Ultra Rare Japanese Charizard Sells $526k 🔥, Chinese Card Market Cools Down Slightly ☔️, PSA 10 Poke Dude Pikachu Sells $4.5k 🧍, Moonbreon Continues $3k Climb 🌒

Note: sold listing links sometimes redirect to active listings after some time but should still be discoverable by searching for the listings manually.

📋 TLDR

📦 Sealed Product Market Highlights: Japanese booster boxes jumping in value with top chases beating out English counterparts (in some cases), reflecting significant value increases, while the S&M Celestial Storm Booster Box is up 58% since March and Chinese Collect 151 surprise boxes have cooled down from the $3k mark.

💎 Singles & Graded Cards Highlights: The graded card market shows strong upward trends Pokepark's Pikachu up 269% since May, and a lot of 6 PSA 10 XY Breakthrough Mewtwo cards selling for $10.6k at a slight bargain.

🕰️ Vintage & Niche Market Highlights: A Japanese PSA 10 Promo Daisuki Club Poke Dude sold for $4.5k, highlighting the value of exclusive niche cards.

😴 Potential Sleepers: A "sleeper" trio of PSA 10 Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery Eeveelution cards with theme connecting art has seen a value increase from $100-$120 to over $200 since June, showcasing their potential for future growth.

📦 Sealed Product Market Highlights

🔵 S&M Celestial Storm Booster Box sells for $2.78k

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Celestial Storm is another set that falls into the category of deemed underwhelming by enthusiasts because its lack of chase cards. While there are some standout GX and secret rare cards such as Rayquaza GX (including the Rainbow version), and Lisia Full Art, the set overall doesn’t deliver the same frequency of high-value prize cards that more hyped expansions tend to. Regardless, I think this set still has some underrated cards (like many of the trainer cards including Copycat 163 which features various trainers disguised as each other with nice and clever art). There also isn’t a huge “chase card vs booster box” disconnect in terms of price.

The Lisia trainer card is hovering around $700 in a PSA 10 while the Rainbow Rayquaza GX is closer to $800. There are also some upcoming events like the potential release of a Rayquaza themed set (currently trademarked as “Storm Esmeralda”) that could help push its value even more although bigger returns might require holding longer for this particular set. The current price range for this set is potentially still a bargain (which sounds silly to say at its current price point but that seems to be the theme of the entire market as of late). For reference, this booster box sold for $1.76k in March of this year.

🔵 Japanese GX Battle Boost SM4+ booster box sells for $4.8k

Listing - Best offer accepted from $7k

GX Battle Boost on the other hand, has the opposite problem to Celestial Storm. This set is unique in that the Japanese version of the top chases are far more expensive than their English counterpart. By far the top chase card of this set is Lillie 119. A PSA 10 copy of this card sold for $12.63k at the end of May this year. By comparison, an English copy sold for $1.7k.

Some trainer and other cards from the S&M seemed to have worse pull rates in Japanese compared to English. On top of that Lillie is an incredibly popular character from the series and this is not even her most expensive card (which would be S&M Promo Lillie 397 for which a PSA 10 copy sold for $40k in August 2023).

Price data is a bit scarce on this set but another sealed box sold for $4.1k in June of this year so we’re seeing a pretty solid jump between now and then but there’s nothing to call out in particular with one data point.

🔵 Sealed Case of 20 Chinese Collect 151 Surprise Slim boxes sells for $2.2k

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The top chase of this card is the Pikachu card prominently featuring Gengar as well which was selling for around $4k-$5k in a PSA 10 / CGC Pristine 10. The market has since cooled down quite a bit putting it closer to $3k with this sale as a reference point.

Since then the price of the sealed cases have also come down but only slightly in the $2.5-$3k range. Is this a good time to get into the Chinese market before it potentially skyrockets again? One thing to call about the Pikachu Gengar card is that although it has a low PSA 10 pop (1065) there is also a total of 1169 copies graded putting the gem rate at about 91%.

The set has been out almost two months so it might be too soon to call it a card that is very easy to grade but it might just be a sign of how difficult the card is to pull as well.

🔵 2016 20th Anniversary CP6 Japanese Booster Box sells for $5k

Listing - Best offer accepted from $5.5k listing price Listing 2 - $5.1k

In the July 21st report I called out that this booster box was selling for around $3.5k to $4k. Now we’ve seen a huge jump to the $5k mark and with the 30th anniversary approaching I can see this price stabilizing at $5k before continuing to climb.

