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Japanese Pokémon cards on PSA's stolen list

PSA grades cards and seals each one in a plastic case, called a slab.

1,368 Japanese Pokémon slabs were stolen: 680 different cards, from 1996 to 2026.

The top card is Gengar, 1999 Pokemon Japanese Vending #94. A PSA 10 copy sells for about $207,000.

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Evidence inventory

STOLEN10.13.26
Slabs stolen
1,368
Unique cards
680
Priced
661 of 680
From real public sales, checked Oct 24, 2026. How we price cards
Priced slabs
$424K to $2.6M
The 98% we have prices for, from all at PSA 8 to all at PSA 10 (or the nearest grade that sold). We don't know their grades, so this is a range.
Most of one card
39
Fukuoka's Pikachu, 2025 Pokemon Japanese SV-P Promo #289

Source: PSA's list of stolen certs (PDF), published October 23, 2026. SlabHeist is not affiliated with PSA.

Most valuable Japanese Pokémon cards

PSA grades cards from 1 to 10, and 10 is the best. We rank by the PSA 10 price, or 9 or 8 if no 10 has sold.

  1. 5.Shining Celebi, 2001 Pokemon Japanese Neo 4 #251Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 20011stolenPSA 10 $46,500PSA 9 $2,500PSA 8 $1,350PSA 10 estimate $47KPSA 9 $2.5KPSA 8 $1.4K1stolen
  2. 6.Golem, 1999 Pokemon Japanese Vending #76Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 19992stolenPSA 10 $45,600PSA 9 $3,650PSA 8 $1,663PSA 10 estimate $46KPSA 9 $3.6KPSA 8 $1.7K2stolen
  3. 7.Pikachu Gold Star, 2005 Pokemon Japanese Gift Box Mew #001Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 20051stolenPSA 10 $42,000PSA 9 $11,100PSA 8 $6,999PSA 10 estimate $42KPSA 9 $11KPSA 8 $7K1stolen
  4. 8.Pikachu · Corocoro Comic #223 November, 1996 Pokemon Japanese Promo #025Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 19963stolenPSA 10 PSA 9 PSA 8 $39,040PSA 8 estimate $39K3stolen
  5. 9.Machamp, 1999 Pokemon Japanese Vending #68Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 19992stolenPSA 10 $36,301PSA 9 $3,750PSA 8 $1,650PSA 10 estimate $36KPSA 9 $3.8KPSA 8 $1.6K2stolen
  6. 10.Omastar, 1999 Pokemon Japanese Vending #139Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 19992stolenPSA 10 $36,000PSA 9 $3,695PSA 8 $1,500PSA 10 estimate $36KPSA 9 $3.7KPSA 8 $1.5K2stolen
  7. 11.Mewtwo Gold Star, 2005 Pokemon Japanese Gift Box Mew #002Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 20051stolenPSA 10 $32,400PSA 9 $6,600PSA 8 $4,899PSA 10 estimate $32KPSA 9 $6.6KPSA 8 $4.9K1stolen
  8. 12.Mimikyu, 2018 Pokemon Japanese SM Promo #289Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 20181stolenPSA 10 $22,000PSA 9 $8,700PSA 8 $7,750PSA 10 estimate $22KPSA 9 $8.7KPSA 8 $7.8K1stolen

Most copies stolen

The cards stolen in the most copies.

  1. 5.Pikachu, 2022 Pokemon Japanese Dark Phantasma #014Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202218stolenPSA 10 $222PSA 9 $34PSA 8 $33PSA 10 estimate $222PSA 9 $34PSA 8 $3318stolen
  2. 6.M2a 240 · Mega Gengar ex, 2025 Pokemon Japanese Mega Dream ex #240Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202517stolenPSA 10 $405PSA 9 $243PSA 8 $275PSA 10 estimate $405PSA 9 $243PSA 8 $27517stolen
  3. 7.M2a 234 · Pikachu ex, 2025 Pokemon Japanese Mega Dream ex #234Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202516stolenPSA 10 $265PSA 9 $141PSA 8 $156PSA 10 estimate $265PSA 9 $141PSA 8 $15616stolen
  4. 8.M5 114 · Mega Darkrai ex, 2026 Pokemon Japanese Abyss Eye #114Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202616stolenPSA 10 $186, Likely matchPSA 9 $103PSA 8 $144, 1 salePSA 10 estimate $186PSA 9 $103PSA 8 $144, Likely match16stolen
  5. 9.Pikachu, 2021 Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Collection #001Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202112stolenPSA 10 $52PSA 9 $18PSA 8 $25PSA 10 estimate $52PSA 9 $18PSA 8 $2512stolen
  6. 10.SV-P 261 · Hiroshima's Pikachu, 2025 Pokemon Japanese SV-P Promo #261Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202510stolenPSA 10 $188PSA 9 $80PSA 8 $85PSA 10 estimate $188PSA 9 $80PSA 8 $8510stolen
  7. 11.Tapu Lele GX, 2021 Pokemon Japanese Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition #025Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 202110stolenPSA 10 $29PSA 9 $21PSA 8 PSA 10 estimate $29PSA 9 $2110stolen
  8. 12.M2a 246 · Mega Dragonite ex, 2025 Pokemon Japanese Mega Dream ex #246Pokémon · JapanesePokémonYear 20259stolenPSA 10 $216PSA 9 $138PSA 8 $133PSA 10 estimate $216PSA 9 $138PSA 8 $1339stolen

Buying a Japanese Pokémon slab?

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The number printed on the slab label.

What was taken

All 1,368 slabs, counted.

Sets with the most slabs

  1. Mega Dream ex44 cards · 2025, Japanese175slabs
  2. Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition18 cards · 2021, Japanese67slabs
  3. Inferno X16 cards · 2025, Japanese63slabs
  4. Terastal Fest ex28 cards · 2024, Japanese56slabs
  5. SV-P Promo4 cards · 2025, Japanese51slabs
  6. Pokemon Card 15128 cards · 2023, Japanese47slabs
  7. Bandai Carddass Vending39 cards · 1998, Japanese45slabs
  8. VMAX Climax14 cards · 2021, Japanese32slabs
  9. 25th Anniversary Collection8 cards · 2021, Japanese31slabs
  10. VSTAR Universe14 cards · 2022, Japanese30slabs

Characters with the most slabs

  1. Pikachu40 cards108slabs
  2. Mega Charizard X ex5 cards58slabs
  3. Fukuoka's Pikachu1 card39slabs
  4. Gengar11 cards29slabs
  5. Pikachu ex4 cards24slabs
  6. Pikachu V9 cards23slabs
  7. Mega Darkrai ex2 cards20slabs
  8. Mega Gengar ex2 cards20slabs

By decade

  1. 1990s94 cards138slabs
  2. 2000s95 cards116slabs
  3. 2010s151 cards218slabs
  4. 2020s340 cards896slabs

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