KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — A trading card game specialty shop in Tokyo, Japan, is selling a Pokemon illustrator card for US$1.55 million (RM6.71 million).

Said to be the rarest of Pokemon cards, the only way to get the card is to win it.

The card, which has been in the shop’s possession since December, was offered as a prize from manga magazine CoroCoro Comic in its reader art contest back in 1997, Sora News 24 reported.

The card had been appraised by American organisation Professional Sports Authenticator, which judged it an 8.5 on its 10-point condition scale.

According to the portal, there are less than 45 Pokemon illustrator cards in the market.

For those wondering if there are any gameplay benefits for the Pokemon illustrator card, it provides none.

It is just an award certificate, with no listed effects of any kind should it be used in competitive play.