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Most Valuable Dragonite Cards: The $55,244 Expedition Holo and the Rest of the Top Sales

Written by:
Ilknur Gubel
Published
October 10, 2026
Updated
October 11, 2026
1999 Pokémon Fossil 1st Edition holo Dragonite number 4 in a PSA Gem Mint 10 holder
A Fossil 1st Edition holo Dragonite PSA 10 that sold for $5,160 at Fanatics Collect in February 2025. Copies now sell for many times that. Image: Fanatics Collect.

The most valuable Dragonite card with a confirmed auction lot is a 2002 Expedition holo Dragonite #9 in PSA 10, which sold for $55,244 at Goldin in June 2026. Trackers log other vintage Dragonites at similar heights: Card Ladder lists a Legendary Collection reverse holo Dark Dragonite PSA 10 at $60,000 in June 2026 and a Fossil 1st Edition PSA 10 at $45,600 in September. Below are the most valuable Dragonite cards, with how sure each number is.

Current as of October 10, 2026. Auction prices include buyer's premium.

Dragonite Sales Confirmed on the Auction Lot Page

These are lots whose Goldin or Fanatics Collect page we opened. Team Rocket and EX Dragon PSA 10s have also sold at Goldin for $17,080 or more, per PriceCharting (below).

1. Dragonite #9 holo, Expedition (2002): $55,244

  • Sale: PSA 10, cert 84029509, Goldin, June 2026, $45,282 hammer plus 22% premium, 21 bids
  • Also reported: ComicBook.com covered it as a record on June 20, 2026
  • Why it matters: Expedition is an e-Card era set. When Goldin listed this lot, PSA had graded more than 2,180 copies and fewer than 2 percent were PSA 10s, per the lot description. ComicBook.com put the card's prior record at just under $30,000

2. Dragonite #4 holo 1st Edition, Fossil (1999): $17,690 confirmed, $45,600 reported

  • Confirmed lot: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $14,500 hammer plus premium, 19 bids
  • Reported: Card Ladder lists a PSA 10 last sold at $45,600 on September 13, 2026, with a PSA 10 population of 236
  • Context: Card Ladder logs nine PSA 10 sales from July 10 to October 10, 2026, averaging about $27,900, and the sales history on the Fanatics Collect lot page shows a PSA 10 at $34,000 on September 17, 2026
  • Why it matters: the original Dragonite holo. A PSA 10 sold for $5,160 at Fanatics Collect in February 2025, so the price has multiplied in under two years. See our first edition Pokémon cards guide for what the stamp means

3. Dark Dragonite #014, Japanese Silver Deck Kit (2004): $9,760

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $8,000 hammer plus premium, 31 bids

4. Dragonite #126 1st Edition, Japanese Expedition (2001): $5,612

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $4,600 hammer plus premium, 12 bids

5. Dragonite #5, Wizards Black Star Promo (1999 movie promo): $1,830

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, January 2026, $1,500 hammer plus premium, 30 bids

Other Big Dragonite Sales, Reported

These come from price trackers or news reports, and we could not open an auction lot page for them.

Dragonite #9 holo, Expedition (2002), private sale

  • Reported: PriceCharting logs a PSA 10 private sale at $72,857 on August 6, 2026. No venue or lot page is shown, and it is a single source

Dark Dragonite #5 reverse holo, Legendary Collection (2002)

  • Reported: Card Ladder lists a PSA 10 last sold at $60,000 on June 7, 2026, with a PSA 10 population of 47. Venue not shown

Mega Dragonite ex #290 Special Illustration Rare, Ascended Heroes (2026), BGS Black Label 10

  • Reported: a BGS Black Label 10 copy set the Ascended Heroes record at $51,240 in early May 2026. Five days later a Black Label Mega Gengar ex sold on eBay for $85,000, beating it by nearly $34,000, SI reported on May 13, 2026. SI did not name the venue
  • What a Black Label means: a Beckett Pristine 10 with all four subgrades at 10, per Beckett's grading page (archived May 2026)

