Rayquaza has been reprinted dozens of times across the Pokemon TCG, but the Amazing Rare treatment happened exactly once. It landed in a single Japanese expansion pack in 2020, and verified print records show no second copy of it anywhere else.
The card is レックウザ — Rayquaza, No. 56/76, printed as an Amazing Rare in the Japanese enhanced expansion pack 強化拡張パック「伝説の鼓動」/ “Legendary Heartbeat” (set code S3a). This guide covers what the card is, where it sits inside Legendary Heartbeat, how the Japanese print compares to its English counterpart, and where you can currently source it from Tokyo.
Rayquaza 56/76 Amazing Rare comes from the Japanese enhanced expansion pack Legendary Heartbeat (S3a), released 10 July 2020 with 85 cataloged cards. No PSA 10 single of this exact print is currently listed on our site; the print is pulled from the S3a-Legendary Heartbeat Japanese Pokemon Booster Box, currently listed at ¥39,900 (~$251). If you want a graded Rayquaza chase card currently listed on our site, our PSA 10 Rayquaza VMAX 252/184 CSR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is a different print from a later set.
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The Card: Rayquaza 56/76 Amazing Rare
Rayquaza 56/76 is a Colorless-type Basic Pokemon carrying 120 HP and a single attack, アメイジングバースト (Amazing Burst), listed for 80× damage. Its printed Weakness is Lightning, Resistance is Fighting, and Retreat Cost is 2. The card is illustrated by 5ban Graphics, and its position at #56, with a printed denominator of 076, sits inside the set’s main numbered run — not a secret slot past the main count, which is the convention for a standard Amazing Rare placement in this generation of Japanese sets. (The set’s total cataloged card count, including its secret tier, runs to 85.)
No PSA 10 single of this exact print is currently listed on our site. Sourcing requests for a graded single go through Quick Order; the sealed booster box covered below is where this Amazing Rare is pulled from.
Print History and Other Rayquaza Chase Prints
A targeted search across every Japanese Rayquaza-related card — 44 cards in total, spanning every era from the vintage EX generation through the modern V/VMAX generation — turns up a single Amazing Rare result: 56/76 from Legendary Heartbeat (S3a). No other Japanese set has produced this specific rarity treatment of Rayquaza.
That does not mean Rayquaza is a rare pull in general — the opposite. It is one of the franchise’s most heavily reprinted Pokemon, and several other Japanese chase-tier Rayquaza cards exist from different sets, different eras, and different rarity tiers. They are separate cards from the 56/76 Amazing Rare, not alternate versions of it.
| Card | Set | Number | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayquaza | Legendary Heartbeat (S3a) | 56/76 | Amazing Rare |
| Rayquaza VMAX | VMAX Climax (S8b) | 252/184 | Character Super Rare |
| Rayquaza VMAX | VMAX Climax (S8b) | 120/184 | Triple Rare |
| Rayquaza EX | Emerald Break (XY6) | 85/78 | Secret Rare |
The VMAX Climax (S8b) pair — the Character Super Rare 252/184 illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa, and the Triple Rare 120/184 illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki — are a different Pokemon form (VMAX, not the base-stage Rayquaza on 56/76) from a later, unrelated set. The vintage Emerald Break (XY6) Secret Rare 85/78, illustrated by Ryo Ueda, is from the older EX generation and has an English-set equivalent in Roaring Skies (ROS #75/108, regular; #104/108, Full Art). None of these three are reprints of the 56/76 Amazing Rare — they are separate Rayquaza cards from separate sets. For the full run of Rayquaza’s modern VMAX chase prints, see our Rayquaza VMAX cards guide, and for the newest Mega Evolution version of this Pokemon — a different card again — see our Mega Rayquaza value guide.
