The Five Most Valuable Gengar Cards in Pokémon TCG

Gengar #5 (Fossil, 1st Edition Holo Rare)

Ungraded Price: $310

Graded 10 Price: $13,000

The undisputed value king is also the oldest card here.

Illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, this 80 HP Stage 2 from the 1999 Fossil set introduced a generation of players to the dreaded Curse Pokémon Power, which moves a damage counter from one of your opponent’s Pokémon onto another, even if it scores the knockout.

Its lone attack, Dark Mind, even reaches past the Active to ping a benched Pokémon for a little extra chip damage, but it is the Curse power that players remember.

Vintage Holos from this era are notorious for print lines and edge silvering, which is exactly why condition rarity drives the price.

A 1st Edition Rare copy trades around $310, while a flawless graded 10 recently crossed $13,000, though copies that clean surface barely once a month. If you ever pull a sharp one from an old binder, sleeve it immediately.

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Gengar & Mimikyu GX #165 (Team Up, Alternate Full-Art)

Ungraded Price: $1,150

Graded 10 Price: $8,425

Midori Harada’s soft, painterly TAG TEAM is one of the most beloved alt-arts of the Sun & Moon era, pairing Gengar’s signature smirk with a wonderfully spooked Mimikyu.

Just make sure you’re chasing the right number. This is the #165 alternate full-art collectors simply call the “alt art,” not the #164 standard full-art by 5ban Graphics or the #186 Rainbow Rare. They trade at very different prices. So, always confirm the number on the listing photo.

Clean ungraded copies regularly clear four figures, and a flawless graded 10 has approached over $4,000.

It’s a required slot for any Team Up master set and one of the priciest single line items in it.

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Mega Gengar ex #284 (Ascended Heroes, Special Illustration Rare)

Ungraded Price: $1,300

Graded 10 Price: $2,900

The ghost king returned to the throne in 2026.

This danciao illustrated Special Illustration Rare marks Mega Gengar’s first appearance in the TCG since the XY Phantom Forces era, and it has been the flagship chase of the Ascended Heroes set, routinely outpacing the rest of the expansion’s hits, including its Gold Hyper Rares.

Fittingly, collectors keep comparing its psychedelic, dimension warping backdrop to that classic Phantom Forces Secret.

Raw copies have been trading in the $1,300 range, though as a freshly printed card it is also the most volatile name on this list. Recent sales data show some softening as the launch hype cools.

If you are buying in, refresh the price first, a card this new can move week to week.

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Gengar VMAX #271 (Fusion Strike, Alternate Art Secret Rare)

Ungraded Price: $810

Graded 10 Price: $2,600

Sowsow’s take on Gigantamax Gengar is pure nightmare fuel in the best possible way, with the Shadow Pokémon’s gaping maw swallowing the frame.

It backs up the looks with flavor-perfect lore, while the Shield Pokédex warns that if you stand near its mouth, you’ll hear the voices of loved ones calling out.

This 320 HP Darkness VMAX has been one of Fusion Strike’s marquee pulls since 2021, powered by Fear and Panic, which scales with how many V and GX Pokémon your opponent has in play, and the brutal 250 damage G-Max Swallow Up.

Ungraded copies hover just under $1,000, and a flawless graded 10 has settled around $2,600.

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Gengar (Prime) #94 (Triumphant, Rare Prime)

We close with a card that earned its keep on the battlefield. Takashi Yamaguchi’s 130 HP Gengar Prime, from 2010’s Triumphant, carried the Catastrophe Poké-BODY, sending any Knocked Out opposing Pokémon straight to the Lost Zone instead of the discard pile.

That competitive legacy keeps demand strong today. Raw copies run around $290, graded 10 slabs push past $600. For anyone who grew up on the HeartGold & SoulSilver block, this is the nostalgic Gengar.

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