Jul 04, 2021 16:00:00

Top 10 Most Valuable Cards in 'Pokemon Cards'

The Pokemon card game , which can be traded for more than 34 million yen for just one card , is a trading card game that boasts deep-rooted popularity both in Japan and overseas. Among such Pokemon card games, Kotaku, a game-related news site, summarizes cards that are traded at particularly high prices.

Pokémon Cards: 10 That Sold For Eye-Popping Prices
https://kotaku.com/the-top-10-most-valuable-pokemon-cards-in-history-1847225621

◆ 10: Rayquaza (clash in the blue sky): $ 45,100 (5 million yen)

The `` Rayquaza '' Kira card included in the expansion pack ``

Clash in the Blue Sky '' released in July 2004 was sold for $ 45,100 on December 12, 2020. This card has been evaluated as ' GEM-MT10 ', which indicates that it is in perfect condition, by the PSA , which assesses the state of preservation of trading card games. As for the reason for this high price, Kotaku said, ``Rayquaza is a popular legendary Pokemon'' and ``The expansion pack 'Clash in the Blue Sky' will be a very rare and valuable pack as of 2021. 'Things' are mentioned.

◆ 09: Lizardon (Battle of Saihate): $ 60,650 (about 6.7 million yen)

Of the ``Charizard'' Kira cards included in the expansion pack ``

Saihate no Battle '' released in June 2006, the one evaluated as ``GEM-MT10'' was posted on the Internet auction site in October 2020. It sold for $60,650 above.

◆ 08: Tropical Wind: $ 65,100 (about 7.2 million yen)

Many of the Pokemon cards that are traded at high prices are limited edition cards distributed at official tournaments and events. 'Tropical Wind'

sold for $ 65,100 is also a limited card that was given only to players who participated in the invitation-only tournament ' Tropical Mega Battle ' held in Hawaii in 1999. According to PWCC, one of the world's largest marketplaces for trading cards, ``The early version of Tropical Wind is almost non-existent in the market, and the one with the ``GEM-MT10'' rating that was sold at auction for $65,100 is Even less,” he said.

◆ 07: Magiking (Tamamushi University Hyper Doctoral Examination): $ 66,100 (about 7.3 million yen)

Distributed at an event to which only the top 1,000 people who scored high in the test were invited to participate in the 'Tamamushi University Hyper Doctoral Examination' held in the December 1998 issue of the grade-specific learning magazine published by Shogakukan. , The card of “Maika King” that learned “Dragon Ikari” ranked 7th. The illustration was drawn by Mr. Ken Sugimori, who is a director of Game Freak at the time of writing the article.

◆ 06: No.1 Trainer: $ 90,000 (about 10 million yen)

The limited card that was distributed only to an estimated 7 players at the Pokemon card game national tournament held in Japan in 1999 is 'No.1 Trainer'. Cards distributed only to the winners of each regional tournament,

sold for 90,000 dollars, are evaluated as 'GEM-MT10'.

05: Lugia (Pokemon card Neo): $ 144,300 (about 16 million yen)

“Lugia”, which appeared in “

Pokemon Card★neo ”, ranked 5th. Beckett , a trading card appraisal site different from PSA, has the highest rating of `` Pristine 10 '', and the first edition & Kira card is sold for $ 144,300. According to PWCC, there are very few well-preserved Lugia cards with a 'Pristine 10' rating, so it's likely to sell for even higher prices in the future.

04: Garura (Garula parent-child tournament): $ 150,100 (about 17 million yen)

The `` Garura '' card distributed as a prize card for the `` Garura parent-child tournament '' held in Japan in 1998 is said to be one of the rarest Pokemon cards in the world. Parents and children had to participate in the competition, and only families who won a certain number of victories were able to get this card. According to PWCC, only 46 of the Galura cards have been preserved by PSA. The Garula card, which

sold for $150,100, is rated 'GEM-MT10' by PSA.

◆ 03: Backless Blastoise: $ 360,000 (about 40 million yen)

'Backless Blastoise' is a so-called 'error card' where nothing is printed on the back side of the card due to a printing error. The Backless Blastoise, which sold for a high price of $360,000, was printed for testing by

Wizards of the Coast, which was in charge of publishing the Pokémon card game in the United States from January 1999 to September 2003. Because it was a thing that was done, it is supposed to have a higher price.

02: Lizardon (1st expansion pack): $ 369,000 (about 41 million yen)

Of the Charizard Kira cards included in the '

1st expansion pack ' of the Pokemon card game, the 1st and 2nd editions are called 'Shadowless', which has no shadow in the frame where the illustration is drawn. It is called. This Shadowless Charizard Kira card is on sale for $369,000 in December 2020.

01: Pokemon Illustrator: $ 375,000 (about 42 million yen)

At the Pokemon card illustration competition held in Japan, the prize winners were given ``Pokemon illustrator'' cards. The illustration was drawn by Atsuko Nishida, who was in charge of Pikachu's character design. According to PWCC, only about 40 Pokemon Illustrator cards have been distributed so far.