Top Selling Pokémon Cards on TCGplayer: November 2024

The first step to serving customer demand is to understand it. So to help you follow what’s currently popular with players and collectors, we’ve put together a pair of downloadable CSV reports of the top-selling Pokémon cards of the past month.

These reports show the name and set of the Pokémon cards with the highest total number of copies sold on the TCGplayer Marketplace between November 1 and November 25. The reports consider cards from different sets to be distinct (even if they have the same name), but do not distinguish copies sold by condition (Near Mint, Lightly Played, etc.) or by printing (Foil, etc.).

The two reports cover cards that had an average sale price in November within two ranges: $50.00 or more, and $1.00 to $49.99.

• Download Top Selling Report: PKMN Cards $50 or More
• Download Top Selling Report: PKMN Cards $1 to $50

Here are five highlights from each report.

Top Selling Pokémon Cards: $50 or More

#1 Pikachu ex - 238/191
Set: Surging Sparks
Average Sale Price: $458.84

Special Illustration Rare Pikachu ex debuted at a price higher than any other Pokémon card since at least Moonbreon, and it still managed to climb in price during its first weekend. Prices have come down since then, but it’s obvious that the combination of Pokémon’s mascot with the toughest pull rates of this Series, stunning art, and powerful game effects have made Pikachu ex the Pokémon card of 2024.

#2 Charizard ex - 223/197
Set: Obsidian Flames
Average Sale Price: $51.16

This is the first month in a long time when we’ve seen the original Special Illustration Rare Charizard ex make this list. That’s not because it hasn’t sold well—it has the same appeal for players and collectors that Pikachu ex does—but due to reprints and Obsidian Flames’s generous pull rates, SIR Charizard has stayed just below the $50 cutoff. With Obsidian Flames more than a year old, the supply for this card is drying up, and its price has risen above $50 for the first time since January.

#3 Charizard ex - 199/165
Set: Scarlet & Violet—151
Average Sale Price: $180.65

Demand hasn’t slacked at all for this #1 chase card from the most nostalgia-ful Pokémon set of all time. Rather, sales have picked up as the card has risen to just under $200 and fans have rushed to grab their, first, second, or hundredth copies before 151 becomes completely impossible to find.

#4 Gardevoir ex - 233/091
Set: Paldean Fates
Average Sale Price: $50.24

After Mew ex and Charizard ex from Paldean Fates both spiked in October, collectors and speculators turned their attention to the third-most popular card in the set, Gardevoir ex. Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy, but the card followed the precedent set by those other Special Illustration Rare and spiked in November, attracting more attention and sales along the way.

#5 Pikachu ex - 247/191
Set: Surging Sparks
Average Sale Price: $94.51

It’s not the Surging Sparks Pikachu ex that everyone’s talking about, but it’s technically rarer, and even more sparkly. Statistically, picking this card up as a single makes way more financial sense than trying to open it in a random pack.

Top Selling Pokémon Cards: $1.00 to $49.99

#1 Buddy-Buddy Poffin
Set: Temporal Forces
Average Sale Price: $1.50

As usual, the bestselling Pokémon cards in the $1 to $50 range this month are Trainer cards that show up across a wide range of competitive decks. 

Buddy-Buddy Poffin sees play in every competitive Pokémon deck that runs Evolution Pokémon, so it’s more or less guaranteed to rank among the top-selling cards.

#2 Night Stretcher
Set: Shrouded Fable
Average Sale Price:​​ $1.54

Night Stretcher adds a little helpful recursion to any deck, so it’s been a staple since Shrouded Fable. Shrouded Fable wasn’t terribly exciting for collectors, so it didn’t get opened in huge quantities and players are mostly acquiring Night Stretchers as singles.

#3 Earthen Vessel
Set: Paradox Rift
Average Sale Price: $3.11

Just like Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Earthen Vessel is a competitive staple across tons of Pokémon decks that has only been printed once at its base rarity.

#4 Arven - 166/198
Set: Scarlet & Violet Base Set
Average Sale Price: $1.29

Arven is another two-for-one search card that shows up all over the Pokémon TCG’s Standard format. Along with this version, Arven has been printed as an Uncommon in Obsidian Flames, but the Scarlet & Base Set version has more listings on TCGplayer and is consequently cheaper.

#5 Counter Catcher
Set: Paradox Rift
Average Sale Price: $1.22

Counter Catcher isn’t as ubiquitous as cards like Arven and Earthen Vessel, but it still had a good showing at the 2024 Pokémon World Championships in decks like Charizard and Gardevoir.

Selling cards that have high “velocity” keeps your cash flow healthy so you can take advantage of new opportunities. Check out our reports on the top-selling cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic, and be sure to list these cards on TCGplayer to unlock value you can reinvest in your business.