Raticate 092/080 (JP)

This Illustration rare Raticate from Nihil Zero (collector number 092/080, set code M3) is one of those cards that catches your eye straight away if you like the quirkier side of the card catalogue. Illustration rares tend to give artists a bit more room to play with personality and atmosphere, and Raticate is a perfect subject for that. You get a familiar Kanto face, but with artwork that usually tells more of a story than a standard holo or non holo. It is the kind of card that slots nicely into a Rattata and Raticate evolution page, or into a binder focused on Illustration rares from across different sets.

Being a Japanese Nihil Zero card, the layout, font and holo treatment have that crisp finish that Japanese collectors know well. The Illustration rare tag and the out of range numbering (092/080) give it that little bit of novelty when you flip through a set in order. Whether you are chasing every M3 Illustration rare or just like Raticate as a slightly underappreciated early route Pokemon, this is a clean way to add some character to your binder. This is a mint condition raw single, sent with tracked shipping from Brisbane.