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Logan Paul Nets $16.5M for Rare Pikachu Card, Sparks Burglaries

5/26/2026

Summary

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Logan Paul sold his Pikachu Illustrator card for US$16.492 million, setting a record for trading-card sales.
Only 39 copies of the Pikachu Illustrator card exist, a rarity collectors call the “holy grail.”
The record price has sparked burglaries at hobby shops in Australia, the United States and Japan.
Industry observers note that 10.2 billion Pokémon cards were printed from 2024 to 2025, serving as a cultural currency linking digital and physical worlds.

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Story summary

Logan Paul sold his Pikachu Illustrator card for US$16.492 million, setting a record for trading-card sales.
Only 39 copies of the Pikachu Illustrator card exist, a rarity collectors call the “holy grail.”
The record price has sparked burglaries at hobby shops in Australia, the United States and Japan.
Industry observers note that 10.2 billion Pokémon cards were printed from 2024 to 2025, serving as a cultural currency linking digital and physical worlds.