Pokemon collectors are accusing resellers of using Avery the Poke Kid’s death to inflate the price of a 30th Celebration Jirachi card.
Avery, a 12-year-old Pokemon creator who had battled stage 4 pancreatoblastoma for nearly eight years, died on September 18. His parents later shared footage of his final pack opening, in which he pulled a Jirachi Special Illustration Rare from the 30th Celebration set.
The emotional video quickly spread across the Pokemon community. Avery covered his mouth in disbelief after pulling the card before signing off with, “See you next time, trainers.”
The Jirachi card has since become closely associated with Avery, with some fans referring to it as “Avery’s Jirachi.”
Avery The PokeKid NEEDS an official Pokemon card called Avery's Jirachi.Jirachi being his last pull, it'd be perfect.Maybe a 1 of 1 card only for his family.Pokemon, please honor him with his own card, or in some sort of way 🙏 pic.twitter.com/JSTj5CX7hm
A screenshot shared by JtheFrog0 on X appeared to show an eBay seller listing the Jirachi card for $20,000 while claiming that 90% of the proceeds would be donated.
The listing was not for the exact copy Avery pulled, but instead used the community-given name for the 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR. Its timing and wording led to accusations that the seller was using the child creator’s death to justify an inflated price.
So, what, we’re using a 12 year old child’s death as a way to increase the price of a fucking Pokémon card??? I’m utterly disgusted. Fuck scalpers and resellers. pic.twitter.com/PfDmQwDi9F
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