Burger King Gold Pokemon Cards: What They're Worth
Burger King gold Pokemon cards are six 23 karat gold plated metal cards that Burger King sold for $1.99 each with a Kids Meal in late 1999. Most sell for $15 to $55 raw in October 2026, a high grade Charizard can bring over $1,500, and the box, Poke Ball, and certificate add to the price. They aren't playable cards, but they're real, they're graded, and they turn up in a lot of old boxes.
Key takeaways
- There are six Burger King gold Pokemon cards: Charizard, Pikachu, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Poliwhirl, and Togepi.
- They came in a red or blue box with a plastic Poke Ball and a certificate of authenticity signed by Nintendo of America's chairman, Howard Lincoln.
- In October 2026 Charizard was about $55 raw and about $1,575 in grade 9 on PriceCharting. The other five were about $15 to $38 raw.
- Condition is everything: a grade 9 Charizard sells for about ten times a grade 7.
- They're gold plated metal, not solid gold, and not game cards you can play.
Prices in this guide are PriceCharting's as shown in October 2026. They change with every sale, so check sold listings for your exact card and condition.
What are the Burger King gold Pokemon cards?
Burger King ran a Pokemon promotion with its Kids Meals from November 8 to December 31, 1999, to promote Pokemon: The First Movie. Each meal came with one of 59 toys and a trading card made for the promotion. Starting November 15, customers could also buy one of six gold cards for $1.99 with a meal (Bulbapedia, 1999 Burger King toys).
Each gold card is a thick piece of 23 karat gold plated metal in a plastic cover, with a picture on the front and back and Pokedex text on the back. It came in a red or blue box, with a certificate of authenticity signed by Howard Lincoln, then chairman of Nintendo of America, and both sat inside a plastic Poke Ball.
The six cards are:
- Charizard
- Pikachu
- Mewtwo
- Jigglypuff
- Poliwhirl
- Togepi
Are Burger King gold cards real gold?
They're gold plated, not solid gold, so the metal itself isn't worth much. What they're worth comes from collectors. They also aren't Pokemon Trading Card Game cards: you can't play them, and they don't belong to any card set.
How much is each gold card worth?
These are PriceCharting's prices for the six cards in October 2026 (PriceCharting, Pokemon Burger King):
| Card | Raw | Grade 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charizard | $54.99 | $1,575.00 | $4,053.32 |
| Pikachu | $38.49 | $399.47 | $1,449.37 |
| Mewtwo | $22.99 | $229.76 | $1,085.92 |
| Jigglypuff | $19.99 | $212.12 | $774.47 |
| Poliwhirl | $15.99 | $200.26 | $730.76 |
| Togepi | $14.99 | $188.64 | $681.02 |
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Read the PSA 10 column with care. On the Charizard page, PriceCharting listed no PSA 10 sales at all, only a guide price, so that number is an estimate rather than a sale (PriceCharting, Charizard gold plated). The raw and grade 9 prices rest on far more sales.
What raw Charizards actually sold for
Raw gold Charizards sell about once a day. In October 2026 PriceCharting's sold list showed raw copies from about $20 to about $110. Listings that mention the Poke Ball, box, or certificate tend to sit at the top of that range, and loose cards at the bottom.
Why condition matters so much
The Charizard's price climbs steeply with grade on PriceCharting: about $151 in grade 7, $348 in grade 8, and $1,575 in grade 9. The plastic cover protects the card, but scratches on the cover or the plating, dents, and worn edges all pull a grade down. If yours still looks perfect in its sealed cover, it may be worth grading. Sole Retriever notes that thousands have been sent to PSA (Sole Retriever).
How much is a complete set worth?
Add up the six raw prices and you get about $167 in October 2026, which matches what Sole Retriever said complete sets sell for: about $150 to $200 online, with more for good boxes and Poke Balls. Sealed or near perfect sets with every box and certificate sell for more, while loose cards with no packaging sell for less.
How do you price your Burger King gold card?
- Identify the card. It's one of the six above. Charizard is the one most people want.
