The rarest Pokémon card of all time, Pikachu Illustrator, was sold at an eBay auction for $4,000,000. The PSA 9 Mint card was listed by longtime collector “smpratte” and sold on September 12th for a record $4 million, making it one of the most expensive sales in the history of the hobby.
Illustrator Pikachu was first awarded to the winners of the 1998 CoroCoro comic illustration contest in Japan, and it is believed that only 20-39 copies of this card have been distributed to date. Considered the “holy grail” of Pokémon cards, it has become synonymous with extreme rarity and value.
The listing describes it as “the most documented copy of the Illustrator,” adding to its historical significance.
In 2022, Logan Paul made headlines when he purchased a PSA 10 version of the same card for over $5 million, wearing it on a chain during his WrestleMania debut.
The seller, named “smpratte,” is a well-known figure in the Pokémon community and noted in the description that the card is rarer than “Honus Wagner”, “Mickey Mantle”, “Black Lotus”, and even “Charizard”. The sale of this $4 million Pikachu Illustrator card further cements its position as the most valuable Pokémon card ever created.
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