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
- Charizard Base Set – 25 Most Expensive Pokemon Cards #1
- Umbreon Gold Star – 25 Most Valuable Pokemon Cards #2
- Blastoise – Base Set – 25 Most Valuable Pokemon Cards #3
- Crystal Charizard – 25 Most Expensive Pokemon Cards #4
- Rayquaza Gold Star – 25 Most Expensive Pokemon Cards #5
- Hitmonchan Base Set – 25 Most Expensive Pokemon Cards #6
- Mewtwo Base Set – 25 Most Expensive Pokemon Cards #7
- Venusaur Base Set – 25 Most Valuable Pokemon Cards #8b
- #8a Gold Star Charizard – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #9 Chansey – Base Set – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #10 Latios Holo Gold Star – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #11 Alakazam – Base Set – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #12 Metagross Gold Star – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #13 Gyarados Gold Star – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #14 Zapdos – Base Set – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #15 Gold Star Mew – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #16 Shining Charizard – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #17 Reverse Foil Charizard – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #18 Raikou – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #19 Gyarados, Base Set – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #20 Yanma – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #21 Clefairy – Base Set – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #22 Magneton – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #23 Poliwrath – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #24 Nidoking – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- #25 Celebi – Skyridge – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- Espeon Gold Star – 25 Most Valuable Pokemon Cards Honorable Mention
- Ho-oh Skyridge – Honorable Mention – Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- Machamp – Honorable Mention – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
- Dragonair – Honorable Mention – 25 Most Valuable / Most Expensive Pokemon Cards
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.
