By VeVe Staff · January 12, 2026
The world’s most famous Pokémon card is making headlines again. Logan Paul has put his Pikachu Illustrator PSA 10 up for auction, and collectors everywhere are paying close attention.
Listed as the headline lot in the 2026 Pokémon & TCG Auction, the card is being sold through Goldin Auctions, the same platform that helped cement its legendary status. Bidding currently sits at $3.5 million, climbing to $4.34 million with buyer’s premium, with dozens of bids already placed and extended bidding still ahead.
This isn’t just any Pokémon card. It’s the Pokémon card everyone talks about.
The Pikachu Illustrator is often called the holy grail of Pokémon collecting. It was given to winners of a CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in 1998, and only 39 official copies exist. That rarity makes it truly special.
This specific copy is graded PSA GEM MT 10, making it a Pop 1, the only example at this grade. Illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, Pikachu’s original character designer, the card shows Pikachu happily drawing, a playful nod to the art contest that created it and a snapshot of Pokémon’s earliest creative roots.
Logan Paul bought this card in a private sale for $5.275 million, setting a Guinness World Record for the most expensive Pokémon card ever sold.
Now, the card is back on the public market for the first time. The auction also features the custom diamond necklace Paul wore at WrestleMania 38, and Logan Paul will personally deliver the items to the winner. This lot combines hobby history, celebrity ownership, and pop culture in a unique way.
Extended bidding starts on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 9:00 PM. Any lot that gets more bids will have its time extended by 30 minutes each time.
This auction moment also ties into Logan Paul’s broader relationship with Goldin. Paul is a recurring presence on Netflix’s King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, a series that pulls back the curtain on the high end collectibles world.
The show covers big consignments, record-breaking auctions, and the people behind today’s collecting scene. Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator card has already become a symbol of how much Pokémon collecting has grown, and this auction continues that story in real life.
The auction ends Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 9:00 PM, with extended bidding continuing in 30-minute intervals as long as new bids are placed.
Besides the Pikachu Illustrator, the auction includes several other high-end Pokémon cards, such as:
Additional lots can be viewed directly on Goldin’s auction listing.
There are 39 officially released Pikachu Illustrator cards known to exist. They were given out during several CoroCoro Comic illustration contests in the late 1990s, making them some of the rarest Pokémon cards ever made.
eBay acquired Goldin Auctions, but Ken Goldin remains in a leadership role and continues to be the public face of the company.
As the countdown goes on, everyone is watching this auction. People want to see the final price and witness another big moment in collectibles history as it happens.
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