PSA 10 Southern Islands Pokémon Cards: Prices, Returns & Investment Comparison

13 cards from Southern Islands graded PSA 10: 116 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 116 recorded sales of 13 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

With 18 cards, Southern Islands is the smallest set on these pages. It was sold in 2001 in fixed collection packs rather than random boosters, and the artwork of neighboring cards joins into larger island scenes. There is no 1st Edition.

PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #2 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #2 · Southern Islands (2001)

$492 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

12 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $348 to $780 · median $492

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$492
Oct 2026$780
Jul 2026$348
Jul 2023$52
May 2023$91
Apr 2023$41
Mar 2023$91
Mar 2023$86
Nov 2022$77
Sep 2022$86
Apr 2022$62
Mar 2022$74
PSA 10 Pokémon Ivysaur #5 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Ivysaur #5 · Southern Islands (2001)

$1,080 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

7 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 1 sale · $1,080

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$1,080
Dec 2022$46
May 2022$72
May 2022$55
Mar 2022$74
Mar 2022$55
Mar 2022$98
PSA 10 Pokémon Raticate #6 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Raticate #6 · Southern Islands (2001)

$432 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

9 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $210 to $432 · median $312

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$432
Jul 2026$210
May 2026$312
Feb 2025$49
Apr 2023$34
Mar 2023$62
Dec 2022$50
Jun 2022$31
May 2022$54
PSA 10 Pokémon Ledyba #7 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Ledyba #7 · Southern Islands (2001)

$5,640 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

8 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 6 sales · $5,640 to $19,200 · median $12,200

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$5,640
Oct 2026$9,300
Oct 2026$19,200
Oct 2026$15,000
Oct 2026$15,000
Jun 2026$7,500
Jun 2023$720
May 2022$468
PSA 10 Pokémon Butterfree #9 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Butterfree #9 · Southern Islands (2001)

$408 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

8 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $348 to $780 · median $408

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$408
Oct 2026$780
Jun 2026$348
Mar 2023$74
Sep 2022$46
Aug 2022$44
Jul 2022$37
Mar 2022$67
PSA 10 Pokémon Tentacruel #10 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Tentacruel #10 · Southern Islands (2001)

$564 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

6 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 2 sales · $384 and $564

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$564
Oct 2026$384
Mar 2023$58
Dec 2022$52
Dec 2022$54
Mar 2022$47
PSA 10 Pokémon Lapras #12 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Lapras #12 · Southern Islands (2001)

$720 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

11 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 4 sales · $690 to $1,050 · median $720

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$720
Oct 2026$720
Oct 2026$690
Oct 2026$1,050
Mar 2023$79
Mar 2023$67
Mar 2023$70
May 2022$74
Apr 2022$86
Mar 2022$79
Mar 2022$84
PSA 10 Pokémon Exeggutor #13 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Exeggutor #13 · Southern Islands (2001)

$480 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

11 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 4 sales · $396 to $492 · median $456

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$480
Oct 2026$492
Oct 2026$432
Jun 2026$396
Mar 2023$62
Nov 2022$67
May 2022$79
May 2022$79
Apr 2022$65
Mar 2022$84
Mar 2022$74
PSA 10 Pokémon Slowking #14 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Slowking #14 · Southern Islands (2001)

$66,000 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

6 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 4 sales · $18,600 to $84,000 · median $46,500

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$66,000
Oct 2026$84,000
Jun 2026$27,000
Apr 2026$18,600
Dec 2024$990
Mar 2022$1,230
PSA 10 Pokémon Wartortle #15 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Wartortle #15 · Southern Islands (2001)

$840 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

10 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $630 to $1,020 · median $840

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$840
Oct 2026$1,020
Apr 2026$630
Mar 2023$77
Nov 2022$77
May 2022$86
May 2022$62
Apr 2022$79
Mar 2022$96
Mar 2022$60
PSA 10 Pokémon Lickitung #16 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Lickitung #16 · Southern Islands (2001)

$384 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

12 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 6 sales · $384 to $690 · median $408

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$384
Oct 2026$384
Oct 2026$408
Oct 2026$420
Oct 2026$690
Sep 2026$408
Dec 2022$41
Aug 2022$56
May 2022$56
May 2022$46
May 2022$70
Mar 2022$60
PSA 10 Pokémon Vileplume #17 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Vileplume #17 · Southern Islands (2001)

$8,700 last recorded sale · Nov 2026

7 recorded sales1 yearPSA 10

Past 12 months: 5 sales · $8,700 to $30,000 · median $10,200

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Nov 2026$8,700
Nov 2026$10,200
Oct 2026$30,000
Oct 2026$27,000
Jun 2026$8,700
Mar 2024$432
Mar 2023$504
PSA 10 Pokémon Primeape #18 · Southern Islands (2001)

PSA 10 Pokémon Primeape #18 · Southern Islands (2001)

$420 last recorded sale · Oct 2026

9 recorded sales3 yearsPSA 10

Past 12 months: 3 sales · $420 to $720 · median $432

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

Recorded sales
MonthPrice
Oct 2026$420
Oct 2026$432
Oct 2026$720
Mar 2023$38
Mar 2023$62
Nov 2022$52
Nov 2022$62
Mar 2022$49
Mar 2022$42

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