Art Academy Mudkip PSA 10 Sells for $4,880,000 via Goldin
A PSA 10 2015 Pokémon Japanese XY Art Academy Daisuke Ochiai Mudkip #XY-P reportedly sold for $4,880,000 through Goldin, topping the week's Pokémon sales, according to Card Ladder data. The sale took place on October 25 (year not stated in the source). That is $1.16 million above a PSA 10 copy that sold for $3.72 million a month earlier through Fanatics Premier, a 31% rise in 30 days. Only three PSA 10 copies of the Art Academy Mudkip are reported in PSA's population reports.
The top five sales combined for $10,650,600, nearly double the previous week's $5.35 million total. The Mudkip made up nearly 46% of that total and beat the Trophy Pikachu by nearly $1.8 million. The second-place card, a 1997 Pokémon Japanese Gold 1st Place Trophy Pikachu #1 graded PSA 8, sold for $3,080,500 through Goldin. It was awarded for competitive achievement during Pokémon's early tournament era in Japan rather than pulled from packs, and it is the only card in the top five that is not a PSA 10.
Two more Art Academy cards followed. A 2015 Pokémon Japanese XY Art Academy Rina Gourgeist #XY-P and a 2015 Pokémon Japanese XY Art Academy Iwaiya Sableye #XY-P, both graded PSA 10, each sold for $976,000 through Goldin. The Art Academy cards originated from a 2015 Pokémon-themed art competition in which participants created original Pokémon illustrations; winning designs became promotional cards. Three Art Academy cards (Mudkip, Sableye, Gourgeist) accounted for more than $6.8 million of the total, nearly two-thirds.
The fifth spot went to a 2007 Pokémon POP Series 5 Gold Star Umbreon #17 graded PSA 10, which sold for $738,100 through Goldin. POP Series cards were distributed through Pokémon Organized Play promotional packs rather than traditional booster packs. Pokémon took all five spots in the weekly TCG sales ranking. The previous week's ranking was topped by a rare Japanese Pokémon telephone card.
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