CardTrack data study · Liquidity · October 2026

Pokémon card liquidity: how often each card trades

Name: Pokémon card liquidity: how often each card trades
Creator: CardTrack
Published: 2026-10-17
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

603,185 recorded sales of English Pokémon cards in the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026, 20,106 a day. The median catalogue card traded 5 times; 22.4% of 20,903 cards had no recorded sale, and the most active 10% of cards carried 62.4% of all sales.

Median sales per card · 30 days

603,185 sales across 20,903 cards

Mean 28.9 per card. The mean sits far above the median because a small set of cards takes most of the volume.

Edition October 2026Published 17 October 2026Data to 14 October 2026Refreshed monthlyCSV · PNG · Method

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603,185

Sales recorded

15 Sep to 14 Oct 2026

20,106

Per day

one every 4.3 s

22.4%

No recorded sale

4,685 cards

62.4%

Top 10% of cards

of sales, 2,091 cards

1,286

Cards for half of sales

6.2% of the catalogue

Key findings: Pokémon card liquidity, October 2026 · 603,185 sales of 20,903 English catalogue cards, 15 Sep to 14 Oct 2026, raw and graded, eBay, Fanatics Collect, Alt and Goldin

1The median English Pokémon card had 5 recorded sales in the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026 (CardTrack); among cards that sold, the median was 11, the 90th percentile 76+ and the 99th 329+.
24,685 English Pokémon cards (22.4%) had no recorded sale in the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026 in CardTrack's ledger, an upper bound on cards that truly did not trade.
3In CardTrack's ledger (the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026), 1,286 English Pokémon cards (6.2% of the catalogue) account for half of all recorded sales; the top 1% (210 cards) for 18.0%.
4The most-traded English Pokémon card in the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026 was the 30th Celebration Mew ex: 1,533 recorded sales, one every 28 min (CardTrack).
5By era, Mega Evolution English Pokémon cards traded most often in CardTrack's ledger (the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026): 85.7 recorded sales per card.

How many times does a Pokémon card sell? The spread of recorded sales· every English catalogue card, by its number of recorded sales

The 23.4% of cards with 30 or more sales carried 84.9% of the volume.

Sales in the window	Cards	Share of cards	Sales	Share of sales
No sale	4,685	22.4%	0	0.0%
1 sale	2,174	10.4%	2,174	0.4%
2 to 4 sales	3,169	15.2%	8,828	1.5%
5 to 29 sales	5,977	28.6%	80,057	13.3%
30 or more	4,898	23.4%	512,126	84.9%

Which Pokémon cards trade most often?· top 50 by recorded sales

The busiest cards are outliers: the median card traded 5 times.

