The secondary market value of individual cards is driven by a mix of character popularity, structural rarity, exceptional illustration style, and competitive performance
Originally awarded to winners of the CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in Japan in the late 1990s, the Pikachu Illustrator is the single most valuable Pokemon card in existence, and as of February 2026 it holds a bigger title still: the sole PSA Gem Mint 10 copy sold at Goldin Auctions for $16.49 million, the most expensive trading card of any kind ever sold at auction, surpassing every legendary sports card that had been considered untouchable for decades
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Evolving Skies TypePokmon Collector Number207 RarityRare Rainbow ArtistShin Nagasawa Attacks Hyper Beam120 Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokmon
Magic players themselves are not immune to this