Piplup was printed for the 2007 San Diego meeting, Turtwig for the 2008 New York meeeting, and Munchlax for the 2009 Chicago meeting. They can be identified by a gold stamp with a globe, year, and meeting location. These cards were given out at the annual international distributors meetings in 2007, 2008, and 2009. It’s the only card design to feature the double star rarity symbol, and a unique illustrator set symbol. Therefore, we state that you are an Officially Authorized Pokemon Card Illustrator and admire your skill.” The card reads, “We certify that your illustration is an excellent entry in the Pokemon Card Game Illustrator Contest. Less than 40 of these cards are known to exist, making it among the most rare and most valuable Pokemon cards to exist. Winners would also receive the Pikachu Illustrator card. Readers of the magazine could submit their own Pokemon card design for a chance to get their cards published in the January 1998 issue. These cards were given to the winners at CoroCoro Comic Illustration Contest, announced in October 1997. The earlier the year, the more valuable they are. This makes them very rare and very valuable, but occassionally they show up for sale online, so we’re able to price them. The cards guarantee you entry into next year’s world championship. Only one card for each place… 1st, 2nd, and 3rd are printed and given to the winners of the tournament each year. These cards are only given to the winners of the Pokemon World Championships. Here is a list of the most valuable Pokemon cards: These cards are the most valuable because there are so few in existance. For example, Charizard cards always seem to fetch a higher price.Īnd then there are trophy or prize cards given out at tournaments and events.

Pack rippers like me (people buying and ripping open packs of Pokemmon cards) know the chance of getting a common or uncommon card is much greater than getting a full art Pokemon GX card… so the GX cards are worth more, fewer were printed.Īnother factor to consider is the Pokemon itself… some characters are more popular with collectors and in demand. There could be cards hiding in your collections that are worth thousands of dollars! Valuable Pokemon cards are released every year. It’s not just the 1st Edition Base set cards that are worth big money.

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