The Most Expensive Pokemon Cards

Ranked by TCGplayer market price for each card's most valuable finish, from 20,962 cards across 197 English sets (prices updated 2026-07-26). 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
	Latias & Latios GX	Team Up	170/181	Ultra Rare	$3,783.56
	Pikachu Star	Holon Phantoms	104/110	Rare	$3,200.00
	Treecko ☆	Team Rocket Returns	109/109	Rare	$2,400.00
	Umbreon VMAX	Evolving Skies	215/203	Secret Rare	$2,396.28
	Lugia	Aquapolis	149/147	Rare	$2,225.00
	Charizard	Legendary Collection	3/110	Rare	$2,100.00
	Flareon ☆	Power Keepers	100/108	Rare	$1,999.95
	Jolteon ☆	Power Keepers	101/108	Rare	$1,999.94
	Shining Celebi	Neo Destiny	106/105	Rare	$1,801.00
	Charizard ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	105/112	Rare	$1,699.99
	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up	165/181	Ultra Rare	$1,644.91
	Gengar	Legendary Collection	11/110	Rare	$1,599.99
	Umbreon ex	Prismatic Evolutions	161/131	Special Illustration Rare	$1,506.09
	Rocket’s Mewtwo	Best of game	8/9	-	$1,450.00
	Gengar ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	108/112	Rare	$1,399.99
	Lugia	Neo Genesis	9/111	Rare	$1,299.96
	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes	284/217	Special Illustration Rare	$1,273.24
	Umbreon	Aquapolis	H29	Rare	$1,252.62
	Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	218/203	Secret Rare	$1,249.89
	Alakazam	Skyridge	H01	Rare	$1,199.99
	Pikachu ex	Ascended Heroes	276/217	Special Illustration Rare	$1,170.52
	Charizard	Plasma Storm	136/135	Secret Rare	$1,150.00
	Raikou ☆	Unseen Forces	114/115	Rare	$1,100.00
	Suicune ☆	Unseen Forces	115/115	Rare	$1,100.00
	Mew ex	Paldean Fates	232/91	Special Illustration Rare	$1,065.81
	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike	271/264	Secret Rare	$1,027.82
	Groudon Star	Delta Species	111/113	Rare	$1,010.00
	M Charizard EX	Flashfire	108/106	Secret Rare	$1,000.62
	Kabutops	Skyridge	150/144	Rare	$1,000.00
	Dark Gengar	Neo Destiny	6/105	Rare	$999.99
	Rayquaza ex	Deoxys	102/107	Rare	$999.00
	Dialga EX	Phantom Forces	122/119	Secret Rare	$986.98
	M Rayquaza EX	Ancient Origins	98/98	Secret Rare	$985.36
	Dark Blastoise	Legendary Collection	4/110	Rare	$975.00
	Metagross Star	Delta Species	113/113	Rare	$951.99
	Celebi ☆	Crystal Guardians	100/100	Rare	$950.00
	Shining Mewtwo	Neo Destiny	109/105	Rare	$940.00
	Lugia ex	Unseen Forces	105/115	Rare	$902.49
	Vaporeon ☆	Power Keepers	102/108	Rare	$900.99
	Alakazam ☆	Crystal Guardians	99/100	Rare	$900.00
	Rocket's Zapdos ex	Team Rocket Returns	106/109	Rare	$899.99
	Magikarp & Wailord GX	Team Up	161/181	Ultra Rare	$861.78
	Giratina V	Lost Origin	186/196	Ultra Rare	$859.58
	Charizard	Base Set	4/102	Rare	$800.43
	Venusaur	Legendary Collection	18/110	Rare	$799.99
	Pikachu	Legendary Collection	86/110	Common	$799.99
	Gengar	Expedition Base Set	13/165	Rare	$799.98
	Dragonite	Expedition Base Set	9/165	Rare	$799.69

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	$1,801.00
	Gengar	Legendary Collection	11/110	Rare	$1,599.99
	Rocket’s Mewtwo	Best of game	8/9	-	$1,450.00
	Lugia	Neo Genesis	9/111	Rare	$1,299.96
	Umbreon	Aquapolis	H29	Rare	$1,252.62
	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.