#	Card	Rarity	Sales	One sale every	Raw	Graded
1	Mew ex30th Celebration · #158 · 2026	Futuristic Rare	1,533	28 min	1,488	45
2	Lapras30th Celebration · #131 · 2026	Illustration Rare	1,470	29 min	1,463	7
3	Mewtwo ex30th Celebration · #157 · 2026	Futuristic Rare	1,468	29 min	1,413	55
4	Maushold30th Celebration · #146 · 2026	Illustration Rare	1,380	31 min	1,372	8
5	Jirachi ex30th Celebration · #155 · 2026	Special Illustration Rare	1,349	32 min	1,325	24
6	Alolan Meowth30th Celebration · #139 · 2026	Illustration Rare	1,315	33 min	1,304	11
7	Meowth30th Celebration · #144 · 2026	Illustration Rare	1,298	33 min	1,292	6
8	Mega Gengar exAscended Heroes · #269 · 2026	Mega Attack Rare	1,195	36 min	389	806
9	Hisuian Zorua30th Celebration · #145 · 2026	Illustration Rare	1,049	41 min	1,040	9
10	CharizardBase Set · #4 · 1999	Rare Holo	963	45 min	545	418
11	PsyduckAscended Heroes · #226 · 2026	Illustration Rare	952	46 min	353	599
12	Mega Charizard X exMega Evolution Black Star Promos · #23 · 2025	Promo	886	49 min	223	663
13	Lugia30th Celebration: Classic Collection · #149 · 2026	Rare Secret	844	51 min	806	38
14	MeowthPhantasmal Flames · #106 · 2025	Illustration Rare	836	52 min	409	427
15	Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames · #125 · 2025	Special Illustration Rare	821	53 min	248	573
16	EeveeScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #173 · 2023	Promo	809	53 min	517	292
17	Alolan Exeggutor30th Celebration · #129 · 2026	Illustration Rare	806	53 min	799	7
18	Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes · #271 · 2026	Mega Attack Rare	782	55 min	358	424
19	Mega Charizard X exPhantasmal Flames · #109 · 2025	Ultra Rare	772	56 min	321	451
20	Charizard ex151 · #199 · 2023	Special Illustration Rare	758	57 min	312	446
21	Mega Greninja exChaos Rising · #116 · 2026	Special Illustration Rare	739	58 min	377	362
22	Magikarp30th Celebration: Classic Collection · #203 · 2026	Illustration Rare	732	59 min	706	26
23	Mega Lucario exMega Evolution Black Star Promos · #33 · 2025	Promo	715	1 h	163	552
24	VaporeonJungle · #12 · 1999	Rare Holo	707	1 h	547	160
25	SquirtleMega Evolution Black Star Promos · #39 · 2025	Promo	707	1 h	128	579

Positions 26 to 50 are in the CSV.

How often cards trade, by era and rarity· sales per catalogue card

Era matters: Mega Evolution cards traded 85.7 times each against 28.9 across the catalogue.

Era	Cards	Sales	Per card	Median	No sale
Wizards of the Coast	1,790	99,774	55.7	27	0.4%
EX	1,896	47,249	24.9	11	3.6%
Diamond & Pearl	948	16,166	17.1	4	12.8%
Platinum	550	9,256	16.8	4	19.1%
HeartGold & SoulSilver	545	11,198	20.6	7	20.0%
Black & White	1,459	17,469	12.0	2	27.1%
XY	1,962	48,346	24.6	4	19.3%
Sun & Moon	3,008	51,844	17.2	4	23.8%
Sword & Shield	3,712	83,326	22.4	2	33.0%
Scarlet & Violet	3,795	112,429	29.6	2	33.4%
Mega Evolution	1,238	106,128	85.7	7	23.9%

Rarity · 100+ cards	Cards	Per card	Median	No sale
Special Illustration Rare	232	192.4	128.5	0.0%
Illustration Rare	511	140.5	81	0.2%
Ultra Rare	356	80.6	57.5	0.6%
Rare Holo VMAX	110	71.7	40	3.6%
Rare Holo EX	321	63.4	48	0.3%
Rare Holo GX	168	54.9	26	2.4%
Promo	1,351	52.8	18	13.0%
Rare Holo	1,621	48.7	22	8.2%
Rare Ultra	799	48.2	30	0.9%
Rare Secret	327	47.3	18	0.9%
Double Rare	329	41.0	14	7.0%
Rare Holo V	281	36.4	14	7.5%
Rare Rainbow	324	29.5	18	0.3%
Shiny Rare	120	27.3	23	0.8%
Rare Shiny	149	16.9	12	1.3%
Rare	2,584	14.6	4	23.2%
Not stated	369	10.8	3	22.2%
Common	5,464	8.6	2	33.5%
Uncommon	4,889	6.1	1	36.5%

Which Pokémon sets are most and least liquid?· sets with 50+ cards (135 sets)

Mega Evolution Black Star Promos has the most sales per card (188.8), Emerging Powers the fewest (3.2).

