original pokemon booster packs OPENING 4 BASE SET PACKS! released in 1999 THE ULTIMATE COMPLETE 1ST EDITION

Lorehold Spirit (white-red) Commander: Quintorius, Strategy: Create Spirits as cards leave your graveyard, and then buff them in order to deal massive damage

With exception to the ending, it was absolutely phenomenal

A fun fact, the most expensive Pokemon card ever sold at auction was also a Pikachu Illustrator Card

9 BLAINE'S ARCANINE HOLO-1ST EDITION $500 Another gen two card that will fetch you a pretty penny if you happen to have one in pristine condition

Gyrados The mean tempered terror from the deep Gyrados is the fear of many a seafaring residents of the Pokemon world

With reprints being more common in English than Japanese, the value of rare cards drops sharply when reissued