so how much do you want for these things
i'm looking for right in the area of 500
000.
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
going to be counting down our picks for
the top 10
most expensive pokemon cards oh my god
i just heard about they're going to jack
a load of these pokemon cards
oh my god a squirtle for this list we'll
be looking at the rarest
and most expensive pieces of shiny
cardboard in existence
since the pokemon's ecg was created in
the late 1990s
we'll be using base prices as a guide
but we'll be including
recent auction prices from ebay we will
also be using graded cards as a
reference point
for anyone new to pokemon trading cards
a graded card is one that's been
evaluated by a legitimate collectibles
grading company
like psa or beckett in order to
determine an agreed upon condition
and therefore value for each card what's
your favorite pokemon card of all time
what's the most valuable card in your
collection let us know in the comments
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pack openings
number 10 rayquaza gold star
the first card on our list comes from
the 2005 set
xdeoxys and is part of the coveted gold
star
line the packs alone for this set go for
over 300
and if you're willing to open them you
could potentially pull a rayquaza
worth over 10 grand
in 2020 a psa 10 graded version of this
card sold for a whopping
27 000 if you don't manage to pull this
powerful sky beast though
you still have a chance at the latios
latias gold star which goes for over one
thousand
five hundred dollars better than a kick
in the teeth
this is like one of the creme de la
creme of gold star
this is the best gold star card you can
pull number nine
first edition venusaur
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the first of three starters showcased on
this list can you guess what the others
will be
venusaur is an original starter that is
a must for any collector
in first edition graded form the card
can fetch you between five
to ten thousand dollars on a good day
aka
october 29 2020 this card sold for
basically
50 000 american on ebay
why so much well this particular card is
shadowless
a particular print run of cards that did
not feature a shadow on the right side
of the pokemon window
that is some expensive cardboard number
eight
first edition blastoise blast toys
go when the very first pokemon cards
were released in north america
in 1999 one of the highlights was this
so-called
shellfish isn't it a tool anyway if you
were lucky enough to pull this original
starter back in the day
we pray you held onto it and kept it in
a sleeve
because first edition blastoise cards
are fetching close to twenty thousand
dollars
at the time of this video
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in case you're wondering first edition
refers to the black stamp shown on the
left of the pokemon
and indicates it was produced during the
very first print run
of these cards and speaking of blastoise
be sure to check out our friends
the blastoise boys over on instagram
where they open booster packs pretty
regularly
and get some great pulls too number 7
master key prize card
while all the cards we've seen so far
are incredibly pricey
at least they're somewhat in circulation
the same cannot be said for pokemon
tournament prize cards
these cards are handed out exclusively
to tournament finalists and winners of
international pokemon events
meaning you can't just pull one out of a
pack and hunter butler
is your 2020 dallas regional champion
here the first of these is the masters
key prize card
there are approximately only 30 of these
cards in existence
as they were handed out solely to
competitors in 2010 pokemon world
championships
if you're fortunate enough to get your
hands on one it could fetch you upwards
of 20
large number six
number one trainer most of us never
bothered to learn the actual game from
which the pokemon trading card game gets
its name
but if you did and got insanely good at
it
you might have a shot at getting a
number one trainer prize card
pikachu use thunderbolt tournament
champions in 1997 received this
secret super battle print featuring
holographic
mewtwo but it's unlikely any of these
recipients
thought the card would someday be worth
ninety thousand dollars
in july of 2020 heritage auctions sold
one in psa 10 condition
for nearly six figures if you are one of
only a handful of people in the world to
own one
it is without a doubt the centerpiece of
any collection
number five ishihara gx
oh mewtwo gx pokemon gx is a new variant
of trading card that was introduced in
the sun and moon era
with much higher hp pokemon you won't
find it in a pack
but this unique gx card was presented to
a select group of people
at a private birthday celebration in
2018
for sunikazu ishihara the ceo
of pokemon international it is unlike
any card in existence
depicting the pokeboss himself reaching
for a master ball
and featuring a special congratulations
attack
to commemorate his 60th birthday at
auction
this card was sold for 12 900
in april 2019 and a mint 10 version of
it sold
for 50k in july 2020. number 4
kangaskhan family event trophy
a baby kangaskhan it looks like it's
injured
be warned we are now entering the six
figure territory
first up the kangaskhan family event
trophy card
a prize for participants in the parent
child mega battle tournament
in 1998. this magnificent looking card
features peppa kangas
and his baby an appropriate prize for a
family themed event
like the master key and ishihara gx
trophy kangaskhan is in the holy grail
category of collectibles
and there are under 50 of them in
existence worldwide
only 11 exist in psa 10 condition
one of which sold on ebay in october
2020
the current price a cool 150
000 time to start building those
tournament decks
number three trophy pikachu
the next card on our list is the trophy
card to end all trophy cards
presented to winners in the very first
pokemon tcg tournament in 1997
the trophy pikachu exists in first
second
and third place forms but all three are
remarkably valuable
in 2019 a third place iteration sold
for 100k after the hobby exploded in
fall of 2020 however
you can bet this card is soaring in
value at the time of this video it is
listed on ebay
for 1 million it has a card so unique
and
unattainable that fake aka proxy
versions of it
have sold for over thousand dollars
number two
illustrator historically prize cards
didn't just go to winners of card game
tournaments
in 1997 pokemon hosted the korokaro
comic illustration contest
and winners of this event went home with
the now mythical pikachu illustrator
card
a total of 39 of these are known to
exist in the world and to give you an
indication of their value
a graded version of one sold for 50 000
in 2013 since then you can bet the price
has been climbing
an october 2019 auction saw this piece
of pokemon history go for an astounding
195 thousand dollars in the coming years
you can expect this card to be listed
at 1 to 2 million yes this card is worth
more than your house
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few
honorable mentions first edition lugia
shining series
tropical mega battle trophy before we
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charizard
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forget wall street put your money into
charizards
back when the base set was first
released this fiery dragon was the best
pull you could get
and it still is today in fact there are
too many extremely expensive charizard
cards to name
including shining charizard crystal
charizard rainbow charizard
shiny charizard gx you get the idea
at the very top however is the holy
grail
the first edition base set shadowless
charizard
which had a ballpark price of 50 000.
the card itself is considered the crown
jewel of the pokemon world
that is before rapper logic set a new
record
with his winning bid of 226 thousand
dollars
in 2020 it is currently the highest
known sale of any pokemon card in
history
two cards left
and with big names like logic logan paul
and steve aoki getting into the hobby
you can bet this card will continue to
skyrocket
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