{"product_id":"froakie-full-art-holofoil-me04-088-086","title":"Froakie (Full Art Holofoil) [ME04 #088\/086]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFroakie (Full Art Holofoil) — Near Mint or Better\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chaos Rising  |  \u003cstrong\u003eCard Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 088\/086  |  \u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026  |  \u003cstrong\u003eRarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustration Rare (Secret Rare Number)  |  \u003cstrong\u003eCard Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water — Basic Pokémon  |  \u003cstrong\u003eVariant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full Art Holofoil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Card\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Froakie Illustration Rare from Chaos Rising is a quietly special card — one that rewards collectors who understand the full picture. Numbered 088\/086, it sits in the Secret Rare portion of the set, a designation that signals lower pull rates and a harder supply of pristine copies. The full-bleed, edge-to-edge artwork places Froakie in a rich, immersive natural environment, a world away from the standard game backgrounds found on base-set prints. The Full Art Holofoil finish layers a shimmering foil across the entire illustration, making the card catch light beautifully from every angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat elevates this card beyond its own rarity tier is the evolutionary line it belongs to. Froakie is the first stage of one of the most beloved Kalos Pokémon — the line that culminates in Greninja, a fan-favorite that has remained one of the most popular Pokémon in the franchise for over a decade. Collectors who build binder pages around the Greninja evolution family prize this Illustration Rare Froakie as the essential starting point, and that demand from completionists and Greninja fans alike gives this card a collector premium well above what its stage alone might suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a Basic Water-type with a single colorless retreat cost, Froakie is also a clean, playable card — but it is the combination of Secret Rare scarcity, stunning full-art presentation, and the \"Greninja tax\" that makes this one of the more underrated pulls in the Chaos Rising set for serious collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy This Card?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecret Rare Scarcity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numbered 088\/086, this Froakie sits past the base set checklist — a Secret Rare designation that means lower pull rates and a genuinely limited supply of flawless raw copies in the market.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Greninja Tax:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any full-art card in the Greninja evolutionary line carries elevated collector demand — fans building binder pages around Frogadier and Greninja need this Froakie IR as the essential first piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustration Rare Prestige:\u003c\/strong\u003e The IR treatment delivers full-bleed, narrative-driven artwork that is among the most visually celebrated rarity tiers in the modern Pokémon TCG — a genuine display piece for any collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrading Upside:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern Full Art holofoil cards are highly condition-sensitive, and well-preserved copies with clean surfaces, sharp corners, and tight centering are scarce — making this a strong PSA and CGC submission candidate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Tips:\u003c\/strong\u003e Check border centering carefully — thin IR framing makes misalignment immediately visible. Inspect back blue borders for white corner nicks, and examine the foil surface under direct light for print lines or light scuffing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll cards are shipped securely in a sleeve and toploader.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"The Rip Stop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502974730473,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/9165\/6937\/files\/IMG_0343.jpg?v=1783646554","url":"https:\/\/theripstop.com\/products\/froakie-full-art-holofoil-me04-088-086","provider":"The Rip Stop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}