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@thepropgallery this card was in the documentary, off to the side. amazing card super undervalued.

Added a Mewtwo Pokemon 1997 Glossy Corocoro Comics Promo to the collection The population of these is insanely low with only 295 across all grades 👀

@MetaDuni @PokeHEX5555 there is like 100x the amount printed compared to japanese versions.

@PokeHEX5555 WOTC promo’s are the best promos

The Timeline is exploding with Corocoro Ivy Pikachu. I guess I made a good buy 4 years ago?

You have no idea what’s coming…

CoroCoro is about to go crazy #CardBound

Why is gold star rayquaza so expensive? Is there a documentary coming out about that card as well?

Even Keemstar is posting about this now 🤣 you guys are seriously NOT ready for what's coming.

Their research project, The Lost Timeline of Early Pokémon History, explores the forgotten items, magazines, manga, toys, cards, and milestones that shaped Pokémon before it became a global phenomenon. In this video, they focus on key Japanese releases before the original Pokémon Trading Card Game, important manga and merchandise after the TCG, and early English language items released before 1999. Rather than listing every single product ever made, their timeline highlights the pieces they believe best show how the Pokémon brand evolved in its earliest years. This research is actually part of CardBound, their feature length documentary following a collector’s search to uncover the true origins of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The Lost Timeline of Early Pokemon History youtu.be/lTdO6h3Obvo?is… via @YouTube

Most Pokémon collectors don't actually know what the first ever card is. The history you’ve been told is completely wrong. 👀 The real timeline starts in 1996 with promos like the glossy Jigglypuff and CoroCoro Ivy Pikachu. A new doc called CARDBOUND drops July 10 to trace the journey to the first card featuring Logan Paul and top collectors. Watch it on Prime Video, Plex, and YouTube. #cardbound #tcg #firstpokemoncard

@0xDamien holy, 25mil yen for that glossy vy pikachu.

Gold Stars galore! ⭐️

@ProfVictini The centering was super clean.

Recently doing some research on this 1997 Mewtwo-Glossy. This was a promo from the Pokemon Monsters Fan Book (and I can't find exactly which volume gave out this card). The pop is really low, with only 128 in total, and most of them have really baka-centering. Out of the 100 there are only 2 PSA10s, and I can't even find a sales history of these two cards. Anyone has an image of this card in PSA10? Really wonder how they look like. psacard.com/spec/psa/22164…

@ProfVictini There is a video on youtube of a guy showing off his glossy collection from like 10 years ago. It was a PSA 10.

ポケモンカードの歴史を追うドキュメンタリー『Card Bound』の公開日が7月10日に決定しました。（日本時間だと11日？） Logan Paulをはじめ、海外の著名なコレクターたちが、ウッキウキでコロコロや付録のポケカを見る様子が楽しめそうです。 今回の動画では、最古のポケモンTCGである『Ivyピカチュウ』と『CoroCoroプリン』がメインになる模様。 いやぁ、控えめに言ってめちゃくちゃ楽しみです。

Everybody knows Base Set, Gold Stars, ex cards, SIRs, etc. Ask the average Pokémon collector what the Ivy Pikachu is and I'd bet less than 1% could tell you. That's exactly why I think it's undervalued. If this card ever gets the recognition its historical significance deserves, I think collectors will just want to own one regardless of whether it's a PSA 2 or a PSA 3.

It’s easy to have this sort of confidence in the biggest TCG bull run of all time, especially when you can hide behind “20 years”. Anyone investing in PSA 2’s and 3’s on a 20 year timeline is setting themself up for such a sub-optimal outcome it’s not even funny. There are literally tens of thousands of better collectible plays than following that advice.

@ivypika The pop report on this card is insane. My favorite glossy mewtwo.

おじお気に入りのミュウツー。確か、1997年発売のポケモン公式ファンブックで初公開されたイラストだったと思います。 恥ずかしながら、KOREAN版の存在はつい最近知りました。めちゃくちゃ欲しいです。

ちなみに、Ivy Pikachuは本日現在で9種類あります。そのうち「Ken Sugimori」表記は2枚、光沢加工は4枚です。 固定ポストにツリー形式で随時情報を追加しておりますので、興味のある方はぜひご覧ください。 ポケモンカード30周年を記念して、10種目を出してくれてもいいんですよ株ポケさん。（懇願）

One of the most fascinating cards in Pokémon TCG history has a new variant! The Japanese "Ivy" Pikachu promo dates back to 1996, released just 5 days before the official Pokémon TCG launch in one of the earliest issues of CoroCoro Comic. It's one of the very first Pokémon cards ever made, and came in more versions than anyone realized. There are now 5 known variants, including a never-meant-to-be-released Marketing Variation spotted on promotional posters and magazine covers, to a Corrected Illustrator version with only 2,000 copies ever in circulation. One variant was even printed in English but exclusively released in Japan. Here's how to tell which variant you have: 🔍 🍃 Leaves: Leaf under Pikachu's foot? Marketing Variation. 🟡 Color: Greenish tint (vs. bright yellow)? Marketing Variation. ✨ Gloss: Non-shiny surface? Rare "How to Play" variant. ✍️ Illustrator: Says Ken Sugimori? Incorrect Illustrator variant.

@D_moves03 @pominik @HelloKittyTimo youtube.com/watch?v=bqBhbZ…

@pominik @HelloKittyTimo There’s a documentary?

Ivy Pikachu - Classic Corocoro Price Spectrum Looking back now the data was always available for people to see if you weren’t clouded by FOMO. Many others have mentioned this as well but the Ivy Pikachu grade of particular interest should be PSA 6 and above. People may not realize but Corocoro cards were not particularly rare. What this means is there are maybe hundreds or thousands of ungraded Ivy Pikachus. I suspect ivy pikachu survival rate was much higher than other Corocoro cards however the demand should also be higher to offset this. What we do know is that the longer the cards are ungraded the more likely they are to be damaged in some sort of way. Have a look at any other Corocoro card. Balloon Pikachu, Surfing Pikachu. You can go to any trade show and you will find at least 2 of them but they are all slightly damaged some how and likely won’t be above PSA 6. So coming back to the Ivy Pikachu, if you look at how the other Corocoro cards are priced the big jump only starts around PSA 6. But since my last post PSA 4 has now dropped from 2k down to 1.3k which is inline with other Corocoro where PSA 1-5 prices don’t differ by much. Maybe after the Card Bound video drops Ivy will buck the trend and will price like 1st edition Charizard… but so far it’s acting more and more like any other Corocoro Card.

@pominik @HelloKittyTimo October 15th most likely

@HelloKittyTimo question is when is the documentary going to drop

For over three decades, these cards sat at the absolute bottom of the market with almost nobody paying attention to them. Just last year, even cards like the Ivy Pikachu Ken Sugimori error could still be picked up on eBay for under $20. These weren’t “discovered” yesterday — they were simply ignored for 30 years while the hobby focused on easier-to-grade cards and modern PSA 10 chases. The reality is that many early CoroCoro promos and glossy promos are the earliest Pokémon promos ever released and some of the most condition-scarce cards in the hobby. High grades barely exist because these cards were printed cheaply, handled heavily, and almost never survived in clean condition. That condition scarcity is one of the main reasons they stayed overlooked for so long. What people are calling “overhype” today looks more like the market finally correcting three decades of neglect and recognizing the historical significance and true scarcity of these cards.