Most sales per card

#	Set	Per card	Median	No sale
1	Mega Evolution Black Star Promos2025 · 60 cards	188.8	37	1.7%
2	Fossil1999 · 62 cards	165.8	78.5	0.0%
3	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery2023 · 70 cards	158.6	145.5	0.0%
4	Base Set1999 · 102 cards	149.9	77	0.0%
5	Jungle1999 · 64 cards	149.9	113.5	0.0%
6	Team Rocket2000 · 83 cards	99.6	71	0.0%
7	Wizards Black Star Promos1999 · 53 cards	98.9	85	0.0%
8	DP Black Star Promos2007 · 53 cards	72.4	49	1.9%
9	Pitch Black2026 · 120 cards	72.3	7	13.3%
10	Ascended Heroes2026 · 295 cards	71.6	5	22.4%
11	Evolutions2016 · 113 cards	66.7	10	0.9%
12	1512023 · 207 cards	65.7	4	20.8%
13	Perfect Order2026 · 124 cards	60.5	2	31.4%
14	Phantasmal Flames2025 · 130 cards	59.5	3	30.0%
15	Chaos Rising2026 · 122 cards	56.6	5.5	27.9%

Fewest sales per card

#	Set	Per card	Median	No sale
1	Emerging Powers2011 · 98 cards	3.2	1	43.9%
2	Rebel Clash2020 · 209 cards	3.8	1	45.5%
3	Noble Victories2011 · 102 cards	4.0	1	33.3%
4	XY2014 · 146 cards	6.3	1	37.7%
5	Black & White2011 · 115 cards	6.7	2	32.2%
6	Boundaries Crossed2012 · 153 cards	7.0	1	26.8%
7	Sword & Shield2020 · 216 cards	7.8	1	44.9%
8	Battle Styles2021 · 183 cards	7.8	1	44.3%
9	Next Destinies2012 · 103 cards	8.1	1	30.1%
10	Guardians Rising2017 · 180 cards	8.8	3	20.6%
11	Champion's Path2020 · 80 cards	8.8	1	45.0%
12	Dark Explorers2012 · 111 cards	9.1	3	21.6%
13	Plasma Blast2013 · 105 cards	9.2	2	22.9%
14	Forbidden Light2018 · 150 cards	9.4	2	28.7%
15	Dragons Exalted2012 · 128 cards	9.4	1	44.5%

Where recorded sales come from: grade, venue and printing· share of recorded sales

73.3% of sales were raw copies and 94.6% were on eBay.

Grade	Sales	Share
Raw	442,252	73.3%
PSA	111,163	18.4%
CGC	38,583	6.4%
ACE	4,143	0.7%
BGS	3,887	0.6%
TAG	2,433	0.4%
Other	724	0.1%

Venue	Sales	Share
eBay	570,749	94.6%
Fanatics Collect	30,192	5.0%
Alt	2,118	0.4%
Goldin	126	0.0%

Printing in the listing	Sales	Share
Not stated	593,378	98.4%
Reverse Holo	5,990	1.0%
1st Edition	3,145	0.5%
Shadowless	672	0.1%

Sales per card for every English set· 185 sets, release order

All 185 sets, oldest first, with sales per card and the card that traded most.

How sales per card is calculated

Sales per card divides the set's recorded sales by every card the catalogue lists for it.

A set with a few chase cards and a long tail of commons therefore reads lower than its headline cards suggest.

