There are 27 English Gold Star cards. They were printed from November 2004 to March 2007, one to three per set, with the Pokémon's art spilling out of the frame and a gold star after its name.
Two of them just reset the record books. A CGC Pristine 10 Rayquaza sold for $1,020,000 on 28 August 2026, the first English Pokémon card past a million. Six days earlier two PSA 10 Treeckos sold for $132,000 and $114,000, four times the card's old record.
Raw, they run from about $720 to $5,000. Every one of the 27 is in the table below with its median completed sale, its sales count, and its last PSA 10 price.
- Cheapest raw Gold Star, median completed sale: Entei, $720 (34 sales in 180 days).
- Most expensive raw Gold Star: Rayquaza, $5,000 (25 sales), then Umbreon and Espeon from POP Series 5 at $4,968 and $4,500.
- Biggest 12-month rise on TCGplayer's market price: Flareon, $413 to $1,598, up 287%.
- Cards that fell over 12 months: three of the 13 we can measure, Vaporeon, Gyarados delta and Metagross.
- Largest PSA 10 premium over raw: Pikachu, $100,637 against $2,225, about 45 times.
Source: TCGinvest (tcginvest.io). Raw figures are the median of completed eBay sales recorded by PriceCharting over the 180 days to 3 September 2026. PSA 10 figures are PriceCharting's last recorded PSA 10 price for the card. Twelve-month moves compare TCGplayer's market price in August 2025 and August 2026.
What a Gold Star card is
Between EX Team Rocket Returns in November 2004 and EX Power Keepers in February 2007, each English set carried a small number of "Pokémon ★" cards: shiny-coloured Pokémon whose artwork bleeds past the card's frame, with a gold star printed after the name. They were the chase cards of their era, printed at roughly one per two boxes, and they sat at the end of each set's numbering, past the printed total. Rayquaza is 107/107 in EX Deoxys. The two POP Series 5 cards, Espeon and Umbreon, came from an organised-play promo set and are the hardest to find in any condition.
Twenty-five came from the main sets. Two came from POP Series 5. That is the whole English list, and it is the list below.
Every Gold Star, priced
Raw is the median of completed sales over the last 180 days, with the number of sales behind it. PSA 10 is PriceCharting's last recorded PSA 10 price. Where the card had fewer than five PSA 10 sales in the period, treat that figure as a marker, not a market.
| Card | Set | Raw, median sale | Sales, 180d | PSA 10, last | PSA 10 sales, 180d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Rocket Returns 107 | $2,975 | 18 | $11,502 | 0 | |
| Team Rocket Returns 108 | $2,600 | 11 | $52,832 | 0 | |
| Team Rocket Returns 109 | $2,180 | 15 | $32,790 | 1 | |
| Deoxys 105 | $1,579 | 16 | $19,318 | 0 | |
| Deoxys 106 | $1,450 | 29 | $32,800 | 0 | |
| Deoxys 107 | $5,000 | 25 | $48,598 | 1 | |
| Unseen Forces 113 | $720 | 34 | $8,118 | 14 | |
| Unseen Forces 114 | $996 | 30 | $8,575 | 25 | |
| Unseen Forces 115 | $948 | 26 | $8,988 | 11 | |
| Delta Species 111 | $1,050 | 25 | $14,797 | 1 | |
| Delta Species 112 | $1,220 | 30 | $6,437 | 1 | |
| Delta Species 113 | $1,300 | 17 | $26,500 | 1 | |
| Legend Maker 90 | $724 | 24 | $18,940 | 2 | |
| Legend Maker 91 | $781 | 32 | $7,640 | 3 | |
| Legend Maker 92 | $774 | 30 | $13,640 | 1 | |
| Holon Phantoms 102 | $1,800 | 23 | $80,520 | 2 | |
| Holon Phantoms 103 | $1,940 | 30 | $62,898 | 6 | |
| Holon Phantoms 104 | $2,225 | 33 | $100,637 | 5 | |
| Crystal Guardians 99 | $1,025 | 35 | $13,162 | 1 | |
| Crystal Guardians 100 | $726 | 31 | $17,500 | 4 | |
| Dragon Frontiers 100 | $3,888 | 30 | $58,723 | 1 | |
| Dragon Frontiers 101 | $1,975 | 35 | $27,118 | 2 | |
| Power Keepers 100 | $1,072 | 32 | $12,699 | 6 | |
| Power Keepers 101 | $838 | 32 | $31,086 | 4 | |
| Power Keepers 102 | $925 | 34 | $26,419 | 2 | |
| POP Series 5 16 | $4,500 | 17 | $33,610 | 1 | |
| POP Series 5 17 | $4,968 | 6 | $63,461 | 1 |
Two things stand out before any single card does. The raw market is real: 25 of the 27 had 15 or more completed sales in six months, so those medians are prices, not guesses. The PSA 10 market is not: 18 of the 27 had two or fewer PSA 10 sales in the same window. A Gold Star in a PSA 10 slab is a card that changes hands a few times a year, which is exactly why one auction can reset its price by four times.
