$900,000 Pikachu Illustrator sets new record for world's most expensive Pokmon card Dicebreaker LOT OF (2) 1996 Pokemon Japanese Bandai Carddass Vending Pikachu Sequential #25 PSA 8 PSA 7 October marks 29 years since the Pokmon Trading Card Game was first released in Japan back in 1996! It's grown into a global phenomenon, from 102 card base sets to billions of cards Pokmon Card Database PokemonCard 1996 Pokemon Card Pocket Monsters Hp 50 #44 on Kronozio 1998 Pokmon Japanese 3rd Place Pikachu Card sells for 1.7 million