Vaporeon
No. 6 · Rare
Raw $22.06 · PSA 9 $455.42 · PSA 10 $11,364.38
POP Series 3
POP Series 3 (2006) is the third 17 card Organized Play set, with Ho-Oh ex, the Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon rares, Blastoise and Pichu Bros. Card list and prices.
- English release
- April 1, 2006
- Cards
- 17
- Set code
- POP3
- Known for
- Holographic Vaporeon, Ho-Oh ex, Blastoise, the Eeveelution booster art and Pichu Bros., the first duo card
- Updated
- Prices as of
- October 20, 2026
Values
- Tracked cards
17 - Variants
7 - Raw cards over $100
3 - Median raw price
$21.17 - Booster box
No current price
Chase cards
Blastoise
No. 1 · Rare
Raw $193.75 · PSA 9 $2,833.00 · PSA 10 $6,098.81
Flareon
No. 2 · Rare
Raw $15.50 · PSA 9 $399.88 · PSA 10 $5,296.34
Minun
No. 4 · Rare
Raw $19.98 · PSA 9 $264.88 · PSA 10 $3,251.76
Ho-Oh EX
No. 17 · Rare
Raw $73.44 · PSA 9 $2,149.98 · PSA 10 $2,580.00
Plusle
No. 5 · Rare
Raw $20.99 · PSA 9 $263.23 · PSA 10 $2,537.86
Pichu Bros.
No. 16 · Common
Raw $57.65 · PSA 9 $500.00 · PSA 10 $1,430.48
Blastoise
No. 1 · Rare
Raw $204.65 · PSA 9 $226.00 · PSA 10 $1,189.01
Minun
No. 4 · Rare
Raw $31.39 · PSA 9 $60.00 · PSA 10 $722.10
Flareon
No. 2 · Rare
Raw $34.99 · PSA 9 $59.98 · PSA 10 $712.46
Ho-Oh EX
No. 17 · Rare
Raw $119.45 · PSA 9 $228.00 · PSA 10 $557.49
Jolteon
No. 3 · Rare
Raw $19.99 · PSA 9 $360.78 · PSA 10 $433.00
Vaporeon
No. 6 · Rare
Raw $33.10 · PSA 9 $281.00 · PSA 10 $401.15
Jolteon
No. 3 · Rare
Raw $21.40 · PSA 9 $181.89 · PSA 10 $381.79
Ditto
No. 12 · Common
Raw $40.84 · PSA 9 $134.72 · PSA 10 $264.54
Vaporeon #6 (Rare) trades at raw $22.06, PSA 9 $455.42 and PSA 10 $11,364.38.
Blastoise #1 (Rare) trades at raw $193.75, PSA 9 $2,833.00 and PSA 10 $6,098.81.
Flareon #2 (Rare) trades at raw $15.50, PSA 9 $399.88 and PSA 10 $5,296.34.
Minun #4 (Rare) trades at raw $19.98, PSA 9 $264.88 and PSA 10 $3,251.76.
Ho-Oh EX #17 (Rare) trades at raw $73.44, PSA 9 $2,149.98 and PSA 10 $2,580.00.
Plusle #5 (Rare) trades at raw $20.99, PSA 9 $263.23 and PSA 10 $2,537.86.
Pichu Bros. #16 (Common) trades at raw $57.65, PSA 9 $500.00 and PSA 10 $1,430.48.
Blastoise #1 (Rare) trades at raw $204.65, PSA 9 $226.00 and PSA 10 $1,189.01.
Minun #4 (Rare) trades at raw $31.39, PSA 9 $60.00 and PSA 10 $722.10.
Flareon #2 (Rare) trades at raw $34.99, PSA 9 $59.98 and PSA 10 $712.46.
Ho-Oh EX #17 (Rare) trades at raw $119.45, PSA 9 $228.00 and PSA 10 $557.49.
Jolteon #3 (Rare) trades at raw $19.99, PSA 9 $360.78 and PSA 10 $433.00.
Vaporeon #6 (Rare) trades at raw $33.10, PSA 9 $281.00 and PSA 10 $401.15.
Jolteon #3 (Rare) trades at raw $21.40, PSA 9 $181.89 and PSA 10 $381.79.
Ditto #12 (Common) trades at raw $40.84, PSA 9 $134.72 and PSA 10 $264.54.
Sealed products
Booster Pack
The two card Organized Play pack with Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon on the wrapper, distributed from April to August 2006.
