PokeBin Rankings

Top 10 Pokémon Card Rankings

The cards that got banned, the cards that cost a house, and the cards that belong in a museum, and many more. Every list counts down from ten to one, ranked by PokeBin and ready to be argued with.

Kadabra Grimer Misty's Tears, Japanese original

Top 10 Banned and Censored Pokémon Cards

Artwork scrapped, fingers reposed, one Pokémon erased for twenty years. The ten most notorious cards in the game's history, plus the complete list of every other banned and censored card.

18 CARDS · COUNTDOWN + COMPLETE LIST
Charizard Gold Star Charizard, 1st Edition Pikachu Illustrator

Top 10 Most Expensive Pokémon Cards

A $16.5 million Pikachu, a Charizard with no rarity symbol, and trophy cards most collectors will never see in person. The ten biggest verified sales in the hobby's history.

10 CARDS · VERIFIED SALES ONLY
Charizard, Legendary Collection reverse holo Charizard, 1st Edition Charizard, no rarity symbol first printing

Top 10 Most Valuable Charizard Cards

Every Charizard that matters, ranked by what it actually sold for: a $1.2 million first printing with no rarity symbol, a reverse holo that jumped fivefold in four months, and not one modern card in sight.

10 CARDS · VERIFIED SALES ONLY
Pikachu, CoroCoro Glossy marketing variation Pikachu, Art Academy “Raincoat” Pikachu Illustrator

Top 10 Most Valuable Pikachu Cards

One Pokémon, $36.1 million in verified sales: the $16.5 million Illustrator, an $8.4 million Pikachu in a raincoat, and the trophy cards from the game's first tournaments.

10 CARDS · VERIFIED SALES ONLY
Umbreon Gold Star, POP Series 5 Umbreon 1st Edition, Neo Discovery Umbreon Prime, Daisuki Club promo

Top 10 Most Valuable Umbreon Cards

One Pokémon, $2.75 million in verified sales. A $1,005,000 fan club prize that was never sold in stores, two Gold Stars, and the one modern chase card that cracked the list.

10 CARDS · VERIFIED SALES ONLY
Raichu, Base Set, with the PRERELEASE stamp Dark Dragonite, Team Rocket, printed without holographic foil Ancient Mew, Japanese first printing with the Nintedo misspelling

Top 10 Error and Misprint Pokémon Cards

A Base Set Raichu wearing a stamp that was never meant for it, a Dragonite that lost its holofoil, and a Mew that misspells Nintendo. Ten factory mistakes, ranked by what each one actually sold for.

10 CARDS · VERIFIED SALES ONLY
Trophy Pikachu No. 1 Trainer, First Official Tournament, 1997 No. 1 Trainer, 2005 World Championships printing No. 1 Trainer, Tropical Mega Battle printing, 1999

Top 10 Rarest Pokemon Cards

Trophy cards and contest prizes ranked by how many copies were ever handed out. The number one card was printed 3 times a year, and the most famous prize card in the hobby does not even make the list.

10 CARDS · RANKED BY COPIES DISTRIBUTED