Unique Pokemon card sells for US$16.5 million, smashing world record
South China Morning Post
by Agence France-PresseFebruary 17, 2026
An extremely rare Pokemon card owned by American YouTuber Logan Paul has sold for US$16,492,000, smashing the record for the most expensive trading card sold at an auction.
The supposedly unique PSA 10-graded Pikachu Illustrator was originally bought by Paul in another record-breaking sale in 2021 for US$5.28 million.
This time it was bought by AJ Scaramucci, son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, according to Guinness World Records, whose representatives verified...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/17/2026