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 "id": "pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/no-1-trainer-japanese",
 "url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/no-1-trainer-japanese/",
 "markdown_url": "https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/no-1-trainer-japanese/index.md",
 "name": "No.1 Trainer",
 "title": "No.1 Trainer (Secret Super Battle Promo)",
 "category": "pokemon",
 "category_name": "Pokémon",
 "set": "Secret Super Battle Promo",
 "number": null,
 "year": 1999,
 "language": "Japanese",
 "rarity": "Holo trophy promo",
 "artist": "Hideki Kazama",
 "publisher": "The Pokemon Company",
 "flagship": true,
 "updated": "2026-09-27",
 "as_of": "2026-09-27",
 "summary": "This No.1 Trainer is the 1999 Japanese Secret Super Battle trophy promo. Collectors search for it because auction records and PSA references tie it to a small winner distribution and the Secret Super Battle event story.",
 "key_facts": [
  "CardVolume lists 3 verified sales of the No.1 Trainer (Secret Super Battle Promo) as of September 27, 2026.",
  "No grade has the 5 verified sales in 90 days needed for a market price; the most recent verified sale was $231,800 for a Secret Super Battle holo trophy PSA 8 on March 9, 2026 at Goldin.",
  "The highest verified sale on record is $231,800 for a Secret Super Battle holo trophy PSA 8 on March 9, 2026 at Goldin."
 ],
 "versions": [
  {
   "key": "secret-super-battle-holo-trophy",
   "label": "Secret Super Battle holo trophy",
   "how_to_identify": "Japanese 1999 Secret Super Battle No.1 Trainer holo promo; label or title should identify Secret Super Battle and No.1 Trainer."
  }
 ],
 "grades": [
  {
   "version": "Secret Super Battle holo trophy",
   "version_key": "secret-super-battle-holo-trophy",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "10",
   "label": "PSA 10",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 2,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2022-09-23",
    "price_usd": 156000,
    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": true,
    "source_url": "https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/trading-cards/pokemon-promo-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-trading-card-game-gem-mt-10-the-pokemon-company-1999-holo/a/7289-36065.s"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2022-09-23",
    "price_usd": 156000,
    "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
    "buyer_premium_included": true,
    "source_url": "https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/trading-cards/pokemon-promo-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-trading-card-game-gem-mt-10-the-pokemon-company-1999-holo/a/7289-36065.s"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  },
  {
   "version": "Secret Super Battle holo trophy",
   "version_key": "secret-super-battle-holo-trophy",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "8",
   "label": "PSA 8",
   "market_price_usd": null,
   "market_sales_n": 0,
   "market_window": null,
   "verified_sales": 1,
   "last_verified_sale": {
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "price_usd": 231800,
    "venue": "Goldin",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://figoca.com/news/1999-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-8-sells"
   },
   "record_sale": {
    "date": "2026-03-09",
    "price_usd": 231800,
    "venue": "Goldin",
    "buyer_premium_included": null,
    "source_url": "https://figoca.com/news/1999-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-8-sells"
   },
   "population": null,
   "graded_market_value_usd": null
  }
 ],
 "verified_sales": [
  {
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "version": "Secret Super Battle holo trophy",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "8",
   "price_usd": 231800,
   "price": 231800,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": null,
   "venue": "Goldin",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://figoca.com/news/1999-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-8-sells",
   "status": "verified"
  },
  {
   "date": "2022-09-23",
   "version": "Secret Super Battle holo trophy",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "10",
   "price_usd": 156000,
   "price": 156000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/trading-cards/pokemon-promo-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-trading-card-game-gem-mt-10-the-pokemon-company-1999-holo/a/7289-36065.s",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  },
  {
   "date": "2020-07-12",
   "version": "Secret Super Battle holo trophy",
   "grader": "PSA",
   "grade": "10",
   "price_usd": 90000,
   "price": 90000,
   "currency": "USD",
   "buyer_premium_included": true,
   "venue": "Heritage Auctions",
   "sale_type": "auction",
   "cert": null,
   "source_url": "https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&comic_category=2923&comic_grade=~~40t80~94t101&highlights=2252&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526",
   "status": "cross_checked"
  }
 ],
 "graded_market_value_usd": null,
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How much did the 1999 Secret Super Battle No.1 Trainer PSA 10 sell for at Heritage in 2022?",
   "a": "It sold for $156,000 on September 23, 2022, and the lot page states a 20% buyer's premium per lot. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Was there an earlier PSA 10 Heritage sale?",
   "a": "Yes; Heritage's opened archive search shows a PSA 10 Secret Super Battle No.1 Trainer sold for $90,000 on July 12, 2020. [source 4]",
   "source_ids": [
    4
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "What event was this No.1 Trainer for?",
   "a": "It was for the 1999 Secret Super Battle, with Heritage describing regional winners using it for entry to the final. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "Who illustrated the card?",
   "a": "Heritage identifies Hideki Kazama as the artist for the 1999 Secret Super Battle No.1 Trainer. [source 1]",
   "source_ids": [
    1
   ]
  },
  {
   "q": "How many PSA 10 copies exist?",
   "a": "Not entered as a population record because the opened population/cert pages did not state a current as-of date suitable for the population table. [source 3]",
   "source_ids": [
    3
   ]
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Pokemon Promo Secret Super Battle No.1 Trainer PSA GEM MT 10 Lot #36065",
   "url": "https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/trading-cards/pokemon-promo-secret-super-battle-no-1-trainer-psa-trading-card-game-gem-mt-10-the-pokemon-company-1999-holo/a/7289-36065.s",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  },
  {
   "title": "1999 Nintendo Pokemon Japanese Promo Super Secret Battle",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/non-sports-cards/1999-nintendo-pokemon-japanese-promo-super-secret-battle/32819",
   "publisher": "PSA CardFacts"
  },
  {
   "title": "PSA Cert Verification 44030000: 1999 Pokemon Japanese Promo Secret Super Battle No.1 Trainer",
   "url": "https://www.psacard.com/cert/44030000/psa",
   "publisher": "PSA"
  },
  {
   "title": "Heritage high-grade trading card archive search results",
   "url": "https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?archive_state=5327&comic_category=2923&comic_grade=~~40t80~94t101&highlights=2252&layout=gallery&mode=archive&page=48~1&sb=1&si=2&sold_status=1526",
   "publisher": "Heritage Auctions"
  }
 ],
 "methodology": "https://cardvolume.com/methodology/",
 "cite_as": "No.1 Trainer (Secret Super Battle Promo). CardVolume, https://cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/no-1-trainer-japanese/ (accessed 2026-09-27)."
}