The Most Expensive ACE-Graded Pokemon Cards in Our UK Sales Records

The largest retained observation in this research snapshot is a Mario Pikachu listing recorded at £15,086.70 on 2026-07-14. That makes it the first entry in our archive ranking. It does not make it an independently authenticated world record.

The distinction matters when researching expensive cards. A marketplace listing can provide a useful lead while leaving questions about accepted offers, final payment, accessories and later returns unanswered. This article keeps the amount, card identity, grade, date and source together so that readers can examine each observation rather than inherit an unsupported headline.

What this ranking measures

We selected the ten distinct Pokemon catalogue identities with the highest individual eligible recorded amounts in the retained archive before 2026-09-05. The archive's qualifying observations run from 2025-09-28 to 2026-09-04. Dates are the stored sale dates, not publication dates or promises about today's market.

Records must pass the same public-identity quality gate used for the other research, contain a positive GBP price and a valid integer grade, and have the required source fields. We remove obvious multi-card titles and test records, and deduplicate eBay item IDs. For each catalogue identity, we keep only its largest observation so repeated sales of the same card do not fill the list.

This ranking deliberately includes different grades and languages. Its purpose is to identify large recorded amounts, not to estimate a language premium or compare grading companies. It is limited to the tracker's retained coverage, which is not a complete account of UK or global sales.

The ten largest distinct-card observations

An archive high is a starting point for research

A highest-price ranking is selected for extremes. It therefore answers a different question from a table of typical outcomes. Before using an entry as an asking-price reference, check how far it sits from other observations for the same grade and whether those observations are recent.

The visible recorded amount may not resolve every transaction detail. A best offer can differ from a displayed asking price; postage and accessories can affect a comparison; a completed listing can later be reversed. The tracker does not have independent payment-settlement evidence for these records.

An unavailable original eBay page does not retrospectively verify or disprove the stored observation. It reduces what can be checked now. Our first-party record preserves the information retained by the tracker, while the original marketplace link gives another route to investigate when it remains available.

Keep grade and card identity separate

This table includes grades below 10 because it ranks recorded amounts across different cards. It would be a mistake to use that ordering to conclude that a lower grade is more valuable than a higher grade of the same identity. Card identity, version and the specific sale context change at the same time.

For a more controlled question, the ACE 9 versus ACE 10 article holds catalogue identity and the broad observation window constant, applies an explicit-language rule and shows the sample sizes. Even that study describes a small sample rather than a guaranteed grading premium.

Check a comparable before acting on it

1. Match the full card number, set, language, edition and artwork.
2. Inspect the slab grade and any claimed additional features against the source.
3. Confirm the stored date and look for more recent equivalent observations.
4. Account for bundled accessories, delivery treatment and offer uncertainty.
5. Compare several records and retain a range rather than selecting the highest result.

Our practical valuation guide turns those checks into a repeatable process. If your question is whether to submit a raw card, use the cost and break-even guide as well. A large historical sale does not establish the return from a new submission.

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