The History Behind the Pikachu Illustrator Card

The Pikachu Illustrator card is the single rarest and most valuable Pokemon card ever produced, with only 39 copies originally distributed and fewer than...
PSA, BGS, and CGC grading guides and information

The Pikachu Illustrator card is the single rarest and most valuable Pokemon card ever produced, with only 39 copies originally distributed and fewer than...

The most expensive trading card ever sold at auction is the PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator Pokemon card, which sold for $16,492,000 on February 15, 2026,...

On February 16, 2026, the Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $16,492,000 at Goldin Auctions, shattering every previous record for the most expensive...

Logan Paul just turned a $5,275,000 Pokémon card into a $16,492,000 payday. On February 16, 2026, his 1998 Japanese Pikachu Illustrator card — graded PSA...

Goldin Auctions has officially confirmed the highest trading card sale in history. On February 16, 2026, a PSA Gem Mint 10 graded Pikachu Illustrator...

Logan Paul turned a Pokémon card into a marketing asset by treating it not as a collectible to be stored in a vault, but as a wearable prop in an ongoing...

The Pikachu Illustrator card commands prices north of $5 million because it sits at the intersection of extreme scarcity, historical significance, and...

Institutional investors are no longer ignoring trading card markets. Over the past few years, venture capital firms, dedicated investment funds, and even...

AJ Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of Solari Capital, just paid $16.49 million for the only PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card in existence,...

Pokémon card values have been on a remarkable tear, with vintage cards climbing 30 to 50 percent over the past twelve months and certain sealed products...