Print out as many as you need to be sure the whole class is covered
Key facts: Artwork by Atsuko Nishida , the original designer of Pikachu Classified as a Trainer card , not a Pokmon card, adding to its oddity Credited with "Illus." in the illustrator field rather than a name, an intentional callback to the contest winners Approximately 41 copies were officially distributed (39 to contest winners, plus 2 additional copies that surfaced in 2019 from Yuichi Konno, one of the original TCG rule designers) As of early 2026, PSA has graded 44 total copies , suggesting a few more have entered circulation The $16.49 million sale In April 2022 , YouTuber Logan Paul acquired the only PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator in existence through a private sale, trading his own PSA 9 copy plus roughly $4 million in cash, for a combined value around $5.275 million
The set also debuts dual-type evolutions and more aggressive Trainers, balancing old-school vibes with a faster playstyle
(2014-11-24) A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent
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Id personally argue in favor of combat-oriented and politics-oriented decks since they go really well with the theme of the variant, although decks with spellslinger strategies also work considerably well