Shining Arceus does not carry a secret-rare number, an “SR” suffix, or a holographic full-art treatment. What it carries is a printed rarity line that reads, simply, “Rare Shining” — and a spot as one of only eight Pokemon to get that treatment in the whole of the Shining Legends set.
This guide covers the Japanese print in detail: card number 059/072, the SM3+ Shining Legends “强化扩展包” it comes from, its illustrator, its English counterpart, and where it sits in the set’s rarity structure. We list a PSA 10 copy of this exact print out of Tokyo, so the facts here are drawn from the same sources we use to catalogue it.
There’s also a practical benefit to how narrow this card’s history is: only one confirmed Japanese print exists, so a buyer identifying a copy isn’t choosing between multiple set numbers, foil variants or reprint years the way they might with a card that’s circulated for a decade across several sets.
Shining Arceus is No. 059/072 in SM3+ Shining Legends (Japan, 15 July 2017), printed rarity “Rare Shining.” Our PSA 10 copy is currently listed at ¥37,888 (~$238). Other graded Legendary and Mythical Pokemon from the same era are browsable in our PSA 10 collection.
Prices are converted at ¥159/USD (September 2026).
The Card: Shining Arceus 059/072 “Rare Shining”
Shining Arceus is a Colorless-type card with 130 HP, illustrated by Kouki Saitou. It sits at position 059 in the set’s 072-card main numbering, and the rarity printed on the card itself reads “Rare Shining.” That wording is the only rarity label the card carries — there is no separate single-letter code printed on it, so “Shining Rare” is a shorthand collectors use, not text on the card.
The “Shining” treatment is what defines this card and the seven others that share it. Rather than a full-art or secret-rare slot, Shining Legends gave eight Legendary and Mythical Pokemon — Celebi, Mew, Jirachi, Rayquaza, Lugia, Arceus, Genesect and Volcanion — a dedicated silver-foil “Shining” art treatment unique to this set. Arceus is one of those eight, which is the entire reason the card exists in this form.
Print History: How Many Versions Exist?
Based on verified sources, Shining Arceus 059/072 has only one Japanese print. No confirmed Japanese reprint of this card has surfaced since the 2017 SM3+ release.
| Set | Number | Rarity | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM3+ Shining Legends (Japan) | 059/072 | Rare Shining | 15 Jul 2017 |
That single-print status is common across the eight “Shining” cards from this set — the treatment was not reused for Shining Arceus specifically in any later Japanese set we’ve verified. If a second Japanese print of this exact card turns up, it isn’t reflected in the sources we’ve verified, so we’re not going to state one as fact here.
The Set: SM3+ Shining Legends
SM3+ Shining Legends is a Japanese “强化扩展包” released on 15 July 2017, in the Sun & Moon (SM) era. The set uses a 72-card main numbering — hence Shining Arceus being “059/072” — with a fuller release count of 82 cards once the additional non-main-numbered cards are included.
Its defining feature is the eight-card “Shining” subset: new silver-foil artwork for Celebi, Mew, Jirachi, Rayquaza, Lugia, Arceus, Genesect and Volcanion, all Legendary or Mythical Pokemon. That eight-card group is what collectors are chasing when they buy into this set specifically, rather than the standard-print cards that make up the rest of the 72-card run.
Where “Rare Shining” Sits on the Rarity Ladder
Within Shining Legends, the eight “Shining” cards — including Shining Arceus — are the set’s signature chase pulls. They’re the reason the set is remembered by name rather than folded into the wider SM-era release schedule. Verified sources list the printed rarity simply as “Rare Shining,” with no additional sub-tier or numeric suffix carried on the card itself, so there isn’t a documented internal ranking among the eight beyond that shared label.
That makes Shining Arceus one of eight equally-billed chase cards from a single, non-repeated Japanese release — a narrower field than sets that spread their top rarity across dozens of secret-rare slots. For buyers comparing it against later-era secret or special-art rares, the relevant context is scarcity of design rather than scarcity of print run size: within Shining Legends’ own numbered card pool, the “Shining” treatment applied only to these eight cards, and it wasn’t carried forward as a recurring rarity tier for Arceus in subsequent Japanese main-series releases. Separately, “Shining”-branded promo cards for other Pokemon (such as the SM-era Shining Ho-Oh promo) were issued outside this set, so the treatment as a whole wasn’t exclusive to these eight cards across every Japanese release — only within Shining Legends itself.
Where to Buy Shining Arceus from Tokyo
We ship graded Japanese singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. The PSA 10 Shining Arceus below is this exact 059/072 Rare Shining print — not the English Shining Legends #57 equivalent, and not a different rarity tier from the same set.
If you’re building out a wider run of Legendary or Mythical PSA 10s — including cards that share the “Shining” cast or the broader CP-era Legendary line — a few other graded pieces from the same lineage are worth a look, all part of our current PSA 10 graded card collection:
Two more graded pieces from the same Legendary/Mythical line sit in the same collection: Celebi 1ED [CP5 002/036] from Phantom Legend Dream Kira Collection, and Volcanion EX SR 1ED [XY11-2 055/054] from Fever-Burst Fighter.
For the full set this card comes from, see our SM3+ Shining Legends set guide, our wider Arceus prints hub, and our Shiny/S/SSR rarity explainer if you’re comparing “Shining” against other silver- and gold-foil rarity families. If you’re chasing the CP3 Jirachi above specifically, our Pokekyun Collection (CP3) guide covers that set in full. For mixed orders across the Shining Arceus listing or anything else, use our Quick Order page.
常见问题
What rarity is Shining Arceus 059/072?
The card is printed with the rarity “Rare Shining.” It carries no separate abbreviation on the card itself — “Shining Rare” is a collector shorthand for the same printed label.
Is there more than one Japanese print of Shining Arceus?
No. Verified sources show only the single SM3+ Shining Legends 059/072 print from 15 July 2017. No confirmed Japanese reprint exists.
What is the English equivalent of Shining Arceus 059/072?
Shining Legends (SLG) #57, with the same illustrator, HP and type. The English-language database Limitless labels that print “Holo Rare,” differing from the Japanese “Rare Shining” wording and numbering.
How many cards are in SM3+ Shining Legends?
The set uses a 72-card main numbering, with 82 cards in the full Japanese release once additional non-main-numbered cards are counted.
Why does Shining Legends only have eight “Shining” cards?
The set built its identity around a one-off silver-foil “Shining” treatment for eight Legendary and Mythical Pokemon — Celebi, Mew, Jirachi, Rayquaza, Lugia, Arceus, Genesect and Volcanion. Shining Arceus is one of those eight.
Where can I buy a PSA 10 Shining Arceus from Japan?
We list a PSA 10 copy of SM3+ 059/072, currently at ¥37,888 (~$238), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery. See the related Legendary/Mythical PSA 10 listings above, or use our Quick Order page for a mixed order.
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