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Rare Pokémon cards: a highly sought-after treasure

Pokémon cards have once again become a fashion phenomenon since confinement. These cards that were played with in the playgrounds are now highly valuable collectibles, just like baseball cards. Collectors are willing to pay the price for a rare Pokémon card. Besides, the youtubeur Paul Logan recently acquired a Pokémon card Pikachu Illustrator for over $5 million.

A Pikachu balloon seen at the 93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/Getty Images)
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Most Wanted Pokemon Cards

The following Pokémon cards are rare Pokémon cards. These are the cards most sought after by collectors. The latter are ready to pay a large sum of money to be able to obtain them.

The Pikachu Illustratedr, a rare Pokemon card

The Pikachu Illustrator is a special card. This card was awarded to the winners of an illustration competition in November 1997. About forty copies were produced. It is therefore a very rare card and highly sought after by collectors. Its value is estimated at several hundred thousand dollars. To date 3 copies have been sold at auction reaching exemplary prices. The first reached $195,000. Another copy was sold for $250,000. And the last bid reached $900,000.

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The Bloody hellinvaluable

There are several models with the effigy of the Pokémon Bloody hell. We think in particular of the menu Bloody hell first generation holographic. If kept in perfect condition, its price can reach five figures. But the shadowless versions (with no shadow behind the Bloody hell) are the most popular. This is the case of the map Bloody hell by Paul Logan, which he bought for $150,000.

Ishihara GXa very rare card

Only about thirty copies of this card are in circulation. This is an extremely rare card. This is the card that Tsunekazu Ishihara, president of the company that created the Pokémons shared on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. Because of this rarity, the value of this card is estimated at $11,000. A copy with the signature of the President reached the value of 250,000 dollars.

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Pokemon tournament in the My 4 Sons booth during Unicon 2021 at the World Market Center on October 01, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
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Magicarpe Tamamushi Universitya five-digit value

The map Magicarpe is also one of the rarest Pokémon cards. This card was shared during a tournament in 1998 in Tamamushi University. A thousand cards have been edited. But most of the cards have disappeared and are damaged. It’s about a Magicarpe special that spits lightning. An appraised version of this map can fetch $41,000 when in pristine condition.

Mentali Star / Noctali Star

These are the Pokémon cards distributed in the POP Series 5 booster packs. It was during the Pokémon League tournament in 2007. The cards Mental Star et Nocatli Star are the rarest of these boosters. They do not exist in the French version. These are Pokemon cards Shiny, whose color is different from the original. The value of a card Mental Star or Noctali Star can reach 30,000 dollars when appraised.

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Prototype Tortank

This is the base version which has a different font and artwork than the final version. Prototype cards are very rare, which explains its price. The prototype Tortank can reach six-digit values. The prototype of Tortank Wanted is the first map that has been presented in an English version to show the media the rendering in this language. This map was printed in 1998, and it would only be available in two copies.

Rare Pokémon card: how do you know if a Pokémon card has value?

A rare Pokémon card can be worth hundreds or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Like the Pokémon card Bloody hell, which is one of the most expensive Pokémon cards. You may have left some treasure lying around in your attic, so pay attention to these signs to know the value of a Pokémon card.

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The age of the card

The most sought-after Pokémon cards are those from the first editions, around the end of the 90s and the beginning of the 2000s. But that does not mean that an old card is necessarily valuable. To increase its value, it is necessary that it be in good condition. If you have found one of your old Pokémon cards, you can have it appraised to find out its real value.

The symbol on the map

In the corner of the card, there are mainly three kinds of symbols. The circle corresponds to a community card that does not have much value. the diamond corresponds to a card a little less common, the value can reach ten or a hundred euros. But the most wanted cards are those with the star symbol. It can be a black star, a gold star, a silver star, or three stars, depending on the rarity of the card.

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Holography

A holographic card is shiny. The holography concerns only the Pokémon. In the case where the holography covers the entire card, we speak of a reverse card. In some cases, it’s just the borders that are holographic, this is also a sign of rarity.

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