Starting out from the simple rock paper scissors of the original Japanese RPG, Pokemon or pocket monsters have exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. Kids in the 90’s just could not get enough of them, and even now, decades later, the franchise is still going strong.These cards are rated both by their asking price, and also by their highest sale value and rarity.

Join us as we take a look at the Top 10 Most expensive pokemon card

At number 10 we have. Tropical Mega Battle Legendary Bird Phone Card $1,199.99

Let’s just say that this card does not come cheap. Clocking in at about $1,199.99, these phone cards are always on the minds of collectors.

Number 9 is the Pokemon World Championship, No. 2 Trainer

This card’s $3,042 is just a rough start out an estimate, but the price can climb depends on who is selling it. Its Japanese counterpart is rare enough, the if you really want a rare version, search for the English version.

Number 8 is Gyarados, CoroCoro Pokemon Snap Best Photo Contest

This card will cost you about $8,500 if you are lucky.

There was a Pokemon game a while back where the player must ride around and snap pictures of his/her favorite Pokemon. Although the graphics are outdated by today’s standards, the contest has seen some nice entries.

At number 7 sits Kangaskhan, Family Event Trophy card

This card is so rare and valuable ($3,749.99) because it was only given to certain participants of the 1998 competition. Both adults and children had to respect a certain set of criteria in order to be eligible.

In our sixth spot,   Magikarp, Tamamushi University Prize

Clocking in at about 3,749.99, depending on the seller, this card was awarded to advanced players that did well in an 1998 tournament organized by Tamamushi University.

In fifth place, Super Secret Battle No. 2.

Although the exact origins of this card are unknown, its name suggests it must have been a price at some tournament granted to the runner up.
On our 4th spot,   Raichu, Jungle Set Prerelease error print

A strange trend exists with Pokemon cards. Pretty common cards like this one can get extremely valuable if they feature an error in the printing. It currently goes for about 11.5 thousand dollars.

In third place, 3.  Tropical Mega Card

Even the lowest values of this card can make you cough up 5 thousand dollars in a heartbeat. The price of this one if negotiable, so it is hard to give a specific value, but if you want it, prepare your wallet for the worst.

Coming up in second place, Charizard, Base Set 1st Edition

Charizard, besides Pikachu is probably the most popular Pokemon ever. It’s no wonder that the very first card portraying him is worth so much. As a minimum it costs about 4.8 thousand dollars, but the price can skyrocket into the tens of thousands.

At number 1 we have the Pokemon Illustrator with the price of about 100.000 dollars.

Given out as a prize for the most gifted Japanese Pokemon illustrators, there are only 5 of these in the world. You can probably guess why they are so expensive. You can literally buy a house with the money it costs to get this card.

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