From searching around on auction sites, Ive cobbled together a list of claimed dates and prices the Pikachu Illustrator has fetched over the years: Early 2000s: $23,000 May 8, 2014: $90,000 (PSA 9) Nov 17, 2016: $54,970 (PSA 9) Apr 2, 2022: $5,275,000 (PSA 10) Jun 11, 2022: $840,000 (PSA 9) Sep 23, 2023: $495,000 (CCG 10) Dec 16, 2023: $137,00 (PSA Altered) Aug 8, 2025: $625,000 (PSA 9) Sep 12, 2025: $4,000,000 (PSA 9) If youre looking to pick up something not quite as rare, but still pretty special, Pratte is still selling a PSA 10 Illusions Zorua prize card for a mere $20,000.
9 Pikachu Illustration Rare $44.93 As Pokemon's main mascot, Pikachu's most valuable cards have a long and storied history in the Pokemon TCG, though this card might need years before its value has any chance of soaring into Pikachu's top 15
Or you maybe just wants to deal 20+80 damage with Joltik's and Elelktross two damaging attacks- and then attach 2 guaranteed Energy cards to Eelektross, or you maybe want to first Absorb some Energy with Eelektrik's Zapcharge and then send then back to your other Pokmon with its second attack
Bored with the familiar patterns of their Risk games, the designers of Cosmic Encounter wanted a game where every play felt different from the last
But if theres one thing that the Pokemon TCG has been really good at doing these last few years is outdoing itself
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