Pokemon Base Set - 19 Cards Signed by Mitsuhiro Arita

Assembled as a single, coherent set, these nineteen Base Set Pokemon cards carry the signature of Mitsuhiro Arita, the illustrator responsible for some of the most recognizable artwork in the history of the game. Every card has been authenticated and graded PSA Auto 10, a distinction reserved for signatures that survive examination essentially intact - a standard that is difficult to achieve on cards handled and signed by hand, and considerably harder across nineteen examples as a group.

The selection is anchored by three holographic cards - Charizard, Gyarados and Venusaur - and two of them, Charizard and Venusaur, carry a second signature. Arita's undedicated autographs have grown markedly scarcer in the collecting market, and the practice itself now belongs to a closed chapter of his career, which shifts the emphasis from the cards alone to the moment they record. For collectors building an artist-focused Base Set, or for those approaching Pokemon as a cultural asset rather than a game, the set offers a rare combination of completeness, certification and authorship in one acquisition.