Pokemon TCG cards are among the more popular examples, with desirable cards reaching hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the secondary market.

2. 1997 Pokemon Japanese Topsun Charizard Blue Back PSA 10 At the time of its sale for $493,230 in January 2021 at Goldin Auctions, it was a record for any Pokémon card ever sold publicly.

However, as modern Pokemon cards began soaring from the end of 2024 through 2025, Gengar was among the leaders, exploding to its current market price and putting considerable distance between it ...

In September 2024, thieves allegedly made off with Pokemon cards worth $70,000 — after asking store employees which cards were worth the most, NHK reports.

Lifestyle Japanese daredevil scales building to steal pricey Pokémon cards By Hannah Sparks Published March 30, 2021, 3:25 p.m. ET ...

The card, given to participants in a Japanese parent/child tournament in 1998, is one of the rarest promotional cards in existence. 6. 2000 Pokémon Neo Genesis 1st Edition Holo Lugia #9 ...

Pokemon are such a hot commodity again that the Japanese mob is using them to launder money, according to reports. By Lan Pitts on December 17, 2024 at 8:51AM PST ...

20 Special Delivery Charizard ~ SWSH Black Star Promo $53+ Ungraded: $53.20 PSA 10: $262.76 This may be one of the rarest Charizard Pokemon cards in existence as they were never properly released.

A portmanteau of the original title – Pocket Monsters – Pokémon was not just a video game but also a collection of trading cards and an anime series. Released in its home country in 1996 ...