Most Valuable Gyarados Cards: The $91,500 Gold Star and the Top Confirmed Sales
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Most Valuable Gyarados Cards: The $91,500 Gold Star and the Top Confirmed Sales

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Ilknur Gubel
Published
October 9, 2026
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October 10, 2026
2006 EX Holon Phantoms Gold Star Gyarados number 102 in a PSA Gem Mint 10 holder
The Gold Star Gyarados PSA 10 that sold for $91,500 at Goldin in March 2026. Image: Goldin.

The highest confirmed auction result for a Gyarados card is $91,500, paid at Goldin in March 2026 for a 2006 EX Holon Phantoms Gold Star Gyarados #102 in PSA 10. Two Shining Gyarados PSA 10s, one Japanese and one English 1st Edition, sold for $79,300 and $73,200 at Goldin in August 2026. Most of the top Gyarados lists online are from 2023 and 2024 and stop well below these prices. Below are the most valuable Gyarados cards ranked by real lot results, plus the Pokémon Snap prize cards that rarely come up for sale.

Current as of October 9, 2026. Prices are Goldin results including buyer's premium unless noted.

The Most Valuable Gyarados Cards, Ranked

Each card is ranked by its highest Goldin result we could confirm on the lot record. One entry per card.

1. Gold Star Gyarados #102, EX Holon Phantoms (2006): $91,500

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, March 2026, $75,000 hammer plus premium, 18 bids
  • Second PSA 10: $80,520 at Goldin in April 2026, 34 bids, also listed by Card Ladder
  • Why it matters: Gold Star cards were among the rarest pulls of the EX era, and this red Gyarados is one of the best known. Card Ladder lists 37 PSA 10 copies as of October 9, 2026. For more on the Gold Star run in 2026, see our report on Gold Star Pokémon card records

2. Shining Gyarados #130, Japanese Neo 3 Awakening Legends (2000): $79,300

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $65,000 hammer plus premium, 28 bids
  • Earlier PSA 10: $42,700 at Goldin in May 2026
  • Card Ladder: a Japanese Shining Gyarados PSA 10 last sold at $90,000 on September 25, 2026 (Card Ladder)
  • Why it matters: the Japanese Shining Gyarados nearly doubled between two Goldin sales about 11 weeks apart

3. Shining Gyarados #65, Neo Revelation 1st Edition (2001): $73,200

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $60,000 hammer plus premium, 16 bids
  • Earlier PSA 10: $69,540 at Goldin in April 2026, 81 bids
  • Why it matters: the English Shining Gyarados is a secret rare numbered above the set count. Card Ladder shows seven 1st Edition PSA 10 sales from July 9 to October 9, 2026, from $73,200 to $95,000, the latest at $74,160 on September 6
  • Live auction: another PSA 10 had a $130,000 bid in Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #248 as of October 9, 2026, with the auction closing on the evening of October 18. A bid is not a sale

4. Snap Gyarados, Japanese CoroCoro Best Photo Contest promo (1999): $51,113

  • Sale: PSA 7, Goldin, May 2025, $41,896 hammer plus premium, 26 bids
  • Why it matters: a prize card from a 1999 Pokémon Snap photo contest, so very few copies exist. More on these below

5. Gold Star Gyarados #008, Japanese Holon Phantoms (2006): $30,500

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $25,000 hammer plus premium
  • Why it matters: the Japanese version of the Gold Star sells for about a third of the English PSA 10

6. Gyarados #6, Base Set 1st Edition (1999): $29,892

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, August 2026, $24,502 hammer plus premium, 28 bids
  • Card Ladder: PSA 10 sales of $47,400 and $40,000 between July 9 and October 9, 2026, the latest on September 20 (Card Ladder)
  • Also: a CGC Pristine 10 sold for $21,080 at Goldin in February 2026
  • Why it matters: the original Base Set holo. PSA CardFacts lists 89 PSA 10 copies as of October 9, 2026. Two Goldin PSA 10s sold for $8,784 and $7,625 in 2024, so the card has more than tripled in two years

7. Gyarados H10, Skyridge (2003): $14,640

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, March 2026, $12,000 hammer plus premium, 59 bids
  • Why it matters: Skyridge holos from the e-Card era are hard to find in top grade

8. Misty's Gyarados #13, Gym Challenge 1st Edition (2000): $5,568

  • Sale: PSA 10, Goldin, March 2026, $4,564 hammer plus premium, 60 bids
  • Card Ladder: a Misty's Gyarados PSA 10 last sold at $10,800 on October 4, 2026 (Card Ladder)
  • Also: Dark Gyarados #8 from Team Rocket 1st Edition sold for $3,700 in PSA 10 at Goldin in May 2026
Bar chart of the top Gyarados results at Goldin, led by a $91,500 Gold Star Gyarados PSA 10 in March 2026
Top Gyarados results at Goldin, highest per card, prices with buyer's premium. Source: Goldin lot records, checked October 9, 2026.

