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The most expensive Pokemon cards.
record sales and top slabs
updated Aug 13, 2026
updated Aug 13, 2026
The records first: single documented sales of cards that were never printed for general release, so they have no market price, only a price someone once paid. Below them, the highest graded prices on cards you can actually go and buy today.
Record salesdocumented auction results
CardGradeSoldPrice
1Pikachu Illustratornone (contest promo) · 41 printedPSA 102026-02-16, Goldin Auctions$16,492,000
2Pikachu Illustratornone (contest promo) · 41 printedPSA 102021-07-22, private sale$5,275,000
3Pikachu Illustratornone (contest promo) · 41 printedPSA 92021-06, private sale$1,275,000
4Pikachu Illustratornone (contest promo) · 41 printedPSA 72022-02-23, Goldin Auctions$900,000
5Pikachu Illustratornone (contest promo) · 41 printedCGC 9.52022-10-29, Goldin Auctions$672,000
6Charizard (Topsun blue back)Topsun chewing gum promosPSA 102021-01, Goldin Auctions$493,230
7Silver No. 2 Pikachu Trainer (1997-1998 Lizardon Tournament version)none (tournament trophy promo) · 14 printedPSA 102023-09, Goldin Auctions$444,000
8Charizard (English holographic shadowless)English Base Set 1st Edition · 4,000+ printedPSA 102022-03, PWCC Marketplace$420,000
9Charizard (English holographic shadowless)English Base Set 1st Edition · 4,000+ printedSGC 102020-12-12, Goldin Auctions$369,000
10Blastoise (commissioned presentation galaxy star holo)none (test print card) · 2 printedCGC 8.52021-01, Heritage Auctions$360,000
11Charizard (English holographic shadowless)English Base Set 1st Edition · 4,000+ printedPSA 102020-12-12, eBay$350,100
12Charizard (English holographic shadowless)English Base Set 1st Edition · 4,000+ printedPSA 102022-03-04, Heritage Auctions$336,000
Every row is a completed public sale. Cards with no recorded sale, however rare, are not on this list.
The most expensive cards you can buy
Highest graded sale prices from the cards we track daily, each measured against the raw copy it came from.
2Rayquaza StarEX Deoxys · 107/107$0.00
1Latias StarEX Deoxys · 105/107$0.00
3Charizard Star (Delta Species)EX Dragon Frontiers · 100/101$998.95100 slabs
Top slabs · by graded price
01Latias Star$375.0kEX DEOXYS$1,004 raw02Rayquaza Star$365.8kEX DEOXYS$10,669 raw03Charizard Star (Delta Species)$195.2kEX DRAGON FRONTIERS$3,805 raw
04Mew (19)$172.0kEXPEDITION$646.23 raw
05Flying Pikachu$120.0kRISING RIVALS$101.75 raw
06Pikachu Star$114.0kEX HOLON PHANTOMS$3,520 raw
07Charizard$89.4kSKYRIDGE$5,514 raw
08Mew Star (Delta Species)$86.6kEX DRAGON FRONTIERS$1,941 raw
09Mew$85.0kSOUTHERN ISLANDS$320.00 raw
10Gyarados Star (Delta Species)$80.5kEX HOLON PHANTOMS$2,112 raw
11Lugia$79.3kAQUAPOLIS$3,000 raw
12Espeon Star$73.1kPOP SERIES 5$5,183 raw
13Mewtwo Star$72.2kEX HOLON PHANTOMS$1,824 raw
14Skarmory (27)$71.5kEXPEDITION$72.50 raw
15Umbreon Star$69.1kPOP SERIES 5$6,080 raw
16Charizard$66.6kPLASMA STORM$607.83 raw
17Torchic Star$63.2kEX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS$2,825 raw
18Umbreon ex$50.0kEX UNSEEN FORCES$537.42 raw
19Rocket's Snorlax ex$49.7kEX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS$775.00 raw
20Umbreon (H30)$42.9kSKYRIDGE$1,744 raw
21Celebi ex$42.1kEX UNSEEN FORCES$324.27 raw
22Kyogre Star$40.4kEX DELTA SPECIES$1,381 raw
23Pichu (22)$40.0kEXPEDITION$200.00 raw
24Mew (Trainer's Challenge Set)$39.9kNINTENDO PROMOS$76.16 raw
25Charizard ex$38.1kEX FIRERED & LEAFGREEN$574.33 raw
26Magikarp & Wailord GX$37.2kSM PROMOS$60.71 raw
27Magikarp & Wailord GX$37.2kJUMBO CARDS$60.71 raw
28Infernape LV.X$35.2kDIAMOND AND PEARL PROMOS$36.04 raw
29Latios Star$32.8kEX DEOXYS$1,425 raw
30Treecko Star$32.8kEX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS$2,504 raw
31Milotic ex$31.1kEX EMERALD$305.00 raw
