Appletun

Appletun sits at #121 in Evolving Skies, released in August 2021. Evolving Skies is part of the modern English Pokémon TCG era and uses the standard contemporary card frame and rarity tiers. Illustration by Yuya Oka. In the games, Appletun evolves from Applin, which makes it a late-stage card in the line.

The flavor text on the card reads: "Its body is covered in sweet nectar, and the skin on its back is especially yummy. Children used to have it as a snack." Pokédex entries from this era are short and often quirky, written by the original Japanese localization team for a specific stat-block layout that no longer exists in modern cards.

Evolving Skies shipped in Holofoil, Reverse Holo, V, VMAX, Alternate Art VMAX, and Rainbow Rare. The Alternate Art VMAX cards (numbered 203 onwards in the set) use entirely different artwork from the standard VMAX prints and are the most-chased modern Pokémon cards in any set.

For graded buyers, modern Rares grade easily but the secondary market for graded modern non-holo Rares is thin. The math rarely justifies submission unless the card is a tournament staple or the Pokémon has independent collector traction.

For raw purchases of this card, verify centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface scratches under angled light. Modern Rares are inexpensive in raw and graded condition; submission math rarely works unless the card has independent collector demand.