It was also a Special Guest in Bloomburrow (it is a Bird, after all)
This card has the standard double rare version, a super rare, a crown rare, and best of all, an immersive art rare
Originally awarded to winners of the CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in Japan in the late 1990s, the Pikachu Illustrator is the single most valuable Pokemon card in existence, and as of February 2026 it holds a bigger title still: the sole PSA Gem Mint 10 copy sold at Goldin Auctions for $16.49 million, the most expensive trading card of any kind ever sold at auction, surpassing every legendary sports card that had been considered untouchable for decades
Inazuma Inazuma is a great card becuase using your leaders ability will mean this card can gain rush very easily
Best Cost Reducer Payoffs While any deck can leverage the virtual mana generation of cost reducers, they tend to be best in combo-ish decks interested in firing off tons of spells