Pikachu Illustrator: The €5 Million Pokémon Card Explained

Forty-one copies, twenty-six known to exist today, one PSA 10 that sold for $5.275 million in 2022. The full story of the rarest Pokémon card ever printed.

Why the Pikachu Illustrator card from 1998 became the most valuable Pokémon card in history, who owns the surviving copies, and the story behind its 39-card print run.

Published 2026-04-29 - 7 min read - Category: cards