💎 Singles & Graded Cards Highlights

🔵 Pokemon World Championship 2025 Paradise Resort sells for $425

Listing - Best offer accepted from $475

Paradise Resort is a Stadium-trainer promo card that features artwork by Naoki Saito. In the 2025 edition (which was released at the 2025 World Championships in Anaheim) the illustration shows multiple Pokémon such as Pikachu, Eevee, Cleffa, Revavroom, Morpeko, Maushold, Munchlax, Haunter, Alolan Exeggutor, Psyduck, and Lickitung with a backdrop of a resort / beach setting.

From the early Pokémon TCG days, special cards given out via contests, tournaments, or as promos have always held a different status than set-cards. Examples include trophy cards, family event promos, illustrator cards, etc. They’re almost always more limited in number and often have prestige or uniqueness (art, design, exclusivity) that regular sets lack. Its hard to put a price on cards like this. Scarcity is an obvious factor that will help push this card up in value but its still too soon to say anything with regards to how it will trend. Total PSA count is four with two in a 10 and two in a 9. There are some outlier sales at the $600 and $700 range but prices seem to be somewhat stable around $500 for the time being.

There is a PSA 10 listing currently up for bid at ~$550 with a day left.

🔵 Lot of 6 PSA 10 XY Breakthrough Mewtwo cards sells for $10.6k

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This sale essentially highlights the top chase cards (value wise) of the XY Breakthrough set (which released in November 2015). Booster box sales have crossed the $3k mark in recent months but lets do a breakdown on this set of 6 looking at sale prices from the last month and comparing it to this lot of 6 (these averages are a rough calculation from most recent sales).

Again keep in mind these averages are rough estimates but if bought separately at these averages the total would be around $11.8k making this sale a pretty decent bargain given how much these cards have exploded in price.

🔵 PSA 10 Pokepark’s Pikachu sells $4.8k

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PokéPark’s Pikachu was first released in Japan on March 18, 2005, as part of the PokéPark Forest Premium File to commemorate the opening of the short-lived PokéPark theme park in Nagoya. The card was also distributed as a PCG-P promotional handout exclusively to visitors of the Pikachu Forest attraction, making it tied directly to the park experience rather than typical retail or tournament channels.

At the end of May this year, a copy of this card sold for $1.3k. In April, a copy sold for $900. This card has a PSA 10 pop count of 187 and the channel of distribution was so unique on top of being a Japanese exclusive promo that an increase was bound to happen but this increase is staggering which is in line with how the market as a whole has jumped this year. Personally I think a select few of the Pokepark cards are still underrated because they had the same channel of distribution and are still sub $500 in a PSA 10 in some cases.

🔵 PSA 10 Evolving Skies Umbreon VMAX sells $3.7k

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Just wanted to call out the Moonbreon because the Japanese/English copies of the card seemed stagnant over the past several months but has now started climbing again. Moonbreon was considered to be the best example of a card where graded population is no longer a significant factor anymore (perhaps just for modern cards) in determining where the value of a card will settle. There are currently 18,228 in a PSA 10 with a total population of 25,348.

🕰️ Vintage & Niche Market Highlights

🔵 Pokemon Amada Strongest Seal Legends sticker packs sell for ~$800

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The Amada Strongest Seal “Legend/Legends” sticker packs were a part of Amada Printing’s long-running Saikyō Seal Retsuden line from the late 1990s–early 2000s. Amada was a primary maker of Pokémon sticker collectibles in Japan during that era, and these packs typically focused on Kanto and Johto characters, including “legend” assortments that highlight Gen 1–2 favorites like Ho-Oh and Lugia. They were sold in small booster-style packs through Japanese retail (and occasionally event tie-ins such as World Hobby Fair items), and came in multiple finishes like normal, prism/kira (sparkle pattern), and gold which is part of why clean, sealed examples are scarce today although they are not nearly as expensive as other niche non-card related collectibles.

🔵 Japanese Basic No Rarity Symbol Charizard sells for $526k

Quick note: I’m not 100% sure how sales on Goldin are confirmed as having been paid so keep that in mind. However speaking from personal experience, when bidding on a card in this range or even lower ($10k and beyond), bidders must submit multiple proofs of income statement. So presumably the buyer would have the funds to be able to follow through with payment or face stricter account ban penalties.

