The Most Pricey Pokémon Trading Card Ever Sold

 Jul 23, 2024

If you like collecting Pokémon Trading Card Game cards, you may wish that one or more of your cards has a high value so you may be paid a little amount for your collection. There are collectors that see Pokémon TCG packs as treasure chests, where it's always "go big or go home." Either you win the big bucks or you don't. Many, nevertheless, are underestimating the amount of money individuals are prepared to part with for these cards, particularly for limited edition prints. The world's most costly Pokémon Trading Card Games (TCG) cards are listed here.

No-Rarity Symbol for Poliwrath: $25,015

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The original set of Poliwrath is rare since it had almost no value when it was initially released and lacked a rarity print. Given that we only observed one of these cards in perfect PSA-Gem Mint 10 condition, there are very few of these cards in circulation. At the PWCC auction, this card naturally caught collectors' interest and sold for around $25,015. This non-rarity print is regarded by many admirers as the original Poliwrath. When you combine it with the card's state, you have a great investment.

Tamamushi University's Magikarp Promotion – $66,100

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Imagine discovering years later that a seemingly regular card you won in a magazine promo would increase in value dramatically. That's the main attraction around the Magikarp promo cards. This card was entered into a student competition held by Shogakukan's Magazines in Japan. It wasn't simply a straightforward competition, however; after passing a number of examinations, kids had to go to Osaka to take part in a Pokémon card tournament. As their reward, the Magikarp promo card was given to the tournament winners.

Trainer World Championships, Pokémon Promo No. 2 - $110,100

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Sometimes there are benefits to being the greatest of the best, like a rare Pokémon card. The victors of the World Championship in Anaheim, California, will get the Pokémon Promo No. 2 Trainer World Championships card as a prize. These cards are very rare—there are only three in existence—and they seldom ever go on sale. After more than 150 bids, fans and collectors delighted when one was eventually up for sale. During the auction, the price shot up to $110,100.

Galaxy Star Holo Blastoise Presentation – $360,000

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This Blastoise card was initially intended to be used for "presentation only." Wizards of the Coast created it with the intention of accurately portraying the final design of a TCG pack. There are only two of these cards, according to several aficionados. While one has been seen in public, it is unclear whereabouts and in what condition the other is. With the knowledge that there may only be two in existence, this card's value may increase with time.

Charizard Shadowless First Edition - $420,000

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Errors in prints have traditionally been treasured by collectors. They are very uncommon, and subsequent iterations or prints no longer include such mistakes. This applies to the Charizard first edition, but especially to the Shadowless print. Since the shadow surrounding the border is absent in the Shadowless print, it is an early print of the well-known starting Pokémon. This card is valuable and rare since just 121 Charizard cards worldwide have the esteemed Gem Mint 10 PSA grade.

Blue Back Japanese Topsun Charizard - $493,230

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Collectors continue to argue about whether or not this card belongs in the TCG collection, so stop attacking us for not being an official TCG card. Rumor has it that this card was first produced by Creature Inc. a full year before to the TCG collection's official release. The main issue with this assertion was that retailers began selling this card a year after the TCG was released, which made matters more difficult. Regardless of your opinion about Topsun Charizard's inclusion in the Pokémon TCG, it is a fact that a Gem Mint 10 PSA-rated version of this card brought $493,230 in sales.

$6,000,000 for Japanese Promo Illustrator Holo CoroCoro Comics (Pikachu Card)

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This card may have been shown during Logan Paul's first WWE entrance upon the biggest stage of them all—Wrestlemania. Logan Paul paid $4,000,000 plus a PSA 9 Pikachu Illustrator to a mystery vendor for this card! Corocoro held competitions for artists, with the winners taking home this soon-to-be prestigious award. It was the most expensive Pokémon TCG card ever sold at auction, fetching over $6,000,000 because to the prestige of being a "Wrestlemania-worn" card.