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Forbidden Light

Sun & Moon · 2018/05/04 · 131/150 cards
A digitally led, high-color set where playful energy and clear, balanced compositions dominate across a large Pokémon roster and a layered rarity mix.
Cards150
Pokémon120
Trainers27
Energy3
Illustrators47
Unique Pokémon95
Avg art score72.51
Median art score72.00
Priced cards150
Avg market price$7.44
Median market price$0.47
Collector note
With 150 cards and a wide spread of rarities—including Rainbow, Secret, and Prism Star—Forbidden Light offers both straightforward pulls and higher-finish targets. Lucario-GX (sm6-135) sits at the top of the set’s market range, while much of the checklist remains broadly accessible.
Visual identity
Vibrant color is the set’s constant: bright, contrasting palettes appear across most cards, often paired with clean, focused framing. The prevailing feel is playful and energetic, with dynamic poses and action cues kept legible through balanced layouts and simple, uncluttered staging; softer pastel moments appear as a secondary accent rather than the default.

About Forbidden Light

Forbidden Light presents a broad 150-card collection with 120 Pokémon cards, 27 Trainers, and 3 Energy, illustrated by 47 credited artists. Its rarity profile is anchored by Commons, Uncommons, and Rares, then expands into Ultra, Holo, Rainbow, Secret, and Prism Star finishes. Across the set, digital rendering leads the visual language, supported by dynamic and cartoonish approaches that keep scenes readable and character-forward.

The dominant mood is playful and energetic, with frequent bursts of contrast over a consistently vibrant palette. Compositions tend to be balanced and focused, often keeping the subject cleanly separated from the background even in action-leaning frames. Among the set’s visual highlights, Dialga-GX (sm6-138) stands out for its polished presentation, with Greninja-GX (sm6-133) and Ultra Necrozma-GX (sm6-140) also offering high-impact, tightly composed showcases. Much of the set’s look is shaped by 5ban Graphics, with additional presence from Ken Sugimori, Toyste Beach, and Megumi Mizutani.

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