Rayquaza GX 068/096 Pokémon 2018 Sky-Splitting Charisma CGC PRISTINE 10

Price: $79.99

Rayquaza GX from Sky-Splitting Charisma, numbered 068/096, sitting pretty in a CGC 10 Pristine slab. This one’s a full art ultra rare, the kind that turns heads without even trying.

The artwork? It’s got Rayquaza coiled up in the clouds, all emerald green and fierce, with those red eyes staring you down like it’s about to unleash chaos. The background’s a stormy swirl that pulls you right in—simple but effective, you know?

On the card text side, it’s a Dragon-type GX with 180 HP. Ability is Stormy Winds: when you play it from your hand to your Bench, you can discard your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s attached cards if you chuck two basics from your deck. Attacks include Dragon Break for 30 times the number of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon, and the GX move Tempest GX lets you search your deck for up to five energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon however you like. Solid mechanics for a deck built around energy acceleration and board control.

This printing dropped in 2018 as part of the Japanese Sun & Moon era, specifically the Sky-Splitting Charisma set, which was SM7 over there. What makes it stand out is how it captures Rayquaza’s legendary status—it’s not just another dragon; this GX version amps up the power level from earlier appearances, fitting right into the meta where big basics ruled. The full art treatment gives it that premium feel compared to the regular versions, and being Japanese adds a layer of collector appeal for those chasing international prints.

Slab-wise, CGC 10 Pristine means flawless all around—centering’s dead on, edges sharp as a knife, no whitening or print defects messing with the eye appeal. That glossy foil pops under lights, making the artwork sing. Pop reports are tough to pin down exactly, but widely reported estimates put high-grade examples like this in the low dozens for CGC, given how picky they are with Pristine labels.

I’d stash this one in a display case where it can loom over the rest of the collection, like the sky serpent it is.

Quick Facts:
– Card Title: Rayquaza GX (#068/096)
– Set: Sky-Splitting Charisma
– Rarity: Ultra Rare
– Condition: CGC 10 Pristine

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