Set	Cards	Sales	Per card	Median	No sale	Most-traded card
Base Set1999-01-09	102	15,291	149.9	77	0.0%	963 sales
Miscellaneous1999-01-09	1	0	0.0	0	100.0%	0 sales
Jungle1999-06-16	64	9,593	149.9	113.5	0.0%	707 sales
Wizards Black Star Promos1999-07-01	53	5,242	98.9	85	0.0%	548 sales
Fossil1999-10-10	62	10,277	165.8	78.5	0.0%	572 sales
Base Set 22000-02-24	130	3,738	28.8	9	0.8%	279 sales
Team Rocket2000-04-24	83	8,269	99.6	71	0.0%	392 sales
Gym Heroes2000-08-14	132	4,888	37.0	21	1.5%	317 sales
Gym Challenge2000-10-16	132	6,488	49.1	27	0.0%	247 sales
Neo Genesis2000-12-16	111	4,734	42.6	19	0.0%	344 sales
Neo Discovery2001-06-01	75	3,434	45.8	28	0.0%	203 sales
Southern Islands2001-07-31	18	1,586	88.1	74	0.0%	224 sales
Neo Revelation2001-09-21	66	3,146	47.7	31	0.0%	225 sales
Neo Destiny2002-02-28	113	4,479	39.6	23	0.0%	152 sales
Legendary Collection2002-05-24	110	2,639	24.0	12	0.0%	139 sales
Expedition Base Set2002-09-15	165	6,188	37.5	32	0.6%	199 sales
Best of Game2002-12-01	9	263	29.2	27	0.0%	45 sales
Aquapolis2003-01-15	182	5,038	27.7	20	1.1%	705 sales
Skyridge2003-05-12	182	4,481	24.6	22.5	0.0%	90 sales
Ruby & Sapphire2003-07-01	109	3,129	28.7	10	1.8%	223 sales
Sandstorm2003-09-18	100	2,697	27.0	13	1.0%	138 sales
Nintendo Black Star Promos2003-10-01	40	322	8.1	6.5	12.5%	32 sales
Dragon2003-11-24	100	2,856	28.6	14	1.0%	170 sales
Team Magma vs Team Aqua2004-03-15	97	1,766	18.2	5	4.1%	114 sales
Hidden Legends2004-06-01	102	2,071	20.3	7	2.9%	227 sales
EX Trainer Kit Latias2004-06-01	10	55	5.5	0	60.0%	32 sales
EX Trainer Kit Latios2004-06-01	10	83	8.3	0.5	50.0%	45 sales
Poké Card Creator Pack2004-07-01	5	28	5.6	6	0.0%	7 sales
FireRed & LeafGreen2004-09-01	116	2,986	25.7	15	0.9%	161 sales
POP Series 12004-09-01	17	647	38.1	13	0.0%	175 sales
Team Rocket Returns2004-11-01	111	3,304	29.8	22	0.0%	126 sales
Deoxys2005-02-01	108	2,435	22.6	10	1.8%	166 sales
Emerald2005-05-01	107	1,521	14.2	6	3.7%	98 sales
Unseen Forces2005-08-01	145	3,470	23.9	13	1.4%	183 sales
POP Series 22005-08-01	17	616	36.2	20	0.0%	131 sales
Delta Species2005-10-31	114	3,426	30.1	12.5	0.9%	344 sales
Legend Maker2006-02-01	93	2,294	24.7	12	0.0%	251 sales
EX Trainer Kit 2 Plusle2006-03-01	12	39	3.3	0.5	50.0%	29 sales
EX Trainer Kit 2 Minun2006-03-01	12	38	3.2	1.5	41.7%	15 sales
POP Series 32006-04-01	17	610	35.9	19	5.9%	139 sales
Holon Phantoms2006-05-01	111	3,397	30.6	11	2.7%	182 sales
Crystal Guardians2006-08-01	100	3,152	31.5	18.5	0.0%	204 sales
POP Series 42006-08-01	17	486	28.6	11	5.9%	129 sales
Dragon Frontiers2006-11-01	101	3,129	31.0	21	1.0%	157 sales
Power Keepers2007-02-02	108	2,013	18.6	6	11.1%	138 sales
POP Series 52007-03-01	17	679	39.9	26	11.8%	155 sales
Diamond & Pearl2007-05-01	130	1,741	13.4	4	10.8%	115 sales
DP Black Star Promos2007-05-01	53	3,839	72.4	49	1.9%	276 sales
