pokemon gen 1 cards 25 Most Valuable First Edition Celebrate 30 years of first partner Pokemon with this Pokemon TCG Pokémon, Trading Card Game, First

The near instantaneous success of the Pokmon games and the pop culture phenomenon they ignited meant it was only a matter of time before fans started seeing a bevy of merchandise arrive with Nintendos adorable pocket monsters

Canyon Jerboa Its a little striped mouse with a big fluffy tail, big shiny eyes and long dangly ears

The card has held strong value as one of the defining pulls from the Obsidian Flames expansion and serves as a measuring stick for subsequent Charizard SIRs

Ethan's Ho-Oh ex #230 (Destined Rivals) Destined Rivals was the only expansion this year I didn't spend all my hard-earned cash on, mainly because I knew that the Team Rocket focus would make it difficult to collect, but also because I wasn't really interested

Duelists Heritage can target opponents creatures, helping you shred life totals even quicker

This list is focused largely on cards which have to be opened the hard way or purchased/traded