Summary
ThePokémon TCGis not new to some of its cards selling for high amounts, but its best Pikachu crossover card now sells for over $5,000.Pokémon TCGis arguably the most popular tabletop game, complementing the franchise’s successful anime and video games. It saw a major spike in 2020 and, while it has calmed since, it is still a popular and profitable hobby for collectors, sellers, and casual fans.
It is common for the older cards, which had limited prints, to sell for the most. The most thought of example of this is the 1999 base set Charizard which can sell for well over $100,000 if in good condition. This is an outlier, but good condition cards for brand-new sets, like themost expensive cards of 2024, can go for over $100 and make a sizable profit. This is one reason whyPokémon TCGhas been so popular, along with the love of the franchise and the extreme beauty of these cards.
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Mario Pikachu Crossover Card Has A New Highest Sell
Two Iconic Nintendo Characters In One Pokémon Card
This Mario Pikachu card is part of the XY-P Japanese Promotional Card set released in late 2016. The card combines two of the most popular characters from the country and has been a sought-after product. Recently,PSA 10 copies of this card can sell for over $5,000, with the current highest sale being $5,488.55, according toPriceCharting. However, even grades 8, 9, or 9.5 can sell anywhere in the $2,000 to $4,500 range. It should also be known thatJapanesePokémoncards sell better than English cards, generally speaking.
How Mario Pikachu Compares To Other Popular Pikachu Cards
Pokémon’s Mascot Is Immensely Popular
Compared to the other highest-selling Pikachu cards, Mario Pikachu holds its own. Even the Luigi Pikachu card that was released with it only reached slightly over $3,000 at PSA 10. The majority of these best-selling cards are either rare Base Sets or even rarer promo/holographic prints. At PSA 10,many of these surpass Mario Pikachu with selling points at $7,000 or higher. However, none of these have been able to bePokémoncards that are worth over $10,000.
Overall, it is impressive that a card so new, in comparison to the age of cards that usually sell for high amounts, has reached such a height. Even more so, cards of lower grades can be relatively close in price, as usually, any card outside a PSA 10 loses value quickly. However, this does make Mario Pikachu a harder card for collectors to get, since the price drop isn’t as significant. Regardless, thisPokémon TCGcrossover card selling for over $5,000 could be a sign of change in the market for rare cards that are getting older.
