Pokemonhas never been more popular. Between the new Netflix anime, thethird DLC forSwordandShieldcoming soon, and even quickly-selling-out Pikachu candies, people around the world can’t get enough Pocket Monsters. Now a rare, sealed box of Pokemon TCG cards has sold for a record amount.
Back in February 2019, Heritage Auctions sent out a press release stating that a sealed box of Pokemon TCG First Edition sold at auction at the amazing price of $78,000. Then there was the box that went for about $100,000, and then theholographic starry sky silhouette of Mewtwo that sold for $90,000. But while those prices were impressive, another box of sealed first edition has gone for a jaw-dropping amount.
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Heritage Auction’s September 11th, 2020 press release states that a single, sealed booster box of first editionPokemon Trading Card Game sold at auctionfor $198,000. The box was estimated before the auction to sell for about $80,000, but it blew that estimate out of the water. The Pokemon TCG sealed box was an original from 1999 that was unopened and in its original shrink wrap.
In the press release, Jesus Garcia of Heritage Auctions said, “Sets like this one, especially in such extraordinary condition and sealed in shrinkwrap, have become undeniable rarities… To see this result, more than doubling the previous mark, just shows the popularity and demand for these cards show no sign of slowing down.” While one Pokemon collector was lucky enough to find a20-year-old pack of Pokemon TCG under a shelf at a Target, most fans will likely never see a sealed Pokemon product from that long ago.
This isn’t the first time that fans have proven they would pay enormous amounts for Pokemon collectibles. From the massivelyexpensive Pokemon monster plushiesto the popsicles that scalpers were selling for $475 online, fans have proven time and time again that rarePokemonitems have immense value.
Pokemon Trading Card Game may be two decades old, but it shows no signs of stopping. The Pokemon Company reported that 2.1 billion Pokemon cards were sold around the world back in 2016.
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