Larvitar - 114/108 - SV3: Ruler of the Black Flame (SV3) CGC 9.5
The Larvitar everyone overlooks — until they see it graded. Larvitar 114/108 is an Art Rare (AR) from the Japanese-exclusive SV3: Ruler of the Black Flame, one of the most collector-sought releases of the modern Scarlet & Violet era. Printed exclusively for the Japanese market, this card sits beyond the main set's 108-card checklist, placing it firmly in secret rare territory where pull rates thin out fast.
Ruler of the Black Flame was the third main Scarlet & Violet expansion, dropping in Japan on July 28, 2023, and was the first set to introduce Type-Shifted Tera Type ex cards — a mechanic not seen since Delta Species. Headlined by Dark Tera-type Charizard ex, it became one of the most talked-about Japanese sets of 2023 and drove sustained demand across every rarity tier in the set, ARs included.
What makes this copy special is the slab: CGC 9.5 (Mint+). That half-point above a standard Mint 9 reflects a card with exceptional surface quality, centering, and corners — a notch that raw copies can't claim and that PSA 9-graded comparables confirm carry meaningful value. PSA auction records show graded examples of this card trading hands at $10–$14.50, and the raw market has shown recent upward momentum. A CGC 9.5 with its premium sub-grades sits above that baseline.
- Card: Larvitar — 114/108
- Rarity: Art Rare (AR), holographic finish, illustrated by Kyupiyama
- Set: SV3: Ruler of the Black Flame (Japanese, 2023)
- Grade: CGC 9.5 Mint+
- Language: Japanese — premium card stock and print quality
Larvitar Pokémon collectors, SV3 master-set builders, and graded Japanese card hunters all want this one. A clean CGC 9.5 on a genuine Art Rare from Scarlet & Violet's breakout Japanese set is exactly the kind of slab that fills the gap between raw and perfect — and holds its ground in a binder or display case for years.
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