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Where the Rumor Came From The US Sun ran the piece on February 16, 2025

You can pair it with the new Niv-Mizzet or Rakdos, Lord of Riots for some truly disgusting value swings

Given the incredible rarity of the Illustrator Pikachu card (only 39 exist on the planet) and the even rarer quality (only one Illustrator Pikachu card has ever received a PSA grade of 10), it's no great surprise that YouTuber Logan Paul was willing to shell out a little over $5 million for it

#10 I love the original sets, with their painted and somewhat ancient look (especially with todays standards)

In addition to that the meta has shifted rather a lot

Blue counter packages (8-12 cards) are used primarily to protect permanent effects in the mid-game or to close defensively once bounce has thinned the opponent's options