Just four official metal Pokemon cards have been released in recent years – only two of these (Charizard and Pikachu) are gold pictured above is the official gold Pikachu, from the Celebrations Ultimate Premium Collection.
Though these weren’t playable in the trading card game, they were hugely popular and are still valuable even today – the Pikachu Burger King card is pictured above. We’ve already covered the official metal Pokemon cards in a different article, as well as a small look at Gold Pokemon cards – but to summarise: Burger King and Nintendo teamed up in 1999 to produce six official, gold-plated Pokemon cards.