Mysterious Treasures2007-08-01	124	1,895	15.3	4	17.7%	124 sales
POP Series 62007-09-01	17	221	13.0	6	0.0%	48 sales
Secret Wonders2007-11-01	132	2,219	16.8	3	14.4%	175 sales
Great Encounters2008-02-01	106	1,314	12.4	3	13.2%	128 sales
POP Series 72008-03-01	17	187	11.0	6	0.0%	52 sales
Majestic Dawn2008-05-01	100	1,575	15.8	4	13.0%	82 sales
Legends Awakened2008-08-01	146	1,568	10.7	3	17.8%	109 sales
POP Series 82008-09-01	17	128	7.5	6	11.8%	35 sales
Stormfront2008-11-01	106	1,479	13.9	4	9.4%	113 sales
Platinum2009-02-11	133	1,997	15.0	4	18.8%	167 sales
POP Series 92009-03-01	17	250	14.7	7	11.8%	70 sales
Rising Rivals2009-05-16	120	1,609	13.4	4	21.7%	184 sales
Supreme Victors2009-08-19	153	2,409	15.8	4	17.6%	186 sales
Arceus2009-11-04	111	2,577	23.2	4	22.5%	234 sales
Pokémon Rumble2009-12-02	16	414	25.9	25.5	0.0%	43 sales
HeartGold & SoulSilver2010-02-10	124	2,334	18.8	8	5.7%	138 sales
HGSS Black Star Promos2010-02-10	25	1,537	61.5	32	0.0%	279 sales
HS—Unleashed2010-05-12	96	1,010	10.5	2	37.5%	95 sales
HS—Undaunted2010-08-18	91	1,802	19.8	2	37.4%	247 sales
HS—Triumphant2010-11-03	103	1,704	16.5	3	26.2%	239 sales
Call of Legends2011-02-09	106	2,811	26.5	12	4.7%	163 sales
BW Black Star Promos2011-03-01	99	2,592	26.2	12	3.0%	182 sales
Black & White2011-04-25	115	773	6.7	2	32.2%	146 sales
McDonald's Collection 20112011-06-17	12	103	8.6	8.5	16.7%	18 sales
Emerging Powers2011-08-31	98	314	3.2	1	43.9%	77 sales
Noble Victories2011-11-16	102	409	4.0	1	33.3%	72 sales
Next Destinies2012-02-08	103	838	8.1	1	30.1%	80 sales
Dark Explorers2012-05-09	111	1,006	9.1	3	21.6%	58 sales
McDonald's Collection 20122012-06-15	12	64	5.3	6	16.7%	11 sales
Dragons Exalted2012-08-15	128	1,210	9.4	1	44.5%	339 sales
Dragon Vault2012-10-05	21	509	24.2	13	0.0%	126 sales
Boundaries Crossed2012-11-07	153	1,069	7.0	1	26.8%	94 sales
Plasma Storm2013-02-06	138	1,614	11.7	2	37.0%	213 sales
Plasma Freeze2013-05-08	122	1,612	13.2	3	22.9%	160 sales
Plasma Blast2013-08-14	105	967	9.2	2	22.9%	88 sales
XY Black Star Promos2013-10-12	216	10,762	49.8	36	4.6%	307 sales
Legendary Treasures2013-11-06	140	4,389	31.4	8	12.9%	351 sales
Kalos Starter Set2013-11-08	39	181	4.6	1	33.3%	35 sales
XY2014-02-05	146	923	6.3	1	37.7%	98 sales
Flashfire2014-05-07	110	1,314	11.9	2	23.6%	235 sales
McDonald's Collection 20142014-05-23	12	66	5.5	3.5	33.3%	25 sales
Furious Fists2014-08-13	114	1,259	11.0	2	33.3%	149 sales
Phantom Forces2014-11-05	124	1,609	13.0	1	33.9%	464 sales
Primal Clash2015-02-04	164	1,954	11.9	3	21.3%	96 sales
Double Crisis2015-03-25	34	576	16.9	4	11.8%	218 sales
Roaring Skies2015-05-06	112	2,398	21.4	5	24.1%	183 sales
Ancient Origins2015-08-12	101	3,065	30.4	9	13.9%	305 sales
BREAKthrough2015-11-04	165	2,761	16.7	2	21.8%	165 sales
