Released in 2021 as part of a collaboration between the Pokemon Company and acclaimed Japanese contemporary artist Yu Nagaba, this card features a minimalist, line-drawn Pikachu rendered in Nagaba's signature artistic style, a style characterized by clean, confident linework, expressive simplicity, and a sense of warmth that belies its apparent minimalism
Cards that protect enchantmentslike counterspells, hand disruption, or indestructible effectshelp ensure the combo stays intact
Around June, speculators took advantage of the cards price dip with a series of buyouts on June 10, 20, and 24 (11.0, 4.5, and 10.0 average copies per buyer, respectively), following which the cards Market Price shot back up and passed its previous all-time high
In our opinion, the Charizard ultra rare does look a little nicer