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

4 cards from Japanese editions graded PSA 10: 206 real sale prices, annualized returns and a comparison with Bitcoin, the S&P 500 and gold.

How much does a Pokémon card return as an investment — and does it beat Bitcoin, stocks or gold? This page shows the real sale prices of 4 cards, the yearly return calculated from them, and how they performed next to the major asset classes. The figures are based on 206 recorded sales from public auction archives.

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

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

34,800 $ last recorded sale · 2026-09-14

32 recorded sales5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +376 %

3 years +442 %+76 % p. a.

since start +343 %+45 % p. a.

Last 10 sales of 32 recorded

Most recent recorded sales
Date	Price
2026-09-14	34,800 $
2026-07-20	23,400 $
2026-04-13	25,800 $
2026-02-09	17,400 $
2026-01-12	11,100 $
2025-10-20	8,700 $
2025-07-28	5,040 $
2025-07-28	5,280 $
2025-06-02	4,320 $
2025-05-26	4,320 $

32 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

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

3,000 $ last recorded sale · 2026-09-14

80 recorded sales17 quartersPSA 10

1 year +154 %

3 years +323 %+62 % p. a.

since start +409 %+50 % p. a.

Last 10 sales of 80 recorded

Most recent recorded sales
Date	Price
2026-09-14	3,000 $
2026-09-14	3,000 $
2026-09-07	3,600 $
2026-08-10	3,720 $
2026-07-27	3,840 $
2026-07-20	3,360 $
2026-07-13	3,360 $
2026-06-29	3,960 $
2026-05-18	4,200 $
2026-05-11	4,200 $

80 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

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

3,240 $ last recorded sale · 2026-08-24

41 recorded sales5 yearsPSA 10

1 year +243 %

3 years +711 %+101 % p. a.

since start +669 %+66 % p. a.

Last 10 sales of 41 recorded

Most recent recorded sales
Date	Price
2026-08-24	3,240 $
2026-08-17	3,600 $
2026-07-13	3,240 $
2026-06-22	4,560 $
2026-06-01	4,560 $
2025-12-08	930 $
2025-10-20	1,050 $
2025-10-13	1,050 $
2025-09-29	1,260 $
2025-09-01	1,470 $

41 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

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

7,200 $ last recorded sale · 2026-08-31

53 recorded sales15 quartersPSA 10

1 year +346 %

3 years +1443 %+149 % p. a.

since start +1476 %+120 % p. a.

Last 10 sales of 53 recorded

Most recent recorded sales
Date	Price
2026-08-31	7,200 $
2026-08-31	7,500 $
2026-08-17	8,700 $
2026-08-10	10,200 $
2026-08-10	8,100 $
2026-07-27	11,400 $
2026-07-13	8,700 $
2026-06-22	9,600 $
2026-05-11	9,300 $
2026-04-27	11,700 $

53 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

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