{"format":"alysly-page/1","url":"https://alysly.com/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/japan-vintage/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/assets/trading-cards/pokemon/japan-vintage/index.json","lang":"en-US","title":"PSA 10 Japanese Pokémon Cards: Prices, Returns & Investment Comparison","description":"4 cards from Japanese editions graded PSA 10: 222 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/japan-vintage/","json":"https://alysly.com/json/de/assets/sammelkarten/pokemon/japan-vintage/index.json"}],"about":"Machine-readable version of the page at url. 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The figures rest on 222 recorded sales of four 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":"japanese-cards","text":"Japanese Cards"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Pokémon trading card game launched in Japan in October 1996, more than two years before the English edition. The first printings carry no rarity symbol and are therefore called “No Rarity”; they count as the earliest cards of the game. Japanese cards from this period have a different back than the English ones."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The cards recorded here are graded PSA 10. Months often pass between two sales of the same card, which is why every sale appears as its own dot in the chart."},{"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-charizard-6-holo-japanese-base-set-1996.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 · Japanese Base Set (1996)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #6 · Japanese Base Set (1996)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$40,800 last recorded sale · Sep 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"33 recorded sales 5 years PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 6 sales · $11,100 to $40,800 · median $24,600"},{"type":"facts","items":[{"label":"1 year","value":"+400.0%"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"3 years +469.4% +78.6% a year"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"since start +365.9% +46.9% a year"},{"type":"heading","level":3,"text":"Last 10 Sales of 33 Recorded"},{"type":"table","caption":"Most recent recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["Sep 2026","$40,800"],["Sep 2026","$34,800"],["Jul 2026","$23,400"],["Apr 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recent recorded sales","columns":["Month","Price"],"rows":[["Oct 2026","$3,120"],["Aug 2026","$3,240"],["Aug 2026","$3,600"],["Jul 2026","$3,240"],["Jun 2026","$4,560"],["Jun 2026","$4,560"],["Dec 2025","$930"],["Oct 2025","$1,050"],["Oct 2025","$1,050"],["Sep 2025","$1,260"]]},{"type":"image","src":"https://alysly.com/img/cards/pokemon-sabrinas-gengar-94-holo-japanese-gym-2-1999.webp","alt":"PSA 10 Pokémon Sabrina's Gengar #94 · Japanese Gym 2 (1999)"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"PSA 10 Pokémon Sabrina's Gengar #94 · Japanese Gym 2 (1999)"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"$7,800 last recorded sale · Nov 2026"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"61 recorded sales 16 quarters PSA 10"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Past 12 months: 20 sales · $6,600 to $11,700 · median $8,100"},{"type":"facts","items":[{"label":"1 year","value":"+209.5%"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"3 years +1,485.4% +151.2% a year"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"since start +1,313.0% +80.1% a 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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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