Pokémon Illustrator (CoroCoro promo)

This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

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Illustrator

Pokémon Illustrator ポケモンイラストレーター Pokemon Irasutoreetaa

Illus. Atsuko Nishida Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Japanese Rarity

Pokémon Illustator (Japanese: ポケモンイラストレーター Pokémon Irasutoreetaa) is a Trainer card. It is one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards.

Card text

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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

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You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

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VSTAR Power

We certify that your illustration is an excellent entry in the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Contest. Therefore, we state that you are an Officially Authorized Pokémon Card Illustrator and admire your skill.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was awarded to those who had a winning entry in the Pokémon Card Game Illustration Contest, started in late 1997. The card was never released in English.

Trivia

• This card is considered to be among the rarest in the world. Only five copies are confirmed to be circulated, while another is in the hands of the Official Pokémon TCG Blog, making a total of six printed.
• The card features the word "Illustrator" at the top instead of "Trainer", and is the only card to do so.
• This card is also the only card with the unique pen symbol in the bottom right corner of the card.
• This is one of only a handful of Japanese promotional cards that feature a double-star rarity.
• This card is commonly known as Pikachu Illustrator, in reference to the Pikachu in the illustration.
• Only four copies of this card have ever been sold.
• This card has sold in the past for $20,000, solidifying it as one of the most valuable Pokémon cards in existence.
• The most recent sale (July 2013) of the Illustrator was in an auction on Yahoo Japan where it sold for just over $10,000. ポケモンカード ピカチュウ プロモ 非売品 旧 POKEMON CARD

Origin

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.