The Most Expensive Pokemon Cards

Ranked by TCGplayer market price for each card's most valuable finish, from 21,066 cards across 199 English sets (prices updated 2026-08-22). Two kinds of cards dominate this list: vintage holos — especially 1st Edition Base Set and early WotC-era cards — and modern chase rarities such as Special Illustration Rares, where print pull-rates keep singles expensive even in heavily-opened sets.

Top 50 most expensive Pokemon cards

	Card	Set	Number	Rarity	Price*
	Lugia	Aquapolis	149/147	Rare	$4,500.00
	Shining Tyranitar	Neo Destiny	113/105	Rare	$4,249.99
	Latias & Latios GX	Team Up	170/181	Ultra Rare	$4,166.89
	Lugia ex	Unseen Forces	105/115	Rare	$2,500.00
	Umbreon VMAX	Evolving Skies	215/203	Secret Rare	$2,410.66
	Treecko Star	Team Rocket Returns	109/109	Rare	$2,400.00
	Jolteon Star	Power Keepers	101/108	Rare	$1,999.94
	Shining Celebi	Neo Destiny	106/105	Rare	$1,801.00
	Gengar	Legendary Collection	11/110	Rare	$1,799.99
	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up	165/181	Ultra Rare	$1,675.86
	Raikou Star	Unseen Forces	114/115	Rare	$1,600.00
	Pikachu	Legendary Collection	86/110	Common	$1,574.99
	M Charizard EX	Flashfire	108/106	Secret Rare	$1,501.23
	Alakazam Star	Crystal Guardians	99/100	Rare	$1,500.00
	Shining Charizard	Neo Destiny	107/105	Rare	$1,495.00
	Umbreon ex	Prismatic Evolutions	161/131	Special Illustration Rare	$1,452.35
	Gengar ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	108/112	Rare	$1,399.99
	Vaporeon Star	Power Keepers	102/108	Rare	$1,399.95
	Charizard	Legendary Collection	3/110	Rare	$1,399.31
	Lugia	Neo Genesis	9/111	Rare	$1,299.96
	Umbreon	Aquapolis	H29	Holo Rare	$1,252.62
	Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	218/203	Secret Rare	$1,246.43
	Rayquaza	Deoxys	22/107	Rare	$1,193.00
	Charizard	Plasma Storm	136/135	Secret Rare	$1,150.00
	M Rayquaza EX	Ancient Origins	98/98	Secret Rare	$1,069.91
	Entei Star	Unseen Forces	113/115	Rare	$1,067.00
	Dark Gengar	Neo Destiny	6/105	Rare	$1,051.50
	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes	284/217	Special Illustration Rare	$1,051.08
	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike	271/264	Secret Rare	$1,035.60
	Pikachu ex	Ascended Heroes	276/217	Special Illustration Rare	$1,020.18
	Groudon Star	Delta Species	111/113	Rare	$1,010.00
	Rayquaza ex	Deoxys	102/107	Rare	$999.00
	Mew ex	Paldean Fates	232/91	Special Illustration Rare	$998.86
	Dialga EX	Phantom Forces	122/119	Secret Rare	$986.98
	Dark Blastoise	Legendary Collection	4/110	Rare	$975.00
	Mewtwo	Legendary Collection	29/110	Rare	$975.00
	Shining Mewtwo	Neo Destiny	109/105	Rare	$940.00
	Alakazam	Skyridge	H01	Rare	$900.00
	Rocket's Zapdos ex	Team Rocket Returns	106/109	Rare	$899.99
	Charizard	Base Set	4/102	Rare	$855.52
	Magikarp & Wailord GX	Team Up	161/181	Ultra Rare	$843.49
	Giratina V	Lost Origin	186/196	Ultra Rare	$821.70
	Mewtwo GX	Shining Legends	78/73	Secret Rare	$809.37
	Venusaur	Legendary Collection	18/110	Rare	$799.99
	Rayquaza	Emerald	9/106	Rare	$799.99
	Gengar	Expedition Base Set	13/165	Rare	$799.98
	Dragonite	Expedition Base Set	9/165	Rare	$799.69
	Gengar EX	Phantom Forces	114/119	Ultra Rare	$751.41
	Celebi Star	Crystal Guardians	100/100	Rare	$750.00
	Articuno	Legendary Collection	2/110	Rare	$749.99

Most expensive vintage cards (pre-2004)

Vintage prices below are for ungraded near-mint copies; graded copies (PSA/BGS/CGC) trade far higher — see the condition guide.

	Card	Set	Number	Rarity	Price*
	Lugia	Aquapolis	149/147	Rare	$4,500.00
	Shining Tyranitar	Neo Destiny	113/105	Rare	$4,249.99
	Shining Celebi	Neo Destiny	106/105	Rare	$1,801.00
	Gengar	Legendary Collection	11/110	Rare	$1,799.99
	Pikachu	Legendary Collection	86/110	Common	$1,574.99
	Shining Charizard	Neo Destiny	107/105	Rare	$1,495.00
	Charizard	Legendary Collection	3/110	Rare	$1,399.31
	Lugia	Neo Genesis	9/111	Rare	$1,299.96
	Umbreon	Aquapolis	H29	Holo Rare	$1,252.62
	Dark Gengar	Neo Destiny	6/105	Rare	$1,051.50

Worth noting before you buy or sell: market price is a moving average of actual TCGplayer sales of raw near-mint cards, not the highest ask. A card's normal, holofoil, and reverse holofoil copies price separately — hover any price on this site to see which finish it belongs to, or open the card page for the full per-finish table.