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Rare Pokémon Cards and Where to Find Them - An Overview
In this series, we want to introduce you to special Pokemon cards that have either left a lasting impression on the collecting world or are simply particularly exclusive and difficult to obtain. One thing is for sure: you can definitely look forward to some very interesting articles.
Alola Friends & Pikachu SM-P 400
These two special Pokemon cards were part of the Late 2019, released towards the end of the Sun & Moon era, Limited Collection Master Battle Sets.
This box can be compared quite well with our current special box from Japan, i.e. the Precious Collector Box compare, as it was also released towards the end of an era. Both boxes are also so-called Made to Order Boxes, are therefore only made to order, and thus both are fairly limited and thus extremely rare.
In addition to special Pokemon cards, this box also contained special accessories inside, such as exclusive Pokemon card sleeves.
The Promo Cards from the Limited Collection Master Battle Set are relatively nowadays valuable, so both go for several thousand Euros over the counter.
Lilly SM-P 397, Bromley SM-P 396 & Lola SM-P 395
These 3 special Pokemon cards were Part of the Sun & Moon era and were made from special, so-called Extra Battle Day Packs be drawn. These promo packs could be found at special Extra Battle Day Tournaments be won. However, in order to participate in such a tournament at all, you had to 1. live in Japan, 2. successfully compete in the tournaments, 3. you could only participate in a tournament once per month, and 4. you even had to win a lottery before a tournament just to be allowed to participate in the first place.
The Requirements, so it really took this to get these 3 cards more than difficult, so that only a very few Japanese people received copies of the cards at all.
However, another problem arose: The Packs could be X-rayed, so you could simply keep the desired card and sell the others. It is important to know that, above all, the Lilly card incredibly popular was and the Top card of the 3. Even back then, it sold for over $1000 and today it is hardly affordable anymoreThe other 2 weren't bad either, but they were still far less popular and therefore available at a lower price.
Clefairy SM-P 381
This Japanese promo card also dates back to the Sun & Moon era.
The card features a Clefairy with the popular trainer Lillie. It was released in Japan as an additional promo card in various Pokémon Centers during the launch of the Japanese set Dream League; it is quite popular and fairly valuable. You can currently find it for around 100-200€ buy.
Eevee SM-P 371
This Japanese promo card was from the Sun & Moon cycle and was released starting from the 05.07.2019 as part of the so-called Pokemon Card Friendly Shop Campaign issued in participating Japanese Pokemon stores when making a purchase of 900 Yen. Nowadays, this card goes for around 50€ away.
Mewtwo GX SM-P 364 & Mewtwo GX SM-P 363
These two special Pokemon cards were released as part of various Pre-release tournaments from the Japanese set Remix Bout issued in Japan.
In the process, you could get the Full Art version of the card by reaching the knockout phase get, while for the Rainbow Rare version a Win the tournament had to. However, of the Rainbow Rare version, only 300 copies manufactured, making the card even rarer.
Both cards are today extremely hard to find and also, in the meantime, extremely expensive become. They both cost several thousand euros.
Meowth SM-P 375, Litten SM-P 374 & Chikorita SM-P 373
These 3 Japanese promo cards were Early July 2019 in the course of the so-called Pokemon Card Station Events issued.
This is how it was here the Kangaskhan Tag Battle, a 2-on-2 tournament that Sylveon Girls Battle, where only female participants were allowed and finally the Weekday Tournament, a format with 4 or more participants. All 3 cards could be won at these tournaments and all 3 are today relatively rare and cost around 100€. Meowth is the top card here, as it has already fetched prices of approx. 200€.
Conclusion
So, that was Part 2 of the series: "Special Pokemon Cards and Where to Find Them".
In the first part, we covered a selection of special promo cards from the X&Y and Sun & Moon eras. Now, in the second part, we have focused on special Japanese Pokemon cards from 2019. This is primarily because the vast majority of special Pokemon cards were produced and released exclusively in Japan. Consequently, they never received an international equivalent, making them even more exclusive and interesting. In any case, they all enrich an individual collection, but unfortunately, some are also extremely expensive and therefore difficult to obtain. Nevertheless, it is incredibly interesting to take a closer look at these special Pokemon cards. We are therefore already preparing a third part forward, as we would like to present you with more special Pokemon cards. Stay tuned!
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