{"id":123741,"date":"2023-06-21T15:42:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T07:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=123741"},"modified":"2023-11-15T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T04:00:19","slug":"rare-japanese-pokemon-tcg-cards-on-the-snkrdunk-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/06\/21\/rare-japanese-pokemon-tcg-cards-on-the-snkrdunk-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Japanese Pok\u00e9mon TCG Cards on the SNKRDUNK App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pok\u00e9mon trainers, it’s time to battle! Pok\u00e9mon TCG is one of the most popular trading card games in the world. Naturally, that leads to it having some of the rarest and most expensive single cards to exist in the hobby, which fans and collectors alike scramble to lay their hands on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the best places to buy Pok\u00e9mon cards online, the SNKRDUNK App<\/a> stocks a great range of Japanese Pok\u00e9mon TCG at affordable prices. All our TCG products are shipped directly from Japan, where each item goes through a rigorous authentication process<\/a>, ensuring that users get exactly what they’re paying for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the launch of the Trading Cards Tab on the SNKRDUNK App, searching for a coveted Pokemon card has gotten even easier. There’re a ton of hidden gems waiting to be uncovered and we’ve compiled a list of some of the most sought-after Japanese Pok\u00e9mon cards you can find on the SNKRDUNK App\u2014just for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Friends in Alola \u2014 SM-P Promo 401<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n

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We pull no punches on this list. First up is one of the hottest Japanese Pok\u00e9mon cards ever, Friends in Alola. This card was a promotional card that came in the “Limited Collection Master Battle Set”, which you could only obtain from Pok\u00e9mon Center in 2019. To find one of these in mint condition, you would have to fork out US$2,000\u201420x over the original box set’s retail price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Lillie Extra Battle Day <\/b>\u2014<\/span> SM-P Promo 397 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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One of the most expensive Japanese Pok\u00e9mon card to date, the Lillie Extra Battle Day is a card many collectors dream of. Originally given out during special Extra Battle Day tournaments in Japan back in 2019, this card instantly became a hit with players and collectors alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only is it illustrated by the great Naoki Saito, it’s also imo one of the prettiest-looking trainer cards, . And perhaps the biggest reason of them all: Lillie<\/em>, one of the most popular Pok\u00e9mon characters in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not to long ago, a Lillie Extra Battle Day in a PSA 10 sold for a whopping 8,550,000 JPY (~US$60,947) on our app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Poncho-Wearing Pikachu (Mega Charizard) \u2014<\/span> XY-P Promo <\/strong>207<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Poncho-Wearing Pikachu is one of Pok\u00e9mon TCG’s most beloved promo series ever. First released in 2014, the long-running series has since seen over 14 different promos being produced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2016, two new special boxes featured a Full Art version of Pikachu dressed up as Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y. These now remain as some of the most expensive Poncho-Wearing Pikachu cards on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Mimikyu Munch \u2014<\/span> SM-P Promo <\/strong>289<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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In 2018, the Pok\u00e9mon Company teamed up with the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum to present a retrospective on painter Edvard Munch. As part of the exhibition, Mimikyu, Psyduck, Eevee, Pikachu, and Rowlet were reimagined into Munch’s classic artwork, The Scream<\/em>, as part of promotional TCG cards. Out of the five, Mimikyu is the most expensive today, with the last raw card being sold for 800,000 JPY (~US$5,738) on the SNKRDUNK App.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Mario Pikachu & Luigi Pikachu \u2014<\/span> XY-P Promo <\/strong>295 & 296<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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What happens when you combine two of Nintendo’s most popular characters? A collaboration of a lifetime, it seems. In 2016, Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> and Super Mario Bros.<\/em> joined forces on a crossover campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Pok\u00e9mon TCG Special Boxes were created, one themed after Mario and the other after Luigi. These were extremely limited in quantity, which naturally led their promo cards to become some of the most expensive Pikachu cards right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Umbreon VMAX HR \u2014<\/span><\/strong> Eevee Heroes 095\/069<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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We’ve gone through a whole lot of promo cards due to just how rare and hard they are to come by. This time, however, we turn our attention to a card that can be found within a booster box. Part of “S6a Eevee Heroes”, this Umbreon VMAX alternate art version is undoubtedly one of the ‘chase cards’ within the set. Despite only releasing two years ago, this Umbreon VMAX card has transitioned into becoming a must-have for Eeveelution fans all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Charizard (No Rarity Symbol) \u2014<\/span><\/strong> Base Set 1st Edition 006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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We transition from one of the latest cards on this list to the oldest in the entire TCG. That’s right, we’re going all the way back to 1996 to feature one of the earliest Pok\u00e9mon cards ever\u2014the 1st Edition Charizard (No Rarity Symbol).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was part of the first-ever print run for Pok\u00e9mon TCG, and therefore lacked the rarity symbol on the bottom right of every card, which was introduced shortly after. Just know that\u2014if you’re in possession of one of these Charizards, or any other Japanese Base Set card without a rarity symbol, you’re quite literally holding on to a piece of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 Pikachu Beauty Looking Back \u2014 S-P Promo 227<\/strong><\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Japan Post and Pok\u00e9mon released a collaborative Stamp Box set back in 2021, containing a series of Pok\u00e9mon-themed stamps. Along with said stamps were two special promotional cards, namely Pikachu 227\/S-P and Cramorant 226\/S-P, respectively designed around two classic 17th century ukiyo-e paintings: Beauty Looking Back<\/em> by Hishikawa Moronobu and Moon Goose<\/em> by Hiroshige Utagawa. These are some of the most intricate and beautiful Pok\u00e9mon TCG cards ever made, and ones with a ton of history imbued in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25a0 <\/b>Pikachu Master Battle Set <\/b>\u2014 SM-P Promo 400<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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We round off this list from where we first began. Part of the “Limited Collection Master Battle Set” that also contains the Friends in Alola mentioned up top, this Pikachu is one of the most desired Pikachu cards in Pok\u00e9mon TCG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of design, the card possesses a special holographic design on the enlarged textured thunderbolts. It also features Tapu Lele, Buzzwole, and Zekrom around Pikachu, some of the most popular individual cards during the Sun & Moon era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This card in a PSA 10 slab recently sold on the SNKRDUNK App for 590,000 JPY (~US$4,209), which goes to show how much the “Limited Collection Master Battle Set” truly is worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And there you have it! These are some of the rare Japanese Pok\u00e9mon TCG cards you can find on our marketplace app. There are way more than what we’ve showcased here, so download the SNKRDUNK App<\/a> today and discover all the hidden gems for yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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