Kangaskhan — Family Event Parent/Child Mega Battle Promo 115AI illustration

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Pokémon Trophy promo holo Japanese
1998

Kangaskhan

Family Event Parent/Child Mega Battle Promo · 115

Secret Super Battle Promo Art: Ken Sugimori The Pokemon Company
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Market price
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0 of 5 sales needed in 90 days
Last sale
$216,000
Mar 22, 2024 · Fanatics Collect Premier Auction
Record
$216,000
Mar 22, 2024
Population
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Kangaskhan 115 (Trophy promo holo, PSA 10): last verified sale $216,000 on Mar 22, 2024 (Fanatics Collect Premier Auction). Not enough verified sales in the last 90 days for a market price. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/pokemon/japanese-trophy-promo/kangaskhan-family-event-trophy-japanese/, as of Sep 27, 2026.

Values as of Sep 27, 2026 in USD. Market price = median of at least 5 qualifying sales of this exact version and grade in the last 90 days. Methodology

Key facts

Updated · Only verified or cross-checked sales count · How we verify · Data: Markdown, JSON

Sales history

DateVersionGradePriceVenueStatusSource
Mar 27, 2026 Trophy promo holo CGC Gem Mint 10 $103,125
incl. buyer's premium
Heritage Auctions
auction

Lot 36051. 25% BP
Reported Open
Mar 8, 2026 Trophy promo holo CGC Pristine 10 $640,507
incl. buyer's premium
Goldin
auction

Lot 8. price realized includes buyer's premium. Reported as a record for this …
Verified Open
Feb 16, 2026 Trophy promo holo PSA 7 · cert 139429209 $57,660 Goldin Auctions
auction

Lot 202511-1420-0941-10b56cb4-f1a5-4a50-bdeb-346bf5331326. Reported as a recor…
Cross-checked Open
May 24, 2025 Trophy promo holo CGC Gem Mint 10 $106,250
incl. buyer's premium
Heritage Auctions
auction

Lot 28086. Reported as a record for this grade
Excluded Open
Mar 22, 2024 Trophy promo holo PSA 10 $216,000
incl. buyer's premium
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction
auction

Sale page states W/ Buyer's Premium.
Verified Open
Jul 7, 2023 Trophy promo holo PSA 10 $175,000
incl. buyer's premium
Heritage Auctions
auction

Heritage lot lists buyer's-premium schedule.
Cross-checked Open
Mar 8, 2023 Trophy promo holo PSA 8 · cert 71535735 $70,801
incl. buyer's premium
Goldin Auctions via PSA Auction Prices Realized
auction

PSA APR table lists Goldin auction; buyer's premium treatment not shown on PSA…
Verified Open
Feb 15, 2021 Trophy promo holo PSA 9 · cert 25233078 $100,100
hammer, excl. premium
eBay via PSA Auction Prices Realized
auction

PSA APR table; buyer's premium not indicated for eBay auction.
Verified Open

Verified: an editor or automated check confirmed the figure on the source page. Cross-checked: an independent second research pass reopened the source and confirmed it. Reported: cited by research but not re-checked; never used in metrics. 1 sale was excluded (reasons on hover). Asking prices are never listed here.

Price chart

Trophy promo holo · PSA 10

$148.8K$195.3K$241.9KJul 7, 2023 · $175,000 · Heritage AuctionsMar 22, 2024 · $216,000 · Fanatics Collect Premier AuctionJul 7, 2023Mar 22, 2024
Each point is one qualifying sale (USD). Points are not an index or a forecast.

Graded population

No sourced population figure yet.

Population counts copies graded by one company in one grade. It is not a print run and it grows with every submission. Why population is not print run

Grading math for this card

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Break-even chance of a PSA 10
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Formula from Grading: condition, uncertainty, and economics: grading pays only if your honest chance of the high grade exceeds (raw net + cost − other-outcome net) ÷ (high-grade net − other-outcome net). The 13% fee is an editable assumption, not a quoted tariff.

About Kangaskhan

This Kangaskhan is a Japanese Parent/Child Mega Battle trophy promo from 1998. Collectors search for it because the card's distribution story is tied to parent-child tournament play and high-grade copies appear infrequently at auction.