The Set: Legendary Heartbeat (S3a)
Legendary Heartbeat — 強化拡張パック「伝説の鼓動」in Japanese — is set code S3a, an enhanced expansion pack released in Japan on 10 July 2020. The set catalogs 85 cards in total. Enhanced expansion packs in this era sit between full expansion packs and standalone promo releases, typically built around a smaller, tightly themed card pool rather than a full-size set rotation.
For the complete card list of everything in Legendary Heartbeat, see our own Legendary Heartbeat (S3a) card list. Rayquaza is one of several Legendary Pokemon featured across Japanese chase-card sets of this kind — for a wider view, our Legendary Pokemon cards Japanese guide covers the category more broadly.
Rayquaza is a Colorless-type card here, but in the core video games it is one of the franchise’s signature Dragon-type Legendaries. Our Dragon-type Pokemon cards guide features this Pokemon alongside other Dragon-type chases across the wider TCG.
Where the Amazing Rare Sits Among Japanese Rarity Tiers
Amazing Rare is a rarity tier specific to this window of Sword & Shield-era Japanese and English releases, giving selected Pokemon a distinct foil treatment and an upgraded “Amazing” attack. Rather than restate the full mechanics of the rarity here, our dedicated Amazing Rare Pokemon cards guide covers all nine Amazing Rares as a set — this article is the single-card deep dive on the Rayquaza entry specifically.
Within that group, Rayquaza 56/76 is notable simply for its scarcity of treatment: across every Japanese Rayquaza card on record, this is the sole instance of the Amazing Rare tier applied to this Pokemon. Every other Rayquaza chase print — the VMAX Climax pair and the vintage Emerald Break Secret Rare covered above — sits in a different rarity tier from a different set.
Where to Buy Rayquaza from Tokyo
The 56/76 Amazing Rare itself is not currently listed as a graded single on our site — it is pulled from sealed S3a-Legendary Heartbeat Japanese Pokemon Booster Boxes, currently listed at ¥39,900 (~$251), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery.
If you want a graded Rayquaza chase card currently listed on our site, our PSA 10 Rayquaza VMAX 252/184 CSR (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is listed at ¥37,620 (~$237) — a different print from a different set, covered in more depth in our Rayquaza VMAX cards guide. For the wider PSA 10 range, browse our PSA 10 graded card collection, or for Japanese booster boxes generally, see our Pokemon card box collection. For a mixed order across singles and sealed product, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to build a cart.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Rayquaza Amazing Rare card?
It is Rayquaza 56/76, an Amazing Rare print from the Japanese enhanced expansion pack Legendary Heartbeat (S3a), released 10 July 2020. It is a Colorless-type Basic Pokemon with 120 HP, illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Is there a PSA 10 graded copy of this Amazing Rare available?
Not currently. No PSA 10 single of the 56/76 Amazing Rare is listed on our site at the moment. Sourcing requests go through Quick Order, and the print is pulled from sealed S3a-Legendary Heartbeat booster boxes.
What is an Amazing Rare in the Pokemon TCG?
Amazing Rare is a rarity tier from this window of Sword & Shield-era releases, giving selected Pokemon a distinct foil treatment and an upgraded “Amazing” attack. See our Amazing Rare Pokemon cards guide for the full set of nine.
Does this Amazing Rare Rayquaza have an English print?
Yes — Vivid Voltage (VIV) #138 is the English-set equivalent. Not every rarity and frame detail has been cross-verified between the two regional print runs, so match by set name and card number rather than assuming an identical rarity label.
Is this the only Japanese print of Rayquaza with an Amazing Rare treatment?
Based on a search across all 44 Japanese Rayquaza-related cards on record, 56/76 from Legendary Heartbeat is the sole result at the Amazing Rare tier. Other Rayquaza chase cards exist, such as the VMAX Climax (S8b) pair and the vintage Emerald Break (XY6) Secret Rare, but each is a separate card in a separate rarity tier from a separate set.
Where can I get the Legendary Heartbeat box that this card comes from?
The S3a-Legendary Heartbeat Japanese Pokemon Booster Box is currently listed at ¥39,900 (~$251), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery.
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