Here is our List of the Top 25 Most Valuable & Most Expensive English Pokemon Cards. These are cards that appeared in Booster Boxes, Booster packs, Leagues, and/or Starter Sets. There are no “prize cards” or “error cards” on our list. All values are based on actual sales of Pokemon Cards on eBay in 2017.  This list was last updated January 1, 2018

Some quick notes on our 25 Most Valuable Pokemon Cards rankings: 

These are all cards you could have reasonably collected in the United States. These are cards that appeared in Booster Boxes, Booster packs, Leagues, and/or Starter Sets. Pokémon TCG fans/players could have plausibly obtained these cards through auctions, trades and/or blind luck pulls. There are no “prize cards” or “error cards” on our list.  All values are based on actual sales of Pokemon Cards on eBay in 2017. Most of these cards are Professionally-Graded, Gem Mint cards, which are independently certified on their condition. Here’s an article on Graded Pokemon Cards if you don’t know what Graded Cards are.