The most valuable Pokémon cards right now: what the top prices look like on TCGplayer and Cardmarket
Umbreon VMAX, Evolving Skies 215/203, had a TCGplayer Market Price of $2,324.94 for the ungraded English Holo and a Cardmarket trend price of €1,872.01 in the November 12, 2026 snapshot. These are ungraded market figures, not graded auction records. Cardmarket’s trend covers all languages and conditions, so the two figures do not measure identical copies.
Which top price should you compare with your card?
Use the ungraded market that matches your card and selling context; use graded sales only when the card, print, grading company and grade match.
| Comparison | What the price describes | Who it suits | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCGplayer Market Price | A value based on recent completed sales, excluding shipping | You are comparing an ungraded English card with the US market | The Market Price is not condition-specific |
| Cardmarket trend price | A value calculated from past sales across the product’s languages and conditions | You are looking at the European market | It is not an English-only or condition-specific valuation |
| Graded auction sale | One encapsulated card with a particular company and grade | You have a matching graded copy | A single record sale does not establish a general value |
TCGplayer explains its calculation on its Market Price help page. Cardmarket’s lowest “From” offer is separate from its trend price and can refer to a different language or condition from your copy.
The price data explanation identifies the TCGplayer archive and Cardmarket price guide used for these figures.
What do the top ungraded prices look like?
High-priced examples in the November 12, 2026 data include Umbreon VMAX, Rayquaza VMAX, Gengar VMAX, Latias & Latios GX and Umbreon ex. This is a snapshot, not a complete ranking of the most valuable Pokémon cards.
Umbreon VMAX and Rayquaza VMAX
Umbreon VMAX, Evolving Skies 215/203, Secret Rare, had a TCGplayer Market Price of $2,324.94 for the ungraded English Holo on November 12, 2026. Its Cardmarket trend price on that date was €1,872.01, covering all languages and conditions. The Umbreon VMAX price page shows the print and both figures together.
Rayquaza VMAX, Evolving Skies 218/203, Secret Rare, had a TCGplayer Market Price of $1,223.16 for the ungraded English Holo on November 12, 2026. Its Cardmarket trend price on that date was €1,207.93. The two figures are close, but they measure different things, so compare each market separately. The Rayquaza VMAX price page lists the print.
Gengar VMAX
Gengar VMAX, Fusion Strike 271/264, Secret Rare, had a TCGplayer Market Price of $1,007.36 for the ungraded English Holo on November 12, 2026. Its Cardmarket trend price on that date was €635.13.
Neither figure proves that the other market is wrong. The Gengar VMAX price page keeps the market figures and print details together.
Latias & Latios GX: limited sales evidence
Latias & Latios GX, Team Up 170/181, Ultra Rare, is the thinnest market among these five.
The card page shows a TCGplayer Market Price of $4,619.79, but it rests on a single recorded sale between August 18 and November 10, 2026, so it is not a reliable market level.
Umbreon ex: more recorded sales
Umbreon ex, Prismatic Evolutions 161/131, Special Illustration Rare, had a TCGplayer Market Price of $1,173.04 for the ungraded English Holo on November 12, 2026, and a Cardmarket trend price of €907.87 covering all languages and conditions. It had 35 recorded Near Mint sales of the ungraded English Holo on TCGplayer between August 18 and November 10, 2026. The Umbreon ex price page shows both figures.
That provides more transactions to examine than the single recorded sale for Latias & Latios GX, but the count alone does not establish the card’s value.
How do graded record sales differ?
Graded record sales describe individual copies, not the value of an ungraded card with the same artwork.
A graded auction result is one copy at one price, not a TCGplayer Market Price or Cardmarket trend.
PSA uses a 1 to 10 scale, with 10 designated Gem Mint. CGC distinguishes Pristine 10 from Gem Mint 10. Those labels should not be treated as interchangeable. PSA’s grading standards explain what its grades mean.
How should you decide which figure applies?
Match the physical card first, then weigh condition and the strength of the sales evidence.
- Read the set and collector number. A name alone does not identify the exact card.
- Identify the print. For Base Set cards, inspect both the 1st Edition stamp and the artwork box’s right and bottom drop shadow. The stamp and the absence of a shadow identify different print features.
- Examine centering, corners, edges and surface. Use condition-specific sales for an ungraded copy because the Market Price does not fit every condition.
- Note the sales period and count. A price based on few transactions offers less evidence than a consistent run of comparable sales.
- Keep market measures separate. Do not compare TCGplayer sales for one condition with the all-language, all-condition Cardmarket trend as though they describe identical copies.