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Pikachu Illustrator, PSA 10
The Pokémon Company
The only PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator, a 1998 CoroCoro contest prize, bought by Logan Paul for $5.27 million and sold at Goldin in 2026 for a record $16.49 million.
- Date
- 1998
- Reference
- PSA 10
- Catalogue
- Pikachu Illustrator
Plate not recorded
No photograph with documented reuse rights is held for this record.
Record
CoroCoro Comic awarded the Pikachu Illustrator card to winners of its 1998 illustration contests; fewer than 40 are believed to exist, and it is the only Pokémon card titled 'Illustrator'. Logan Paul bought this PSA 10 copy for about $5.27 million, then a record for a Pokémon card. He consigned it to Goldin, whose auction ran for 41 days and closed on 16 February 2026 at $16,492,000 including buyer's premium, recognised by Guinness World Records as the most expensive trading card sold at auction. Press reports name the buyer as the investor AJ Scaramucci.
- Culture
- Japanese
- Origin
- Japan
In the Tapestry
- Owned by · 2021–2026
- Logan PaulB
- Associated with
- The Pokémon CompanyBmedium confidence
- Associated with
- Professional Sports AuthenticatorB
Sources
- A
CNN, 'Logan Paul auctions Pikachu Illustrator for $16.5 million' (16 February 2026)
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Antique Trader, 'Logan Paul's Pikachu Illustrator Sells for Record $16.49 Million'
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