I’m assuming you (and probably the OP) are talking about PSA 10s. It’s funny to see how strong the low pop effect is for these cards. Looking at 9s (and probably similar in lower grades and ungraded cards) the list looks very different. 9s are basically correlated with the popularity of the pokemon, so I’d put legendary dogs, birds and starters at the top.
Well seems that FlyingMaster just made this thread more interesting. In my specific case I’m talking about PSA 9’s so curious to see how your list would differ from the 10’s.
I also have heard a few people mention Yanma from Discovery.
1st ed PSA 10 Gyarados used to sell for more, no? I thought it actually eclipsed the shining charizard last year for a short time. Could have sworn there was a post on here about it.
From my own personal experience and observations, here’s how I’d rank the 1st ed 9s (ignoring shinings):
1)Ho-oh2)Lugia3)Entei/Raikou4)Entei/Raikou5)Suicune6)Celebi7)Typhlosions8)Feraligatr