#Illustrator pikachu series

The number of illustrators began to increaseВ - more illustratorsВ meant more fantastic art styles whichВ meant more beautiful cards to collect. The Illustrator Pikachu card is famously coveted in Pokemon Trading Card circles and an American buyer just dropped 233,000 (25 million yen) on a mint condition one at Japanese auction house.

#Illustrator pikachu series

RELATED: 10 Cutest PokГ©mon Card IllustrationsДespite the series only starting with three illustrators (four if you count that one-off Porygon by Imakuni), they were talented enough to produce art thatВ struck aВ chordВ with thousands of fans. The love of the cards restedВ foremost onВ the art over the viability or rarity of the piece. Pikachu & friends Pokemon Postcard 1999 Illustrator Keiko Fukuyama Japanese F/S.

Only 39 Pikachu Illustrator cards exist, and only ten are known to be in mint condition, according to Heritage Auctions. CoroCoro originally gave this artistic Pikachu to winners of an illustration competition back in 1998. Quickly scanning Pokemon TCG online communities finds that this is still the case. Until January 2021, the Pikachu Illustrator card was the most expensive Pokmon card in the world. It seemed that everybody had that one card that wasn't anything special but they absolutely adored and refused to part with it. One of the earliest cards to come out of the Pokmon franchise was this promotional card of Pikachu that was given out to. It's what made everyone on the playground want that illustrious Base Set Charizard and it's what makes old fans look back fondly at their collection. It was never officially sold and was never released in English. Without a doubt, one of the biggest driving forces in how the heck Pokemon cards got so popular is that beautiful artwork. The Pikachu Illustrator is the most expensive Pokemon card it is worth about £ 20,000.