The Pokémon Snap Prize Cards

Two photo contests in 1999 turned players' Pokémon Snap pictures into real cards, and a Gyarados photo was among the winners in both. These cards were never sold in packs.

CoroCoro Best Photo Contest promo (Japan)

  • What it is: CoroCoro Comic ran its own Best Photo Contest in June 1999, and the Gyarados photo came from a player named Ryouichi Abe, who is credited on the card, per CGC
  • Print run: "Each winner of the CoroCoro Best Photo Contest received 20 copies of their winning cards," CGC wrote in May 2024
  • Reported sale: a CGC Gem Mint 10, one of two at that grade in CGC's population, realized 631,101 RMB (about $87,200) at the Chinese auction house PokeColor, CGC reported in May 2024
  • Confirmed lot: the PSA 7 at #4 above, $51,113 at Goldin in May 2025

64 Mario Stadium Best Photo Contest promo

  • What it is: a 1999 contest promoting Pokémon Snap on the Nintendo 64, in which winning photos were printed on official cards
  • Reported sale: a CGC 9.5 realized $87,500 at Heritage Auctions in July 2023, per CGC, which also says around 15 to 20 copies are known

Both figures, about $87,000 each, come from CGC, the company that graded the cards, and we could not open the auction lot pages, so they sit here rather than in the ranking.

What Gyarados Cards Sell for in Lower Grades

PSA 10 is where the big money is. Lower grades of the top two English cards still sell for real money, per Card Ladder sales from July 9 to October 9, 2026:

Gold Star Gyarados #102

  • PSA 8: 13 sales, from $6,227 to $29,400 (the last, on October 4)
  • PSA 7: 10 sales, from $6,500 to $18,000 (the last, on September 30)
  • PSA 6: 15 sales, from $4,850 to $13,000 (the last, on October 6)

Shining Gyarados #65 1st Edition

  • PSA 9: 14 sales, from $7,600 to $13,999 (the last, on September 28)

Card Ladder does not show the venue, and each last sale above is the top of its three-month range, not the typical price. Our explainer on how PSA grading works covers what separates a PSA 8 from a 10.

How to Tell Which Gyarados You Have

Gold Star: a star symbol follows the name, the card is numbered 102/110, and the Gyarados is red. The Japanese version is #008 and sells for much less.

Shining Gyarados: also red, from Neo Revelation in English (#65, a secret rare) or Neo 3 Awakening Legends in Japanese (#130). Check for the 1st Edition stamp on the English card.

Base Set: the 1st Edition stamp sits on the left edge under the art box. Unlimited and Shadowless copies sell for far less than 1st Edition.

Prize cards: the Snap Gyarados promos show a game screenshot instead of normal card art. Buy them only in a holder, and verify the cert number before you pay.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most valuable Gyarados card?

The 2006 EX Holon Phantoms Gold Star Gyarados #102 holds the top Gyarados result we could confirm on an auction lot. A PSA 10 sold for $91,500 at Goldin in March 2026, and another PSA 10 sold for $80,520 at Goldin in April 2026.

How much is a Shining Gyarados worth?

In PSA 10, a lot. A Neo Revelation 1st Edition Shining Gyarados PSA 10 sold for $73,200 at Goldin in August 2026, and a Japanese Neo 3 Shining Gyarados PSA 10 sold for $79,300 at Goldin the same month. Card Ladder shows 1st Edition PSA 10 sales from $73,200 to $95,000 and PSA 9 sales from $7,600 to $13,999 between July 9 and October 9, 2026.

How much is a 1st Edition Base Set Gyarados worth?

A 1st Edition Base Set Gyarados #6 in PSA 10 sold for $29,892 at Goldin in August 2026, and Card Ladder shows PSA 10 sales of $47,400 and $40,000 between July 9 and October 9, 2026. PSA lists 89 PSA 10 copies as of October 9, 2026. Two Goldin PSA 10s sold for under $9,000 each in 2024.

What is the Snap Gyarados card?

It is a prize card from a 1999 Pokémon Snap photo contest, printed with a winning player's in-game photo. CGC says each CoroCoro Best Photo Contest winner received 20 copies. A PSA 7 sold for $51,113 at Goldin in May 2025.

Where to Go From Here

Gyarados cards run from a few dollars for modern commons to five figures for a Gold Star or Shining in PSA 10. If you want to start collecting real, vaulted cards today, 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 and the most valuable Charizard cards.

Details checked October 9, 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, Heritage Auctions, PokeColor, PSA, CGC, 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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