Most Expensive Pokémon Cards

The top 100 most valuable Pokémon TCG cards ranked by current Cardmarket trend price. Prices updated daily.

#1 Most Valuable

€1800.91

Celebi

Top 100 Total

€19020

From Sets

Ho-oh

Skyridge

Rare Secret

€941.26

Rank	Card	Set	Rarity	Price
4	Golem	Skyridge	Rare Secret	€677.60
5	Charizard	Skyridge	Rare Secret	€626.66
6	Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	€570.89
7	Mew ex	Paldean Fates	Special Illustration Rare	€506.96
8	M Charizard-EX	Flashfire	Rare Secret	€406.29
9	M Gengar-EX	Phantom Forces	Rare Secret	€314.40
10	Charizard	Plasma Storm	Rare Secret	€302.44
11	Mewtwo-GX	Shining Legends	Rare Secret	€299.78
12	Celebi ex	Unseen Forces	Rare Secret	€291.82
13	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	€284.34
14	Team Rocket's Moltres ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	€275.08
15	Pikachu ex	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	€273.06
16	M Charizard-EX	Flashfire	Rare Secret	€261.58
17	Cynthia's Garchomp ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	€253.68
18	Zekrom	Legendary Treasures	Rare Secret	€253.43
19	Charizard V	Champion's Path	Rare Secret	€246.11
20	Charizard ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	€235.71
21	Rayquaza	Dragons Exalted	Rare Secret	€229.85
22	Nidoking	Aquapolis	Rare Secret	€227.92
23	Greninja ex	Twilight Masquerade	Special Illustration Rare	€223.93
24	Charizard	Dragon	Rare Secret	€210.93
25	Charizard ex	Paldean Fates	Special Illustration Rare	€208.67
26	Pikachu	Black & White	Rare Secret	€206.86
27	Dialga-EX	Phantom Forces	Rare Secret	€203.31
28	Reshiram	Legendary Treasures	Rare Secret	€201.55
29	Kingdra	Aquapolis	Rare Secret	€196.73
30	Magikarp	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	€191.17
31	Blastoise	Plasma Storm	Rare Secret	€189.93
32	Giratina VSTAR	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	Rare Secret	€182.91
33	Zekrom ex	Black Bolt	Special Illustration Rare	€180.61
34	M Lucario-EX	Furious Fists	Rare Secret	€173.88
35	Team Rocket's Nidoking ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	€173.80
36	Primal Groudon-EX	Ancient Origins	Rare Secret	€168.07
37	Garchomp	Plasma Freeze	Rare Secret	€161.04
38	Primal Kyogre-EX	Ancient Origins	Rare Secret	€153.52
39	Zoroark	Next Destinies	Rare Secret	€146.33
40	Reshiram ex	White Flare	Special Illustration Rare	€146.18
41	Ultra Ball	Plasma Freeze	Rare Secret	€141.72
42	Here Comes Team Rocket!	Team Rocket Returns	Rare Secret	€139.97
43	Latias ex	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	€135.63
44	Kabutops	Skyridge	Rare Secret	€132.92
45	M Kangaskhan-EX	Flashfire	Rare Secret	€130.47
46	Empoleon	Plasma Freeze	Rare Secret	€123.43
47	Arceus VSTAR	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	Rare Secret	€122.83
48	Moltres ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Secret	€115.92
49	Articuno ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Secret	€113.35
50	Ultra Necrozma-GX	Dragon Majesty	Rare Secret	€112.41
51	Altaria	Boundaries Crossed	Rare Secret	€112.03
52	Milotic ex	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	€111.93
53	Snorlax	Chilling Reign	Rare Secret	€109.59
54	Gardevoir ex	Paldean Fates	Special Illustration Rare	€108.08
55	Virizion	Plasma Blast	Rare Secret	€104.75
56	Charizard	Stormfront	Rare Secret	€103.30
57	Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	Rare Secret	€102.82
