In the latest Pokemon game release, the developers even altered the rewards players get for collecting, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ Pokedex was seen as a natural step forward for the franchise, giving players greater incentives to explore every nook and cranny of the world around them. Outside of the games, plenty of Pokemon fans have made impressive collections of their own, from buying all the merchandise for one specific creature to making their own collectibles dedicated to their favorite generation or setting.

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However, none of these fan collections compare to that of an anonymous woman in Hertfordshire, England, who holds the largest Pokemon collection in the world. The collection is made up of 20,000 items, and contains everything from games to plushes. It isn’t clear when exactly this collection was started, but next month all the items besides a few held for sentimental value will go up for auction. While the $340,000 the collection is expected to earn might not break records for the most expensive piece of Pokemon merch, it is certainly a high price for anyone wanting to take on the mammoth lot of items.

Previously, a Pokemon card sold for just less than $1 million USD, proving the extreme value collectors place on rare items from the franchise. Also, earlier this year, popular content creator Logan Paul put up 700 Pokemon cards for auction from his own personal collection. Even without exact cards being confirmed, Paul’s auction was expected to earn around $200,000. It seems the holder of the largest Pokemon collection is certainly looking to make some money from selling it, as they cited “financial reasons” as the cause for them putting up the auction.

Whether someone decides to buy all 20,000 items, or different pieces of the collection are sold off to those who want them, any Pokemon fan wanting a piece of the franchise’s history might want to keep a look-out for the auction when it goes live next month. As the prices of Pokemon collectibles and cards continue to rise, this has also made keeping such items quite a dangerous business for certain stores. One gaming collectibles shop had $250,000 worth of Pokemon cards stolen from it, for example.

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Source: BBC