Published 16:25 IST, April 4th 2022

Grade 10 Pikachu Illustrator card: All about the world's most expensive Pokemon card

Logan Paul purchased the PSA Grade 10 Pikachu Illustrator card in 2021, for a whopping $5.25 million, making it the world's most expensive Pokemon Card.

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internet was taken by surprise when Logan Paul,  YouTube sensation wore his $5 million Pokemon card to his first-ever WWE Wrestlemania match. Paul carried PSA Gre 10 Pikachu Illustrator card with him during his walk from Wrestlemania st to ring.

After wrestling match, Paul was also presented with a Guinness World Record for owning "most expensive Pokemon tring card sold at a private sale." Keep reing to kw more about world's most expensive Pokemon card. 

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Here is how Logan Paul got  Gre 10 Pikachu Illustrator card

Logan Paul purchased PSA Gre 10 Pikachu Illustrator card in Dubai on 22 July 2021. To get his hands on card, Paul tred his PSA Gre 9 Pikachu Illustrator card, which was worth $1.2 million (bought by Paul from Matt Alen in Italy). Along with that, professional boxer/wrestler paid $4 million, which brings cost of his PSA Gre 10 Pikachu Illustrator card to $5.25 million. As mentioned by Paul in a statement via Guiness World Records, only 39 of cards were given to an illustration contest winner in 1998 and one he possesses is only card in world to be gred "10" by Professional Sports Aunticator (earlier referred to as PSA).

Upon looking at PSA Gre 10 Pikachu Illustrator card, one would tice year "1998" mentioned on top. It refers to year this card was given in "Pokemon Card Game Illustration Contest" which is also mentioned on card in Japanese. main graphic on card contains an illustration of popular Pokemon, Pikachu. Paul says that "Pikachu Illustrator is one of rarest and most highly coveted Pokemon cards in world" which has been ackwledged by Guinness Book of World Records with a certificate as well.   

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WWE shares video of Paul wearing world's most expensive Pokemon Card

Owning world's most expensive Pokemon card was t eugh for internet celebrity as he accessorised card along with his Wolverine-style costume. WWE also tweeted from its official Twitter handle about Pokemon card Logan Paul wore to his Wrestlemania debut on 3 April 2022. Have a look at tweet attached below. Immediately after Paul finished his match with a victory, he was presented with Guinness certificate backst by judicator Mike Marcotte. 

 

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16:25 IST, April 4th 2022