PSA 10 Legendary Collection Pokémon Cards: Prices, Returns & Investment Comparison

6 cards from Legendary Collection graded PSA 10: 49 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 49 recorded sales of six 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

The Legendary Collection came out in May 2002 and reprinted 110 cards from the Base Set, Jungle, Fossil and Team Rocket. New was a reverse holo version of every card with a fireworks pattern in the background.

The cards recorded here are graded PSA 10, the top grade of the grading service PSA. Since the artworks come from earlier sets, their prices offer a comparison, for example in the Base Set.

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

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

$9,600 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

21 recorded sales5 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 8 sales · $5,040 to $120,000 · median $14,400

1 year -57.1%
3 years +727.6%+102.3% a year
since start +41.2%+9.0% a year

Last 10 Sales of 21 Recorded

Most recent recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$9,600
Oct 2026$96,000
Oct 2026$6,900
Oct 2026$19,200
Jul 2026$5,040
Jun 2026$120,000
Mar 2026$102,000
Mar 2026$6,300
Nov 2025$33,600
Apr 2025$34,800
PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Persian #6 · Legendary Collection (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Persian #6 · Legendary Collection (2002)

$12,000 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

7 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 5 sales · $3,000 to $12,000 · median $4,800

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$12,000
Sep 2026$4,320
Jul 2026$5,040
Jun 2026$4,800
Apr 2026$3,000
Dec 2024$504
Oct 2024$516
PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Slowbro #8 · Legendary Collection (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Dark Slowbro #8 · Legendary Collection (2002)

$1,830 last recorded sale · Jul 2026

5 recorded salesPSA 10

Past 12 months: 1 sale · $1,830

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Jul 2026$1,830
Jul 2025$516
Feb 2024$132
Feb 2023$240
Oct 2022$186
PSA 10 Pokémon Flareon #10 · Legendary Collection (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Flareon #10 · Legendary Collection (2002)

$3,120 last recorded sale · Sep 2026

6 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $1,470 to $3,120 · median $2,520

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Sep 2026$3,120
Aug 2026$2,520
Jan 2026$1,470
Jun 2023$396
May 2023$528
Feb 2023$660
PSA 10 Pokémon Hitmonlee #13 · Legendary Collection (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Hitmonlee #13 · Legendary Collection (2002)

$6,600 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

5 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $1,440 to $7,200 · median $6,600

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$6,600
Oct 2026$7,200
Apr 2026$1,440
Apr 2023$372
Jun 2022$312
PSA 10 Pokémon Zapdos #19 · Legendary Collection (2002)

PSA 10 Pokémon Zapdos #19 · Legendary Collection (2002)

$6,300 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

5 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

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

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$6,300
Sep 2026$6,300
Apr 2025$1,530
Sep 2024$1,230
Sep 2024$312

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