Every Gold Star has a page on TCGinvest with the Cardmarket, TCGplayer and PriceCharting figures side by side, the sales count, and the PSA 9 and PSA 10 ladder. Search "gold star" on TCGinvest and tap any card.
The two sales that changed the list
Rayquaza ★, EX Deoxys 107/107. On 28 August 2026 Fanatics sold a CGC Pristine 10 copy for $1,020,000 after 35 bids. It is the first English Pokémon card to pass a million, and it broke a record that had stood since February, a PSA 10 1st Edition Base Set Charizard at $954,800. The copy is the only Pristine 10 in existence, at CGC or anywhere else. The same card raw, with no grade, sold 25 times in the previous six months at a median of $5,000. The gap between the one copy nobody can match and the ordinary copy is two hundred times.
Treecko ★, Team Rocket Returns 109/109. Six days earlier, on 22 August, Fanatics sold two PSA 10 Treeckos in one night, $132,000 and $114,000. PriceCharting's last PSA 10 record for the card before that week was $32,790. Raw, Treecko is the least expensive of the three Team Rocket Returns starters at a $2,180 median, behind Mudkip at $2,975 and Torchic at $2,600, and it has moved more than any of them: TCGplayer's market price for the raw card was $376 in July 2025 and $2,400 in August 2026.
Five Gold Star cards sold at Fanatics that week for $369,000 between them. None of those five prices appears in the table above, because they are slab sales, and the table is deliberately built on what an ordinary copy sells for.
What moved in twelve months
For 13 of the 27 we have a TCGplayer market price in both August 2025 and August 2026. Ten rose, three fell.
| Card | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flareon ★ | $413 | $1,598 | +287% |
| Jolteon ★ | $675 | $2,000 | +196% |
| Charizard ★ δ | $997 | $2,662 | +167% |
| Alakazam ★ | $600 | $1,500 | +150% |
| Groudon ★ | $442 | $998 | +126% |
| Entei ★ | $578 | $972 | +68% |
| Latias ★ | $900 | $1,500 | +67% |
| Celebi ★ | $500 | $750 | +50% |
| Regirock ★ | $505 | $747 | +48% |
| Pikachu ★ | $2,089 | $2,968 | +42% |
| Metagross ★ | $1,200 | $952 | -21% |
| Gyarados ★ δ | $1,615 | $1,200 | -26% |
| Vaporeon ★ | $2,000 | $1,400 | -30% |
The pattern is the one we keep finding in vintage: the cards that were cheapest a year ago rose the most. Flareon, Jolteon, Groudon and Alakazam all started the year under $700 and at least doubled. The three that fell were among the more expensive to begin with. Whether that continues is not something a table can tell you, but it is worth knowing that "the cheap Gold Star" was the best-performing Gold Star of the last twelve months.
The PSA 10 multiple
A Gold Star in a PSA 10 slab is a different asset from the same card raw, and the table shows how different. Pikachu's last PSA 10 price is $100,637 against a $2,225 raw median, about 45 times. Gyarados delta is $80,520 against $1,800, also about 45 times. At the other end, Mudkip's last PSA 10 record is $11,502 against $2,975 raw, under four times, and Entei's $8,118 against $720 is about eleven times.
