Why Logan Paul Owning World's Most Expensive Pokémon Card Is Bad For Fans
Logan Paul's decision to turn the Pokémon Trading Card Game'smost valuable Pokémon card into stock is bad for the TCG and its fans. In April, the Pokémon community was stunned when Logan Paul wore the rarest Pokémon card in the world during his appearance at WWE's WrestleMania 38. Many were shocked further after learning how much the TCG collectible cost. Logan Paul's Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card actually broke a Guinness World Record, due to the YouTuber paying a staggering 5,275,000 USD to own it.
The elusive Pikachu Illustrator card was first revealed in 1997 after the Pokémon Card Game Illustrator Artist Contest was announced in the November issue of the CoroCoro Comic magazine. Japanese fans were able to enter the special contest by submitting their own Pokémon drawings to the publication. Because there were only 39 winners, the CoroCoro Pikachu is one of the rarest TCG promos to ever exist. Decades later, only a handful of the promotional card has survived in good condition, and when Logan Paul was able to hunt down the only PSA grade 10 version known to exist in the world, it instantly became the world's most expensive Pokémon card.
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At the time, Pokémon fans were torn by the idea of a wealthy YouTuber owning what is arguably the most important card in the TCG's history. The record-breaking sale also sparked debates over whether Pokémon cards had become too much about money, instead of the fun the series had intended to inspire when it launched decades ago. That debate was reignited again on July 7th, 2022, when Logan Paul announced he is converting his Pikachu Illustrator card into an asset players can invest in.
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