The auction was hosted by PWCC, the biggest trading card marketplace in the world. RELATED: Pokemon GO Reveals July Community Day Classic PokemonĪ rare Pichu card that features a design from a second-grader has sold at auction for a whopping $25,800. Other examples include Magby, Cleffa, and Elekid, who are baby forms of Magmar, Clefairy, and Electabuzz respectively. Several popular first generation Pokemon also received pre-evolutions.
It allowed players to breed some of the rarer Pokemon for trading purposes, and at the time fans were delighted to find that there were some baby Pokemon that could only be found through this mechanic. For the uninitiated, the series staple breeding mechanic was introduced with Gold and Silver. Pichu was introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silveras one of the first baby Pokemon. While not as popular or well-known as the Pokemon franchise mascot Pikachu, Pichu is easily recognizable as part of the same evolutionary line thanks to the yellow coloring and features it shares with its more mature relatives it has the same red cheeks, black ear tips, and a tail that resembles a thunderbolt. An exceptionally rare Pokemoncard featuring a young artists design of Pikachu's pre-evolution has sold for a ridiculous amount of money at auction, making it the most expensive Pichu card ever.