McDonald's Collection 20152015-11-27	12	85	7.1	7	0.0%	16 sales
BREAKpoint2016-02-03	126	3,052	24.2	5	17.5%	256 sales
Generations2016-02-22	117	5,099	43.6	13	7.7%	298 sales
Fates Collide2016-05-02	129	3,537	27.4	5	11.6%	309 sales
Steam Siege2016-08-03	116	2,119	18.3	3	23.3%	178 sales
McDonald's Collection 20162016-08-19	12	48	4.0	1	8.3%	20 sales
Evolutions2016-11-02	113	7,538	66.7	10	0.9%	636 sales
Sun & Moon2017-02-03	173	1,894	10.9	1	37.0%	217 sales
SM Black Star Promos2017-02-03	251	10,765	42.9	15	15.9%	426 sales
Guardians Rising2017-05-05	180	1,582	8.8	3	20.6%	101 sales
Burning Shadows2017-08-05	177	1,965	11.1	3	25.4%	161 sales
Shining Legends2017-10-06	81	2,099	25.9	3	28.4%	310 sales
Crimson Invasion2017-11-03	126	1,453	11.5	4	22.2%	170 sales
McDonald's Collection 20172017-11-07	12	63	5.3	6	8.3%	10 sales
Ultra Prism2018-02-02	178	1,921	10.8	2	30.3%	229 sales
Forbidden Light2018-05-04	150	1,406	9.4	2	28.7%	165 sales
Celestial Storm2018-08-03	187	2,031	10.9	1	32.6%	238 sales
Dragon Majesty2018-09-07	80	1,035	12.9	4.5	18.8%	173 sales
McDonald's Collection 20182018-10-16	12	212	17.7	11.5	0.0%	55 sales
Lost Thunder2018-11-02	240	2,624	10.9	4	20.0%	238 sales
Team Up2019-02-01	197	3,661	18.6	4	21.8%	376 sales
Detective Pikachu2019-04-05	18	755	41.9	19	0.0%	139 sales
Unbroken Bonds2019-05-03	238	3,227	13.6	3	24.8%	271 sales
Unified Minds2019-08-02	261	3,474	13.3	2	34.1%	200 sales
Hidden Fates2019-08-23	69	2,527	36.6	7	14.5%	281 sales
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault2019-08-23	94	3,829	40.7	30.5	0.0%	170 sales
McDonald's Collection 20192019-10-15	12	112	9.3	8.5	0.0%	16 sales
Cosmic Eclipse2019-11-01	272	5,209	19.1	4	20.2%	257 sales
SWSH Black Star Promos2019-11-15	304	13,429	44.2	11	17.4%	700 sales
Sword & Shield2020-02-07	216	1,693	7.8	1	44.9%	215 sales
Rebel Clash2020-05-01	209	799	3.8	1	45.5%	43 sales
Darkness Ablaze2020-08-14	201	1,927	9.6	1	46.8%	291 sales
Pokémon Futsal Collection2020-09-11	5	66	13.2	11	0.0%	26 sales
Champion's Path2020-09-25	80	704	8.8	1	45.0%	177 sales
Vivid Voltage2020-11-13	203	3,008	14.8	2	33.0%	478 sales
McDonald's Collection 20212021-02-09	25	375	15.0	6	16.0%	65 sales
Shining Fates2021-02-19	73	781	10.7	2	35.6%	132 sales
Shining Fates Shiny Vault2021-02-19	122	2,150	17.6	8.5	1.6%	343 sales
Battle Styles2021-03-19	183	1,436	7.8	1	44.3%	165 sales
Chilling Reign2021-06-18	233	2,687	11.5	3	32.2%	127 sales
Evolving Skies2021-08-27	237	6,334	26.7	3	37.1%	322 sales
Celebrations2021-10-08	25	2,110	84.4	18	4.0%	400 sales
Celebrations: Classic Collection2021-10-08	25	1,510	60.4	47	0.0%	214 sales
Fusion Strike2021-11-12	284	3,871	13.6	1	49.3%	394 sales
Brilliant Stars2022-02-25	186	3,239	17.4	1	44.1%	269 sales
Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery2022-02-25	30	3,417	113.9	61	0.0%	307 sales
