Pokémon cards worth money. Got a big pile? Start with the special ones.
Pull these out first. Not sure? Add it anyway and we’ll tell you.
- up to£49.91
- up to£36.02
Look for these
A picture that fills the whole card
No plain frame around the artwork.
Collectors call these Full Art, Alternate Art, Illustration Rare or Special Illustration Rare.
Gold, rainbow or silver colouring
The whole card shines.
Collectors call these Hyper Rare, Gold Secret Rare or Rainbow Rare.
Gold stars in the bottom corner
Gold only. Black or silver stars don’t count.
One gold star is an Illustration Rare, two a Special Illustration Rare, three a Hyper Rare.
A small black “1 EDITION” circle
Just below the picture, on the left.
Collectors call these 1st Edition. A Base Set card with no stamp and no shadow down the right of the picture is Shadowless.
“Wizards” or a date from 1999 to 2003
In the tiny print at the bottom.
Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) cards, from Base Set, Jungle and Fossil to Team Rocket, Neo and Skyridge.
What we’re buying
Cards worth £10 or more
English cards, in the conditions below.
Special cards from £5
Like the ones in Look for these.
Graded cards, 1st Edition and rare versions
We price these by hand. Graded or sealed? Message us first.
Conditions we buy
It depends on when the card was made.
1999–2003
Near Mint to Heavily Played
2003–2011
Near Mint to Moderately Played
2011 onwards
Near Mint to Lightly Played
Not buying right now
- Very common cards that sell for under £10
- Cards that aren’t in English
- Digital, jumbo, metal or World Championship cards
- Damaged cards
- More than 4 copies of one card
- Most cards from a new set, for its first 28 days
Typical offers
Today’s estimated offers, for cards in Near Mint.
- up to£69.61
Venusaur
Base Set
- up to£30.70
Charizard VSTAR
Brilliant Stars
- up to£41.04
Pikachu
151
- up to£34.72
Umbreon VMAX
Evolving Skies
- up to£40.79
Tyranitar GX
Lost Thunder
- up to£21.92
Gengar ex
Temporal Forces
- up to£29.57
Pikachu ex
Prismatic Evolutions
- up to£12.26
Pikachu V
Brilliant Stars
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