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Ever since my parents made the grave error of gifting me a Game Boy, a cartridge of Pokmon Blue and a bright green t-shirt with the words Attraprez-les tous! - or Gotta Catch em All

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We've seen others sell for thousands upon thousands, but none have quite matched the price of the copy sold in September 2025

Trophy cards from World Championships and Japanese tournaments command $100,000-$444,000, with only 3-41 copies existing worldwide

It features the fighting type legendary prowling the jungle, weaving between trees and other Pokmon

The sets which had a 1st Edition print run are Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, Gym Heroes, Gym Challenge, Neo Genesis, Neo Discovery, Neo Revelation and Neo Destiny