You have the magikarp being 850$ in a PSA 10 and ebay comps right now are $1,200-$1,300 for the last ten comps and one as high as $1,499.00!! Is it the collectr app that is off??
Giratina is something else. I pulled one, got it graded which netted out a PSA 8.. so im thinking of cracking the slab and resubmitting. If it was a 9 I wouldn't even bother, but an 8 is painful.
Butthole Pikachu is such an ugly chase card to me. I understand it’s pikachu so it’ll be a lot but the art work just isn’t as good as some of the other SIRs in that set
Just pulled the Espeon VMAX from the celebi pin box. I had lost my celebi pin from the generations mythical collection box and just wanted a new pin. Best 10 bucks ever spent!
@@ChienNguyen-wd8qu Yes, If you look at an ungraded base set Charizard for instance prices vary from $50 to $10,000. But A PSA 8 remains stable as condition is the same across the board.
I recently pulled the alt art Lugia out of a $20 Silver Tempest ETB from Target's black Friday sale. So stoked! On the other hand I'm pretty frustrated with how impossible it is to get Surging Sparks products
I pull that pikachu in my very first ETB was a really surprising but in that moment I don't thinking too much how valuable is this card , I hope to grade it soon . I hope to make a video if I do the PSA grade. Nice video ❤
I feel privileged to have 2 cards on this list. thnx I think they are all amazing. i want to collect them all. well done pokemon company, you caught me 😄
The only investment cards are the original 1st editions and holos. The rest are just a flash in the pan and with new sets being released they will be quickly forgotten about.
Ima def have to buy the pikachu ex raw and get a 10! Surging sparks is beating evolving skies right now but in the long run evolving skies will pull back ahead!! Evolving skies has way more Alt arts and is way better imo!
Moonreon is still shooting this week! So sad none of the crown zenith have made the list 😢 so many underrated alt arts including the mewtwo v Charizard and the gold giritina. Evolving sparks > than surging sparks but surging sparks is defs one of the best scarlet and violet sets so far alongside 151 and Paldean fates
Including surging sparks is weird. The only graded copies are those that have been expressed and have a high first-to-market premium. You can’t really compare those cards to evolving skies that has had years to find a true market price
@@HammerStudioGamesThe reason why it’s not a good idea to include it on this list is because new sets are way to volatile and fluctuate drastically on a daily basis. Case and point, I’m writing this 3 days after this video and the price of that pikachu in a 10 has already almost halved.
Surprisingly, I don't see anyone mentioning the Charmander Black Star Promo Pokemon Center ED, from Obsidian Flames. That card went from $400 to $800 and then up and down between 1.2,1.4k and back to $900......I think it's a worthy unexpected mention. Specifically because its from a set without a lot of pricey pulls. I actually have 2 PSA 10, and 2 PSA 9.
One of the worst aspects of the top cards be so prohibitively expensive is that it has forced almost everyone who was a collector to become an investor. I used to love collecting when the most expensive cards were $100 to $200, but now if I want the top card I have to consider how it will do over time or wait 3 years to buy it, drastically limiting how many other cards I can collect.
where do you get the pop stats from? When i look up the cards on the PSA population report, i typically see that they're lower. like Glaceon Vmax alt art is showing 704 PSA 10s on the PSA pop report website
i dont get the grading craze. you cant even touch your card anymore, and youre paying money to have it done? i got many of these cards "damaged" for under $100 and its just like a wrinkle at a corner or something, not even affecting the artwork
My milotic ex got a PSA 9, going to get it regraded as I think it is borderline from 9 and 10, corners and edges are perfect just barely off center. My feebas got a PSA 10 tho lol
None of the surging sparks should be on here. Give it a year, then come back to see how expensive they are. I remember when the rainbow pikachu was going for over 2k when Vivid voltage was crazy during COVID. There are some similar circumstances going on right now for surging sparks with this current boom. Not as big as COVID, but a boom nonetheless.
@agree to disagree. Just wait until prismatic evolutions drops, then the rocket set drops. Absolutely no way the butthole pikachu holds that top spot for long.
