The 10 most valuable starter Pokémon Cards

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Pokémon Cards have skyrocketed in value over the last few years. While it might have been sparked by YouTubers opening rare packs, the slew of fans now buying them has caused scarcity of unprecedented proportions. This only serves to make the rarest Pokémon cards even rarer. In this guide, we’ve outlined the ten most valuable starter Pokémon cards so you know what to look for at yard sales or in the next pack you open.

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Many valuable Pokémon cards have been sold at auction over the years. This list contains the ten most valuable starter Pokémon cards that depict starter Pokémon or Pokémon from the earliest generations of the trading card game. They’re listed from the highest in value to the lowest, but there are many more outside of this list that are still worth a lot of money.

This infamous card is what may have sparked the latest surge in interest in Pokémon cards. Not only is it part of the first printing of the game’s base set, as indicated by the 1st Edition mark, but it’s also shadowless. This is a printing error that means the image of the Pokémon has no shadow around the yellow edge on the card. It’s enough to make this card stand out as one of the most expensive of all time.

Before Pokémon cards were really a thing in the west, The Pokémon Company needed to produce prototypes. This card was made by the publisher of the game at the time, Wizards Of The Coast, and was produced to give an idea of what Pokémon cards should look like. Apparently, only four were ever made, with a mere three of those