32Jolteon Star$31.1kEX POWER KEEPERS$871.88 raw
33Charizard$30.1kBASE SET (SHADOWLESS)$986.67 raw
34Ampharos (2)$30.0kEXPEDITION$120.00 raw
35Flareon Star$29.0kEX POWER KEEPERS$1,030 raw
36Rayquaza EX (Shiny)$28.8kXY PROMOS$43.22 raw
37Rayquaza EX$28.8kJUMBO CARDS$43.22 raw
38Charizard$28.2kBASE SET$497.42 raw
39Charizard$28.1kBASE SET$462.36 raw
40Rayquaza C Lv.X$27.2kSUPREME VICTORS$200.79 raw
41Gengar Lv.X$27.0kARCEUS$437.25 raw
42Metagross Star$26.5kEX DELTA SPECIES$1,386 raw
43Vaporeon Star$26.3kEX POWER KEEPERS$1,192 raw
44Darkrai LV.X$26.0kDIAMOND AND PEARL PROMOS$44.33 raw
45Butterfree (5)$25.8kEXPEDITION$120.78 raw
46Mewtwo LV.X$25.5kLEGENDS AWAKENED$120.00 raw
47Gengar ex$25.1kEX FIRERED & LEAFGREEN$668.46 raw
48Colress (Team Plasma) (135 Full Art)$25.0kPLASMA STORM$59.51 raw
49Eevee$25.0kBLACK AND WHITE PROMOS$65.49 raw
50Celebi$24.8kSKYRIDGE$979.36 raw
51Umbreon (H29)$24.6kAQUAPOLIS$825.00 raw
52Gengar EX (114 Full Art)$24.5kXY - PHANTOM FORCES$402.30 raw
53M Rayquaza EX (105 Full Art)$24.1kXY - ROARING SKIES$310.00 raw
54Espeon ex$24.1kEX UNSEEN FORCES$403.10 raw
55Entei (6)$23.7kNEO REVELATION$126.50 raw
56Poliwrath (24)$23.2kEXPEDITION$102.50 raw
57Ho-oh$23.1kSKYRIDGE$1,555 raw
58Empoleon LV.X$22.6kDIAMOND AND PEARL$24.50 raw
59Mew EX (120 Full Art)$22.2kDRAGONS EXALTED$220.39 raw
60Shining Gyarados$21.6kNEO REVELATION$728.42 raw
61Heracross$21.5kNEO GENESIS$25.41 raw
62Rayquaza$21.4kDRAGONS EXALTED$700.31 raw
63Shining Charizard$21.4kNEO DESTINY$1,400 raw
64Giratina LV.X$21.1kPLATINUM$65.00 raw
65Umbreon (Prime)$20.5kUNDAUNTED$375.00 raw
66Blastoise$20.3kBASE SET (SHADOWLESS)$223.13 raw
67Charizard (6)$20.2kEXPEDITION$355.00 raw
68Charizard G LV.X$20.0kDIAMOND AND PEARL PROMOS$68.21 raw
69Umbreon (13)$20.0kNEO DISCOVERY$363.50 raw
70Arceus Lv.X (94)$19.9kARCEUS$51.25 raw
71Lugia$19.7kNEO GENESIS$403.88 raw
72Charizard$19.6kSECRET WONDERS$120.58 raw
73Charizard G Lv.X$19.4kSUPREME VICTORS$274.50 raw
74Dragonite (9)$19.3kEXPEDITION$290.33 raw
75Registeel Star$19.2kEX LEGEND MAKER$832.50 raw
76Palkia (Shiny)$19.0kCALL OF LEGENDS$206.50 raw
77Sabrina's Gengar$18.5kGYM HEROES$299.25 raw
78Regice Star$17.6kEX LEGEND MAKER$702.22 raw
79Marill$17.4kSOUTHERN ISLANDS$91.05 raw
80Nidoking (150)$17.1kAQUAPOLIS$569.05 raw
81Celebi Star$17.1kEX CRYSTAL GUARDIANS$750.00 raw
82Lugia$17.0kSECRET WONDERS$50.00 raw
83Altaria ex (Delta Species)$17.0kEX DRAGON FRONTIERS$66.31 raw
84Black Kyurem$16.8kXY PROMOS$36.96 raw
85Gengar (Prime)$16.8kTRIUMPHANT$536.00 raw
86Blastoise EX (142 Full Art)$16.7kXY BASE SET$73.01 raw
87Celebi ex (Non-Holo)$16.4kPOP SERIES 2$66.19 raw
88Celebi ex (Holo)$16.4kPOP SERIES 2$66.19 raw
89Houndoom (H11)$16.3kAQUAPOLIS$524.71 raw
90Gengar (13)$16.3kEXPEDITION$369.10 raw
91Sableye$16.0kEX DEOXYS$18.60 raw
92Raikou (Shiny)$16.0kCALL OF LEGENDS$119.58 raw
93Charizard$15.8kEX DRAGON$447.41 raw
94Latias & Latios GX (Alternate Full Art)$15.4kSM - TEAM UP$1,845 raw
95Giratina EX (124 Full Art)$15.4kDRAGONS EXALTED$223.68 raw
96Rayquaza ex (EX Collector's Tin)$15.3kNINTENDO PROMOS$350.00 raw
97Yanma (17)$15.2kNEO DISCOVERY$21.28 raw
98Garchomp C Lv.X$15.2kSUPREME VICTORS$46.86 raw
99Dragonite ex$15.2kEX DRAGON$284.72 raw
100Dark Dragonite (5)$15.1kTEAM ROCKET$72.00 rawWhy the two lists do not overlap
The record holders are not products. Pikachu Illustrator was handed to 39 winners of an illustration contest in 1998, so there is no print run to price and no market to track: the number next to it is what one buyer paid one seller on one day. The same is true of trophy cards and staff promos.
The lower list is the opposite. Those cards were printed in the hundreds of thousands, still trade every week, and their prices move with the market, which is why we can put a number on them daily rather than quoting a sale from four years ago.