A single pack typically sold for 2.50 at the time
On February 16, 2026 , auction house Goldin closed the most expensive card sale in the history of collecting: a Pikachu Illustrator graded PSA 10 , owned by Logan Paul, sold for $13,300,000 (9,930,000 / 11,510,000) , which with Goldin's 24% buyer's premium rose to $16,492,000 (12,310,000 / 14,270,000)
The Pokemon TCG is still, at its heart, a game about basics since theyre easier and many are very strong
Drop events are much less consistent, with some launching within two weeks of each other, while others arrive several weeks after the previous event
Combined with the talent of Miki Kudo, its the perfect mix
In short: Over 43 billion Pokmon cards have been printed since the game launched in Japan in 1996, including 9 billion produced between March 2021 and March 2022 alone