Kieran
Quick take
- Special Illustration Rare trainer card by Teeziro, number 218/167
- Shows the early, gentle Kieran at the Festival of Masks from The Teal Mask DLC
- Strong character attachment from the Scarlet & Violet DLC storyline
- Mid-tier SIR pricing, far more attainable than the set's top chases
Collector's readWhat it means for your master set
Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Twilight Masquerade
VariantsCard variants
Holofoil 218/167 · $28.26 — the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy.
The storyThe Festival of Masks, frozen before everything went wrong
Kieran is the emotional center of the Kitakami arc in Scarlet & Violet's DLC, and Teeziro's Special Illustration Rare plants him at the moment fans remember most fondly. This is the shy, gentle Kieran from The Teal Mask, before the resentment of Indigo Disk reshaped him. He's at the Festival of Masks with candy apples, the version of the character players met first and rooted for.
“Special Illustration Rare trainer card by Teeziro, number 218/167”
That narrative weight is why the card matters beyond its rarity slot. Twilight Masquerade leans hard into the Kitakami setting, and a trainer SIR that captures the festival night does a lot of work for collectors who care about the story. It pairs naturally with the Carmine and Ogerpon cards from the same era, which is part of why it moves.
As a master-set piece it's an easy include. It sits in the SIR tier, the art has broad appeal, and it doesn't carry the ceiling of the set's headline chase cards. That makes it the kind of card most builders can actually finish a binder around.
By the numbersMarket analysis
Kieran sits in the middle band of Twilight Masquerade Special Illustration Rares. It's a solid raw card in most conditions, well below the set's marquee chases but clearly above bulk SIRs. Character trainer SIRs tend to hold this kind of level when the character has a following, and Kieran does.
Prices have drifted with the broader Scarlet & Violet market rather than spiking. Like most SIRs from a heavily printed set, raw copies softened after the initial release window and settled into a steadier range. Demand tracks the character's popularity more than speculative heat.
Steady rather than explosive. Character SIRs with a real fanbase tend to keep a floor and grade well, but Twilight Masquerade printed deep, so don't expect scarcity-driven jumps. The realistic upside is slow appreciation as sealed product dries up. Buy it because you want it in the binder, not as a flip.
Clean copies grade well given the flat full-art layout, so high-grade slabs carry a meaningful premium over raw. Because the card is affordable raw, grading mostly makes sense if you already own a near-flawless copy you want protected and registry-eligible.
In Scarlet & Violet sets, any Special Illustration Rare lands roughly once every 90 packs, which already makes the tier scarce. But that's the odds for any SIR, and Twilight Masquerade has several. The odds of pulling this specific Kieran run much longer, realistically into the hundreds of packs. For comparison, any Double Rare comes about 1 in 5 packs, any Illustration Rare around 1 in 12, any Ultra Rare around 1 in 15, and any Hyper Rare somewhere between 1 in 300 and 1 in 700. Most collectors will buy the single rather than chase it from sealed.
Within Twilight Masquerade's SIR lineup, Kieran is a mid-tier value card. It's pulled at the same long odds as the other SIRs, but its market price runs below the set's headline chases, which is why it's considered one of the more attainable must-haves for the master set.
ArtworkWhy the art matters
Teeziro is a frequent contributor to modern Scarlet & Violet sets, known for warm, character-driven full-art illustrations that lean into mood and setting. The Kieran SIR is a good showcase of that approach, putting the character inside a specific scene rather than a generic backdrop.
Kieran stands at Kitakami during the Festival of Masks, candy apples in hand, with a warm sunset sky behind him and blurred festival-goers filling out the background. The whole composition reads like a quiet evening at a traditional festival. Soft light, soft mood. It's deliberately the calm version of the character.
Standard Scarlet & Violet Special Illustration Rare treatment: full-art borderless layout with holo foil across the illustration, numbered 218/167 above the set's 167-card base count. The flat foil pattern shows surface wear easily, so centering and edges matter for grading.
The art does narrative work. Anyone who played The Teal Mask reads the scene instantly. This is Kieran before the heel turn, happy and unguarded. That storytelling layer is what separates it from a plain portrait SIR and drives the attachment collectors have to it.
BackgroundAbout Kieran
Kieran is a human rival, not a Pokemon, introduced in The Teal Mask, the first half of Scarlet & Violet's Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC. He starts as a shy kid from Kitakami who idolizes Ogerpon and hides behind his sister Carmine. Across the two DLC chapters he goes through one of the most dramatic character arcs in the series, hardening into the bitter Champion of Blueberry Academy by Indigo Disk.
- ›One of the most discussed characters from the entire Scarlet & Violet DLC
- ›His dramatic personality shift gave players a strong emotional hook
- ›Tied closely to Ogerpon, a breakout fan-favorite of the same DLC
- ›Festival of Masks artwork captures the well-loved early version of him
- ›The Teal Mask DLC, where he debuts at the Festival of Masks in Kitakami
- ›The Indigo Disk DLC, where he returns as the Champion of Blueberry Academy
Own it wellCollector guide
The flat, fully foiled surface shows print lines, scratches, and edge whitening readily. Check centering on the borderless art and inspect the front under angled light before buying. Indented or scuffed foil is common on bulk-handled copies.
Worth grading only if you have a near-perfect raw copy, since the card is cheap enough raw that grading fees can outweigh the gain on average examples. High grades do command a clear premium, so a flawless copy is a reasonable submission. Otherwise, a sleeved raw NM copy serves a master set fine. Read the grading guide →
Penny sleeve plus a top loader or one-touch for display copies, and keep it out of direct light to protect the foil and the sunset color tones. For binder storage use side-loading pages so the foil edge isn't dragged on every page turn. See the storage guide →
Buy raw and near mint for the binder slot. This is not a card you need to chase from packs. Prices are accessible enough that you can hold out for a well-centered, clean-surfaced copy rather than settling. If you want it slabbed, buying an already-graded copy is often more cost-effective than grading a raw one yourself. See the singles buying guide →
Modern SIRs are far less faked than vintage chase cards, but with any holo single, check the foil pattern against a known-good image, confirm the 218/167 numbering and Teeziro credit, and verify the texture and back print. Buy from reputable sellers and prefer graded copies if you're spending at the higher end.
Protect your card
High Chase Score — protect and consider grading. · Amazon affiliate links · Storage guideWord on the streetCommunity sentiment
Well liked. Collectors consistently call out the warmth of the festival scene and the way it captures the pre-Indigo Disk version of Kieran. It's frequently named among the more emotionally resonant trainer cards of the set, even if it isn't the most expensive one.
Discussion centers on the artwork and the character's arc rather than on price speculation. Fans of the DLC story tend to want this card specifically, and it gets pointed to as a good-value SIR pickup for that audience.
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