| Card | Sale | Venue & date |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 First Edition Shadowless Charizard | $1,000,952.84 | eBay — September 9, 2026 |
| PSA 10 First Edition Charizard | $1,000,000 | Beezie, settled on-chain — September 29, 2026. The largest on-chain card sale ever recorded. |
| PSA 10 2002 Legendary Collection Reverse Holo Pikachu | $780,000 | Fanatics Collect — September 27, 2026. 32 bids, fees included. |
Why Charizard keeps winning.
Two trophy Charizards sold for seven figures within twenty days of each other in September 2026 — one on eBay, one on-chain. That’s not a coincidence of scheduling; it’s the same buyer thesis arriving twice: First Edition, Shadowless, PSA 10 — the earliest English print of Base Set, from the game’s 1999 launch era, in gem-mint condition.
Gem-mint copies are a small fraction of all graded submissions, and Charizard is among the most recognized Pokémon in the world — which widens the buyer pool far beyond the hobby. The Beezie sale matters beyond its price: the largest on-chain card sale ever is proof that blockchain-settled transactions have arrived as a venue for trophy cards.
Read the full breakdown: Two Charizards, Two $1M Sales, Twenty Days Apart.
Grade is the variable.
The seven-figure prices on this page are for PSA 10 copies. Ungraded or lower-grade copies of the same card sell for a fraction of these numbers. When you see a Charizard price, the first question is always: which grade? The second: which print? First Edition Shadowless, unlimited, and later reprints are different markets wearing the same artwork.
What is the most expensive Pokémon card ever sold?
The highest verified recent sale is a PSA 10 First Edition Shadowless Charizard at $1,000,952.84 on eBay (September 9, 2026). A second PSA 10 first-edition Charizard sold for exactly $1,000,000 on-chain twenty days later.
Why is the First Edition Charizard so valuable?
First Edition Shadowless is the earliest English print of Base Set (1999). PSA 10 copies are a small fraction of all graded submissions, and Charizard’s global recognition widens the buyer pool far beyond the hobby.
What does “Shadowless” mean?
Shadowless cards lack the drop-shadow border found on later Base Set prints. Combined with the First Edition stamp, it marks the earliest English print run — the version collectors pay the premium for.
Is a raw Charizard worth the same as a graded one?
No. Ungraded or lower-grade copies of the same card sell for a fraction of the seven-figure PSA 10 prices. Grade is the single biggest variable in the Charizard market.
Methodology
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