{"id":18612,"date":"2022-03-01T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primetimepokemon.com\/?p=18612"},"modified":"2022-12-28T03:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T03:41:34","slug":"top-10-highest-price-pokemon-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primetimepokemon.com\/top-10-highest-price-pokemon-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Highest Price Pokemon Cards\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pokemon cards debuted in 1996<\/a> and were an astonishing success. Overnight, they took the world by storm as children became invested in collecting, trading, and playing with Pokemon cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost 20 years later, the cards haven\u2019t lost their edge, and people continue to trade them. However, they\u2019re now much more expensive and rare than when they were released. Of course, not all Pokemon cards are equally valuable; some sell for higher prices than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ten highest-priced Pokemon cards in circulation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Tamamushi University Magikarp Trophy Promo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Card released:<\/strong> 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sold for:<\/strong> $66,1000
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No one who followed the Pokemon TV show in the 1990s, which ran concurrently with the popular Pokemon cards, could have anticipated that Magikarp<\/a> would become one of the top ten highest-priced Pokemon cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On air, Magikarp<\/a> was notoriously unhelpful in battle, especially out of its water habitat where it flopped, well, like a fish out of water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in 1998, a Japanese magazine ran a competition in the heyday of the Pokemon card craze. The competition featured various tests for school-aged students and ran through the magazine. Anyone who completed them could submit their results for grading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This competition was the Tamamushi University Hyper Test, lasting two days. When it ended, a select 1,000 students received invitations to join a Pokemon card tournament in Osaka. The winners received this Magikarp<\/a> trophy card as a sign of their success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curiously, Tamamushi\u2019s promotional Magikarp<\/a> can perform Dragon Rage, which isn\u2019t your standard Magikarp attack. If you received the original card during the competition, you also received a downloadable version of the same enhanced Magikarp<\/a> in video games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 1999 Pokemon Japanese Promo Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Card Released: <\/strong>1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sold for:<\/strong> $65,1000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another of the ten highest-priced Pokemon cards isn\u2019t of a Pokemon. Instead, it works a bit like a chance card in Monopoly. Players toss a coin, and if it comes up heads, your Pokemon party\u2019s health improves as you dock two damage counters from each Pokemon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you lost the coin toss and tossed tails, all your Pokemon fell asleep. This card ranks as one of the top 10 highest-priced Pokemon cards because only 12 were issued as part of the Tropical Mega Battle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tropical Mega Battle was the Pokemon card prelude to a world champion competition between 50 players from different countries. Players joined only after winning a local competition and receiving an invitation to participate in the tournament based in Honolulu, Hawaii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the invite-only policy of the tournament, many of the cards released remain among the most exclusive Pokemon cards on the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Umbreon Gold Star Holo <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Card released:<\/strong> 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sold for: $<\/strong>70,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eevee<\/a> and her many evolutions have always been fan favorites with Pokemon devotees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hologram Umbreon<\/a> card is no exception. The scarcity of cards in circulation also contributes to it being one of the ten highest-priced Pokemon cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like other Pokemon cards on this list, the Umbreon<\/a> Gold Star Holo became available to players who participated in a tournament. Players earned this card by participating in the Pokemon Players’ Club’s fourth season. However, you had to do more than participate to earn it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wanted an Umbreon<\/a> Gold Star Holo card, you also had to score 70,000 points or higher throughout the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possibly because of the effort needed to acquire the card or possibly because of the low number of cards distributed, this card isn\u2019t often for sale. When it is, it sells for the kind of money that quickly makes it one of the highest-priced Pokemon cards doing the rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The condition of the card is also essential. Mint or near-mint condition means this Umbreon<\/a> Gold Star Holo card will sell for more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 1999 Super Secret Battle No. 1 Trainer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Card Released: <\/strong>1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sold for:<\/strong> $90,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This card is another of the highest-priced Pokemon cards that don\u2019t feature a Pokemon, though it does have a picture of Mewtwo<\/a>, a factor that adds to its value. Despite the image of a Pokemon, the Super Secret Battle No. 1 Trainer has nothing to do with Mewtwo<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Super Secret Battle No. 1. Trainer card gave players access to the final round of a Japanese tournament held in 1999. You received this card if you won your regional competition round and were deemed eligible to advance to the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finalists participated in the card\u2019s titular Super Secret Battle. There was a lot of cloak and dagger surrounding the competition. Since you needed to win regionally to enter and only seven regions participated, the belief is that only seven copies of the card were issued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six of the seven have shown up for sale in mint condition as per the grading system that judges the cards on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n