The Most Expensive Pokemon Cards

Ranked by TCGplayer market price for each card's most valuable finish, from 20,833 cards across 188 English sets (prices updated 2026-06-14). 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*
	Shining Tyranitar	Neo Destiny	113/105	Rare	$4,249.99
	Shining Charizard	Neo Destiny	107/105	Rare	$3,998.99
	Pikachu Star	Holon Phantoms	104/110	Rare	$3,200.00
	Latias & Latios GX	Team Up	170/181	Ultra Rare	$2,785.66
	Treecko Star	Team Rocket Returns	109/109	Rare	$2,400.00
	Umbreon VMAX	Evolving Skies	215/203	Secret Rare	$2,292.45
	Lugia	Aquapolis	149/147	Rare	$2,225.00
	Charizard	Legendary Collection	3/110	Rare	$2,100.00
	Jolteon Star	Power Keepers	101/108	Rare	$1,999.94
	Torchic Star	Team Rocket Returns	108/109	Rare	$1,969.69
	Shining Celebi	Neo Destiny	106/105	Rare	$1,800.50
	Gengar	Legendary Collection	11/110	Rare	$1,599.99
	Lugia	Neo Genesis	9/111	Rare	$1,599.98
	Umbreon ex	Prismatic Evolutions	161/131	Special Illustration Rare	$1,553.74
	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up	165/181	Ultra Rare	$1,535.43
	Gengar ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	108/112	Rare	$1,399.99
	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes	284/217	Special Illustration Rare	$1,339.63
	Pikachu ex	Ascended Heroes	276/217	Special Illustration Rare	$1,318.69
	Umbreon	Aquapolis	H29	Rare	$1,252.62
	Gyarados	Skyridge	H10	Rare	$1,249.94
	Alakazam	Skyridge	H01	Rare	$1,199.99
	Charizard	Plasma Storm	136/135	Secret Rare	$1,150.00
	Raikou Star	Unseen Forces	114/115	Rare	$1,100.00
	Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	218/203	Secret Rare	$1,047.06
	Alakazam Star	Crystal Guardians	99/100	Rare	$1,025.00
	Groudon Star	Delta Species	111/113	Rare	$1,019.99
	Mew ex	Paldean Fates	232/91	Special Illustration Rare	$1,012.03
	Houndoom	Skyridge	H11	Rare	$1,000.00
	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike	271/264	Secret Rare	$977.43
	Dialga EX	Phantom Forces	122/119	Secret Rare	$974.97
	M Rayquaza EX	Ancient Origins	98/98	Secret Rare	$957.77
	Celebi Star	Crystal Guardians	100/100	Rare	$950.00
	Shining Mewtwo	Neo Destiny	109/105	Rare	$944.99
	Lugia ex	Unseen Forces	105/115	Rare	$902.49
	Vaporeon Star	Power Keepers	102/108	Rare	$900.99
	Rocket's Zapdos ex	Team Rocket Returns	106/109	Rare	$899.99
	Blaine's Charizard	Gym Challenge	2/132	Rare Holo	$894.61
	Mega Dragonite ex	Ascended Heroes	290/217	Special Illustration Rare	$874.66
	M Charizard EX	Flashfire	108/106	Secret Rare	$874.58
	Magikarp & Wailord GX	Team Up	161/181	Ultra Rare	$851.77
	Mega Charizard X ex	Phantasmal Flames	125/94	Special Illustration Rare	$840.30
	Giratina V	Lost Origin	186/196	Ultra Rare	$839.36
	Venusaur	Legendary Collection	18/110	Rare	$799.99
	Gengar	Expedition Base Set	13/165	Rare	$799.98
	Dragonite	Expedition Base Set	9/165	Rare	$799.69
	Snorlax	Rising Rivals	111/111	Rare Holo LV.X	$797.47
	Charizard	Dragon	100/97	Rare	$772.48
	Articuno	Legendary Collection	2/110	Rare	$749.99
	Regirock Star	Legend Maker	91/92	Rare	$747.00
	Mewtwo	Legendary Collection	29/110	Rare	$746.01

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*
	Shining Tyranitar	Neo Destiny	113/105	Rare	$4,249.99
	Shining Charizard	Neo Destiny	107/105	Rare	$3,998.99
	Lugia	Aquapolis	149/147	Rare	$2,225.00
	Charizard	Legendary Collection	3/110	Rare	$2,100.00
	Shining Celebi	Neo Destiny	106/105	Rare	$1,800.50
	Gengar	Legendary Collection	11/110	Rare	$1,599.99
	Lugia	Neo Genesis	9/111	Rare	$1,599.98
	Umbreon	Aquapolis	H29	Rare	$1,252.62
	Gyarados	Skyridge	H10	Rare	$1,249.94
	Alakazam	Skyridge	H01	Rare	$1,199.99

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.