What Pokémon Cards Are Worth The Most Money In 2022
With the Pokémon Trading Card Game seeing a major revival in popularity in 2022, there are many TCG cards that are now worth a lot of money. Following the release of the Pokémon Red and Blue Kanto RPGs in 1998, Game Freak launched the Pokémon TCG in North America a year later. Just like the Gen 1 games, the TCG became an instant worldwide phenomenon as players obsessively tried to collect their favorite Pokémon in card form. Despite being worth little decades ago, there are many Pokémon cards that now sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2022.
The Pokémon TCG made its worldwide debut with the release of the Base Set expansion in 1999. The classic Gen 1 card set featured some of Kanto's most popular Pokémon such as Blastoise, Mewtwo, and Alakazam. However, the card every kid in the '90s wanted was the rare Base Set Charizard Pokémon card which featured artwork from renowned Creatures Inc artist Mitsuhiro Arita.
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In 2022, the legendary TCG Charizard card has now sold for over $400,000 at various auctions. The Kanto Fire-type Starter isn't the only expensive TCG collectible though, as the Nintendo tabletop game now has quite a few cards that are worth record-breaking values. Below is a list of the top ten Pokémon cards that are worth the most money in 2022.
In 1998, Japanese Pokémon TCG fans could enter a special University contest in Shogakukan magazines. Players who passed the tests that were published in the magazines were then invited to attend a special two-day event in Osaka. The contestants who made it into the top ranking were given a rare promo featuring the artwork of Gen 1 Kanto Pokémon Magikarp.
Because the Magikarp collectible was only
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