Pokémon TCG Top 5 Sales Oct. 17–24, 2026: $5,353,000 Led by a $2,255,000 CoroCoro Phone Card
All five of the biggest TCG sales for October 17–24, 2026 were Pokémon items, totaling $5,353,000. A PSA 10 1997 CoroCoro phone card took first place at $2,255,000.
The five highest TCG-related sales for October 17–24, 2026 were all Pokémon items and added up to $5,353,000, according to sales data from Card Ladder. A 1997 Pokémon Japanese CoroCoro Phone Card graded PSA 10 finished first at $2,255,000.
The figures below are reported by a single press outlet that relies on Card Ladder. No publisher or grading company has confirmed them, so treat the ranking as reported rather than confirmed.
Pokémon Top 5 Sales Ranking for October 17–24, 2026
- No. 1: 1997 Japanese CoroCoro Phone Card (2 Million Copies Gift, Pocket Monsters), PSA 10, $2,255,000 via Fanatics Buy Now on October 23.
- No. 2: 1999 Base Set 1st Edition Shadowless Holo Charizard #4, PSA 10, $1,380,000 via Fanatics Premier on October 23.
- No. 3: 2015 XY Art Academy Competition Lily-Chan Pikachu #25, PSA 10, $660,000 via Fanatics Weekly on October 18.
- No. 4: 2002 Legendary Collection Reverse Holo Charizard #3, PSA 10, $576,000 via Fanatics Weekly on October 18.
- No. 5: 1997 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Phone Card featuring Misty and Pokémon, CGC 9, $482,000 via Fanatics Buy Now on October 23.
Japanese Phone Cards in the Pokémon Top 5
Two of the five entries, the CoroCoro card and the Nippon Telegraph & Telephone card, were Japanese phone cards rather than traditional trading cards.
The CoroCoro piece is a telephone card issued to mark the magazine reaching two million copies.
The two phone cards sold for $2,255,000 (CoroCoro) and $482,000 (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone). The CoroCoro card carried a PSA 10 grade, while the Misty card was graded CGC 9.
Comparison With the Previous Week
Last week's top five totaled $3.98 million, compared with $5,353,000 this week.
The previous No. 1 was an Art Academy Pikachu with artwork by Y. Fujishima, which sold for $1,037,000 through Goldin.
That earlier ranking also included a 19-card Legendary Collection holo lot, all graded PSA 10, which sold for $960,000.
What the Pokémon Sales Show for Collectors
- Three of the five sales closed on October 23 and two on October 18, all through Fanatics channels.
- Two Japanese phone cards sit in the top five alongside Charizard and Pikachu cards.
- Charizard appears twice in the ranking, at No. 2 and No. 4.
- Four of the five entries were graded PSA 10, and one was graded CGC 9.
What is still unknown
- Who bought each item has not been stated.
- No official publisher or grading-company source has confirmed these sales.
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