Pokémon — Latias and Latios Theater Limited VS Pair (2002), PSA 9

A very rare and much sought-after pairing: the two cinema versions of Latias and Latios, distributed exclusively in Japanese theatres on the occasion of the film Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias (2002). Kept together, the two cards recreate the pairing at the centre of the film and represent one of the most iconic and coherent thematic bundles a collector could wish for.

Both cards come from the Japanese Theater Limited VS set, numbered 011/018 and 012/018, and both are illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Latias is shown suspended in a glittering night sky above the canals of Alto Mare, with a particularly dense and luminous holo pattern; Latios flies above the same canals with a dynamic movement that contrasts with the more contained pose of its counterpart, once again echoing the complementarity of the film’s two protagonists.

The two share a mechanical mirroring as well: Latias carries HP 60 and an ability that reduces damage taken in synergy with Latios in play, while Latios has HP 70 and the ability that increases damage dealt when Latias is on the field. Graded PSA 9 MINT, the pair preserves the original brilliance of the holo, in a coherent and aesthetically balanced set — cards already sought after individually and considerably rarer to find complete, in matching condition.