The 1st edition shadowless Charizard is the rarest of all Base set cards in the world, as well as one of the most expensive Pokemon cards ever sold. Ad This card has sold for over $200,000 ...

Iconic Pokemon card from 1999 just sold for £160,000 – check your drawers for 13 more common ones worth over £5,000 EACH. ... The first set of Pokémon cards hit shelves in October 1996.

Decades after Pokémon's first trading cards were released in the late 1990s, young enthusiasts from that day and age are now adults and have money to spend, Hoge added. "Nostalgia plays a really ...