Live price: $142.17
| Category | Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| booster pack | Booster Pack | $142.17 |
About POP Series 3
What POP Series 3 is
POP Series 3 is the third special set released through Pokémon Organized Play, debuting at the 2006 Regional Championships in April 2006. It has 17 cards: 6 rares, 5 uncommons, 5 commons and Ho-Oh ex 17, with Vaporeon, Jolteon and Flareon on the booster design. Because it arrived late and boosters were short at several Regionals, it was available for only four months, the shortest run of any POP Series set.
The rares are Blastoise 1, the Eeveelutions Flareon 2, Jolteon 3 and Vaporeon 6 and the pair Minun 4 and Plusle 5, with High Pressure System 10 and Low Pressure System 11 among the uncommons. Pichu Bros. 16 is the first tournament legal card to show more than one Pokémon.
What makes POP Series 3 different
- The Vaporeon holo The holographic Vaporeon 6 is the most valuable card in the set in PSA 10 by a wide margin, ahead of the holographic Blastoise 1, Flareon 2, Minun 4 and Plusle 5.
- Pichu Bros. Pichu Bros. 16 is the first tournament legal card with more than one Pokémon on it, and the common ranks in the set's top ten in PSA 10.
- Holographic versions All 7 rares exist as Cosmos Holofoil versions: Blastoise 1 from a Toys R Us Crystal Trainer Set in September 2006, the Eeveelutions from the Eeveelutions blisters of November 2006 and an Enhanced Value Pack in June 2007, Minun 4 and Plusle 5 from the EX Dragon Frontiers blisters and Ho-Oh ex 17 from the 2007 Spring Collector's Tins.
How POP Series 3 arrived
POP Series 3 debuted at the 2006 Regional Championships in April 2006, after EX Legend Maker on February 13, 2006 and ahead of EX Holon Phantoms on May 3, 2006, and its four month run ended in August 2006 when POP Series 4 arrived. Its rares were reprinted as Cosmos Holofoils between September 2006 and June 2007 through the Crystal Trainer Set, the Eeveelutions and EX Dragon Frontiers blisters, an Enhanced Value Pack and the 2007 Spring Collector's Tins.
POP Series 3 products
POP Series 3 was never sold in booster boxes. Packs were handed out at leagues and events, and the sealed table above tracks loose packs.
Collecting and grading POP Series 3
The holographic Vaporeon 6 leads the set in PSA 10 by a wide margin, with the holographic Blastoise 1, Flareon 2, Minun 4 and Plusle 5 behind it, then the holographic Ho-Oh ex 17, Pichu Bros. 16, the regular Blastoise 1, Flareon 2 and Minun 4 and the regular Ho-Oh ex 17. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
Organized Play packs were thin and rarely sleeved, and the four month run kept supply short, so PSA 10 copies of every card are scarce and the gap between PSA 9 and PSA 10 is very wide. Holographic and regular prints are graded and priced separately.
Notable cards
Vaporeon #6
rare holo version
The Vaporeon rare, the most valuable card in POP Series 3 by a wide margin in its holographic print.
Raw $33.10 · PSA 9 $281.00 · PSA 10 $401.15
Blastoise #1
rare holo version
The Blastoise rare that opens the set, second in PSA 10 in its holographic version and the top regular print.
Raw $204.65 · PSA 9 $226.00 · PSA 10 $1,189.01
Flareon #2
rare holo version
The Flareon rare, a top three card in the set in its holographic version.
Raw $34.99 · PSA 9 $59.98 · PSA 10 $712.46
Ho-Oh ex #17
ex holo version
The Ho-Oh ex that closes the set, the set's only Pokémon-ex and a top ten card in both prints.
Raw $119.45 · PSA 9 $228.00 · PSA 10 $557.49
Pichu Bros. #16
common
The Pichu Bros. common, the first tournament legal card to show more than one Pokémon and a top ten card in PSA 10.
Raw $57.65 · PSA 9 $500.00 · PSA 10 $1,430.48
Minun #4
rare holo version
The Minun rare, a top five card in the set in its holographic version alongside its partner Plusle 5.
