A copy of the rarest card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game has just sold for $195,000 at auction, due to its high-quality and the fact that it is one of 39 known copies of tꦓ🌠he card in the world.
The rarest Pokémon Trading Card Game card is called Pokémon Illustrator, which is also referred to as Pikachu Illustrator by some due to its artwork. The Pokémon Illustrator card was given away as a prize to winners of a competition held by CoroCoro Comics in '97, during which entrants sent in their drawings to be used on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon cards.
The winners received completed versions of their cards, as well as a special Pokémon Illustrator card that featured an image of Pikachu holding a paintbrush. It's believed that only 39 copies of Pokémo🅰n Illustrator exist and not all of them have been accounted for, so it's unknown exactly how many are out there in the wild.
According to , a copy of Pokémon Illustrator went under the hammer at Weiss Auctions in New York, where it sold for $195,000. The reason why this version of♐ Pokémon Illustrator brought in so much money was due to its quality, as it was graded 9/Mint in preparation for the auction.
The other reason Pokémon Illustrator is worth so much money is due to its place in Pokémon history, as these cards were issued before the Pokémania boom happened in late '98. These cards represent one of the earliest parts of the series history and were gifts intended for the original fanbase of the Pokémon franchise in Japan. It's no surprise that it would bring in so much money at auction, especially since Pokémon has been part of a nostalgia boom following the success of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon GO.
There have been several trading cards that have brought in similar numbers at auction, with the Black Lotus card from 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Magic: The Gathering instantlܫy springing to mind. Pokémon Illustrator was never made available to the public and it's unclear if all of the remaining co♔pies are still in decent condition, which makes them all of the more alluring to collectors.
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