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Late last week, one of the only "Pikachu Illustrator" cards in existence from the early days of one of the best card games sold for $1,406,250 at Heritage Auctions (as spotted by our friends at Dexerto)

The Charizard 1st Edition Shadowless, for example, went from approximately $30,000 in 2018 to $420,000 in 2022a 1,300% increase in just four years

The titular hero unlocked his Gear Fourth all the way back in Chapter 784 in 2015, and would take seven long years for him to finally unlock his next form

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A mono-black or two-mana version of this card would be much more desirable, but there are definitely some Young Wolf enjoyers out there who will be able to make good use of the card as is

Weve seen the debut of Tera Pokmon, the reintroduction of ACE Spec cards and even the hugely nostalgic and massively successful set, Scarlet & Violet: 151 (not to mention the new, more accessible digital version of the game: Pokmon TCG Pocket )