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For most English card fans, the holy grail of collecting is the English 1st edition Charizard from the Base Set. This Japanese Charizard however is the ultra original version of that card and iconic as it gets. To better explain why, I took this snippet from Fanatics Collect:

No Rarity cards were the first release. They are referred to as such because they are missing the rarity symbol that should appear on the bottom right corner of the card. No Rarity cards are extremely sought after for two reasons. They are the first Pokémon TCG cards ever released, and they are rare.

On top of being rare based on the above explanation, they are further made rare on the graded market with only 10 in a PSA 10 and a total PSA pop of 949 putting the gem rate at 1% adding to the exclusivity even more. The English first edition has more widespread recognition and historically very high headline prices in some sales. For reference, a 1st edition English Charizard from base set sold with a winning bid of $175k at the beginning of May this year underscoring just how valuable these Japanese variations are.

🔵 PSA 10 Japanese Promo Daisuki Club Poke Dude sells for $4.5k

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Poké Dude is a Japanese promotional Supporter card distributed through the Pokémon Daisuki Club in 2004 as part of the Poké Dude Trainer Exercise event held at Pokémon Festa. Attendees who preregistered for the activity received this card, alongside a Munchlax promo, making the distribution pool extremely limited (estimated at just a few hundred copies). The card is particularly unusual within the hobby because it features a real person: Pokémon staff member Hironobu Yoshida rather than a standard Pokémon illustration, which gives it a unique place among Japanese promos and makes high-grade examples highly collectible (for collectors who are in that niche).

There are only a total of 86 PSA graded and 9 of them in a 10. Its a scarce and exclusive card but again it is a niche within a niche in some sense. So while there are collectors and there is demand, it doesn’t command the same value as other Japanese exclusive promos.

😴 Potential Sleepers

Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery Eeveelutions - Flareon TG01, Vaporeon TG02, Jolteon TG04

This week I want to feature a set of three trainer gallery cards that all connect together in theme. Just a quick call out that all three of these cards are in the $200-$250 range in a PSA 10 which I recognize is not exactly sleeper territory. But nevertheless if a card truly ends up being a sleeper (as in it rises in value significantly later on) then even having any one of these cards at this range won’t be a bad position to be in.

These cards come from the Brilliant Stars set which I highlighted via the Arceus V Figure Collection box for its exclusive Arceus promo card. One of the top chases of this set is Charizard V #154 which is currently averaging around $800 in a PSA 10 recently. This set is actually full of underrated cards that are worth taking a look at.

The PSA 10 gem rate for this trio of three isnt particularly high (around the 25%-33% range with a PSA 10 pop of 1050 for Flareon, 1438 for Vaporeon, and 993 for Jolteon). With that being said, I think it has the potential to do really well as a collectible trio where the card art theme connects and features 3 of the most popular Eevelutions (honestly aren’t they all popular?) and trainer Blue from the games. All 3 cards have seen solid growth since June when they were in the $100-$120 range to the current $200 average. Jolteon and Flareon shows recent sales in the $150-$200 range (with some outlier sales below and above), and Vaporeon is closer to the $250 mark.

So again while not necessarily sleepers with regards to their current price I think collectible sets of cards like this with one overarching theme are a highly collectible niche that gives them some more upside from their current position.

📚 Educational Commentary – Collector’s Corner

What’s the psychology behind FOMO in Pokémon card investing, and how can you avoid overpaying?

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is one of the most powerful forces in the Pokémon market, and it amplifies even more when the card in question features a Pokémon you personally love. Sometimes, the emotional tie can make it harder to stay rational, and it is often why (in addition to the simple fact that card value jumps significantly) collectors are willing to stretch beyond their normal budgets when a beloved Charizard, Umbreon, or Pikachu hits the spotlight. Social media magnifies this urgency by broadcasting every record sale or “last chance” listing, creating the illusion that if you do not act immediately, you will never have another shot.

The best way to counter that pressure is to pause and separate emotion from decision-making. Remind yourself that Pokémon cards, even the most iconic ones, resurface again and again. Look at population reports, historical comps, and how frequently the card has actually sold. By understanding the supply and long-term trajectory, you can decide if waiting makes sense instead of overpaying in the heat of the moment. Setting collecting goals with budgets in advance also helps keep emotional purchases in check. At the end of the day, patience often pays off: it is better to wait for a fair opportunity to add your favorite Pokémon than to regret chasing it at peak hype.

🫐 Berries For Thought

💭 What is your opinion on World Championship exclusive products cards or otherwise?

💭 Do you think the market is correcting at all for higher end cards / products?

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