Most expensive Gengar card: the top 10 by market price

The most expensive Gengar card by Cardmarket trend price is Gengar from Skyridge (no. H09, 2003) at €8,704.81, as of 25 October 2026. For cards released before 2011 that is a guide, because the trend price mixes copies in every condition. Among modern cards since 2011, Gengar VMAX from Fusion Strike (no. 271) leads at €890.28. Of 55 Gengar cards in our database, 55 have a trend price, and 22 of them sit above €100.

Gengar is one of the most popular Pokémon of the first generation, and its cards show it: many Gengar cards sit above €100, and the most sought-after ones reach prices that keep up with Charizard. The reason is a handful of exceptional illustrations, led by the alternate art of Gengar VMAX from Fusion Strike.

The 10 most expensive Gengar cards

Ranked by Cardmarket trend price across all eras. Cards with a set list in our card database link straight to it; for promos the year column stays empty.

Rank	Card	Set	Year	Trend price	30-day average
1	Gengar †	Skyridge H09	2003	€8,704.81	€3,509.63
2	Gengar †	Expedition Base Set 13	2002	€942.48	€586.11
3	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike 271	2021	€890.28	€923.13
4	Gengar ex †	FireRed & LeafGreen 108	2004	€854.84	€841.78
5	Sabrina's Gengar †	Gym Heroes 14	2000	€826.32	€567.87
6	Dark Gengar †	Neo Destiny 6	2002	€821.89	€484.00
7	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes 284	2026	€705.28	€890.99
8	Gengar EX	Phantom Forces 114	2014	€689.69	€520.76
9	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up 53	2019	€600.94	€319.88
10	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up 165	2019	€564.03	€1,045.08

Source: Cardmarket trend price, price guide as of 25 October 2026, across all languages and conditions, graded copies included. Where trend and 30-day average differ widely, a few high sales are driving the trend. † Released before 2011: the trend price is only a guide, condition decides the value.

The most expensive modern Gengar cards since 2011

Cards from 2011 on mostly change hands in mint condition, so trend price and 30-day average usually sit closer together here. Where they drift far apart, a few graded copies are carrying the trend.

Rank	Card	Set	Year	Trend price	30-day average
1	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike 271	2021	€890.28	€923.13
2	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes 284	2026	€705.28	€890.99
3	Gengar EX	Phantom Forces 114	2014	€689.69	€520.76
4	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up 53	2019	€600.94	€319.88
5	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up 165	2019	€564.03	€1,045.08
6	Gengar & Mimikyu GX	Team Up 164	2019	€527.39	€360.95
7	M Gengar EX	Phantom Forces 121	2014	€306.83	€320.94
8	Gengar EX	Phantom Forces 34	2014	€246.28	€97.68
9	M Gengar-EX	XY Black Star Promos XY166		€135.95	€119.12
10	M Gengar EX	Phantom Forces 35	2014	€122.53	€118.66

Source: Cardmarket trend price, price guide as of 25 October 2026, across all languages and conditions, graded copies included. Where trend and 30-day average differ widely, a few high sales are driving the trend.

What makes a Gengar card expensive

At the top is the holo Gengar H9 from Skyridge in 2003. Skyridge printed Gengar twice, as a holo numbered H9 and as the regular card 10, and only the holo reaches the top price. Behind it come Gengar from Expedition, Gengar ex from FireRed & LeafGreen, Sabrina's Gengar from Gym Heroes and Dark Gengar from Neo Destiny. Here, trend price and 30-day average often sit far apart, a sign that a few sales move the price.

For modern cards, it is alternate arts and Special Illustration Rares: Gengar VMAX from Fusion Strike, Mega Gengar ex from Ascended Heroes, the full art of Gengar EX from Phantom Forces and Gengar & Mimikyu GX from Team Up, which comes in several versions. With Gengar & Mimikyu GX in particular, check the number and version: the alternate art is the one collectors want, and the trend price of the other versions can be carried by a few graded sales.

Why old Gengar cards only show a guide price

For cards released before 2011, the trend price mixes copies in every condition: a played card from 2003 and a near-perfect one count toward the same number. Graded copies are on a different level altogether: they trade at auction, often for many times the trend price. So for a vintage Gengar, treat the table as a starting point and look at sold copies in the same condition. Record sales from auction houses, with date and grade, are collected in our magazine.

How to read the Cardmarket trend price

Cardmarket publishes a trend price for every card product, calculated from recent sales on the marketplace. It covers all languages and conditions, because the price guide does not split single cards by language, and it includes graded copies. The 30-day average next to it smooths out single spikes: when both numbers sit close together, the market is calm; when they drift apart, a few sales are moving the trend. For a card in your own collection, the price of copies in the same language and condition is what counts, and the PSA, Beckett or CGC grade can multiply it.

The list covers the German and English sets in our card database. Each card is matched to its Cardmarket product page by name and set, the top cards also by their attacks; special versions of the same card with a product of their own, such as stamped promos, do not count separately. Every card whose version matches exactly one product page and that has a trend price is included, for Gengar55 of 55.

How to spot the valuable version

Many Pokémon appear several times in the same set: as a regular card, a full art, an alternate art or a Special Illustration Rare. The card number tells them apart. A number above the set size, such as 199/165, marks a secret rare outside the main set; our set lists show the rarity next to every number, so you can check a card in seconds. The set symbol and the year in the bottom corner tell you which printing you hold, and that decides which line of the table applies to your card.

Every Gengar card at a glance

Our card database lists every English Pokémon set with its full card list, rarity and illustrator; the card search finds every Gengar card by name in six languages. More release previews and record sales are in our magazine.