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Most Valuable Base Set Cards: A $954,800 1st Edition Charizard Leads

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Ilknur Gubel
Published
October 26, 2026
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October 27, 2026
1999 Pokémon Base Set 1st Edition holo Charizard #4 in a PSA Gem Mint 10 holder
A 1st Edition Charizard PSA 10 that sold for $528,000 at Fanatics Collect on February 19, 2026. Image: Fanatics Collect.

The most valuable 1999 Pokémon Base Set card by confirmed sales at Fanatics Collect and Goldin is the 1st Edition holo Charizard #4: a PSA 10 sold for $954,800 after 31 bids at Goldin on February 15, 2026. Another closed at $1,380,000 at Fanatics Collect on October 23, 2026 but was still unpaid on October 26, 2026. Below Charizard, only a Prerelease Raichu, the 1st Edition Blastoise and the 1st Edition Mewtwo have confirmed sales above $100,000.

Current as of October 26, 2026. Sales are from Fanatics Collect's sold records, confirmed on each lot page that is still online, and Goldin lot records. Auction prices include buyer's premium. Only single cards with sales marked paid (Fanatics Collect) or sold (Goldin) are ranked, so multi-card lots and sealed product are left out. All dates are auction close dates in US Pacific time, so lot pages can show the next day. Fanatics Collect lot pages show a result as sold even when its sold records still list it as unpaid.

The Most Valuable Base Set Cards, Ranked

Ranked by each card's highest confirmed single-card sale at Fanatics Collect (marked paid) or Goldin (marked sold), in any grade and print run, buyer's premium included. Cards that tie share a rank. Unpaid results, sealed product, sets, misprint error cards and non-English cards are not ranked. The Prerelease Raichu is ranked as a known Base Set variant.

1. Charizard #4, 1st Edition Holo: $954,800

  • Sale: PSA 10, $954,800 after 31 bids at Goldin, February 15, 2026, a $770,000 hammer price plus Goldin's 24% premium at that sale. Goldin says Logan Paul pulled it in his 2021 1st Edition box break, and the PSA label carries a Logan Paul Break notation
  • Other 2026 sales: paid PSA 10 results at Fanatics Collect ran from $456,000 on April 16 to $528,000 on February 19, and one made $518,500 at Goldin in March. The Logan Paul copy sold for close to double those prices. The lot page showed 125 PSA 10s on October 26, 2026
  • Not ranked yet: the $1,380,000 close on October 23, 2026, covered in our Charizard news piece. Our most valuable Charizard cards guide covers every version

2. Raichu #14, Prerelease Holo: $640,500

  • Sale: Prerelease-stamped copy, PSA 6, $640,500 after 20 bids at Goldin, August 9, 2026, a $525,000 hammer price plus premium. Goldin's lot title lists a PSA population of 2 at that grade. Goldin's lot notes say the stamp was added by mistake and these cards were never issued in packs
  • Regular print: a Shadowless 1st Edition Raichu PSA 10 sold for $48,000 at Fanatics Collect on October 4, 2026

3. Blastoise #2, 1st Edition Holo: $138,880

  • Sale: PSA 10, $138,880 after 32 bids at Goldin, February 15, 2026, a $112,000 hammer price plus premium, from the same Logan Paul break
  • At Fanatics Collect: a PSA 10 sold for $90,000 on March 29, 2026. Our most valuable Blastoise cards guide has more

4. Mewtwo #10, 1st Edition Holo: $102,000

5. Venusaur #15 and Clefairy #5, 1st Edition Holo (tie): $78,000

  • Venusaur: Shadowless 1st Edition Thick Stamp, PSA 10, $78,000 after 30 bids in a Fanatics Collect weekly auction, September 20, 2026, with 145 PSA 10s on the lot page on October 26, 2026. Our most valuable Venusaur cards guide has more
  • Clefairy: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $78,000 after 35 bids in a Fanatics Collect weekly auction, September 20, 2026, with 67 PSA 10s on the lot page on October 26, 2026. A PSA 10 sold for $38,400 there on August 9, 2026

6. Gyarados #6, 1st Edition Holo: $66,000

  • Sale: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $66,000 after 23 bids in a Fanatics Collect weekly auction, September 27, 2026. The lot page showed 88 PSA 10s on October 26, 2026

