Rare Pokémon Promos Certified by CGC Highlight Ongoing Landry Pop Auction

Hundreds of CGC-certified Pokémon cards, including several tournament promos and special releases, are being offered in an upcoming Landry Pop auction. Landry’s Evolution: 25+ Years of Pokémon Grails auction is set to end on August 18, 2025.

Among the highlights is a No. 1 Trainer, Pokémon (2010) Pokémon World Championships Holo graded CGC 8 (lot 153), which has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. The 2010 World Championships were held in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, in August. Like previous years, first, second and third-place winners of the tournament each received a numbered Trainer promo celebrating their victory and inviting them to participate in the next year’s event. However, the 2011 Japanese Regional Qualifiers would be cancelled after the devastating Tōhoku earthquakes and tsunami. CGC has certified several cards from the cancelled 2011 Japanese Qualifier event, as well as several other punch-cancelled cards that were either used as samples or only distributed to employees. Some of these cards are also available in the auction.

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Also featured in the sale is an Ishihara GX, Pokémon (2017) Black Star Promo – TPCi01 60th Birthday Party Giveaway graded CGC Gem Mint 10 (lot 226), which has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. As of August 2025, CGC has certified 28 examples of Ishihara GX, with four graded CGC Gem Mint 10, according to the CGC Cards Population Report. These cards were presented to Tsunekazu Ishihara — CEO of the Pokémon Company — as a gift for his 60th birthday. Ishihara then gave many of the promos away to his guests during his birthday celebration. To learn more about these cards, go here.

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Additionally, a full set of Pokémon Art Academy Illustration Contest promos certified by CGC Cards is being offered in the auction. One of the CGC-certified cards is a Mew, Pokémon (2015) German Art Academy Contest Winner – Illus. Phanpy graded CGC Gem Mint 10 (lot 208) which has an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000. When Pokémon Art Academy released for the Nintendo 3DS, The Pokémon Company held an art contest for fans of the game. Winners of this contest were presented with 100 copies of official Pokémon TCG cards bearing the winner’s artwork in the art box. To learn more about these cards, go here.

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Other CGC-certified highlights in the auction include:

• a No. 2 Trainer, Pokémon (2010) Pokémon World Championships Holo graded CGC 8.5 (lot 154) which has an estimate of $18,000 to $24,000
• a No. 3 Trainer, Pokémon (2010) Pokémon World Championships Holo graded CGC 8 (lot 155) which has an estimate of $18,000 to $24,000
• a Primal Kyogre EX, Pokémon (2015) Art Academy Contest Winner – Illus. Mireil graded CGC 9 (lot 210) which has an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a No. 1 Trainer, Pokémon (2012) Pokémon World Championships Holo – Punch Cancelled graded CGC 9.5 (lot 174) with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000
• a No. 1 Trainer, Pokémon (2013) Pokémon World Championships Holo – Punch Cancelled graded CGC 9 (lot 185) with an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000

Estimates are provided by the auction house.