Brand
POKÉMON
Originating in Japan in 1996 through designer Satoshi Tajiri, this media franchise redefined the collectible card industry by blending role-playing mechanics with scarcity-based trading. The brand achieved a historic milestone in 2022 when a 1998 Illustrator Pikachu card sold for $5.275 million, cementing the property as a top-tier alternative asset class.
COLLECTION STATS
Items
186
Category
Trading Cards
Top Rarity
Legendary
Collectors
10
Price Range
€15 – €250,000
Rarity:
![Charizard - Base Set (1st Edition Shadowless) [4/102] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/ce20eeb1-3377-4150-8d31-ddd986f852a1/2-1784643626326.jpg)
![Charizard - Base Set (1st Edition Holo) [4/102] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/1b131db1-1de8-4d49-b465-8be58cd640d6/1-1784643164648.jpg)
![Charizard - Base Set (1st Edition Holofoil) [4/102] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/969ccc6c-e068-4a31-a572-57d423ac5dd2/1-1784642739169.jpg)
![Ho-oh - Skyridge (Crystal Type Holo) [149/144] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/5adc24af-db96-4223-beeb-3d9b8e04abc5/1-1784641066990.jpg)
![Mario Pikachu & Luigi Pikachu - XY-P Promo Set [294/XY-P & 296/XY-P] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/05888dec-fdd4-489f-8fe4-093a2d0441ac/1-1784644289636.jpg)
![Umbreon - Skyridge (Holo Rare) [H30/H32] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/a84d358d-252b-4763-b16d-47e998300ad0/1-1784644840688.jpg)
![Team Skull Grunt - Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows (Gold Full Art Trainer) [167/147] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/5260d8ba-ec48-496f-bd5d-1338a8b5e906/1-1769111530678.jpg)
![M Charizard EX - Flashfire (Secret Rare) [108/106] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/3e29204b-4a5d-4bc9-9451-7f61b6e1b5d1/1-1779653105971.jpg)
![Paldean Wooper - Paldean Fates (Special Illustration Rare) [PAL EN 221/193] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/5260d8ba-ec48-496f-bd5d-1338a8b5e906/1-1769111440228.jpg)
![Blaziken VMAX (Alternate Art Secret Rare) [Chilling Reign 201/198] - trading-cards collectible](https://smpgbcsonkmwzognzosu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/curiosity-images/01fd95e8-4c7b-4b99-9890-b87cf3d6fcf8/1-1769151831415.jpg)
The four cards that defined the modern high-stakes trading card market
1999 Base Set 1st Edition Holo Charizard #4
Released in January 1999 as part of the first English expansion, this card reached a peak price of $420,000 at Heritage Auctions in March 2022 for a PSA 10 Gem Mint grade.