Most Valuable Espeon Cards: The $204,000 Gold Star and the Rest of the Top Sales
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Most Valuable Espeon Cards: The $204,000 Gold Star and the Rest of the Top Sales

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Ilknur Gubel
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October 11, 2026
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2007 Pokémon POP Series 5 Gold Star Espeon number 16 in a PSA Gem Mint 10 holder
This Gold Star Espeon PSA 10 (cert 26384803) sold for $34,800 at Fanatics Collect in October 2025, then $78,000 in March 2026 and $90,000 in June 2026. Image: Fanatics Collect.

The biggest Espeon card sale we can confirm is the 2007 POP Series 5 Gold Star Espeon #16: a PSA 10 sold for $204,000 at Fanatics Collect on September 6, 2026, more than double its previous record, ComicBook.com reported. In the same auction, a 1st Edition Dark Espeon PSA 10 brought $78,000. Below are the most valuable Espeon cards, how sure each number is, and what modern Espeons sell for.

Current as of October 11, 2026. Prices include buyer's premium where the sale was an auction.

The Most Valuable Espeon Cards, Ranked

1. Gold Star Espeon #16, POP Series 5 (2007): $204,000

  • Sale: PSA 10, $204,000 with buyer's premium after 18 bids in a Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction that closed September 6, 2026. ComicBook.com reported it on September 11 and Card Ladder lists the same sale
  • Earlier PSA 10 sales at Fanatics Collect: $90,000 in June 2026, $78,000 in March 2026, $34,800 in October 2025 and $13,800 in February 2025
  • Why it matters: "PSA currently lists only 58 copies of Espeon Gold Star in a Gem Mint 10 grade," ComicBook.com wrote. POP Series 5 holds the only Gold Stars of the POP promo program. Our Gold Star records roundup covers the rest of the Gold Star market

2. Espeon #1 holo 1st Edition, Neo Discovery (2001): $108,000

  • Sale: PSA 10, $108,000 after 22 bids at Fanatics Collect, auction closed October 4, 2026. The lot page lists a PSA 10 population of 95
  • Earlier: two PSA 10s sold for $43,200 each at Fanatics Collect in July and August 2026, per the lot pages and ComicBook.com

3. Espeon Prime #81, HeartGold SoulSilver Undaunted (2010): $96,000

  • Sale: PSA 10, $96,000 after 52 bids at Fanatics Collect, closed July 26, 2026, also reported by ComicBook.com
  • Since then: four more PSA 10s sold at Fanatics Collect for $90,000 on September 6, $84,000 and $72,000 on September 20 and $66,000 on September 27, 2026. ComicBook.com noted Fanatics' sales history showed a PSA 10 at $11,100 in March 2026. PSA 10 population: 54

4. Espeon ex #102, EX Unseen Forces (2005): $96,000

5. Dark Espeon #4 holo 1st Edition, Neo Destiny (2002): $78,000

  • Sale: PSA 10, $78,000 after 18 bids in the same Fanatics Collect auction as the Gold Star, closed September 6, 2026. ComicBook.com put the PSA 10 population at 52
  • Earlier: the slab that sold for $48,000 at Fanatics Collect on July 12, 2026 (cert 41265352) had sold for $27,755 at Goldin in April 2026 ($22,750 hammer plus premium, 30 bids)

6. Gold Star Espeon, Japanese PLAY promo (2005): $66,000

  • Sale: PSA 10, cert 61963754, Fanatics Collect Premier Auction, February 2024
  • Earlier: a PSA 10 sold for $48,000 at Fanatics Collect in February 2023
  • Why it matters: before POP Series 5, Gold Star Espeon was only available in Japan as a PLAY promotional card, per Goldin's lot text
Bar chart of the biggest Espeon card sales, led by a $204,000 Gold Star Espeon PSA 10 in September 2026
The biggest Espeon sales we could confirm on a lot page, highest per card. Sources: Fanatics Collect, ComicBook.com, Card Ladder, checked October 11, 2026.

A Gold Star Espeon Is at Auction Now

A POP Series 5 Gold Star Espeon PSA 10 is in Goldin's 2026 Pokémon 30th Anniversary Auction, with a $55,000 bid and 11 bids on October 11, 2026, before the 22% premium, per the lot page. Bidding is scheduled to close on the evening of October 25 (US time), with extended bidding. Goldin's description says fewer than 7 percent of more than 850 graded copies have reached PSA 10. A bid is not a sale.

What Modern Espeon Cards Are Worth

Espeon VMAX #270 alternate art, Fusion Strike (2021)

  • PSA 10: last sold at $600 on October 6, 2026, with 66 sales averaging about $655 over the past three months and more than 12,600 PSA 10 copies, per Card Ladder

Espeon ex #155 Special Illustration Rare, Prismatic Evolutions

  • PSA 10: copies sold for $840 and $990 in Fanatics Collect weekly auctions in September 2026 (lot, lot), and for $990 to about $1,125 as fixed-price sales there the same month. Prices move fast on modern slabs, so check recent sales of your exact card

30th Celebration Espeon ex Battle Deck

How to Tell Which Espeon You Have

Gold Star: a star follows the name. The English Gold Star is card 16/17 from POP Series 5, illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda. POP Series 5 packs went out through Pokémon Organized Play events, not booster boxes.

Dark Espeon vs Espeon: Dark Espeon is Neo Destiny #4, and the regular Espeon holo is Neo Discovery #1. The non-holo Neo Discovery Espeon is #20, a different card. Check for the 1st Edition stamp on both.

Graded copies: at these prices, verify the cert number on PSA's site before you pay.

For Espeon's partner, see the most valuable Umbreon cards. For the whole family, see the most valuable Eevee cards.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most valuable Espeon card?

The 2007 POP Series 5 Gold Star Espeon #16 holds the biggest Espeon sale we can confirm. A PSA 10 sold for $204,000 at Fanatics Collect on September 6, 2026, per the lot page, ComicBook.com and Card Ladder, more than double its previous record of $90,000.

How much is a Gold Star Espeon worth?

In PSA 10, a copy sold for $204,000 at Fanatics Collect on September 6, 2026. Earlier PSA 10 sales there were $90,000 in June 2026, $78,000 in March 2026 and $34,800 in October 2025. Another PSA 10 had a $55,000 bid in Goldin's auction on October 11, 2026, before the 22% buyer's premium.

How much is a 1st Edition Dark Espeon worth?

A PSA 10 1st Edition Dark Espeon from Neo Destiny sold for $78,000 at Fanatics Collect on September 6, 2026, per the lot page and ComicBook.com. A PSA 10 sold for $27,755 at Goldin in April 2026, and the same slab brought $48,000 at Fanatics Collect that July.

Where to Go From Here

Espeon runs from a few dollars for modern commons to six figures for a Gold Star 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.

Details checked October 11, 2026. Prices are past sale results and bids change until auctions close. Nothing here is financial advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Fanatics Collect, Goldin, PSA, Card Ladder 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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