Pokemon Cards have always been precious collectibles people bid hundreds and thousands of dollars to get their hands on the rare ones.
I will list 25 of the most expensive and rare Pokemon cards in this article. In ascending order from the least expensive and rare to the most expensive.
25. 2005 Holo Gold Star Espeon
Release Date: 2005
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $21,988
24. Crystal Charizard Holo Skyridge
Release Date: 2003
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $25,100
Sold Date: November 2020
23. Torchic Gold Star Holo Team Rocket Returns
Release Date: 2004
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $25,400
Sold Date: 2020
This same card was being sold at around $300 in 2016. This shows the increase in the Pokemon card value, about an 8,000% increase in just four years.
22. Charixard Gold Star Holo Dragon Frontiers
Release Date: 2006
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $25,405
Sold Date: February 2021
21. 2010 Pokemon World Champion Master’s Key
Release Date: 2010
Grading: BGS – 9
Card’s value at auction: $26,900:
Sold Date: August 2020
This card was only printed for participants in the World Championships in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. So only 36 of these cards were ever created.
20. Neo Summer Battle Road Number 2 Trainer Trophy
Release Date: 2002
Grading: BGS – 7.5
Card’s value at auction: $34,100
Sold Date: March 2021
This card was received as a reward for the second-place division in the Neo Summer Battle Road Tournament in Sapporo, Japan, in 2002. This card went for auction at PWCC in 2021. This card has the second-place winner’s name, “Fukunishi Tomoki,” written on it.
19. Daisuki Club Holo Masters Scroll Promo
Release Date: 2010
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $35,200
Sold Date: November 2021
This is one of the score limited-edition Merchandise offered by the organization to the fans of the Pokemon Daisuku Club in Japan. This was received as a reward in exchange for the points they made in several activities. The points to unlock this card were around 8,600. This was at the PWCC auction.
18. Chansey #3 1st Edition Shadowless Base Set
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $36,877
Sold Date: November 2020
This card’s value was $20k in 2019. But it got sold at the PWCC auction in 2020
17. Blastoise 1st Edition Shadowless Base set
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $45,100
Sold Date: November 2020
It was sold at the PWCC auction.
16. Rayquaza Gold Star Holo Ex Deoxys
Release Date: 2005
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $45,100:
Sold Date: December 2020
15. Tropical Mega Battle No. 2 Trainer
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Authentic
Card’s value at auction: $50, 300
Sold Date: October 2020
Only the top players received this Pokemon card in Japan’s 1999 Mega Battle tournament. It’s the rarest Pokemon card in existence.
14. Venusaur No Rarity Symbol Base Set (Autographed)
Release Date: 1996
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $55,000
Sold Date: November 18, 20221
The card’s original artist Mitsuhuri Arita autographed the casing outside the card.
13. Summer Battle Road Mew Victory Orb Trophy
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $60,000
Sold Date: December 2020
This was given out during the Mew Victory Orb Tournament in the 1998 Summer Battle Road competition. There have only been 16 cards of this type given out.
12. Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind Promo
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $65,100
Sold Date: October 2020
11.Tamamushi University Magikarp Trophy Promo
Release Date: 1998
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $66,100
Sold Date: February 2021
In 1998, Shogakukan’s Magazine in Japan offered a contest for school students. There were various tests offered in the publication so they could be graded. The ones that passed with high results had to participate in a unique Pokemon card battle. And the winners got this card.
10. Umbreon Gold Star Holo
Release Date: 2005
Grading: BGS – 9.5
Card’s value at auction: $70,000
Sold Date: June 2021
This card was a Pokemon Player’s Club’s Fourth season reward. Participants had to get 70,000 XP points to claim this reward.
9. No.1 Trainer Super Secret Battle
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: %90,000
Sold Date: July 2020
This was a part of the 1999 Super Secret Battle, a regional contest hosted in Japan. And winners received the No.1 Traner Pokemon card. This card gave them access to the final in a secret location.
8. Pokemon World Championship Promo No.2 Trainer
Release Date: 2006
Grading: PSA – 9
Card’s value at auction: $110,100
Sold Date: February 2021
This incredible card was the trophy at the 2006 World Championship in Anaheim, California.
7. Lugia 1st Edition Neo Genesis
Release Date: 2000
Grading: BGS – Pristine 10
Card’s value at auction: $144,300
Sold Date: May 2021
This card broke the selling records in 2020 by a mind-blowing $129,00, and a Beckett-graded 1- version of this item was sold at PWCC in 2021 for $144,300.
6. Kangaskhan Family Event Trophy
Release Date: 1998
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $150,000
Sold Date: October 2020
In October 2020, 2 PSA 10 of the collectible went for $150,000 each.
5. Ishihara GX Promo Autographed
Release Date: 2017
Grading: PSA – 7/Autograph: 9
Card’s value at auction: $247,230
Sold Date: 2021
This extremely rare card was sold for $50,000 in an auction in April 2020. The rare PSA 7 version of the card was sold in 2021
4. Trophy Pikachu No.3 Trainer Bronze
Release Date: 1997
Grading: PSA – 8
Card’s value at auction: $300,000
Sold Date: April 2023
3. Blastoise Wizard of the Coast Presentation Galaxy Star Holo
Release Date: 1998
Grading: CGC – 8.5
Card’s value at auction: $360,000
Sold Date: January 2021
2. Charizard 1st Edition Shadowless Base Set
Release Date: 1999
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $420,000
Sold Date: March 19, 2022
This card has been at a different auction and has been sold quite a few times. The last bid broke the previous record, over $226k bought by the famous rapper Logic. The final bid was at the PWCC auction
1. Illustrator CoroCoro Comics Promo Pikachu
Release Date: 1998
Grading: PSA – Gem Mint 10
Card’s value at auction: $6,000,000
Sold Date: July 2021
This card was introduced at an art competition held by CoroCoro, and the winners were given this. This exclusive card has been sold several times over the years. From arouns $195k to $90k. But the record was shattered when it sold for a staggering $6 Million. The famous YouTuber Logan Paul has purchased this.
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