Start with availability, because that’s usually the first question for a five-year-old set: Solgaleo 016/028 from 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (S8a) is not currently listed as a single on our site, and no PSA 10 copy of it is currently visible in our catalogue either. What is currently listed is the S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box that this card was originally packed in.
With that out of the way, here’s the card itself: a Stage 2 Metal-type Pokémon, illustrated by kirisAki, the third card in the set’s four-card Alola evolution run, and the partner card to Lunala, which is the one the official product page names.
Solgaleo 016/028 is a Metal-type Stage 2 Pokémon with 170 HP, illustrated by kirisAki, evolving from Cosmoem at 015/028. It carries an Ability, Rush In, and a 100-damage attack, Solar Gazer. This single card isn’t listed on our site at the moment, and neither is a PSA 10 copy of it, but our S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026).
Solgaleo 016/028: Grading and Availability First
Solgaleo 016/028 is not listed on our site at the moment — not as a raw single, and not as a graded slab either; sourcing requests for it go through Schnellbestellung. If the goal is a PSA 10 of this exact print, that request is the route.
What is currently listed is the sealed product this card originally came from: the S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box, currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026). Chasing a specific card like Solgaleo means either that sealed route or a Quick Order sourcing request for the single.
The Card Itself
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Card number | 016/028 |
| JP name | ソルガレオ |
| Type | Metal |
| HP | 170 |
| Stage | Stage 2 (2進化) |
| Illustrator | kirisAki |
| Weakness | Fire (×2) |
| Resistance | Grass (−30) |
| Retreat | Colorless Colorless |
The database’s Pokédex panel reads (verbatim JP): 「No.791 にちりんポケモン / 高さ：3.4 m 重さ：230.0 kg / 遥か 大昔の 文献に 太陽を 喰らいし 獣と いう 名前で 記録が 残っている。」 — our rendering: National Pokédex No. 791, the Sunne Pokémon, height 3.4 m, weight 230.0 kg; ancient literature records it under the name “the beast that devours the sun.”
Solgaleo carries an Ability, “Rush In” (our rendering of かけつける), which reads verbatim: 「このポケモンがベンチにいるなら、自分の番に1回使える。このポケモンを自分のバトルポケモンと入れ替える。」 — our rendering: if this Pokémon is on your Bench, once during your turn you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. Its attack, [Colorless][Colorless] “Solar Gazer” (our rendering of ソーラーゲイザー), does 100 damage and reads verbatim: 「自分のトラッシュから基本エネルギーを2枚まで選び、ベンチポケモン1匹につける。」 — our rendering: choose up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile and attach them to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
At 170 HP, Solgaleo is the tougher of the two Stage 2 forms Cosmoem can reach in this set, and its Fire Weakness (×2) sits alongside a Grass Resistance (−30). A retreat cost of two Colorless energy falls between Cosmog’s single-energy cost and Cosmoem’s three.
Solgaleo’s Place in the Set of 28
Solgaleo is the third card in the set’s four-card Alola evolution run: Cosmog at 014/028 evolves into Cosmoem at 015/028, which can then become either Solgaleo here at 016/028 or Lunala at 017/028. The database’s own evolution panel for this card lists, top to bottom: 「ソルガレオGX / ルナアーラGX || ルナアーラ / ソルガレオ || コスモウム || コスモッグ」 — Cosmog at the base, Cosmoem above it, and the two Stage 2 branches at the top.
The official product page counts the set as 全28種類 and states its finish once for all of them: 「カードはすべてキラカード。全28種類のカードから、ランダムで5枚のカードを封入。」 — our rendering: every card is a holo card, with 5 cards inserted at random from the 28 kinds. Counted on its own, the official card database holds 25 numbered entries running 001/028 to 025/028 and 8 Basic Energy prints without numbers; no per-card finish note appears on 016/028’s page.
Unlike Lunala, whose card the official product page names directly, Solgaleo does not get a specific name-check on that page — both cards sit in the same 001–025 numbered run regardless. See our Lunala 017/028 guide for the other branch, and our Cosmoem 015/028 guide for the card this one evolves from.
Solgaleo Elsewhere in the 25th and 30th Lines
Solgaleo is not among the 25 cards in the official S8a-P promo pack checklist, and the Golden Box’s own 16-entry S8a-G subset is a Pikachu deck with no Solgaleo card in it.
It does appear again in 30th CELEBRATION (M6a)’s main set at card 084/103, released worldwide on September 16, 2026, and separately as a Classic Collection reprint, Solgaleo GX 158/103, in the same M6a set. For every other Japanese Solgaleo printing, see our Solgaleo Japanese cards guide and our combined Solgaleo & Lunala card guide.
The Classic Collection print is a different card again: the compiled 30th list credits Solgaleo GX 158 to PLANETA and files it as a Sun & Moon-era reprint (reported), where 016/028 is kirisAki’s own 2021 artwork. Solgaleo is one of more than twenty Legendary and Mythical Pokémon in the M6a main set, although the official product page for that set highlights only eight of them.
Buying the S8a Box
The S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026). Every pack inside carries 1 basic Energy card, drawn from the set’s own printing of Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Darkness and Metal; the Metal printing shares Solgaleo’s own type. At release the pack’s official price was ¥297 tax included.
Where to Buy
Our S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026). Solgaleo 016/028 itself isn’t listed as a single, graded or raw; Schnellbestellung is where a sourcing request for it goes.
The sealed booster box collection lists other Japanese boxes, the PSA 10 collection lists the graded singles currently on the site, and the Japanese Pokémon card collection is the wider catalogue page. Our 25th Anniversary Collection booster box guide covers what the set holds and which cards collectors chase.
USD figures convert at ¥154/USD (approximate).
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Is Solgaleo 016/028 currently listed on your site?
Not as a single, and not as a graded copy either. Our S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box, which this card was printed in, is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026).
What is Solgaleo 016/028 in 25th Anniversary Collection?
A Metal-type Stage 2 Pokémon with 170 HP, illustrated by kirisAki. It carries the Ability Rush In and a 100-damage attack, Solar Gazer.
What does Solgaleo evolve from?
Cosmoem at 015/028, which in turn evolves from Cosmog at 014/028 — all three sit together with Lunala in this same set’s numbered run.
Does Solgaleo have a separate print in 30th Celebration?
Yes — a main-set print at 084/103 and a Classic Collection reprint, Solgaleo GX 158/103, both in M6a, released worldwide on September 16, 2026.
Does 016/028 come in more than one finish?
The official card database prints no per-card finish note for it. The set’s only official finish statement is set-wide: every card in 25th Anniversary Collection is a holo card.
Where can I buy the 25th Anniversary Collection box?
From our own listing — the S8A-25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box, currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026). Solgaleo 016/028 as a single goes through Quick Order instead.
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