Astral Radiance2022-05-27	216	2,105	9.8	2	32.4%	129 sales
Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery2022-05-27	30	2,132	71.1	55	0.0%	267 sales
Pokémon GO2022-07-01	88	2,887	32.8	4.5	18.2%	308 sales
McDonald's Collection 20222022-08-03	15	120	8.0	2	20.0%	67 sales
Lost Origin2022-09-09	217	2,547	11.7	2	29.5%	276 sales
Lost Origin Trainer Gallery2022-09-09	30	3,267	108.9	54	0.0%	458 sales
Silver Tempest2022-11-11	215	3,866	18.0	2	31.6%	401 sales
Silver Tempest Trainer Gallery2022-11-11	30	2,618	87.3	56.5	0.0%	253 sales
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos2023-01-01	225	11,249	50.0	8	22.7%	809 sales
Crown Zenith2023-01-20	160	3,146	19.7	1	38.1%	558 sales
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery2023-01-20	70	11,102	158.6	145.5	0.0%	667 sales
Scarlet & Violet2023-03-31	258	5,563	21.6	1	45.0%	281 sales
Scarlet & Violet Energies2023-03-31	24	73	3.0	2	41.7%	14 sales
Paldea Evolved2023-06-09	279	5,660	20.3	1	38.7%	396 sales
Obsidian Flames2023-08-11	230	5,161	22.4	1	46.1%	539 sales
McDonald's Collection 20232023-09-11	15	12	0.8	0	66.7%	5 sales
1512023-09-22	207	13,592	65.7	4	20.8%	758 sales
Paradox Rift2023-11-03	266	5,126	19.3	2	31.9%	218 sales
Pokémon TCG Classic - Blastoise2023-11-16	34	112	3.3	1	38.2%	28 sales
Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard2023-11-16	34	80	2.4	1	35.3%	15 sales
Pokémon TCG Classic - Venusaur2023-11-16	34	79	2.3	1	32.4%	13 sales
Paldean Fates2024-01-26	245	6,736	27.5	15	24.9%	454 sales
Temporal Forces2024-03-22	218	4,699	21.6	1	44.0%	264 sales
Twilight Masquerade2024-05-24	226	5,465	24.2	2	36.3%	253 sales
Shrouded Fable2024-08-02	99	2,244	22.7	2	40.4%	153 sales
Stellar Crown2024-09-13	175	3,234	18.5	1	44.0%	325 sales
Surging Sparks2024-11-08	252	8,504	33.8	2	32.1%	350 sales
Prismatic Evolutions2025-01-17	180	6,840	38.0	5.5	11.1%	411 sales
McDonald's Collection 20242025-01-21	15	47	3.1	1	33.3%	22 sales
Journey Together2025-03-28	190	5,730	30.2	1	40.5%	526 sales
Destined Rivals2025-05-30	244	11,737	48.1	3	26.6%	459 sales
White Flare2025-07-18	173	5,119	29.6	19	28.9%	222 sales
Black Bolt2025-07-18	172	5,367	31.2	21.5	27.9%	212 sales
Mega Evolution2025-09-26	188	9,269	49.3	2	33.5%	567 sales
Mega Evolution Energies2025-09-26	8	9	1.1	1	25.0%	2 sales
Mega Evolution Black Star Promos2025-09-26	60	11,331	188.8	37	1.7%	886 sales
Phantasmal Flames2025-11-14	130	7,740	59.5	3	30.0%	836 sales
Ascended Heroes2026-01-30	295	21,134	71.6	5	22.4%	1,195 sales
Perfect Order2026-03-27	124	7,500	60.5	2	31.4%	668 sales
Chaos Rising2026-05-22	122	6,906	56.6	5.5	27.9%	739 sales
Pitch Black2026-07-17	120	8,677	72.3	7	13.3%	618 sales
30th Celebration2026-09-16	161	27,525	171.0	56	19.3%	1,533 sales
30th Celebration: Classic Collection2026-09-16	30	6,037	201.2	25.5	16.7%	844 sales

