Southern IslandJPN

Japanese · Released 1999-07-30 · 18 cards

Set market cap

17 cards tracked daily
$611.06
0.9% 7d 8.7% 30d
$641.83$524.93Jul 6Jul 16Jul 27Aug 6Aug 16
Low $524.93 · High $641.83 8.6% over this range
132 sales · 30 days$4,147.78 volume
$639.00est. singles cost
Mediumcompletion difficulty
Chase cards

What to target in Southern Island

The top 10 cards are 81% of the set’s $639.00 estimated singles cost — plan these first and the rest follows on a normal budget.

#CardNumberRarityMarketPSA 10
1Mew#promoCommon$171.40$10,641.21
2Slowking#promoCommon$68.93$4,300.00
3Togepi#promoCommon$64.31
4Marill#promoCommon$38.30$352.83
5Wartortle#promoCommon$37.08$550.00
6Lapras#promoCommon$36.11$145.00
7Ivysaur#promoCommon$28.98$335.00
8Onix#promoCommon$28.00$305.00
9Jigglypuff#promoCommon$27.55$485.00
10Vileplume#promoCommon$19.38$780.63
Set landscape

How Southern Island is built

Rarity breakdown

Common18

Price distribution

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

<$1
$1–2
$2–5
$5–10
9$10–25
6$25–50
2$50–100
1$100+
Buying guide

Singles or sealed?

$639.00
all singles, one of each
$27.55
median card
18
cards worth $10+
Medium
completion difficulty
Base set run$639.00one of each card up to # — no secrets
Full set$639.00every tracked card including secret rares

Sealed product comparison

SinglesTargeted — no luck needed
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Grading

Which Southern Island cards are worth grading?

Tier 2 — grade clean copiesClean copies only

Strong PSA 10 premium — the math works only on gem-worthy copies.

Tier 3 — personal collectionCollection only

Fees eat most of the margin. Grade to preserve a pristine pull, not for profit.

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 Island

Creators on Southern Island

Synthesized from widely-reported collector consensus — see a take that’s off? Use the report link on any card page.

Storage & protection

Protect your Southern Island cards

This set has 1 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

All cards 18

18 of 18

Most valuable cards in Southern Island

  1. Mew #promo $171.40
  2. Slowking #promo $68.93
  3. Togepi #promo $64.31
  4. Marill #promo $38.30
  5. Wartortle #promo $37.08
  6. Lapras #promo $36.11
  7. Ivysaur #promo $28.98
  8. Onix #promo $28.00
  9. Jigglypuff #promo $27.55
  10. Vileplume #promo $19.38

About Southern Island (Japanese)

Southern Island (Japanese) is a Pokémon TCG expansion in the Japanese series, released on 1999-07-30. The set contains 18 cards. The combined market value of a complete set is currently $638.61, with Mew #promo as the most valuable card at $171.40. Prices update nightly from live market data.