards are worth grading?

Tier 1 — grade theseWorth grading

Positive expected value after ~$25 fees at live PSA prices and this set's real gem rates.

Slowking #14raw $253.47 → PSA 10 $12,101.47 47.7×EV +$1,190.97Togepi #4raw $191.03 → PSA 10 $4,944.79 25.9×EV +$387.97Wartortle #15raw $71.10 → PSA 10 $675.00 9.5×EV +$189.28Lapras #12raw $65.36 → PSA 10 $510.00 7.8×EV +$184.20Jigglypuff #8raw $64.74 → PSA 10 $700.00 10.8×EV +$171.05Ivysaur #5raw $62.11 → PSA 10 $425.00 6.8×EV +$105.78

Premiums and EV use tonight’s PSA prices and this set’s real gem rates — not projections.

Word on the street

What collectors say about Southern Islands

Creators on Southern Islands

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Storage & protection

Protect your Southern Islands cards

This set has 4 cards worth $100+ — sleeve-and-toploader territory at minimum, and the chase cards deserve double-sleeving.

Penny sleeves (100ct)First layer

Every card worth more than bulk goes in a sleeve before anything else touches it.

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Dragon Shield Matte sleevesPremium sleeve

The archival-safe standard for cards you handle — double-sleeve chase cards with a perfect-fit inner.

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Rigid toploaders (25ct)Rigid protection

Sleeve + toploader is the minimum for anything you might grade or sell raw.

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Side-loading binder (360)Set storage

Side-loaders keep cards from sliding out; zip closure keeps dust and drops away.

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Sealed products

Southern Islands Collection
Collection
$9,800.00

All cards 18

18 of 18
Mew #1 Southern Islands
Mew
#1/18$502.30
▴$19.78Slowking #14 Southern Islands
Slowking
#14/18$253.47
Togepi #4 Southern Islands
Togepi
#4/18$191.03
Marill #11 Southern Islands
Marill
#11/18$143.00
Vileplume #17 Southern Islands
Vileplume
#17/18$89.11
Wartortle #15 Southern Islands
Wartortle
#15/18$71.10
Lapras #12 Southern Islands
Lapras
#12/18$65.36
▴$0.33Jigglypuff #8 Southern Islands
Jigglypuff
#8/18$64.74
Ivysaur #5 Southern Islands
Ivysaur
#5/18$62.11
▴$0.86Ledyba #7 Southern Islands
Ledyba
#7/18$60.20
▴$0.24Onix #3 Southern Islands
Onix
#3/18$53.07
Tentacruel #10 Southern Islands
Tentacruel
#10/18$50.20
▴$0.64Butterfree #9 Southern Islands
Butterfree
#9/18$43.56
Pidgeot #2 Southern Islands
Pidgeot
#2/18$42.67
Lickitung #16 Southern Islands
Lickitung
#16/18$39.37
▴$0.04Exeggutor #13 Southern Islands
Exeggutor
#13/18$37.86
▴$1.94Primeape #18 Southern Islands
Primeape
#18/18$34.93
Raticate #6 Southern Islands
Raticate
#6/18$33.34
▴$0.33

Most valuable cards in Southern Islands

  1. Mew #1 — $502.30
  2. Slowking #14 — $253.47
  3. Togepi #4 — $191.03
  4. Marill #11 — $143.00
  5. Vileplume #17 — $89.11
  6. Wartortle #15 — $71.10
  7. Lapras #12 — $65.36
  8. Jigglypuff #8 — $64.74
  9. Ivysaur #5 — $62.11
  10. Ledyba #7 — $60.20

About Southern Islands

Southern Islands is a Pokémon TCG expansion in the Other series, released on 2001-07-31. The set contains 18 cards. The combined market value of a complete set is currently $1,837.42, with Mew #1 as the most valuable card at $502.30. Prices update nightly from live market data.