Dark Dragonite #5 holo 1st Edition, Team Rocket (2000)

  • eBay: PSA 10 sales of $29,999.99 and $20,999 on September 4, 2026, per PriceCharting, which also logs Goldin results of $19,155 in March 2026 and $17,080 in May 2026. We could not open the Goldin lot pages

Dragonite ex #90, EX Dragon (2003)

  • Goldin: PSA 10 sales of $17,080 in July 2026 and $11,590 in May 2026, per PriceCharting. We could not open the Goldin lot pages. PriceCharting also logs a $42,600 eBay sale on September 13, 2026, a single eBay figure far above every other PSA 10 sale it lists
Bar chart of selected big Dragonite card sales of 2026, from a $60,000 reported Legendary Collection reverse holo Dark Dragonite to a $5,612 Japanese Expedition Dragonite
Selected big Dragonite sales of 2026. Reported sales are labelled. Sources: Goldin, Card Ladder, SI, checked October 10, 2026.

What Modern Dragonite Cards Are Worth

Mega Dragonite ex #290 Special Illustration Rare, Ascended Heroes (2026)

Dragonite V #192 alternate art, Evolving Skies (2021)

  • PSA 10: last sold at $950 on October 3, 2026, per Card Ladder, with more than 10,700 PSA 10 copies graded

How to Tell Which Dragonite You Have

Fossil holo: card 4/62. The 1st Edition stamp sits on the left under the art box. Unlimited copies sell for far less.

Expedition: card 9/165, from Wizards of the Coast's e-Card era. The holo and reverse holo are different cards with different prices. The non-holo rare is #43.

Dark Dragonite: Team Rocket #5 and Legendary Collection #5 share a number. Check the set symbol, and on Legendary Collection, whether it is the holo or the reverse holo with foil across the card body. Team Rocket also has a non-holo Dark Dragonite #22, and EX Team Rocket Returns has its own Dark Dragonite #15.

Gold Star: there is no English Gold Star Dragonite in the TCGdex card database. The EX Dragon Frontiers card is Dragonite ex δ #91.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most valuable Dragonite card?

The highest Dragonite sale with a confirmed auction lot is a 2002 Expedition holo Dragonite #9 in PSA 10, which sold for $55,244 at Goldin in June 2026. Card Ladder lists a Legendary Collection reverse holo Dark Dragonite PSA 10 at $60,000 on June 7, 2026, without a venue, and PriceCharting logs a $72,857 private sale of an Expedition PSA 10 on August 6, 2026.

How much is a 1st Edition Fossil Dragonite worth?

A PSA 10 sold for $17,690 at Goldin in August 2026, and Card Ladder lists one at $45,600 on September 13, 2026. A PSA 10 sold for $5,160 at Fanatics Collect in February 2025.

Is there a Gold Star Dragonite?

No English Gold Star Dragonite appears in the TCGdex card database. The Dragonite in EX Dragon Frontiers is Dragonite ex δ #91, not a Gold Star.

Where to Go From Here

Dragonite runs from a few dollars for modern commons to five figures for vintage holos in PSA 10. If you want to collect real, vaulted cards, the Polkastarter marketplace gives you a free mystery pack when you sign up, and every Lootbox lists its contents, values, and chances before you open. For the bigger picture, see the most valuable Pokémon cards.

Details checked October 10, 2026. Prices are past sale results and change over time. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Goldin, Fanatics Collect, PSA, Beckett, Card Ladder, PriceCharting or the other companies named.

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Ilknur Gubel is a social media manager at Polkastarter. Ilknur has spent the past four years working as a project manager, marketing manager, and social media strategist across Web3. She has held marketing and project management positions at several crypto companies, including Polygen, Nitro League, Kaizen.Finance, and ChainPort.

At Polkastarter she has covered trading card releases, collectible market pricing, and how token holders can spend crypto on real cards and videogames.

Based in Istanbul, Ilknur earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Istanbul Aydın University.

You can connect with her on LinkedIn for more information.

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