Why this card matters

Verified factThe Kangaskhan trophy promo matters because its identity is tied to a specific Japanese family tournament format rather than a regular booster set. Heritage's lot description says the May 1998 Parent/Child Mega Battle paired a parent and child as a team and awarded the card to teams meeting the event requirement. Fanatics' 2024 sale page also describes top teams receiving the card and records a PSA 10 sale at $216,000 with buyer's premium. [1][2]

Identifying the exact version

Verified factThe exact version is the Japanese promo #115 holo, commonly labeled Family Event Trophy Card or Parent/Child Mega Battle. The front should show Kangaskhan and the trophy/event promo identity, while the label should not be confused with later Kangaskhan set cards. The Heritage and Fanatics sale pages both identify the card as a 1998 Japanese promo trophy issue and connect the artwork to Ken Sugimori. Keep PSA 10, PSA 9, PSA 8, and half grades separate. [1][2][3]

What moves the price between versions and grades

Verified factFor this card, grade drives large differences because the card is already a scarce event promo. Fanatics recorded a PSA 10 sale at $216,000 on March 22, 2024, while Heritage recorded a PSA 10 sale at $175,000 on July 7, 2023. PSA CardFacts also lists older public sales across PSA 10, PSA 9, PSA 8, and PSA 7, showing why a lower-grade copy should not be valued by simply discounting a PSA 10 headline result without exact comps. [1][2][3]

Authenticity checks

AnalysisAuthenticity work should compare against official references; multiple checks; no destructive tests; copied cert numbers exist. For Kangaskhan, confirm Japanese promo identity, #115 labeling, holo surface, Pocket Monsters-era logo treatment, event description, and the same cert and slab shown in seller photos. Because event promos have strong price premiums, provenance and clean auction records matter. A listing that only says rare Kangaskhan without showing the exact trophy promo should be excluded from comps. [1][2][3]

Identity note: Seed identity is correct. The evidence supports treating this as a Japanese trophy/event promo, not as a pack-issued card.
Why collectors look this card up: Heritage catalog reports PSA 10 Family Event Kangaskhan sale at $175,000. source 1

What people get wrong about this card

It is just another Kangaskhan card from a set.
Opened auction sources identify it as a trophy/event promo; ch02 says distribution and exact issue must be recorded.
Any PSA 10 population count proves how many were printed.
Population is a graded-copy count, not a print run, under ch02.
The $216,000 sale can be applied to PSA 8 or PSA 9 copies.
ch03 requires separate grader and grade comps; PSA CardFacts shows different sale levels by grade.

Based on the claims our guides decline to adopt: Risk and strategy · Case studies and corrections

Frequently asked questions

How much did a PSA 10 Kangaskhan Family Event Trophy sell for in 2024?
A PSA 10 sold for $216,000 with buyer's premium at Fanatics Collect on March 22, 2024. [source 2] [2]
How much did the Heritage PSA 10 Kangaskhan sell for?
Heritage sold a PSA 10 for $175,000 on July 7, 2023, with the lot page listing buyer's-premium terms. [source 1] [1]
What event is this Kangaskhan tied to?
It is tied to the 1998 Parent/Child Mega Battle family tournament format in Japan. [sources 1,2] [1][2]
Is this card #115?
Yes; PSA CardFacts and the opened auction pages identify it as Japanese promo Kangaskhan #115. [sources 1,3] [1][3]
How many PSA 10 copies exist?
Not entered as a population table here because the opened population source did not state a current as-of date, although opened auction and PSA pages show historical PSA 10 count references. [sources 1,3] [1][3]

Sources

  1. Pokemon Family Event Kangaskhan Trophy Card Promo 115 Parent/Child Mega Battle PSA GEM MT 10 — Heritage Auctions (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
  2. 1998 Pokemon Japanese Promo Family Event Trophy Card Holo Kangaskhan #115 PSA 10 — Fanatics Collect (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
  3. 1998 Nintendo Pokemon Japanese Promo Kangaskhan-Holo Family Event Trophy Card #115 — PSA CardFacts (accessed Sep 26, 2026)

Not yet established

  • The exact official award quantity was not established from a manufacturer statement.
  • No official supply event was entered because the opened event descriptions are auction-house descriptions, not manufacturer releases.
  • No population rows were entered because opened PSA population data did not state a clear as-of date.

Research: Codex research pass (live web) · automated source checks · independent cross-check · generated Sep 26, 2026 · reviewed by CardVolume editorial (owner-approved) on Sep 27, 2026 · updated Sep 27, 2026. Found an error? Report it.

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