Rare Pokémon Phone Card Sells for $2.25 Million, Tops TCG Sales

What happened

Sports Illustrated carries the lead headline, “Rare Pokémon Phone Card Sells for $2.25 Million, Tops TCG Sales”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM CT.

Only one outlet in the Insider.Cards feed has reported this so far; this page updates automatically if more outlets, auction houses or creators follow.

The lead headline cites $2.25 Million — as published; check the source for context before relying on the figure.

Who’s covering it

• Sports Illustrated9Rare Pokémon Phone Card Sells for $2.25 Million, Tops TCG Sales2h

Why it matters

• Whale Alert. The headline carries a six-figure-or-larger dollar figure ($2.25Million); big-ticket results are the ones that reset comps.
• The Block. Auction results are real-money price discovery; collectors and dealers re-check comps for similar cards after notable sales and consignment announcements.
• Pokémon. It is part of the Pokémon TCG world, one of the biggest sealed-product and graded-card markets.
• Pokémon. The Pokémon Trading Card Game: set reveals, chase cards, sealed product and the graded market. All Pokémon coverage →

Coverage timeline

1. Oct 25, 5:30 PM CTfirst reportSports Illustrated Rare Pokémon Phone Card Sells for $2.25 Million, Tops TCG Sales

Topics in this story

Topic Auction ResultsTCG PokémonTopic Whale Alerts