Era 1998

Pikachu Illustrator

1998: the card awarded to illustration contest winners, the most famous of all.

Awarded in 1998 to the winners of illustration contests run with CoroCoro Comic magazine, Pikachu Illustrator says “Illustrator” instead of “Trainer”. Only around forty copies exist.

Good to know It is one of the most expensive Pokémon cards in the world: one surfaces only every few years.