People don’t realize the Chinese version of the altart gengar has a population of 2,000 it’s the rarest of all the gengar salt arts and I’m buying all of them
Guys I have that magikarp in Japanese version, but I am not familiar with Pokémon card, can someone kindly tell me that how much/ is it worth as much as this English version?🙌🏻
Surging Sparks #1 Pikachu is okay but it’s very static and there’s not much to it compared to a lot of this list. The background is washed out in white. Pikachu isn’t in a mid action shot, just standing there looking back. Pretty mid. The multicolor border does go with the art very well though.
‘You can’t measure demand’. Right, so isn’t that another reason not to get stuck on looking at pop reports? Cause looking at pop reports is only useful when you DO know demand, without it they are just numbers.
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You have the magikarp being 850$ in a PSA 10 and ebay comps right now are $1,200-$1,300 for the last ten comps and one as high as $1,499.00!! Is it the collectr app that is off??
I still like the Lugia alt art the best 💥
The Magikarp used to be around $40 raw but now is pushing $200!
Absolutely love the art! This is what rich people feel when they pay for art haha
I’m loving it 😂
I remember when I first saw it it was $60 max, now its so high, I’m so glad I pulled it normally!
8:08 Jake you're never escaping the "twice baked" allegations
Giratina is something else. I pulled one, got it graded which netted out a PSA 8.. so im thinking of cracking the slab and resubmitting. If it was a 9 I wouldn't even bother, but an 8 is painful.
I'm just happy to have picked up Magikarp when I did.
No way the Charizard v from Brilliant Stars is under other charizards. It’s without a doubt undervalued at the moment
Brilliant stars overall is super underrated - zards and a beautiful trainer gallery, legendary birds and arceus cards!!!
Butthole Pikachu is such an ugly chase card to me. I understand it’s pikachu so it’ll be a lot but the art work just isn’t as good as some of the other SIRs in that set
for real. to me it really feels like flavor of the month hype
@ I hope so. I’m not looking forward to paying the equivalent of my car payment if it keeps this price point
I would have thrown it away if it didn't know it was worth so much personally think it's ugly lol
Hydreigon and ceruledge are God tier
Timmies were saying the same thing about greninja
What are your thoughts on the illustration rare Groudon from Paradox Rift? 🏴☠️
2025 Will start with a banger too! Can't wait for that new Umbreon SAR and the Masterball Umbreon in prismatic evolution🔥🥳
Have you done a top price drops video? Would be interesting if not
Just pulled the Espeon VMAX from the celebi pin box. I had lost my celebi pin from the generations mythical collection box and just wanted a new pin. Best 10 bucks ever spent!
Hey Jake, really enjoying the content! Do you ever do these “top 20” list but with raw cards?
Raw is harder because depending on condition prices can vary dramatically
@ ah, makes sense.
@@TwicebakedJake so graded cards are more stable and don’t fluctuate as much (comparatively)?
@@ChienNguyen-wd8qu Yes, If you look at an ungraded base set Charizard for instance prices vary from $50 to $10,000. But A PSA 8 remains stable as condition is the same across the board.
@@TwicebakedJake I would like to see a list with raw as well, can't you just use nm pricing? Collectr gives you the nm raw value.
I recently pulled the alt art Lugia out of a $20 Silver Tempest ETB from Target's black Friday sale. So stoked! On the other hand I'm pretty frustrated with how impossible it is to get Surging Sparks products
My girl got an etb too (day early so it wasn’t on sale) and I pulled it on the first pack. Rest was shit
I pull that pikachu in my very first ETB was a really surprising but in that moment I don't thinking too much how valuable is this card , I hope to grade it soon .
I hope to make a video if I do the PSA grade. Nice video ❤
I’ve spent well over the cost of the PSA 10’s in PaF just pulling PaF because if it don’t pull it, it doesn’t feel like it’s really mine
That Milotic EX SIR is my fav card this year its gorgeous
Agreed. I just pulled misprit and cerulege today too, a lot of the ssp art is amazing
What a list, 1 of everything plz lol😅🎉 thank you for the great info
Great video ❤❤❤
Thanks for adding the POP stats 🎉
I feel privileged to have 2 cards on this list. thnx
I think they are all amazing. i want to collect them all. well done pokemon company, you caught me 😄
I only own 1 card on this list
But its the Umbreon so I'm cool with it.😂
I just got my first Lugia V copy! Pulled from a Salamence tin.
