-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"That is a lot of cardboard, and even more value.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dot Esports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-18T03:47:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-18T03:47:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg?resize=768,437\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"437\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cale Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@XJustified\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DotEsports\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cale Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cale Michael\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb2ee02fc7e907b28d6f5c23a95439c7\"},\"headline\":\"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-18T03:47:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-18T03:47:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\"},\"wordCount\":462,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Hide From Homepage\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Pok\u00e9mon\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\",\"name\":\"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-18T03:47:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-18T03:47:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"That is a lot of cardboard, and even more value.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg\",\"width\":1266,\"height\":721,\"caption\":\"Screengrab via The Pok\u00e9mon Company\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Dot Esports\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Dot Esports\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb2ee02fc7e907b28d6f5c23a95439c7\",\"name\":\"Cale Michael\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/695d2cd0063d91c4619527bf9f4a7b97\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cale-Profile-pic-96x96.png?resize=96%2C96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cale-Profile-pic-96x96.png?resize=96%2C96\",\"caption\":\"Cale Michael\"},\"description\":\"Lead Staff Writer for Dota 2, the FGC, Pok\u00e9mon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more who has been writing for Dot Esports since 2018. Graduated with a degree in Journalism from Oklahoma Christian University and also previously covered the NBA. You can usually find him writing, reading, or watching an FGC tournament.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/XJustified\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/cale-michael\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card","description":"That is a lot of cardboard, and even more value.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card","og_description":"That is a lot of cardboard, and even more value.","og_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card","og_site_name":"Dot Esports","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","article_published_time":"2020-12-18T03:47:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-18T03:47:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":437,"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg?resize=768,437","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Cale Michael","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@XJustified","twitter_site":"@DotEsports","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Cale Michael","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card"},"author":{"name":"Cale Michael","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb2ee02fc7e907b28d6f5c23a95439c7"},"headline":"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card","datePublished":"2020-12-18T03:47:06+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-18T03:47:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card"},"wordCount":462,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg","keywords":["Hide From Homepage"],"articleSection":["Pok\u00e9mon"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card","name":"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg","datePublished":"2020-12-18T03:47:06+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-18T03:47:11+00:00","description":"That is a lot of cardboard, and even more value.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg","width":1266,"height":721,"caption":"Screengrab via The Pok\u00e9mon Company"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/900000-pokemon-tcg-trade-includes-9-charizard-cards-pikachu-illustrator-card#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"$900,000 Pok\u00e9mon TCG trade includes 9 Charizard cards, Pikachu Illustrator card"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","name":"Dot Esports","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#organization","name":"Dot Esports","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/05103313\/logo-dot_esports-mark-black.png","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"Dot Esports"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTesports\/","https:\/\/x.com\/DotEsports","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dotesports\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCckaIn-3KqLYfppkj4DeTAw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb2ee02fc7e907b28d6f5c23a95439c7","name":"Cale Michael","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/695d2cd0063d91c4619527bf9f4a7b97","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cale-Profile-pic-96x96.png?resize=96%2C96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cale-Profile-pic-96x96.png?resize=96%2C96","caption":"Cale Michael"},"description":"Lead Staff Writer for Dota 2, the FGC, Pok\u00e9mon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more who has been writing for Dot Esports since 2018. Graduated with a degree in Journalism from Oklahoma Christian University and also previously covered the NBA. You can usually find him writing, reading, or watching an FGC tournament.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/XJustified"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/cale-michael"}]}},"raw_content":"It is rare that you see high-level collectors actually participate in the trading portion of a trading card game like Pok\u00e9mon with expensive cards, but Pok\u00e9mon publication Pok\u00e9Beach managed to capture a massive deal reportedly worth nearly $900,000. According to the report, a record-shattering deal was just made between an Italian and Japanese collector where one side traded a package of nine different Charizard cards and three drawings from Mitsuhiro Arita, an illustrator who designed a lot of early Pok\u00e9mon cards, that were made at an event in 2017.\u00a0 In return, a Japanese collector that preferred to remain anonymous traded away a single card\u2014a Pikachu Illustrator. The Pikachu Illustrator cards were only awarded through illustration contests held in CoroCoro, a Japanese magazine, back in 1998, making them extremely rare and highly sought after.\u00a0 As of now, only an estimated 39 cards were ever awarded, and according to Pok\u00e9Beach, only 19 have ever been confirmed to exists through the PSA grading process.\u00a0 Related: 5 of the most valuable and expensive Pok\u00e9mon cards in the world Still, each of the Charizard cards sent in the trade were rated PSA grade nine or higher. Three of the included Charizard were from the base set and one was even a special 1998 promo art Charizard signed by director of Game Freak and generation one character designer Ken Sugimori.\u00a0 Along with those nine Charizard, the buyer, who simply identified himself as Marco to Pok\u00e9Beach, also sent out three drawings from Arita. These sketches resemble some of the older Pok\u00e9mon prize cards given out to players who place highly at the Pok\u00e9mon World Championship tournaments.\u00a0 According to Pok\u00e9Beach\u2019s estimates based on recent sales for each of the Charizard cards, Marco\u2019s side of the trade was worth anywhere between $850,000 and $900,000 depending on the value of the Arita art. In return, he is receiving a Pikachu Illustrator card that is valued at a minimum of $340,000 ungraded depending on the condition.\u00a0 Marco spoke to Pok\u00e9Beach about his recent trade, which was completed through a middleman for the Japanese seller roughly two weeks ago, saying that the trade was more than worth it to him because he got a Pikachu card. \u201cCharizard is fantastic and I had the best Charizards ever made, but it\u2019s nothing compared to the iconic Pikachu,\u201d Marco said. \u201cIt\u2019s the Honus Wagner of Pokemon. I consider the card not only nostalgic, beautiful, and historical, but also a fantastic investment.\u201d You can read the full interview with Marco and view the entire collection of cards he traded away on Pok\u00e9Beach.","apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/17223419\/6a895b410633408ee9faca45a63c633c.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338914"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338926,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338914\/revisions\/338926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338914"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=338914"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=338914"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=338914"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=338914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

• Rokurou