Pikachu Illustrator, limited to 45 pieces worldwide, is currently the most valuable Pokémon card.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Japanese animation Pokémon (Pokémon) is popular all over the world, and there are countless peripheral products launched by animation.

Among them, the "Pokémon Trading Card Game", which was released in 1996, is still loved by many players.

Recently, an ultra-rare Pikachu card with a global limit of 45 pieces is waiting for a transaction at the largest Pokémon card store in Japan at a sky-high price of 200 million yen (about NT$45 million).

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the Pokémon Company launched the "Pokémon Trading Card Game" in 1996. In 2016, it won the title of the best-selling battle card game. 82% market share.

Last year has ushered in its 25th anniversary. As of 2020, more than 30.4 billion Pokémon cards have been sold worldwide. A few days ago, another ultra-exciting and rare Pikachu Fantasy has surfaced.

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This "Pikachu Illustrator" was released in 1997, and only 45 copies were in circulation, and it was only awarded to the winners as a competition prize that year, and was not sold on the market.

Japan’s largest Pokémon card store, Hareruya 2, recently put one of them on the official website at a price of 200 million yen (approximately NT$45 million), and it has been certified and evaluated by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), a third-party certification organization in the United States. After that, it is judged that this card has 8.5/10 points.

PSA also revealed that the Pikachu illustrator with a perfect score of 10 is asking for 670 million yen, and has even been officially registered in the Guinness World Records, becoming the most expensive Pokémon card.