The only investment cards are the original 1st editions and holos. The rest are just a flash in the pan and with new sets being released they will be quickly forgotten about.
Ima def have to buy the pikachu ex raw and get a 10! Surging sparks is beating evolving skies right now but in the long run evolving skies will pull back ahead!! Evolving skies has way more Alt arts and is way better imo!
Pikachu xy124 and Lillies are all worth mentioning too
Paldean Fates is absolute 🔥
My favorite so far!
Moonreon is still shooting this week! So sad none of the crown zenith have made the list 😢 so many underrated alt arts including the mewtwo v Charizard and the gold giritina. Evolving sparks > than surging sparks but surging sparks is defs one of the best scarlet and violet sets so far alongside 151 and Paldean fates
Got most of them My 5 favorite are 1.bubble mew
2.magikarp
3.latias
4.Umbreon
5.espeon but they are all Solid 🔥🔥
Nice video jakeybakey
I want that giratina. I feel like its gonna keep going up.
Gengar is up to 1k after 2weeks 😭🙏
Including surging sparks is weird. The only graded copies are those that have been expressed and have a high first-to-market premium.
You can’t really compare those cards to evolving skies that has had years to find a true market price
@@Classat12 It'll definitely be interesting to see where prices settle
It's analyzing 2024, the cards came out in 2024, I don't get the complaints in the comments.
@@HammerStudioGamesThe reason why it’s not a good idea to include it on this list is because new sets are way to volatile and fluctuate drastically on a daily basis. Case and point, I’m writing this 3 days after this video and the price of that pikachu in a 10 has already almost halved.
@@Figuergnot just cards themselves but set values across the board fluctuate considerably due to scalpers and fomo
Love the espeon vmax. Wish I had it as part of my collection.
Surprisingly, I don't see anyone mentioning the Charmander Black Star Promo Pokemon Center ED, from Obsidian Flames. That card went from $400 to $800 and then up and down between 1.2,1.4k and back to $900......I think it's a worthy unexpected mention. Specifically because its from a set without a lot of pricey pulls.
I actually have 2 PSA 10, and 2 PSA 9.
Sleepeon vmax is such a beauty
Well, I have 2 of those psa 10 Magikarps. both pulled from bestbuy sleeved booster packs. 🙏🏽
Cool video, subbed :]
Damn, I really want the Milotic from Surging Sparks.
One of the worst aspects of the top cards be so prohibitively expensive is that it has forced almost everyone who was a collector to become an investor. I used to love collecting when the most expensive cards were $100 to $200, but now if I want the top card I have to consider how it will do over time or wait 3 years to buy it, drastically limiting how many other cards I can collect.
I am 11/20 on this list babyyyy. Missing all of those Surging Sparks cards tho, so that hurts the percentage lol.
I didn't realize how expensive that pika is, I just sent it to get graded a few days ago after pulling it
where do you get the pop stats from? When i look up the cards on the PSA population report, i typically see that they're lower. like Glaceon Vmax alt art is showing 704 PSA 10s on the PSA pop report website
The most expensive alt art psa 10 is actually the Latias & Latios GX from Team Up. It goes for $3500.00
Pikachu ex or greninia ex to invest if I can only pick one
Might wanna look at some crown zenith 👀🤷🏻♂️
i dont get the grading craze. you cant even touch your card anymore, and youre paying money to have it done? i got many of these cards "damaged" for under $100 and its just like a wrinkle at a corner or something, not even affecting the artwork
My milotic ex got a PSA 9, going to get it regraded as I think it is borderline from 9 and 10, corners and edges are perfect just barely off center.
My feebas got a PSA 10 tho lol
In my local used game shop that sells loose cards Ive seen that Magikarp for $200 and Charizard for $220
None of the surging sparks should be on here. Give it a year, then come back to see how expensive they are. I remember when the rainbow pikachu was going for over 2k when Vivid voltage was crazy during COVID. There are some similar circumstances going on right now for surging sparks with this current boom. Not as big as COVID, but a boom nonetheless.
You're in denial. Surging sparks is nowhere similar to Vivid Voltage. Best main set we have gotten since Evo Skies
@agree to disagree. Just wait until prismatic evolutions drops, then the rocket set drops. Absolutely no way the butthole pikachu holds that top spot for long.