Raw $31.39 · PSA 9 $60.00 · PSA 10 $722.10
Timeline
- : EX Legend Maker releases
- : POP Series 3 debuts at the 2006 Regional Championships
- : EX Holon Phantoms releases
- : POP Series 4 replaces POP Series 3
Set composition
Rarity breakdown
Pokemon type mix
Illustrators in this set
- Masakazu Fukuda: 4
- Midori Harada: 3
- Mitsuhiro Arita: 3
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki: 2
- Kagemaru Himeno: 1
- Ken Ikuji: 1
- Shin-ichi Yoshikawa: 1
- Tomoaki Imakuni: 1
- Yuka Morii: 1
Full card checklist
| Image | Number | Name | Variant | Rarity | Artist | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blastoise | Standard | Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $204.65 | $226.00 | $1,189.01 |
| 1 | Blastoise | [Holo] | Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $193.75 | $2,833.00 | $6,098.81 |
| 2 | Flareon | Standard | Rare | Masakazu Fukuda | $34.99 | $59.98 | $712.46 |
| 2 | Flareon | [Holo] | Rare | Masakazu Fukuda | $15.50 | $399.88 | $5,296.34 |
| 3 | Jolteon | Standard | Rare | Masakazu Fukuda | $21.40 | $181.89 | $381.79 |
| 3 | Jolteon | [Holo] | Rare | Masakazu Fukuda | $19.99 | $360.78 | $433.00 |
| 4 | Minun | Standard | Rare | Sumiyoshi Kizuki | $31.39 | $60.00 | $722.10 |
| 4 | Minun | [Holo] | Rare | Sumiyoshi Kizuki | $19.98 | $264.88 | $3,251.76 |
| 5 | Plusle | Standard | Rare | Sumiyoshi Kizuki | $19.24 | $97.69 | $99.99 |
| 5 | Plusle | [Holo] | Rare | Sumiyoshi Kizuki | $20.99 | $263.23 | $2,537.86 |
| 6 | Vaporeon | Standard | Rare | Masakazu Fukuda | $33.10 | $281.00 | $401.15 |
| 6 | Vaporeon | [Holo] | Rare | Masakazu Fukuda | $22.06 | $455.42 | $11,364.38 |
 | 7 | Combusken | Standard | Uncommon | Mitsuhiro Arita | $8.99 | $19.43 | $248.01 |
 | 8 | Donphan | Standard | Uncommon | Tomoaki Imakuni | $17.11 | $36.04 | $224.38 |
 | 9 | Forretress | Standard | Uncommon | Midori Harada | $14.76 | $11.05 | $18.09 |
 | 10 | High Pressure System | Standard | Uncommon | Ken Ikuji | $8.25 | $51.50 | $72.50 |
 | 11 | Low Pressure System | Standard | Uncommon | Shin-ichi Yoshikawa | $5.24 | $9.99 | $39.99 |
| 12 | Ditto | Standard | Common | Yuka Morii | $40.84 | $134.72 | $264.54 |
 | 13 | Eevee | Standard | Common | Masakazu Fukuda | $21.34 | $46.00 | $204.50 |
 | 14 | Ivysaur | Standard | Common | Midori Harada | $10.61 | $27.03 | $129.99 |
 | 15 | Marshtomp | Standard | Common | Midori Harada | $9.85 | $39.25 | $131.49 |
| 16 | Pichu Bros. | Standard | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $57.65 | $500.00 | $1,430.48 |
| 17 | Ho-Oh EX | Standard | Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $119.45 | $228.00 | $557.49 |
| 17 | Ho-Oh EX | [Holo] | Rare | Mitsuhiro Arita | $73.44 | $2,149.98 | $2,580.00 |
Collector guides
Pokemon posts
Best Graded Vaporeon Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Blastoise Cards: The 10 Best and Most Expensive Blastoise Cards, Best Graded Flareon Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Minun Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Ho-Oh Cards: Collector & Investor Guide, Best Graded Plusle Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
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POP Series 3 FAQ
When did POP Series 3 come out?
POP Series 3 debuted at the 2006 Regional Championships in April 2006 and was available for only four months, the shortest run of any POP Series set.
How many cards are in POP Series 3?
17 cards: 6 rares, 5 uncommons, 5 commons and Ho-Oh ex 17, sold in two card packs.
What are the chase cards in POP Series 3?
The holographic Vaporeon 6 leads in PSA 10 by a wide margin, followed by the holographic Blastoise 1, Flareon 2, Minun 4 and Plusle 5. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
What is the most expensive card in POP Series 3?
The highest value card currently tracked for POP Series 3 is Vaporeon #6 at $11,364 in PSA 10.
Is there a POP Series 3 booster box?
No. POP Series 3 packs were handed out through Organized Play events, never sold in boxes. The sealed table above tracks loose packs.
What is Pichu Bros. in POP Series 3?
Pichu Bros. 16 is the first tournament legal Pokémon card to feature more than one Pokémon, a common that ranks in the set's top ten in PSA 10.