Another Record! CGC-certified 1st Edition Lugia Realizes $100,100 in eBay Sale

It’s another record! A Lugia graded CGC Pristine 10 recently realized more than $100,000 in an eBay sale recorded by Collectr — one of the industry’s most recognized card collecting apps — setting the record for the highest price realized by a CGC-certified 1st Edition Neo Genesis Lugia at auction.

The Lugia, Pokémon (2000) Neo Genesis 1st Edition Holo graded CGC Pristine 10 realized $100,100 in an eBay sale on March 18. Out of the 1,275 examples of this Lugia in the CGC Cards Population Report, only seven are certified a CGC Pristine 10, highlighting this particular card’s rarity and impressive condition. While the Neo Genesis Lugia was not the legendary Pokémon’s first appearance in card form, it was the first official Pokémon TCG card to feature the Diving Pokémon, making it a desirable addition to any collection.

As of April 2026, this Lugia is the third trading card to set a record for a CGC-certified example since the start of the year! Lugia’s six-figure price came after a Kangaskhan Parent/Child Promo graded CGC Pristine 10 realized $640,507 in a Goldin auction in March and a Pokémon Illustrator graded CGC Gem Mint 10 became the second highest-selling CGC-certified card after realizing $2.09 million in a PokeColor auction in February.

“If you haven’t considered grading your cards with CGC yet, now is the time,” said Matt Quinn, Vice President of CGC Cards. “Grading with CGC enhances the value of card collections, as demonstrated by the record prices seen during the first few months of 2026. We are pleased to be showing the value of CGC certification to more collectors with these impressive results.”

About Collectr

Collectr is a free application on mobile and PC that allows collectors, brands and service providers to build, track and showcase their trading card collections with ease. Users have the ability to scan, catalog and track cards across dozens of TCGs, including Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Star Wars, Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball Super and more. Accounts can be accessed across multiple devices, so you’ll always have access to your full collection anywhere you go. Ready to sell or expand? Use Collectr to browse real-time listings on Fanatics, eBay, TCGplayer and other online marketplaces to buy and sell. Collectr also tracks price updates in real time, so you always know what your collection is worth. Go here to learn more.

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, Blu-ray and more. CGC also offers seamless solutions for autograph collectors with CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph services.

CGC is part of the Certified Collectibles Group, a global provider of expert and impartial authentication and grading services for collectibles. Since 1987, the Certified Collectibles Group companies have certified more than 110 million collectibles, including coins, banknotes, comic books, cards, autographs and stamps.