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Pokémon Card Sells for Record-Breaking $16 Million

Published February 17, 2026, 09:11
Pokémon Card Sells for Record-Breaking $16 Million

An extremely rare Pokémon card, the “Pikachu Illustrator,” was sold at auction for a record-breaking $16.492 million. The card was previously purchased by YouTuber Logan Paul in 2021 for $5.28 million. The new owner is AJ Scaramucci, while Logan Paul placed the card around the buyer's neck with a $75,000 diamond necklace. Guinness World Records certified the card as the most expensive Pokémon card and the highest-valued collectible card ever sold at auction. The card was graded “PSA 10,” indicating pristine condition. It was created in 1998 for an illustration contest and was never commercially released.