PokémonWhale AlertThe Block$1.2Million
3 Stunning 25-Year-Old Pokémon Promo Cards Fetch Nearly $1.2 Million at Auction
What happened
Polygon.com carries the lead headline, “3 Stunning 25-Year-Old Pokémon Promo Cards Fetch Nearly $1.2 Million at Auction”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 7, 2026 at 3:40 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 $1.2 Million — as published; check the source for context before relying on the figure.
Who’s covering it
Why it matters
- Whale Alert. The headline carries a six-figure-or-larger dollar figure ($1.2Million); 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
- first reportPolygon.com 3 Stunning 25-Year-Old Pokémon Promo Cards Fetch Nearly $1.2 Million at Auction