Pokémon PSA 10 Investments: prices, returns and comparison

Pokémon cards in PSA 10 as an investment: real sale prices, annualised returns and a direct comparison with Bitcoin, the S&P 500 and gold.

What does a Pokémon card return as an investment — and does it beat Bitcoin, equities or gold? This page shows real sale prices for 13 cards, the annualised return derived from them, and performance side by side with the major asset classes. It is based on 380 recorded sales from public auction archives.

For investors, not collectors. Only the top grade PSA 10 is covered — the single condition in which trading cards trade as an asset class. Every dot in the chart is a price actually paid at auction, not an estimate and not an asking price.

Pokémon vs. the markets

Real auction prices of PSA 10 cards against the S&P 500, MSCI World, Bitcoin and gold. All lines indexed to 100 as of 2024-07-11, logarithmic scale.

PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Charizard #4 HoloTeam Rocket 1st Edition (2000) History and sales →
Dark Charizard #4 Holo +556 % S&P 500 +34 % MSCI World +34 % Bitcoin +9 % Gold +65 %
PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6Japanese CD Promo (1999) History and sales →
Charizard #6 +500 % S&P 500 +34 % MSCI World +34 % Bitcoin +9 % Gold +65 %
PSA 10 Pokémon Sabrina's Gengar #94Japanese Gym 2 (1999) History and sales →
Sabrina's Gengar #94 +412 % S&P 500 +34 % MSCI World +34 % Bitcoin +9 % Gold +65 %
PSA 10 Pokémon Blaine's Charizard #2Gym Challenge (2000) History and sales →
Blaine's Charizard #2 +319 % S&P 500 +34 % MSCI World +34 % Bitcoin +9 % Gold +65 %
PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6Japanese Base Set (1996) History and sales →
Charizard #6 +14 % S&P 500 +34 % MSCI World +34 % Bitcoin +9 % Gold +65 %

Period 2024-07-11 to 2026-07-13. Positions are picked by the number of recorded sales, not by return. Prices are hammer prices including the buyer's premium; seller's commission, taxes and holding costs are not deducted. All cards in detail

Data note 1

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 — Japanese Base Set (1996)

23,400 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-20

31 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +315 %

3 years +372 %+68 % p. a.

since start +286 %+40 % p. a.

31 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #4 — Base Set Unlimited (1999)

23,400 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-20

24 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +86 %

3 years +211 %+46 % p. a.

since start +188 %+30 % p. a.

24 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #2 — Base Set 1st Edition (1999)

78,000 $ last recorded sale · 2026-04-06

10 recorded sales 4 yearsPSA 10

Only 10 sales across 4 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
Date	Price
2026-04-06	78,000 $
2026-03-30	90,000 $
2026-03-20	84,000 $
2026-01-23	81,000 $
2025-12-08	84,000 $
2025-10-20	90,000 $
2024-09-30	21,000 $
2024-08-19	19,800 $
2022-12-19	27,600 $
2022-10-17	38,400 $

10 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #4 — Base Set 1st Edition (1999)

504,000 $ last recorded sale · 2026-05-22

7 recorded sales 2 yearsPSA 10

Only 7 sales across 2 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
Date	Price
2026-05-22	504,000 $
2026-04-17	456,000 $
2026-03-20	480,000 $
2026-02-20	528,000 $
2025-07-25	264,000 $
2025-06-27	300,000 $
2025-05-23	264,000 $

7 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #15 — Base Set 1st Edition (1999)

38,400 $ last recorded sale · 2026-06-15

22 recorded sales 4 yearsPSA 10

1 year +16 %

3 years +167 %+39 % p. a.

since start +167 %+39 % p. a.

22 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Blaine's Charizard #6 — Japanese Gym 2 (1999)

3,240 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-13

39 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +334 %

3 years +927 %+117 % p. a.

since start +874 %+77 % p. a.

39 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Sabrina's Gengar #94 — Japanese Gym 2 (1999)

11,400 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-27

48 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +269 %

3 years +1790 %+166 % p. a.

since start +1549 %+102 % p. a.

48 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Blaine's Charizard #2 — Gym Challenge (2000)

16,800 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-13

33 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +148 %

3 years +319 %+61 % p. a.

since start +751 %+71 % p. a.

33 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Blastoise #3 — Team Rocket 1st Edition (2000)

15,000 $ last recorded sale · 2026-06-19

16 recorded sales 3 yearsPSA 10

1 year +187 %

since start +174 %+66 % p. a.

16 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Charizard #4 Holo — Team Rocket 1st Edition (2000)

20,400 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-13

25 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +193 %

3 years +443 %+76 % p. a.

since start +377 %+48 % p. a.

25 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #3 — Legendary Collection (2002)

5,040 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-13

17 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +61 %

3 years +3012 %+214 % p. a.

since start +431 %+52 % p. a.

17 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Crystal Charizard #146 — Skyridge (2003)

102,000 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-24

32 recorded sales 5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +1446 %

3 years +832 %+110 % p. a.

since start +673 %+67 % p. a.

32 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.