most expensive japanese pokemon card Believe it or not… The Pokémon ever sold is the 1998 Pikachu Illustrator (PSA 10 Gem Mint), which sold for $16,492,000 at Goldin Auctions (FEB 2026)! The Pikachu Illustrator Top 50+ most expensive rare

The buyers who werent turned off by a $900 price tag are probably more excited by a $1000 price tag, since it demonstrates the card still has room to grow

Despite this, there are still amazing basic Pokmon in the format that are phenomenal to attack with because they deal an amazing amount of damage

A lot of those bounce spells become significantly worse by being sorceries, but try out Undo every once in a while

Lillie is classified as a 2-Stars card in the Celestial Guardians set

Instead of just being the strongest or most efficient options, here are my five picks for Investigate cards that make the mechanic feel especially interesting, flavorful, and/or memorable: 5