Pokémon Card Statistics 2026Prices and PSA population data
Computed from our own dataset of 59,806 Pokémon cards across 392 sets, the same data behind our Pokémon card price pages. Free to cite with a link.
- Median card price
- $2.70
- vs $48.68 average
- Median PSA 10 premium
- 15.8x
- over the same card raw
- PSA 10s graded
- 11,140,253
- across 14,127 cards
- Cards tracked
- 59,806
- across 392 sets
Key takeaways
- The median Pokémon card sells for $2.70 raw. The average is $48.68, about 18x higher, because a few chase cards pull it up.
- 66% of priced cards sell for under $5. Only 3.9% reach $100, and 0.32% reach $1,000.
- A PSA 10 sells for a median 15.8x the same card raw.
- PSA has graded 11,140,253 Pokémon cards a 10. The most-graded single card, Pikachu #20/M-P, has 267,654.
How Pokémon card prices are spread
Share of the 53,301 priced Pokémon cards in each raw (ungraded) price band.
$2.70median card
- Under $118.9% 10,085
- $1 to $547.3% 25,193
- $5 to $2019.2% 10,256
- $20 to $10010.6% 5,664
- $100 to $1,0003.6% 1,931
- $1,000 or more0.32% 172
The band that holds the median card.
Raw prices from recent sales. Cards without a price and sealed product are left out.
The average Pokémon card price is misleading
The mean price of a Pokémon card in our dataset is $48.68. The median is $2.70, about 18x lower. Both numbers are correct, and only one of them describes the card you just pulled.
That gap is the whole shape of the hobby. A few hundred chase cards carry enough value to drag the average into the tens of dollars, while most of the printed population sits close to bulk. Any headline claiming the “average” card is worth $48.68 is quoting the mean of a distribution that has no meaningful middle.
PSA population: the most-graded Pokémon cards
The cards with the most PSA 10 copies, and what a PSA 10 sells for.
11,140,253PSA 10s graded in total
| # | Card | PSA 10s | PSA 10 price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikachu #20/M-PPokemon Japanese Promo | 267,654 | $84 |
| 2 | Umbreon Ex #217Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival | 72,369 | $543 |
| 3 | Pikachu #1/SV-PPokemon Japanese Promo | 70,975 | $86 |
| 4 | Iono's Wattrel #232/SV-PPokemon Japanese Promo | 59,182 | $36 |
| 5 | Magikarp #80Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat | 54,107 | $262 |
| 6 | Sylveon Ex #212Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival | 50,369 | $175 |
| 7 | Charizard V #SWSH050Pokemon Promo | 50,342 | $85 |
| 8 | Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat #85Pokemon Promo | 48,441 | $2,643 |
| 9 | Detective Pikachu #98/SV-PPokemon Japanese Promo | 43,477 | $364 |
| 10 | Pikachu #173Pokemon Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 | 42,393 | $120 |
PSA 10 counts as reported for the 14,127 Pokémon cards where we hold population data. Totals change as PSA grades more.
Pokémon sets with the most PSA 10s
PSA 10 copies summed across every card in the set we hold population data for.
| # | Set | PSA 10s | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pokemon Japanese Promo | 1,365,402 | 473 |
| 2 | Pokemon Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 | 621,042 | 191 |
| 3 | Pokemon Promo | 616,550 | 406 |
| 4 | Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival | 570,033 | 101 |
| 5 | Pokemon Crown Zenith | 329,994 | 90 |
| 6 | Pokemon Japanese VSTAR Universe | 317,284 | 107 |
| 7 | Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax | 267,435 | 87 |
| 8 | Pokemon Hidden Fates | 261,988 | 111 |
| 9 | Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Promo | 237,045 | 23 |
| 10 | Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 | 186,959 | 57 |
PSA 10 counts as reported for the 14,127 Pokémon cards where we hold population data. Totals change as PSA grades more.
The most valuable Pokémon PSA 10s, and how many exist
The highest PSA 10 prices among cards with a population count. A low count is why most of them cost what they do.
| # | Card | PSA 10 price | PSA 10s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayquaza #SL10Pokemon Call of Legends | $171,013 | 23 |
| 2 | Pikachu [Gold Star] #104Pokemon Holon Phantoms | $158,931 | 119 |
| 3 | Gengar #H9Pokemon Skyridge | $145,186 | 99 |
| 4 | Charizard [Reverse Holo] #3Pokemon Legendary Collection | $131,357 | 86 |
| 5 | Dark Dragonite [Reverse Holo] #5Pokemon Legendary Collection | $116,812 | 44 |
| 6 | Mewtwo EX #98Pokemon Next Destinies | $115,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Charizard [No Rarity] #6Pokemon Japanese Expansion Pack | $96,100 | 10 |
| 8 | Charizard #136Pokemon Plasma Storm | $93,377 | 78 |
| 9 | Deoxys #SL1Pokemon Call of Legends | $90,524 | 25 |
| 10 | Rayquaza ex #39Pokemon Promo | $87,776 | 48 |
PSA 10 counts as reported for the 14,127 Pokémon cards where we hold population data. Totals change as PSA grades more.
What a PSA 10 is actually worth
Across the 19,351 cards where we hold both a raw price and a PSA 10 price.
15.8xmedian PSA 10 premium
The median PSA 10 sells for 15.8x the ungraded card, at a median of $171.23.
The multiple is the number worth internalising, because grading costs are flat while the premium is proportional. A 15.8x multiple on a $2.70 card is still under a dollar of upside. The premium only pays on cards that already carry value, which is the opposite of how most submission decisions get made.
The 10 most valuable Pokémon cards
Ranked by raw (ungraded) price across the whole dataset.
| # | Card | Raw price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illustrator PikachuPokemon Japanese Promo | $1,079,036 |
| 2 | No. 1 Trainer: Champion Road Mega BattlePokemon Japanese Promo | $103,700 |
| 3 | Master's Scroll [Holo] #55/L-PPokemon Japanese Promo | $57,355 |
| 4 | Mew Ex #3/SV-PPokemon Chinese Promo | $12,860 |
| 5 | Victory Ring [Spring Battle Road]Pokemon Japanese Promo | $9,702 |
| 6 | Voltorb [Cosmos Professor Program] #100Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 | $8,500 |
| 7 | Mew Ex [Ultra Ball League] #151Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 | $7,760 |
| 8 | Spikey-Eared Pichu [Televi-Kun Winner]Pokemon Japanese Promo | $7,500 |
| 9 | Spikey-Eared Pichu [2nd Grade Winner]Pokemon Japanese Promo | $7,499 |
| 10 | Espeon [Gold Star] #16Pokemon POP Series 5 | $6,800 |
Raw prices from recent sales.
Methodology
- Computed over 59,806 card records in 392 Pokémon sets, the same dataset behind our Pokémon card price pages.
- Price statistics use the 53,301 cards carrying a raw price above zero. Cards with no price are excluded rather than counted as zero, which would drag every average down.
- Sealed product is excluded. 1,294 rows for booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, blisters and tins are dropped before anything is counted, because a booster box is not a card and leaving them in inflates the average by roughly a third.
- Grading premiums use only cards with a raw price of $1 or more. Below that, rounding in the raw price alone can manufacture a 100x multiple.
- Population figures are PSA 10 counts as reported for the 14,127 cards where we hold population data.
Citing these numbers
Journalists and creators are welcome to use any statistic on this page with attribution and a link to banktcg.com/pokemon-card-statistics. If you need a figure we haven't published, whether a specific set, era or grade, get in touch and we'll run it.