A Pikachu Illustrator card sold for US$ 5 million at a recent Heritage Auctions sale, making it the second-most valuable Pokémon card ever sold. It was surpassed only by the PSA 10-graded copy sold by Logan Paul, which fetched US$ 16.5 million.Bidding for the card began before the auction even ended, when offers surpassed US$ 1 million. On the day of the sale, attendees continued competing for the item, considered one of the greatest treasures in Pokémon collecting. Graded PSA 9, the card set a record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a card with that grade.The Pikachu Illustrator became so rare because it was never sold in stores. The card was awarded only to winners of an illustration contest held by CoroCoro Comics magazine, with 39 copies distributed in total. According to the data cited in the article, only 15 copies received a PSA Mint 9 grade, while just one achieved PSA 10.Its rarity helps explain collectors' interest, but its appreciation in value is also striking. In 2022, Logan Paul paid US$ 5,275 million for his PSA 10 card. After wearing it around his neck at several editions of WrestleMania and discussing it on his YouTube channel, the influencer sold the same card for US$ 16.5 million this year.The transaction set a Guinness World Records title for the most expensive collectible card of any kind. The increase is also evident among PSA 9 copies: a card in the same category sold for US$ 840 thousand in 2022, well below the US$ 5 million reached at the recent auction.
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