the strongest pokemon cards in the world world's most valuable Pokémon card, Pikachu Illustrator, sells for $580,000 The 10 Strongest Pokémon Cards

For reference her is a list of cards I looked at and considered or just made a note of so as to facilitate alternate directions

This powerful card is up for big money in its borderless format, but the Soul Stones Cosmic Foil variant is even harder to find

For me, its about the stories, the memories, and the way each card reflects a piece of the Pokmon journey that goes for a promo given out at a movie theater or a chase card that had collectors battling bots to secure

It also introduced Stadium cards, which set unique conditions for a match

Its an extreme example, but still proof that some cards cannot be understood just by reading their printed text