{"name":"Pallet.Club: Pokémon card sales of $1 million or more","url":"https://www.pallet.club/leaderboard/million-dollar-cards?type=auction","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":1,"card":"Pikachu Illustrator","detail":"1998 Japanese CoroCoro Comics illustration contest promo","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":16492000,"date":"2026-02-16","venue":"Goldin","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Hammer price $13.3 million plus Goldin’s buyer’s premium. Sold by Logan Paul; the lot also included a diamond necklace and presentation box. Guinness World Records: most expensive trading card sold at auction.","sources":[{"title":"Guinness World Records","url":"https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/452634-most-expensive-pokemon-trading-card-sold-at-auction"},{"title":"CNN","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/americas/pokemon-card-logan-paul-record-auction-intl-hnk"}]},{"rank":2,"card":"“Raincoat” Pikachu (Art Academy)","detail":"2015 Japanese Pokémon Art Academy promo, art by Y. Fujishima","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":8400000,"date":"2026-09-27","venue":"Fanatics Collect","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Closed after 64 bids. The second most expensive Pokémon card ever sold.","sources":[{"title":"Dexerto","url":"https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/pikachu-card-sells-for-8-4-million-to-become-second-most-expensive-pokemon-card-ever-3413613/"},{"title":"CBR","url":"https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-tcg-second-highest-sale-fujishima-pikachu/"}]},{"rank":4,"card":"Pikachu Illustrator","detail":"1998 Japanese CoroCoro Comics illustration contest promo","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 9","price_usd":5000000,"date":"2026-09-18","venue":"Heritage Auctions","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Some reports date the close to September 19. The highest price for a Pikachu Illustrator below PSA 10.","sources":[{"title":"Sports Illustrated","url":"https://www.si.com/collectibles/pikachu-illustrators-lead-massive-11-million-week-tcg-sales"},{"title":"Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/holy-grail-pok-mon-card-154949419.html"}]},{"rank":5,"card":"Mudkip (Art Academy)","detail":"2015 Japanese Pokémon Art Academy promo, art by Daisuke Ochiai","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":3720000,"date":"2026-09-25","venue":"Fanatics Collect","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Closed after 61 bids in Fanatics Collect’s September Premier Auction; one of three PSA 10 copies.","sources":[{"title":"OTIA","url":"https://otia.com/news/mudkip-card-market-2015-art-academy-promo-sells-for-3-72-million"},{"title":"Sports Illustrated","url":"https://www.si.com/collectibles/multiple-mudkip-pokemon-cards-top-5-biggest-tcg-sales-week"}]},{"rank":7,"card":"Pikachu Illustrator","detail":"1998 Japanese CoroCoro Comics illustration contest promo","language":"Japanese","grade":"CGC 9","price_usd":2806271,"date":"2026-09-19","venue":"Goldin","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Winning bid $2,300,222 plus Goldin’s 22% buyer’s premium, in the Summer Goldin 100 auction. Often rounded to $2.8 million.","sources":[{"title":"Ripster","url":"https://www.ripster.gg/blog/illustrator-pikachu-goldin-auction-record"},{"title":"Sports Illustrated","url":"https://www.si.com/collectibles/pikachu-illustrators-lead-massive-11-million-week-tcg-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":9,"card":"Bronze Trophy Pikachu","detail":"1998 Japanese 3rd Place, 3rd Official Tournament prize card","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":1769000,"date":"2026-05-18","venue":"Goldin","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Final bid $1,450,000 plus buyer’s premium; the record public sale for any Trophy Pikachu. The only PSA 10 of five graded.","sources":[{"title":"Star City Games","url":"https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/1998-bronze-trophy-pikachu-promo-sells-for-record-breaking-1-7-million/"},{"title":"Sports Illustrated","url":"https://www.si.com/collectibles/another-record-pokemon-sale-pikachu-market-on-fire"}]},{"rank":10,"card":"Pikachu Illustrator","detail":"1998 Japanese CoroCoro Comics illustration contest promo","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 9","price_usd":1406250,"date":"2026-03-27","venue":"Heritage Auctions","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"Sold in Heritage’s March Trading Card Games & Manga Signature Auction.","sources":[{"title":"TheGamer","url":"https://www.thegamer.com/pikachu-illustrator-pokemon-card-psa-9-auction/"},{"title":"Star City Games","url":"https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/psa-9-pikachu-illustrator-card-sells-for-1-4-million/"}]},{"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":14,"card":"“Raincoat” Pikachu (Art Academy)","detail":"2015 Japanese Pokémon Art Academy promo, art by Y. Fujishima","language":"Japanese","grade":"PSA 10","price_usd":1037000,"date":"2026-10-11","venue":"Goldin","sale_type":"Auction","status":"Confirmed","note":"A different PSA 10 copy from the $8.4 million sale two weeks earlier.","sources":[{"title":"OTIA","url":"https://otia.com/news/pokemon-top-3-tcg-sales-art-academy-pikachu-october-2026"},{"title":"Sports Illustrated","url":"https://www.si.com/collectibles/pokemon-sweeps-the-top-5-tcg-sales-again-led-by-pikachu"}]},{"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"}]}],"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."}]}