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The art meets the cards. ✦
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Inspired by the iconic Pikachu Illustrator, we’re building an immersive pack-ripping experience with a growing card catalogue, and collection tracking.
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The artist behind the inspiration. ✦
Atsuko Nishida designed Pikachu and illustrated the iconic Pikachu Illustrator card.
Before the records and auction headlines, there was her creativity.
Respect to the artist who inspired our name.
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Some cards go in a binder. Pikachu Illustrator gets the vault treatment.
A piece of cardboard that became a collecting obsession.
The inspiration behind $ILLUSTRATOR.
THE ART OF THE PULL. illustratorhq.xyz
Every collection has a story.
Pikachu Illustrator became a story collectors everywhere recognize.
We’re taking that inspiration into our own chapter.
For the art. For the anticipation. For the pull.
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Hey, friends, do you know what today is?
October 20 marks the anniversary of the first Pokémon Trading Card Game release in Japan! ⚡🇯🇵
Pokémon debuted as a Game Boy game in 1996, and just eight months later, the first cards hit shelves.
We turned Pikachu, Charizard, and Mewtwo into treasures for the playground.
That childhood collection might now be valuable.
The Pikachu Illustrator card sold for about $5.275 million in 2021, while a perfect first edition Charizard can be worth tens of thousands or more.
With Pokémon celebrating 30 years in 2026, the franchise remains a global phenomenon connecting generations of fans and collectors.
🇺🇸 Did you collect Pokémon cards growing up? Do you still have any tucked away? You might be holding a piece of Pokémon history.
Catch Pikachu! ⚡️
A Pikachu card making headlines far beyond Pokémon.
That’s what happens when artwork becomes a cultural icon.
Our inspiration has a name.
$ILLUSTRATOR ✦
Before our project, there was the card.
Pikachu Illustrator already had the history, the artwork, and generations of collectors dreaming about it.
We’re building from that inspiration.
$ILLUSTRATOR — THE ART OF THE PULL. illustratorhq.xyz
Imagine standing inches away from this.
The Illustrator artwork you’ve zoomed into a hundred times. Finally right in front of you.
That feeling deserves its own experience.
Meet $ILLUSTRATOR. illustratorhq.xyz
The most coveted card on the planet 🌍⚡
The @LoganPaul World-Record PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator is on display at @Collect_A_Con in Atlanta TODAY ONLY!
See this iconic piece headline our Pokémon & TCG Auction now: bit.ly/4kGSpVf
Before the sleeve.
Before the slab.
Before anyone called it a grail.
An artist had an idea.
ILLUSTRATOR is our tribute to the artwork that makes us collect.
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🐉 The final exclusive artwork for the #PokemonTCG: Online Illustration Exhibition is here 🐉
This masterpiece created by Takumi Wada depicts a powerful Dragonite soaring in the sky. Get a closer look in the special collaboration section of the gallery: pkmn.news/3xIUBnw
Collectors know the hardest part: picking your first.
Introducing our pack designs:
STUDIO — silver.
ARCHIVE — sage.
GILDED — gold.
Which one are you opening?
CHOOSE YOUR CANVAS.
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Before the grade.
Before the display case.
Before you know what you’re holding.
There’s that first tear.
We’re building ILLUSTRATOR around the moment every collector knows.
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