By Dexerto | Created at 2026-08-29 14:52:03 | Updated at 2026-09-28 09:46:57
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A one-of-one graded Gold Star Rayquaza has become the first English-language Pokemon card to sell for more than $1 million, breaking a record previously held by Charizard.
The 2005 Pokemon EX Deoxys Holo Rayquaza Gold Star #107 was sold through Fanatics Collect’s August Premier Auction on August 28.
After attracting 35 bids, the card reached a final price of $1,020,000 including the buyer’s premium.
Fanatics Collect described it as potentially “the single greatest copy” of Gold Star Rayquaza. It is the only copy to receive a CGC Pristine 10 grade, while the auction house said no Pristine 10 examples appear in the BGS or TAG registries either.
Gold Star Rayquaza breaks English Pokemon card record
The seven-figure sale surpassed the previous English-language Pokemon card record by $65,200.
That record belonged to a PSA Gem Mint 10 First Edition Base Set Charizard pulled during Logan Paul and Ken Goldin’s 2021 box break. According to Goldin, the Charizard sold for $954,800 in February 2026.
The overall Pokemon card record remains considerably higher. Logan Paul’s Japanese Pikachu Illustrator sold for $16.492 million earlier in 2026, becoming the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction.
Gold Star cards were introduced in 2004 and reportedly appeared at a rate of approximately one per every two booster boxes, or 72 packs. The rare cards depict shiny Pokemon with artwork extending beyond the usual illustration window.
Gold Star Rayquaza is particularly difficult to find in perfect condition. CGC reported that EX Deoxys cards frequently suffered factory edge wear. Of more than 250 copies graded by the company, only 12 received a Gem Mint 10 and just one earned the higher Pristine 10 grade.
A Gem Mint 10 copy of the same card sold for $168,000 on July 19, meaning the Pristine example fetched more than six times as much just over a month later.
A Reddit user who claimed to be the seller called parting with the card a “bitter sweet moment.”
“Great to break the record, but a sad moment we let go such a centerpiece of our collection,” they wrote.