- Check what's with it. Box, Poke Ball, certificate, and the plastic cover all count. Note whether the box has been opened.
- Look at the condition. Scratches, dents, and wear on the cover and the plating.
- Read sold listings. Search eBay sold listings or PriceCharting for the same card with the same packaging. Asking prices on these are often far above what they sell for, so don't price from active listings.
- Decide on grading. For a Charizard in clean condition, compare the grading fee with the gap between raw and grade 9. For the other five, grading only pays off on near perfect copies.
Where should you sell a Burger King gold card?
For most of these cards, eBay is the simplest place: a raw Charizard sells about once a day there, so buyers are easy to find. Keep the price of shipping in mind. On a $20 Togepi, fees and postage can take a big share of the sale, so selling a complete set together often makes more sense than selling cards one at a time.
A local card show or shop is another option, especially for a full set with boxes, where a buyer can see the condition in person. Expect a dealer to offer less than the eBay price, since they have to resell it.
Graded copies are different. A grade 9 Charizard is worth enough to sell on its own, with good photos of the slab front and back and the cert number in the listing.
How to describe yours in a listing
Buyers search for the card name, "Burger King," "23K gold," and "1999." Say exactly what's included (card, plastic cover, Poke Ball, box, certificate), whether the box is open, and show the front and back of the card. Most disputes on these come from missing pieces or scratches buyers didn't see, so photos of every part save trouble later.
What else came with the 1999 promotion?
The gold cards were the extra you paid for. The Kids Meals themselves came with one of 59 toys (Burger King advertised 57, since a few were variants of each other): launchers, light ups, key chains, beanbags, spinners, squirters, and talking Pikachus, each paired with a trading card made for the promotion. Burger King ran the same 59 toys again from March 13 to March 26, 2000, for the movie's VHS release. Loose toys from the promotion are common; sealed ones in their bags sell for more.
Are other Burger King Pokemon cards worth money?
The regular Burger King cards from the same 1999 promotion came with every Kids Meal, one for each of the 151 Pokemon, and some restaurants handed out uncut sheets when they ran out. Sole Retriever put those sheets at about $4 to $60. Burger King also ran Pokemon promotions in 2008 and 2009 with real Diamond and Pearl and Platinum promo cards, marked with a set logo in the lower right of the art; those are game cards and can be worth much more in top grades.
Gold foil game cards are a different thing again. Modern sets have gold Hyper Rare cards printed on normal card stock, which our guide to what Pokemon cards are worth money explains, and the rare Pokemon cards guide covers Gold Star cards from 2004 to 2007.
How can you keep track of what your cards are worth?
TCG Marquee prices your collection every day for each card's printing and condition, and on the Pro plan for slabs by grading company and grade. You can add cards by scanning them with your phone. Promotional items like the Burger King gold cards are priced only when the card data includes them, so check yours in the app and compare with sold listings.
What it doesn't do: it isn't a sales history archive, so for the individual sales behind a price, use eBay sold listings or PriceCharting. TCG Marquee is in open beta.
FAQ
How many gold cards did Burger King sell?
Six: Charizard, Pikachu, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Poliwhirl, and Togepi, sold in 1999 for $1.99 each with a Kids Meal.
How much is a Burger King gold Charizard worth?
About $55 raw on PriceCharting in October 2026, with raw sales from about $20 to $110 depending on the packaging. PriceCharting had graded copies at about $151 in grade 7, $348 in grade 8, and $1,575 in grade 9.
Are Burger King gold Pokemon cards solid gold?
No. They're 23 karat gold plated metal. Their value comes from collectors, not the metal.
Should I keep the box and certificate?
Yes. Copies with the box, Poke Ball, and certificate of authenticity sell for more than loose cards, so keep everything together.
Are Burger King gold Pokemon cards rare?
Not really. Burger King sold them across the country during a huge Pokemon craze, so plenty survive, and a raw Charizard sells about once a day. What's scarce is a copy in top condition: high grades are where the real money is.