The multiple is not random. It follows two things: how rarely the card grades a 10, and how many people want that particular Pokémon in a 10. Pikachu, Umbreon, Charizard and Rayquaza carry name premiums in every era. The Regis, Entei and the Latis do not. That is why a cheap raw Gold Star can be a poor grading candidate and an expensive one can be a good one, and it is why our card pages show the grade ladder with the sales count on every rung rather than a single number.
Where the market sits, in euros
For European buyers the ask side is visible on Cardmarket for the cards that trade there in Near Mint English. As of 9 September 2026 the verified Near Mint English asks we hold include Suicune at €1,999.99, Raikou at €1,749.94, Flareon at €1,999.99, Jolteon at €1,500, Regice at €1,000, Regirock at €750, Entei at €2,600, Celebi at €3,000, Gyarados delta at €5,250 and Mewtwo at €5,500. An ask is what a seller wants, not what a buyer paid, which is why the table above is built on completed sales and why the two columns can sit far apart on the same card. Our July study of one collection valued four ways found exactly this: lowest ask versus completed sale is a 60% question before you even choose a card.
How to check a Gold Star before you pay
- The star is printed after the name, in gold, on the name line. It is part of the card, not a sticker or a stamp.
- The number sits above the set's printed total: 107/107, 109/109, 113/115, 100/100. A Gold Star with a normal in-set number is not a Gold Star.
- The art breaks the frame. Part of the Pokémon overlaps the border or the text box.
- Compare the number, set and art against the card page on TCGinvest before buying. Above a few hundred euros, buy graded or from a seller who will let you verify the card in hand.
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Frequently asked
How many Gold Star Pokémon cards are there?
Twenty-seven in English: 25 across the EX-era sets from Team Rocket Returns (2004) to Power Keepers (2007), plus Espeon and Umbreon from POP Series 5. Japan had additional Gold Stars that were never printed in English.
What is the most expensive Gold Star Pokémon card?
A CGC Pristine 10 Rayquaza Gold Star from EX Deoxys sold for $1,020,000 at Fanatics on 28 August 2026, the first English Pokémon card past a million. Raw, the most expensive Gold Stars are Rayquaza at a $5,000 median completed sale and the POP Series 5 Umbreon and Espeon at $4,500 to $5,000.
What is the cheapest Gold Star card?
Raw, Entei Gold Star from Unseen Forces at a $720 median completed sale, then Regice at $724, Celebi at $726, Registeel at $774, Regirock at $781 and Jolteon at $838, in our data as of 3 September 2026. Six of the 27 sit under $850 raw.
How much is a Treecko Gold Star worth?
Raw, a Treecko Gold Star from Team Rocket Returns had a $2,180 median completed sale over the 180 days to 3 September 2026. Two PSA 10 copies sold at Fanatics on 22 August 2026 for $132,000 and $114,000, four times the previous record for the card.
Which Gold Star cards went up the most in the last year?
On TCGplayer's market price, August 2025 to August 2026: Flareon Gold Star from $413 to $1,598, Jolteon from $675 to $2,000, Charizard Gold Star delta from $997 to $2,662, Alakazam from $600 to $1,500, Groudon from $442 to $998. Three fell: Vaporeon, Gyarados delta and Metagross.
How do I know a Gold Star card is real?
A Gold Star has a gold star printed after the Pokémon's name, artwork that breaks out of the frame, and a collector number above the set's printed total, for example 107/107 for Rayquaza in EX Deoxys. Compare the number and set against the card page on TCGinvest, and for anything over a few hundred euros buy graded or from a seller who will let you verify.
TCGinvest measures prices daily from Cardmarket (EU), TCGplayer and PriceCharting (US). Raw medians and sales counts are PriceCharting's record of completed eBay sales over the 180 days to 3 September 2026; PSA 10 figures are PriceCharting's last recorded PSA 10 price and its 180-day sales count. The Fanatics results are as reported by Fanatics Collect. Nothing here is financial advice, and every number moves.
