The rarest Pokemon card is the one-of-a-kind PSA Grade 10 Illustrator Pikachu Pokemon TCG card that currently belongs to Logan Paul.
The rarestPokemoncard known to exist is the1998 CoroCoro promo Pikachu Illustrator card. Of the 20 thought to be around, only the card owned by the YouTube star is a PSA 10. However, it’s only the rarest card that we know of.
There are also countless test prints, one-of-a-kind world attendee prize cards, and other exclusive, never-before-seen cards. These are so rare that they’re kept away from auctions and the tax man.
The PSA Grade 10 Illustrator Pikachu is probably the rarest
Logan Paul’s PSA grade 10 Illustrator Pikachuwas fought with difficult negotiations involving a “mystery seller.” To acquire the one-of-a-kind card, Paul had to trade aPSA 9Pikachu with $4 million. Of the rare cards in existence, few are ever in the condition to achieve aPSA 10 grade.
Some of the rarest Pokemon cards are from the inception of trading card game history. Another notable and incredibly rare card is the 1999 First Edition Shadowless Base Set Charizard. It’s also one of themost expensive Pokemon cards.
However, the card’s price could have been even higher. It was only awarded a CGC 7, with the grading company’s highest score being a Gem Mint 10. Finding a card as old as Illustrator Pikachu in Gem Mint condition is like finding the holy grail.
The cards werethought to be lostbefore they were brought to the grading company, again by a mysterious seller. It just goes to show that rare, one-of-a-kind cards are out there, just not always within the reach of Pokemon collectors and investors.
Andrés G. D. Vélez was a Pokémon reporter at Dexerto, covering the Trading Card Game, mainline games, Pokemon Go, and the wider fandom. Before joining the company, Andrés freelanced as a content writer and digital marketer.