7. Chansey #3, 1st Edition Holo: $55,000

  • Sale: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $55,000 as a Fanatics Collect Buy Now, July 17, 2024, per Fanatics Collect's sold records. The listing page no longer shows the sale

8. Alakazam #1, 1st Edition Holo: $52,800

  • Sale: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $52,800 after 14 bids in a Fanatics Collect weekly auction, October 4, 2026. The lot page showed 93 PSA 10s on October 26, 2026

9. Pikachu #58, 1st Edition Red Cheeks: $43,200

  • Sale: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $43,200 after 22 bids in a Fanatics Collect weekly auction, September 20, 2026. The lot page showed 260 PSA 10s on October 26, 2026.

10. Nidoking #11 and Zapdos #16, 1st Edition Holo (tie): $40,800

  • Nidoking: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $40,800 after 28 bids at Fanatics Collect, October 23, 2026, with 91 PSA 10s on the lot page on October 26, 2026
  • Zapdos: Shadowless 1st Edition Thick Stamp, PSA 10, $40,800 after 39 bids in a Fanatics Collect weekly auction, September 13, 2026, with 136 PSA 10s on the lot page on October 26, 2026

11. Hitmonchan #7, 1st Edition Holo: $40,000

  • Sale: Shadowless 1st Edition, PSA 10, $40,000 as a Fanatics Collect Buy Now, May 9, 2026. The lot page showed 59 PSA 10s on October 26, 2026
Bar chart of the highest confirmed sale for the most valuable Base Set cards, led by a $954,800 1st Edition Charizard PSA 10
Highest confirmed sale per card, buyer's premium included. Sources: Fanatics Collect sold records and lot pages, Goldin, checked October 26, 2026.

What Is Not Ranked

The $1.38 million Charizard

  • A 1st Edition Charizard PSA 10 closed at $1,380,000 at Fanatics Collect on October 23, 2026, still marked unpaid on October 26, 2026. Both lot pages show the same PSA cert, 21506649, as a copy that sold for $480,000 there on March 19, 2026, marked paid. If the October result is paid, it becomes the top confirmed Base Set sale

Sealed boxes

Error cards

  • A Shadowless Ninetales with a missing attack damage error sold for $48,000 at Fanatics Collect on September 13, 2026, in PSA 9

Why 1st Edition and PSA 10 Dominate the List

Every ranked card except the Prerelease Raichu is a 1st Edition copy, and every ranked sale except that Raichu's PSA 6 is a PSA 10. The 1st Edition stamp and a Gem Mint grade together set the top of the Base Set market. The same Charizard in lower grades or later prints sells for a fraction of these prices.

Our take: the stamp and the grade come first. Check your card's print run (1st Edition stamp, Shadowless or Unlimited) and its grade before comparing prices. A PSA 10 1st Edition card and an Unlimited copy of the same Pokémon are different markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most valuable Base Set card?

By confirmed sales at Fanatics Collect and Goldin, the 1st Edition holo Charizard #4. A PSA 10 sold for $954,800 at Goldin on February 15, 2026. Another closed at $1,380,000 at Fanatics Collect on October 23, 2026 but was unpaid on October 26.

How much is a 1st Edition Base Set Charizard PSA 10 worth?

Confirmed 2026 sales range from $456,000 at Fanatics Collect in April to $954,800 at Goldin in February. The $1,380,000 October result was still unpaid on October 26, 2026.

How much is a 1st Edition Base Set Blastoise PSA 10 worth?

A PSA 10 sold for $138,880 at Goldin on February 15, 2026, and another for $90,000 at Fanatics Collect on March 29, 2026.

Is the Base Set Pikachu valuable?

A Shadowless 1st Edition Red Cheeks Pikachu #58 in PSA 10 sold for $43,200 at Fanatics Collect on September 20, 2026. Its lot page showed 260 PSA 10s on October 26, 2026, the highest count on any ranked lot page.

Where to Go From Here

The original 1999 set still sets the bar for Pokémon collecting. 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.

Details checked October 26, 2026. Prices are past sale results and change over time. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with Fanatics Collect, Goldin, PSA, Wizards of the Coast, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Logan Paul or the other companies named.

Sources

Ilknur Gubel
Social Media Manager
BA, Sociology

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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