58	Dark Raichu	Team Rocket	Rare Secret	€101.33
59	Mewtwo-EX	BREAKthrough	Rare Secret	€98.31
60	Lillie's Clefairy ex	Journey Together	Special Illustration Rare	€98.08
61	Seismitoad	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	€95.60
62	Rocket's Raikou ex	Deoxys	Rare Secret	€95.56
63	Team Rocket's Crobat ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	€94.54
64	Rare Candy	Plasma Blast	Rare Secret	€94.22
65	Hydreigon	Next Destinies	Rare Secret	€93.77
66	Charmander	Dragon	Rare Secret	€93.04
67	Gardevoir-EX	Steam Siege	Rare Secret	€90.83
68	Zapdos ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	€90.46
69	Alakazam-EX	Fates Collide	Rare Secret	€87.59
70	Surfing Pikachu	Rising Rivals	Rare Secret	€86.30
71	Venusaur ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	€79.88
72	Mewtwo-EX	BREAKthrough	Rare Secret	€79.61
73	Blastoise ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	€79.37
74	Groudon	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	€78.90
75	Charizard ex	Obsidian Flames	Special Illustration Rare	€78.53
76	Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	Rare Secret	€78.08
77	Absol	Team Magma vs Team Aqua	Rare Secret	€77.80
78	Emboar	Next Destinies	Rare Secret	€77.56
79	Gyarados-EX	BREAKpoint	Rare Secret	€76.23
80	Crobat	Skyridge	Rare Secret	€73.52
81	Sigilyph	Plasma Freeze	Rare Secret	€72.97
82	Gardevoir	Dark Explorers	Rare Secret	€72.76
83	Pikachu	Cosmic Eclipse	Rare Secret	€71.73
84	Exeggcute	Plasma Blast	Rare Secret	€71.04
85	Terrakion	Boundaries Crossed	Rare Secret	€70.84
86	Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	Destined Rivals	Hyper Rare	€70.44
87	Zapdos ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Secret	€65.07
88	Dusknoir	Plasma Blast	Rare Secret	€64.64
89	Serperior	Dragons Exalted	Rare Secret	€63.48
90	Zapdos	Supreme Victors	Rare Secret	€62.41
91	Raging Bolt ex	Temporal Forces	Special Illustration Rare	€61.92
92	Hydreigon ex	White Flare	Special Illustration Rare	€61.63
93	Salamence ex	Journey Together	Special Illustration Rare	€60.24
94	Pokémon Catcher	Dark Explorers	Rare Secret	€59.99
95	Squirtle	Stellar Crown	Illustration Rare	€59.99
96	Pikachu δ	Legend Maker	Rare Secret	€59.80
97	Kyurem ex	Black Bolt	Special Illustration Rare	€57.78
98	Garbodor	Plasma Freeze	Rare Secret	€57.39
99	Chandelure	Next Destinies	Rare Secret	€56.45
100	Perrin	Twilight Masquerade	Special Illustration Rare	€55.62

What Makes Pokémon Cards Valuable?

The most expensive Pokémon cards are typically Illustration Rares, Special Art Rares, and Secret Rares from recent sets, alongside vintage cards from the original Base Set era. Factors that determine a card's value include rarity, artwork quality, competitive playability, and the popularity of the featured Pokémon.

Prices are based on Cardmarket trend data, which reflects the weighted average of recent European market sales. Cards featuring popular Pokémon like Charizard, Mewtwo, and Pikachu consistently command premium prices. Graded copies (PSA 10, BGS 9.5) can sell for significantly more than raw cards.

This ranking focuses on modern and readily available cards. Vintage first-edition Base Set cards and sealed products can reach much higher prices but are not tracked through the standard Pokémon TCG API.

Most Expensive Pokémon Cards

Celebi

Lugia

Ho-oh

What Makes Pokémon Cards Valuable?