cottonee pokemon card Trading TCG #14 Reverse Holo Base Set Type Pokemon Trading Card Game White

Pikachu Illustrator was originally given to winners of promo contests held in 1997 and 1998 by Japanese magazine CoroCoro Comic

It is because this card is both a potent threat and disruption card that it rates so highly as it is one of the weakest cards in this whole article for raw life gaining power

In the meantime, you can always check out our guide to the best Pokemon cards in the game to pick some new deck additions - or brush up on your Pokdex knowledge with our full answer to the big question: how many Pokmon are there now, anyway?

Full Art and Alternate Art Full Art cards extend the illustration across the entire card face

Since there aren't as many cards in existence when compared to most of the other entries on this list, they are typically held at a higher value