How Many Pikachu Illustrator Cards Have Shown Up in Documentaries?
If you are chasing the rarest Pokemon cards, the Pikachu Illustrator tops the list. This special card comes from a 1997 contest by CoroCoro magazine in Japan. Kids who won by drawing Pikachu got it as a prize. No stores sold them, so only a tiny number exist. Experts say just 39 were ever made.[1]
Pokemon fans love hearing about these cards in documentaries. One that stands out is the new season of Netflix’s King of Collectables: The Goldin Touch. It shows Logan Paul talking about his Pikachu Illustrator. He bought it for 5.3 million dollars in a private deal. The show covers his talks with auctioneer Ken Goldin to sell it at a big auction in February. Goldin calls it the rarest Pokemon card ever. They even plan a huge auction with this card and others that could hit 25 million dollars total.[1]
This Netflix series is the main documentary we know of that features a real Pikachu Illustrator. Logan Paul’s card is a PSA GEM Mint 10 version, the top grade for condition. He wore it on a chain at WrestleMania and got a custom diamond lanyard for it worth 75,000 dollars.[1][2][3]
No other documentaries pop up in recent reports showing actual Pikachu Illustrator cards. Most talk about Logan Paul’s story because of the huge price and the Netflix spotlight. Collectors debate if more will surface, but so far, this one has the fame from TV.[1]
Prices stay sky high. Logan got an upfront 2.5 million dollars from Goldin and will share auction proceeds. The final sale could break records again. If you hunt these, stick to trusted graders like PSA and watch auctions close.[1][3]
