{"format":"alysly-page/1","url":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/expedition/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/expedition/index.json","lang":"en-US","title":"PSA 10 Expedition Pokémon Cards: Prices, Returns & Investment Comparison","description":"15 cards from Expedition graded PSA 10: 135 real sale prices, annualized returns and a comparison with Bitcoin, the S&P 500 and gold.","modified":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z","alternates":[{"lang":"de-DE","url":"https://alysly.com/de/assets/sammelkarten/pokemon/expedition/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/de/assets/sammelkarten/pokemon/expedition/index.json"}],"about":"Machine-readable version of the page at url. 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The figures rest on 135 recorded sales of 15 cards from public auction archives."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"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."},{"type":"heading","level":2,"id":"the-set","text":"The Set"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"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."},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"Base Set · 44","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/base-set/"},{"text":"Jungle · 28","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/jungle/"},{"text":"Fossil · 21","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/fossil/"},{"text":"Wizards Black Star Promos · 42","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/wizards-promos/"},{"text":"Base Set 2 · 8","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/base-set-2/"},{"text":"Team Rocket · 27","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/team-rocket/"},{"text":"Gym Heroes · 23","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/gym-heroes/"},{"text":"Gym Challenge · 32","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/gym-challenge/"},{"text":"Neo Genesis · 17","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/neo-genesis/"},{"text":"Neo Discovery · 19","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/neo-discovery/"},{"text":"Neo Revelation · 16","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/neo-revelation/"},{"text":"Southern Islands · 13","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/southern-islands/"},{"text":"Legendary Collection · 6","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/legendary-collection/"},{"text":"Expedition · 15","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/expedition/"},{"text":"Neo Destiny · 37","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/neo-destiny/"},{"text":"Aquapolis · 30","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/aquapolis/"},{"text":"Skyridge · 38","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/skyridge/"},{"text":"Japanese editions · 4","href":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/japan-vintage/"}]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-alakazam-1-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Alakazam #1 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Alakazam #1 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$25,800 last recorded sale · Oct 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"8 recorded sales 1 year PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 5 sales · $9,600 to $45,600 · median $15,600"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-blastoise-4-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #4 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #4 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$38,400 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"12 recorded sales 3 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 3 sales · $31,200 to $38,400 · median $31,800"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-charizard-6-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$21,600 last recorded sale · Sep 2025"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"6 recorded sales 2 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: no sale recorded"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["Sep 2025","$21,600"],["Apr 2025","$11,700"],["Jul 2023","$8,700"],["Jan 2023","$12,000"],["Dec 2022","$13,800"],["Mar 2022","$17,400"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-feraligatr-12-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Feraligatr #12 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Feraligatr #12 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$78,000 last recorded sale · Oct 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"5 recorded sales PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 2 sales · $23,400 and $78,000"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["Oct 2026","$78,000"],["Aug 2026","$23,400"],["Feb 2025","$1,290"],["Jan 2024","$990"],["Apr 2023","$1,140"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-gengar-13-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Gengar #13 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Gengar #13 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$102,000 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"11 recorded sales 1 year PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 10 sales · $7,500 to $180,000 · median $93,000"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-golem-14-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Golem #14 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Golem #14 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$6,300 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"11 recorded sales 2 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 2 sales · $1,650 and $6,300"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-kingler-15-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Kingler #15 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Kingler #15 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$6,300 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"8 recorded sales 1 year PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 6 sales · $2,190 to $21,600 · median $6,300"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-machamp-16-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Machamp #16 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Machamp #16 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$5,880 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"12 recorded sales 2 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 8 sales · $840 to $17,400 · median $8,400"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-mewtwo-20-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Mewtwo #20 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Mewtwo #20 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$90,000 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"11 recorded sales 3 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 6 sales · $66,000 to $216,000 · median $93,000"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-ninetales-21-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Ninetales #21 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Ninetales #21 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$8,700 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"8 recorded sales 1 year PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 5 sales · $3,240 to $18,600 · median $8,700"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-pichu-22-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Pichu #22 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Pichu #22 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$55,200 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"6 recorded sales 1 year PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 2 sales · $55,200 and $84,000"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["Nov 2026","$55,200"],["Nov 2026","$84,000"],["Jan 2025","$2,880"],["Dec 2023","$1,020"],["May 2023","$1,440"],["Dec 2022","$1,950"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-pidgeot-23-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #23 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #23 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$11,100 last recorded sale · Sep 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"5 recorded sales 1 year PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 2 sales · $5,280 and $11,100"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["Sep 2026","$11,100"],["Apr 2026","$5,280"],["Oct 2025","$1,350"],["Mar 2025","$660"],["Oct 2023","$690"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-rapidash-26-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Rapidash #26 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Rapidash #26 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$6,900 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"10 recorded sales 2 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 6 sales · $6,900 to $16,200 · median $8,700"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-tyranitar-29-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Tyranitar #29 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Tyranitar #29 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$31,800 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"8 recorded sales 2 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 2 sales · $26,400 and $31,800"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-venusaur-30-holo-expedition-2002.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #30 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #30 · Expedition (2002)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$8,700 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"14 recorded sales 3 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 9 sales · $1,230 to $13,200 · median $5,160"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Too few sales for a return series. All recorded sales:"},{"type":"table","caption":"Recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["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"]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 1","href":"#dn-1"},{"type":"heading","level":3,"text":"Related Research"},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"Jul 21, 2026 Collectibles ×5.4 for the same cards, matched-model index, Mar 2022 — Aug 2026 Is the Pokémon Card Market in a Bubble? 4,159 Sales Analyzed Prices for PSA-graded cards multiplied. Measured on the same cards they rose 438%, while the raw median shows 786% because pricier cards came up for sale later.","href":"https://alysly.com/research/pokemon-card-market-bubble/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Updated Nov 9, 2026"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"id":"note-legend-h","text":"Data Notes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All calculations run automatically and are not investment advice."},{"type":"list","ordered":true,"items":[{"id":"dn-1","text":"Real auction prices of Pokémon cards graded PSA 10, Rolex references and selected classic-car models, condensed into period medians; residential property via official price indices. Comparisons are indexed to 100 against the S&P 500, MSCI World, Bitcoin and gold on a logarithmic scale."}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data and methodology: Alysly · Responsible for content: Alexander Bock","links":[{"text":"Alysly","href":"https://alysly.com/methodology/"},{"text":"Alexander Bock","href":"https://alysly.com/about/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"View all data notes","href":"https://alysly.com/notes/"}],"structured_data":[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://alysly.com/#org","name":"Alysly","url":"https://alysly.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://alysly.com/img/icon-512.png","width":512,"height":512},"description":"Free analysis tools for traders and long-term investors. 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