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A $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator Leads 525 Six-Figure Pokémon Card Sales

What happened
greatreporter carries the lead headline, “A $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator Leads 525 Six-Figure Pokémon Card Sales”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM CT.
1 other outlet picked it up — Press Release Hub. Coverage in our feed runs for 1h 13m from first to latest report.
The lead headline cites $16.5M — as published; check the source for context before relying on the figure.
Who’s covering it
Why it matters
- Whale Alert. The headline carries a six-figure-or-larger dollar figure ($16.5M); big-ticket results are the ones that reset comps.
- Pokémon. It is part of the Pokémon TCG world, one of the biggest sealed-product and graded-card markets.
- Pokémon. The Pokémon Trading Card Game: set reveals, chase cards, sealed product and the graded market. All Pokémon coverage →
Coverage timeline
- first reportgreatreporter A $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator Leads 525 Six-Figure Pokémon Card Sales
- +1h 13mPress Release Hub $16.5M Pikachu Illustrator Leads 525 Six-Figure Pokémon Card Sales





