7-Year-Old's Pichu Drawing Sells for Record-Breaking Price

A Pikachu pre-evolution designed by a young artist has been auctioned off for an exorbitant amount, making it the most expensive Pichu card ever sold. Though not as renowned as the franchise's beloved mascot, Pikachu, Pichu shares the same yellow hue and distinct features, including red cheeks, black ear tips, and a lightning bolt-like tail, that identify it as part of the same evolutionary line. First introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver as one of the first baby Pokemon, Pichu was among the rare Pokemon that could only be obtained through breeding, a mechanic first introduced in those games. Other popular first generation Pokemon also received pre-evolutions, such as Magby, Cleffa, and Elekid, the baby forms of Magmar, Clefairy, and Electabuzz respectively.

A Pichu trading card featuring a design by a second-grader has recently been sold at an auction hosted by PWCC for an astounding $25,800. The design was originally part of a competition held in Japan back in 2009, where children were asked to create a design that would then be turned into a physical card. Only one design from each age group was selected to be made into a card, making them incredibly rare as the exact number produced for each design remains unknown, but believed to be less than 100. The competition was part of a promotion for the 2009 theatrical release of Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Although this isn't the highest amount a Pokemon card has ever sold for, $28,500 is still a remarkable sum of money. The design itself features a spiky-eared Pichu sitting in a field of yellow flowers, with a bright blue sky and a rainbow in the background. The Pichu is adorned with a daisy chain on its head, and the use of pink petals and flowers adds a lovely complementary effect against the blue sky. The design appears to have been created using crayons, which only adds to its charm. It's possible that more of these rare Pokemon cards are still out there, waiting to be found in someone's old collection.

This specific design has been graded by PWCC on three different occasions, however, only this one has been classified as flawless. Despite the seemingly unbelievable notion of thieves targeting rare Pokemon cards, their significant value at auctions justifies such actions.