Gourgeist

Gourgeist sits at #77 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 Megumi Higuchi. In the games, Gourgeist evolves from Pumpkaboo, which makes it a late-stage card in the line.

The flavor text on the card reads: "In the darkness of a new-moon night, Gourgeist will come knocking. Whoever answers the door will be swept off to the afterlife." 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.