pokemon munch cards Rare screaming Pikachu Pokémon card sells for $15,000 Before Van Gogh, POKÉMON Released

This minor drawback is a cheap price to pay for such a lethal damage output

As someone whos lost so many games to board wipes, its amazing to have Elf commanders who dont immediately fold to a Wrath of God since Miara can at least refill your hand with more gas, not to mention giving you access to reanimation spells to get your army right back

Originally awarded to winners of the CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in Japan in the late 1990s, the Pikachu Illustrator is the single most valuable Pokemon card in existence, and as of February 2026 it holds a bigger title still: the sole PSA Gem Mint 10 copy sold at Goldin Auctions for $16.49 million, the most expensive trading card of any kind ever sold at auction, surpassing every legendary sports card that had been considered untouchable for decades

side note: just wondering is it possible to get a complete no rarity Japanese base set or were only certain cards in special sets printed with no rarity and not the entire set