PSA 10 Korean B\&W Rayquaza Promo sells for $15k

PSA 10 Korean B&W Rayquaza Promo sells for $15k

In 2012, Pokémon Korea celebrated the release of the sixth Black & White set, Cold Flare, with a special lottery event that required entrants to mail in barcodes from eligible products. 1,000 winners were selected to receive two exclusive full-art promo cards: Rayquaza EX (051/BW Korean Promo) and Giratina EX (052/BW Korean Promo). These mirrored Japan’s own lottery promos, Rayquaza EX (145/BW-P) and Giratina EX (146/BW-P).

Winners received their cards in early 2013 inside a pamphlet designed to hold the pair, which also showcased synergy examples for each card: Eelektrik from Noble Victories to power up Rayquaza’s “Dynamotor” strategy, and Sigilyph from Dragons Exalted to support Giratina’s “Safeguard” ability. The pamphlet congratulated winners on their lottery prize and included an advertisement for an upcoming preconstructed deck set to release on February 14.

This sale is just one of many signs that cards with unique distribution methods in other languages will nowadays easily rise to the level of their more popular English/Japanese counterparts. For reference, a Japanese PSA 10 copy sold for $11.7k in 2024.

Source: Pokumon