I agree. Holiday, not much available currently. All modern alts are being pumped right now.
On collectr app, can I organize by set? Like a checklist? Or only singles and sealed?
Killed it man!
I think the Greninja is just that hard to pull
Look at the promo PC ETB card for obsidian the charmander is doing things too
Where are you getting your price information?
I have the paldean fates charizard in a psa 10 and one ungraded
23:15 Cheekachu going to the moon ☝🏾🌛
Do BB prices ever dip after something like this?
I still have a sealed paldean fates Pokémon center etb!!
Yup, that thumbnail is accurate
Door is starting to close on me getting the Giratina and Umbreon alt. Wouldn’t mind the Blaziken too.
Dude there is so much you could do with this kind of money
@ like what? (Plus I’m looking more to trade for them)
What is the difference price between Japanese and American and why?
JUST pulled that Pikachu EX today! Went to Wal-Mart for grocery and saw some single packs, decided to gamble $20.😜
I have 9 of these 🙏
People don’t realize the Chinese version of the altart gengar has a population of 2,000 it’s the rarest of all the gengar salt arts and I’m buying all of them
Latias here in Spain is like 200€ mint lol we’re the 2k coming from
A Black Label Umbreon just sold on Ebay for $8,331.
I pulled the latias would gladly trade anyone for a moonbreon or even the giratina
What's crazy after you made this video, Giratina and Magikarp are over $1k
This video didn’t age well for number one. The Umbreon reigns supreme over $2,500 by the end of the year
Anyone that wants that Magikarp for the art I recoomend the JP printing. Its like $130 in PSA10
Surging sparks is overpriced
The gouge is real
That’s only if you are able to find it
Best modern card is Celebi V alt art
Just be mindful that there might be 12,000 cards in population. That does not mean that all 12,000 are available for sale.
The mew makes me so mad. becuse i traded it for a trapagos ex wgen it was 90
“A 2nd $420” sounds almost as if it’s “Twice-baked” lol
February 2025: Moonbreon is number 1 and it aint even close lmao
Magikarp is around $180 raw right now, not cheap.
Why do you show only psa10? I think it would be also good mentioning the raw price
“Ungraded it’s not that expensive” since when is 200$ not expensive???
Really gotta look at more pop reports 😅
Pokeman is the new nft. Goodluck yall
Guys I have that magikarp in Japanese version, but I am not familiar with Pokémon card, can someone kindly tell me that how much/ is it worth as much as this English version?🙌🏻
Not even close to the English. Currently like 50-$70 Raw. and I think 200-300 for a 10
I think Fusion Gengar still has some room to grow!
Quick question. Can the population ever go down ? Like say the pop for a card is 6500 today. In 10 yrs time its only gona be higher correct ?
should have probably done only SV cards.
MOONKACHU!
Jake magikarp is $1200!
Giratina is also $1.1k now
Is the population mentioned just for English card or including Japanese or other languages
This is just the English cards. Some cards like the Espeon VMAX is actually a promo card in Japan so their pop report is very different
@ thanks
Somethings sus about that $420 Blaz-it-ken 🤔
Surging Sparks #1 Pikachu is okay but it’s very static and there’s not much to it compared to a lot of this list. The background is washed out in white. Pikachu isn’t in a mid action shot, just standing there looking back. Pretty mid. The multicolor border does go with the art very well though.
POP reports are questionable. No telling how many times a hot card has been broken out and resubmitted until it gets the grade someone wants.
I'm only showing the population of 10s. No one is regrading those
@TwicebakedJake Fair enough.
‘You can’t measure demand’. Right, so isn’t that another reason not to get stuck on looking at pop reports? Cause looking at pop reports is only useful when you DO know demand, without it they are just numbers.
Knowing the pop is still useful. Especially tracking how quickly it's being graded
ive opened hundreds and got none. im done with Pokémon
Last month, PSA numbers just passed 100 million. WHO got the lucky number 99999999, and 100000000
Damn... English pokemon card market is crazy.
wish there was a playback speed of 4x
Can’t believe people buying those surging sparks cards at those prices. Nowhere near as good as evolving skies cards.
Yooo I got the bubble mew you think it would be good to sell it or just keep ???
Keep it dude
@@rhylechner525you it would go up ??