{"product_id":"pokemon-pikachu-with-poncho-mega-charizard-x-xy-promo-207-xy-p-bgs-9-5","title":"Pokémon Pikachu with Poncho Mega Charizard X — XY Promo 207\/XY-P, BGS 9.5","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the “Cosplay Pikachu” line of Japanese promos comes one of its most collected entries: \u003cstrong\u003ePikachu wearing a Mega Charizard X poncho\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued in 2016 through the Mega Charizard X Special Box. The costume is drawn in full — pointed ears, stylised wings, blue flames echoing the Mega Evolution’s shiny, Dragon-type form — and the illustration, by Kouki Saitou, sets it against a glittering red and gold field scattered with stars. It is a card that behaves like an object: playful on the surface, and structurally scarce underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Poncho series is a subcategory of Japanese promos in which Pikachu is redressed as other iconic Pokémon, distributed through limited promotional channels rather than standard sets. That distribution model is what keeps supply thin: the cards were never available in boosters, and the special boxes that carried them were sold in Japan within a narrow window. Mega Charizard X is among the most requested subjects in the entire line, and the pairing with the franchise’s mascot widens the pool of collectors who want it — Charizard specialists, Pikachu specialists, and those assembling the Poncho run in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example is graded \u003cstrong\u003eBGS 9.5 Gem Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e by Beckett Grading Services, a near-perfect assessment for a foil promo from this period, where surface sensitivity tends to cap grades well below the top. For collectors of Japanese-exclusive promos it is a high-quality entry into one of the most recognisable modern categories; for anyone building the Poncho set, it is one of the pieces that most often proves difficult to source at this level.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collecto Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58064083747156,"sku":"4324","price":17160.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/9083\/7588\/files\/4324_1.jpg?v=1793448403","url":"https:\/\/collectoarchive.com\/products\/pokemon-pikachu-with-poncho-mega-charizard-x-xy-promo-207-xy-p-bgs-9-5","provider":"Collecto Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}