Five Pokémon cards sold for a combined $6.696 million from Sept. 20–27, led by a PSA 10 Art Academy Mudkip at $3.72 million and a Mudkip Gold Star at $1.02 million.
A PSA 10 Mudkip Gold Star sold for $1.02 million through Fanatics Collect on Sept. 21, drawing 48 bids and soaring 4,900% from a December 2024 sale.
Alt’s Sept. 10 auction set a $2.7 million record for a PSA 10 Torchic Gold Star; five additional record-setting cards brought the six-card total to $4,114,591.
A PSA 10 2004 Gold Star Torchic sold privately for $2.7 million, more than doubling the English-language Pokémon card record; a PSA 9 copy fetched $156,336.
The PSA 10 Torchic Star has reached $1.3 million with eight days remaining, potentially topping its prior $117,800 CGC 10 sale despite visible edge wear.
Seven CGC-graded cards sold for $29,040 at Fanatics Collect, led by a POP 3 Aquapolis Tyranitar at $11,100—144% above its previous public record.
Rocket’s Snorlax ex leads the 2004 set at $52,500 in PSA 10, while Mewtwo ex is valued at $6,200; PSA 10 populations stand at 109 and 84, respectively.
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX surged from $40 to at least $110 after its 30th Celebration reprint reveal, while Dark Tyranitar reached scarce triple-digit listings and Rayquaza-EX rose to $35–$40.