In 2021, a 7-rated card was sold for an unbelievable $128,900
Originally awarded to winners of the CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in Japan in the late 1990s, the Pikachu Illustrator is the single most valuable Pokemon card in existence, and as of February 2026 it holds a bigger title still: the sole PSA Gem Mint 10 copy sold at Goldin Auctions for $16.49 million, the most expensive trading card of any kind ever sold at auction, surpassing every legendary sports card that had been considered untouchable for decades
Because they dont follow strict color pie rules, these cards have the most potential to be broken, often offering a color an effect it doesnt have natural access to
Pramikon players have to get creative with their win conditions, though
EX1-052 U Digimon Lv.5 Etemon Color Black Cost 8 DP 7000 Digivolve Cost 1 Black 3 from Lv.4 Form Ultimate Attribute Virus Type Puppet Card Text 1 [Effect] [Your Turn] When this Digimon digivolves into a Digimon card with [Etemon] in its name in your hand, reduce the memory cost of the digivolution by 1
BT7-025 U Digimon Lv.5 Beowolfmon Color Blue Cost 7 DP 7000 Digivolve Cost 1 Blue 3 from Lv.4 Form Hybrid Attribute Variable Type Warrior Card Text 1 [Effect] When one of your Digimon with a Tamer card in its digivolution cards digivolves into this card in your hand, reduce the memory cost of the digivolution by 2