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

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 Illustrator) is a Trainer card. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.

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 amongst one of the rarest in the world, although how many exist remains in question. The number is probably around six, but some believe there to be more.
• The card has "Illustrator" at the top instead of "Trainer".
• 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.
• This card has sold before for $20,000.

Origin

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