Japanese editions PSA 10: prices, returns and comparison

4 cards from Japanese editions graded PSA 10: 194 real sale prices, annualised returns and a 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 4 cards, the annualised return derived from them, and performance side by side with the major asset classes. It is based on 194 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.

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

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

31 recorded sales5 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 Blaine's Charizard #6 — Japanese Gym 2 (1999)

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

39 recorded sales5 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 sales5 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.

Data note 1

Japanese editions PSA 10: prices, returns and comparison

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

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 — Japanese CD Promo (1999)

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

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