Pokémon Cards That Should Be Worth A Lot Of Money (But Aren’t)
Though many Pokémon Trading Card Game collectibles are now worth incredible amounts of money in 2022, there are some cards that are selling for way less than many TCG fans expected them to be valued at. Despite releasing decades ago, the Pokémon TCG has seen a major resurgence in popularity. Pokémon cards that were once worth nothing can now sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. In April alone, Logan Paul broke a Pokémon Guinness World Record when the YouTuber paid a staggering $5,275,000 for the Pikachu Illustrator card. Not everything has seen a rise in value though, as there are many rare Pokémon cards that should be worth a lot more.
In 1996, the Pokémon TCG was originally launched in Japan before making its worldwide debut three years later with the release of the iconic Base Set expansion. Due to its overwhelming success, The Pokémon Company continued to release a new TCG expansion for every new mainline Pokémon RPG. Eight generations of games later, there are now over 9,000 Pokémon cards that players can collect in the Nintendo tabletop game. After the release of the first Pokémon Sword and Shield TCG set in 2020, Pokémon cards started to take on a new life of their own, as many of them began to skyrocket in value.
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The majority of the TCG's most valuable collectibles come from retro expansions, such as the iconic Base Set Charizard Pokémon card which has sold for as high as $420,000 in 2022. Due to the scarcity of the original 90s sets no longer existing, classic cards have seen the largest growth in value. Interestingly, there are many popular and rare retro cards that have failed to take off in prices compared to other collectibles. Below is a
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