A CGC 10 Pristine Rayquaza Gold Star sold for $1.02 million, the first English Pokémon card above seven figures; the five ranked sales totaled more than $1.85 million.
The sole CGC Pristine 10 example closed at $1.02 million after 35 bids, more than six times the $168,000 paid for a Gem Mint 10 in July.

Rayquaza C LV.X PSA 10 copies recently sold for $25,109 and $30,000, while Rayquaza VMAX alternate-art raw copies ranged from roughly $550 to $1,400.
A pristine 2005 EX Deoxys Rayquaza Gold Star topped $1 million in Fanatics Collect’s August Premier Auction, setting a record for an English-language Pokémon card.
The PSA 10 Gold Star Rayquaza from 2005’s EX Deoxys sold for $1.02 million, surpassing the card’s previous $682,500 record by $337,500.
Rayquaza C LV.X PSA 10 copies recently sold for $25,109 and $30,000, while Rayquaza VMAX alternate-art raw copies ranged from roughly $550 to $1,400.
Six Rayquaza cards fetched a combined $496,200 at Fanatics Collect; five set same-grade highs, while a PSA 9 Gold Star tied its $108,000 record.
Eight graded cards fetched $480,000 at Fanatics Collect, led by a PSA 10 Snorlax Lv.X at $156,000—940% above its prior record—and a Tekno Snorlax at $27,000.
Five graded-card sales stood out from April to mid-May, including a $350,000 PSA 10 Base Set Charizard and a record $32,940 PSA 8 Rayquaza Gold Star.
The guide catalogs 126 mainline expansions in release order, beginning with Base Set on January 9, 1999, while separately marking special sets, promos, and other collections.