Chart: Pokémon card liquidity

The ten most-traded English Pokémon cards, 15 Sep to 14 Oct 2026, led by the 30th Celebration Mew ex with 1,533 sales

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Updated17 October 2026
RefreshesMonthly; each edition is kept at its own URL
SourceCardTrack's sold ledger: eBay (trawl, SoldComps, Scrydex), Fanatics Collect, Alt and Goldin, one sale per listing, joined to the English catalogue.

Source: CardTrack, Pokémon card liquidity, October 2026, 17 October 2026. https://cardtrack.com/data/sales-frequency/2026-10

Charts and tables may be reproduced with the attribution above under CC-BY 4.0. How the numbers are built: methodology. Press enquiries, corrections and custom cuts of the data: jd@cardtrack.com. CardTrack is a market measure, not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions: Pokémon card liquidity

How often does a Pokémon card sell?

The median English Pokémon card had 5 recorded sales in the 30 days to 14 Oct 2026; the mean was 28.9. 22.4% of cards had no recorded sale.

What is the most-traded Pokémon card?

In 15 Sep to 14 Oct 2026, the 30th Celebration Mew ex (#158) with 1,533 recorded sales, about one every 28 min.

How concentrated is Pokémon card trading?

1,286 cards, 6.2% of the English catalogue, accounted for half of all recorded sales; the most active 10% of cards carried 62.4%.

Method: how CardTrack built these figures

How the figures are built: what is counted, where the prices come from, thresholds and caveats

What a sale is

Every sale in CardTrack's sold ledger dated 15 Sep 2026 to 14 Oct 2026 (30 days), once per listing, of a card in the English catalogue: raw and every grader, at eBay, Fanatics Collect, Alt and Goldin.
A sale whose amount is unknown still counts: 184,988 (30.7%) are eBay listings that took an offer at an amount the feeds do not show. No price is used anywhere in this study.
Lots of several cards are excluded, and so are Fanatics buy-now listings with no confirmed outcome.

What is left out

Japanese cards (49,735 sales under Japanese ids, 1,166 Japanese copies filed under English ids) and listings naming another language (995).

Sensitivity

Counting only sales with a known amount (418,197), the median card traded 4 times and 24.8% of cards had no sale.

Coverage

The ledger holds the sales its feeds found, not every sale: “no recorded sale” is not proof of none.
eBay is 94.6% of the count. The Scrydex feed stops on 30 Sep 2026; Goldin is thin.
Daily totals averaged 17,407 in the first week and 20,815 in the last, which may be feed coverage as much as trading.

Printings

A card is a catalogue card id; reverse holo, 1st Edition and Shadowless copies count under the same id, since most listings do not state the printing (98.4% did not).

Edition

October 2026 edition, published 17 Oct 2026. The live most-traded cards ranking moves daily on a 90-day window.

Editions of the Pokémon card liquidity study

October 2026

Each edition keeps its own page, CSV and chart at /data/sales-frequency/<edition>, so a citation of one month's figures keeps pointing at them.