Top 10 Most Expensive Pokémon Cards
#10: Rayquaza Gold star
The first card on our list comes from the 2005 set “Ex Deoxys”, and is part of the coveted ‘Gold Star’ line. The packs alone for this set go for over 300$, and if you’re willing to open them, you could potentially pull a Rayquaza worth over 10 grand. In 2020, a PSA 10 graded version of this card sold for a whopping $27,000. If you don’t manage to pull this powerful sky beast though, you still have a chance at the “Latios/Latias gold star” which goes for over 1500$. Better than a kick in the teeth.
#9: 1st Edition Venusaur
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The first of three starters showcased on this list (can you guess what the other ones will be), Venusaur is an original starter that is a must for any collector. In 1st Edition graded form, the card can fetch you between five to ten thousand dollars. On a good day, a.k.a October 29th 2020, this card sold for basically 50 thousand dollars American on ebay. Why so much? Well, this particular card is ‘shadowless’, a particular print run of cards that did not feature a shadow on the right side of the pokemon window. That is some expensive cardboard!
#8: 1st Edition Blastoise
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When the very first Pokemon cards were released in North America in 1999, one of the highlights was this so-called “Shellfish”. Isn’t it a turtle? Anyway, if you were lucky enough to pull this original starter back in the day, we pray you held on to it and kept it in a sleeve, because 1st Edition Blastoise cards are fetching close to 20,000$ at the time of this video. In case you’re wondering, 1st edition refers to the black stamp shown to the left of the pokemon, and indicates it was produced during the very first print run of these cards.
#7: Master Key Prize Card
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While all the cards we’ve seen so far are incredibly pricey, at least they’re somewhat in circulation. The same cannot be said for Pokemon tournament prize cards. These cards are handed out exclusively to tournament finalists and winners of international Pokemon events, meaning you can’t just pull one out of a pack. The first of these is the Master’s Key Prize Card. There are approximately only 30 of these cards in existence, as they were handed out solely to competitors in the 2010 Pokemon World Championships. If you’re fortunate enough to get your hand on one, it could fetch you upwards of 20 Large.
#6: No. 1 Trainer
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Most of us never bothered to learn the actual ‘game’ from which Pokemon Trading Card Game gets its name, but if you did, and got insanely good at it, you might have a shot at getting a No.1 Trainer prize card. Tournament champions in 1997 received this “Secret Super Battle” print featuring holographic Mewtwo, but it’s unlikely any of these recipients thought the card would someday be worth $90,000 dollars! In July of 2020, Heritage auctions sold one in PSA 10 condition for the nearly six figures. If you are one of only a handful of people in the world to own one, it is without a doubt the centerpiece of any collection.
#5: Ishihara GX
Pokemon-GX is a new variant of trading card that was introduced in the “Sun & Moon” era with much higher HP pokemon. You won’t find it in a pack, but this unique GX card was presented to a select group of people at a private birthday celebration in 2018 for Tsunekazu Ishihara, the CEO of Pokemon International. It is unlike any card in existence, depicting the pokeboss himself reaching for a masterball, and featuring a special ‘congratulations’ attack to commemorate his 60th birthday. At auction, this card was sold for $12,900 in April 2019, and a Mint 10 version of it sold for 50K in July 2020.
#4: Kangaskhan Family Event Trophy
Be warned, we are now entering the six figure territory. First up, the Kangaskhan Family Event Trophy card, a prize for participants in the Parent/Child mega Battle tournament in 1998. This magnificent looking card features Papa Kangas and his baby, an appropriate prize for a family-themed event. Like the Master Key and Ishihara GX, Trophy Kangaskhan is in the ‘holy grail’ category of collectibles, and there are under 50 of them in existence worldwide. Only 11 exist in PSA 10 condition, one of which sold on ebay in October 2020. The current price? A cool 150,000$. Time to start building those tournament decks!
#3: Trophy Pikachu
The next card on our list is the trophy card to end all trophy cards. Presented to winners in the very first Pokemon TCG tournament in 1997, the Trophy Pikachu exists in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place forms, but all three are remarkably valuable. In 2019, a 3rd Place iteration sold for 100k. After the hobby exploded in fall of 2020 however, you can bet this card is soaring in value. At the time of this video, it is listed on ebay for 1 Million! It is a card so unique and unattainable that fake a.k.a “proxy” versions of it have sold for over $3000.
#2: Illustrator
Historically, prize cards didn’t just go to winners of card game tournaments. In 1997, Pokemon hosted the CoroCoro Comic Illustration contest, and winners of this event went home with the now-mythical Pikachu Illustrator card. A total of 39 of these are known to exist in the world, and to give you an indication of their value, a graded version of one sold for 50,000$....in 2013! Since then, you can bet the price has been climbing. An October 2019 auction saw this piece of Pokemon history go for an astounding $195,000. In the coming years, you can expect this card to be listed at 1-2 Million. Yes, this card is worth more than your house. Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions: 1st Edition Lugia Shining series Tropical Mega Battle Trophy
#1: 1st Edition Charizard
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Forget Wall Street, put your money into Charizards! Back when the base set was first released, this fiery dragon was the best pull you could get, and it still is today! In fact, there are too many extremely expensive Charizard cards to name, including Shining Charizard, Crystal Charizard, Rainbow Charizard, Shiny Charizard GX..you get the idea. At the very top however is the holy grail: the 1st edition base set shadowless charizard, which had a ballpark price of 50,000. That is, before rapper Logic set a new record with his winning bid of 226,000$ in 2020. It is currently the highest known sale of any pokemon card in history. And with big names like Logic, Logan Paul and Steve Aoki getting into the hobby, you can bet this card will continue to skyrocket.
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