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Ash Ketchum and Pikachu in the original 'Pokémon' animated series. Credit: United Archives GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo. A rare Pokémon card has been auctioned off for £700,000 ($900K USD), beating previous ...

The market around children’s cardboard continues rocketing into uncharted territory. Earlier this week, auction outfit Goldin announced a holographic “Illustrator” Pikachu Pokémon card from 1998 sold ...

The previous record for most expensive Pokémon card to be auctioned was shattered after a rare 1998 Pikachu “Illustrator” holographic Pokémon card sold for $900,000 last Wednesday. There are only 41 ...

If you thought 2021’s Pokémon card craze was over, think again. A rare Pokémon card has just obliterated the previous auction record; the Japanese Promo, Pikachu Illustrator Holo card from 1998 sold ...

There are fewer than 45 printed copies of the special Pokemon card in the world (not shown above). Manuel Balce Ceneta AP A Japanese Pokemon card obliterated a world record by selling for $900,000, ...

The last few years have seen the market explode for mint condition Pokemon cards from the trading card game's early days, and the latest big money sale has seen one collector land a holographic card ...