{"name":"Pallet.Club: Pokémon card sales of $1 million or more","url":"https://www.pallet.club/leaderboard/million-dollar-cards?lang=English","updated":"2026-10-20","currency":"USD","definition":"Sourced single-card transactions of US$1,000,000 or more, including reported and pending-payment records; consult each status before treating a price as paid.","statuses":{"confirmed":{"label":"Confirmed","hint":"Public auction or sale confirmed by the auction house, Guinness or several outlets"},"reported":{"label":"Reported","hint":"Private or marketplace sale announced by a party to it; no public bidding record"},"pending":{"label":"Pending payment","hint":"Closed, but payment wasn’t confirmed when we last checked"}},"sales":[{"rank":8,"card":"Torchic Gold Star","detail":"2004 EX Team Rocket Returns #108","language":"English","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":2700000,"date":"2026-09-10","venue":"Alt","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"The most expensive English-language Pokémon card sold so far. One of 19 PSA 10 copies.","sources":[{"title":"ComicBook.com","url":"https://comicbook.com/collectibles/news/one-ultra-rare-psa-10-graded-pokemon-card-sold-for-nearly-3-million-at-auction-and-five-others-combined-for-over-1-4-million/"},{"title":"TheGamer","url":"https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-card-breaks-record-one-month-later-2-million-dollar-auction/"}]},{"rank":11,"card":"Charizard, 1st Edition","detail":"1999 Base Set #4, Shadowless","language":"English","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":1385274,"date":"2026-10-09","venue":"Alt","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Pending payment","note":"Closed after 46 bids around October 9; reported as awaiting payment confirmation. If completed, the record for a 1st Edition Charizard.","sources":[{"title":"VICE","url":"https://www.vice.com/en/article/charizard-pokemon-card-record-breaking-sale/"},{"title":"GempireCards","url":"https://www.gempirecards.com/news/first-edition-charizard-psa-10-record-sale"}]},{"rank":15,"card":"Rayquaza Gold Star","detail":"2005 EX Deoxys #107","language":"English","grade":"CGC Pristine 10","price_usd":1020000,"date":"2026-08-28","venue":"Fanatics Collect","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"The first English-language Pokémon card to sell for more than $1 million. The only CGC Pristine 10.","sources":[{"title":"CGC","url":"https://www.cgcgrading.com/news/articles/rayquaza-gold-star-record-1eubqarckYq0v5W1KbBDYl/"},{"title":"Dexerto","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/gold-star-rayquaza-becomes-first-english-pokemon-card-to-sell-for-1-million-3403745/"}]},{"rank":16,"card":"Mudkip Gold Star","detail":"2004 EX Team Rocket Returns #107","language":"English","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":1020000,"date":"2026-09-21","venue":"Fanatics Collect","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Closed after 48 bids, including buyer’s premium.","sources":[{"title":"ComicBook.com","url":"https://comicbook.com/collectibles/news/another-week-another-gold-star-pokemon-card-sells-for-over-1-million/"},{"title":"GempireCards","url":"https://www.gempirecards.com/news/gold-star-mudkip-psa-10-1-million"}]},{"rank":17,"card":"Charizard, 1st Edition","detail":"1999 Base Set #4, Shadowless","language":"English","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":1000952.84,"date":"2026-09-09","venue":"eBay","sale_type":"Marketplace","status":"Reported","note":"The first 1st Edition Charizard reported above $1 million. eBay sales aren’t confirmed as paid by a third party.","sources":[{"title":"Sports Illustrated","url":"https://www.si.com/collectibles/another-1-million-charizard-leads-biggest-tcg-sales"},{"title":"ComicBook.com","url":"https://comicbook.com/collectibles/news/breathing-fire-the-record-breaking-1-million-first-edition-charizard/"}]},{"rank":18,"card":"Charizard, 1st Edition","detail":"1999 Base Set #4","language":"English","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":1000000,"date":"2026-09-24","venue":"Beezie (on-chain)","sale_type":"Marketplace","status":"Reported","note":"Announced by Beezie as the largest trading card sale completed on-chain; its press release is dated September 29.","sources":[{"title":"Beezie press release","url":"https://www.financialcontent.com/article/gnwcq-2026-9-29-beezie-sets-world-record-with-1-million-sale-of-pokmons-most-iconic-card"},{"title":"PANews","url":"https://panews.io/articles/01a0d120-9604-7260-915a-625632aa6e1a"}]}],"not_counted":[{"card":"Pikachu Illustrator, PSA 9","reported_price_usd":4000000,"date":"2025-09-12","venue":"eBay","reason":"Reported as a $4,000,000 sale, but the seller later said the buyer never paid and the card was relisted."},{"card":"Trophy Pikachu “No. 1 Trainer”","reported_price_usd":3000000,"date":"2025-09","venue":"eBay","reason":"Reported at $3 million, but the seller soon relisted the same card, so the sale doesn’t appear to have completed."},{"card":"Gold Trophy Pikachu (1st Place), PSA 8","current_bid_usd":2425000,"auction_closes":"2026-10-25","venue":"Goldin","reason":"Still a live auction (Goldin’s Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction, closing October 25, 2026). Bids aren’t sales; we’ll add it if it closes above $1 million and is paid."},{"card":"Complete 1st Edition Base Set","reported_price_usd":1200000,"date":null,"venue":"—","reason":"A whole set, not a single card."}]}