tcg pokemon card price checker World's most valuable Pokémon card, Pikachu Illustrator, appears at auction for almost half a million dollars Pokemon Card Value - Check

Great for players who like to have plenty of resources and characters who can withstand whatever comes their way

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In February, Goldin Auctions sold a rare 1998 Pocket Monsters Japanese Promo Illustrator Holographic Pikachu card for $900,000

Thanks to power creep in the Pokmon TCG, first edition cards are certainly not the strongest Pokmon cards in the game - in fact, you could argue they're among the weakest

Pokmon TCG: Celebrations - Gold Star Umbreon ($45) Gold Star Umbreon is another of the expansions most coveted cards, commemorating the 2007 release of Gold Star Umbreon, which was exclusively available in special packs of the POP Series 5 released at certain Pokmon Organized Play events

This year's theme is four-color decks, which means not only a unique take on generals, thanks to the partner mechanic, but 55 new cards and a ton of powerful (and expensive) casual reprints