From searching around on auction sites, Ive cobbled together a list of claimed dates and prices the Pikachu Illustrator has fetched over the years: Early 2000s: $23,000 May 8, 2014: $90,000 (PSA 9) Nov 17, 2016: $54,970 (PSA 9) Apr 2, 2022: $5,275,000 (PSA 10) Jun 11, 2022: $840,000 (PSA 9) Sep 23, 2023: $495,000 (CCG 10) Dec 16, 2023: $137,00 (PSA Altered) Aug 8, 2025: $625,000 (PSA 9) Sep 12, 2025: $4,000,000 (PSA 9) If youre looking to pick up something not quite as rare, but still pretty special, Pratte is still selling a PSA 10 Illusions Zorua prize card for a mere $20,000.
Drawing an average four to six cards for five mana is a backbreaker in limited, and having this in the common slot to boot didn't hurt matters much
If it's rare and in excellent condition, grading boosts both value and buyer trust
(We werent lucky enough to have the Lucario card so we went with this card instead.) As always, Tool cards will be indispensable in challenges like these
The product it was in, Champions Path, did not release with its own format, instead being added to other releases