PSA 10 Expedition Pokémon Cards: Prices, Returns & Investment Comparison

15 cards from Expedition graded PSA 10: 135 real sale prices, annualized returns and a comparison with Bitcoin, the S&P 500 and gold.

Pokémon cards as an investment, compared with Bitcoin, stocks and gold. The figures rest on 135 recorded sales of 15 cards from public auction archives.

For investors, not collectors. Only PSA 10, the highest grade, is covered. In this condition, trading cards compare most consistently as an asset class. Every dot in the chart is a price actually paid at auction, not an estimate or asking price.

The Set

Expedition opened the e-Card series in 2002. A dot code runs along the edge of the cards, which the e-Reader accessory for the Game Boy Advance could scan. Many cards also exist as reverse holos; this page lists only the regular holo cards, because reverse holos are a market of their own.

PSA 10 Pokémon Alakazam #1 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Alakazam #1 · Expedition (2002)

$25,800 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

8 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 5 sales · $9,600 to $45,600 · median $15,600

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$25,800
Sep 2026$45,600
Sep 2026$15,600
Aug 2026$9,600
Mar 2026$9,600
Jan 2025$840
Nov 2024$810
May 2022$720
PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #4 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #4 · Expedition (2002)

$38,400 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

12 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $31,200 to $38,400 · median $31,800

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$38,400
Oct 2026$31,800
Aug 2026$31,200
Jul 2025$3,360
Feb 2025$2,130
Sep 2024$1,770
Jul 2023$1,740
Jun 2023$1,770
Apr 2023$1,710
Apr 2023$1,770
Feb 2023$2,280
May 2022$3,000
PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 · Expedition (2002)

$21,600 last recorded sale · Sep 2025

6 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: no sale recorded

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Sep 2025$21,600
Apr 2025$11,700
Jul 2023$8,700
Jan 2023$12,000
Dec 2022$13,800
Mar 2022$17,400
PSA 10 Pokémon Feraligatr #12 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Feraligatr #12 · Expedition (2002)

$78,000 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

5 recorded salesPSA 10

Past 12 months: 2 sales · $23,400 and $78,000

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$78,000
Aug 2026$23,400
Feb 2025$1,290
Jan 2024$990
Apr 2023$1,140
PSA 10 Pokémon Gengar #13 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Gengar #13 · Expedition (2002)

$102,000 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

11 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 10 sales · $7,500 to $180,000 · median $93,000

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$102,000
Nov 2026$84,000
Nov 2026$102,000
Oct 2026$120,000
Oct 2026$72,000
Oct 2026$108,000
Oct 2026$180,000
Aug 2026$72,000
Aug 2026$55,200
Nov 2025$7,500
Nov 2022$960
PSA 10 Pokémon Golem #14 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Golem #14 · Expedition (2002)

$6,300 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

11 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 2 sales · $1,650 and $6,300

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$6,300
Mar 2026$1,650
Nov 2025$540
Jan 2025$156
Jan 2025$162
Feb 2024$162
Nov 2023$180
Oct 2023$234
Oct 2023$210
Oct 2023$204
Jan 2023$252
PSA 10 Pokémon Kingler #15 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Kingler #15 · Expedition (2002)

$6,300 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

8 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 6 sales · $2,190 to $21,600 · median $6,300

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$6,300
Nov 2026$6,300
Nov 2026$9,000
Sep 2026$21,600
Aug 2026$5,040
Jul 2026$2,190
Jan 2025$324
Feb 2024$396
PSA 10 Pokémon Machamp #16 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Machamp #16 · Expedition (2002)

$5,880 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

12 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 8 sales · $840 to $17,400 · median $8,400

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$5,880
Oct 2026$7,200
Oct 2026$10,800
Oct 2026$9,600
Oct 2026$17,400
Sep 2026$10,500
Sep 2026$2,760
Nov 2025$840
Jan 2025$444
Jan 2025$432
Oct 2024$384
Dec 2022$372
PSA 10 Pokémon Mewtwo #20 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Mewtwo #20 · Expedition (2002)

$90,000 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

11 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 6 sales · $66,000 to $216,000 · median $93,000

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$90,000
Nov 2026$90,000
Sep 2026$216,000
Sep 2026$192,000
Sep 2026$96,000
Aug 2026$66,000
Mar 2024$2,400
Sep 2023$2,520
Jan 2023$2,520
Jun 2022$3,240
May 2022$3,000
PSA 10 Pokémon Ninetales #21 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Ninetales #21 · Expedition (2002)

$8,700 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

8 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 5 sales · $3,240 to $18,600 · median $8,700

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$8,700
Nov 2026$13,800
Oct 2026$3,240
Sep 2026$18,600
Aug 2026$4,440
Jan 2025$540
Oct 2023$420
May 2022$432
PSA 10 Pokémon Pichu #22 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Pichu #22 · Expedition (2002)

$55,200 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

6 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 2 sales · $55,200 and $84,000

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$55,200
Nov 2026$84,000
Jan 2025$2,880
Dec 2023$1,020
May 2023$1,440
Dec 2022$1,950
PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #23 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #23 · Expedition (2002)

$11,100 last recorded sale · Sep 2026

5 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 2 sales · $5,280 and $11,100

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Sep 2026$11,100
Apr 2026$5,280
Oct 2025$1,350
Mar 2025$660
Oct 2023$690
PSA 10 Pokémon Rapidash #26 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Rapidash #26 · Expedition (2002)

$6,900 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

10 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 6 sales · $6,900 to $16,200 · median $8,700

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$6,900
Nov 2026$6,900
Nov 2026$6,900
Oct 2026$10,500
Oct 2026$16,200
Sep 2026$11,700
Aug 2025$516
Jan 2025$420
Oct 2024$360
Apr 2022$444
PSA 10 Pokémon Tyranitar #29 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Tyranitar #29 · Expedition (2002)

$31,800 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

8 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 2 sales · $26,400 and $31,800

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$31,800
Sep 2026$26,400
Jul 2025$3,480
Apr 2025$2,640
Jan 2025$2,340
Apr 2024$1,050
Mar 2024$1,020
Mar 2022$1,680
PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #30 · Expedition (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #30 · Expedition (2002)

$8,700 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

14 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 9 sales · $1,230 to $13,200 · median $5,160

Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$8,700
Nov 2026$9,000
Oct 2026$13,200
Sep 2026$6,600
Aug 2026$4,320
Apr 2026$5,040
Apr 2026$5,160
Jan 2026$2,640
Nov 2025$1,230
Nov 2025$1,890
Jan 2025$660
Aug 2024$564
Oct 2022$750
May 2022$750

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