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 the rarest in the world. Although how many exist remains in question, the number is thought to be around six.
• The card has "Illustrator" at the top instead of "Trainer".
• 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.
• This card has sold before for $20,000. It still sells for above $10,000.

Origin

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