Why the Japanese Pokemon card market is stronger than English
Despite the English Pokemon card getting all of the attention, there is reason to believe the Japanese version holds more value.
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Despite the English Pokemon card getting all of the attention, there is reason to believe the Japanese version holds more value.
The Pokemon TCG continues to shatter all records in 2020! A Pikachu Illustrator card was just traded for $900,000 worth of Charizard cards and Mitsuhiro Arita drawings. We can verify the transaction involved the game’s most respected collectors. The $900,000 transaction places this Pikachu Illustrator as the most expensive Pokemon card in history by far — and the most expensive Pokemon TCG item by far. The last record holder was a 1st edition Base Set booster box that sold in October for $375,000. For individual cards, an ungraded Pikachu Illustrator sold in Japan last month for $340,0...