{"id":98334,"date":"2026-11-08T21:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T13:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98334"},"modified":"2026-11-08T21:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T13:18:26","slug":"avery-the-poke-kids-father-pleads-with-the-pokemon-company-to-make-a-trading-card-in-honor-of-his-late-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98334","title":{"rendered":"Avery the Pok\u00e9 Kid&#8217;s Father Pleads With The Pok\u00e9mon Company to Make a Trading Card in Honor of His Late Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The father of late Pok\u00e9mon influencer Avery the Pok\u00e9 Kid is asking The Pok\u00e9mon Company to create a special card in honor of his son.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Avery the Pok\u00e9 Kid was a prominent and cheerful voice in the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game community. He died in September 2026 at 12 years old in after a seven-year-battle with pancreatic cancer; he went viral posthumously when his family shared a video of his final card pack opening a few days after his death, in which he excitedly pulled a 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR card.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, his father is putting forth a public request to The Pok\u00e9mon Company to make a special card in Avery\u2019s honor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdmDjLKppsn\/embed\" height=\"710\" width=\"612\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">On November 6, Christian Garcia \u2014 Avery\u2019s father \u2014 published a tearful video on Instagram with a special plea to &#8220;immortalize&#8221; his son in the hobby he loved the most.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cTrying to figure out how to carry on Avery\u2019s legacy has been the biggest challenge of the last couple months,\u201d Garcia said. \u201c\u2026I want to make a plea to anyone, literally anyone from The Pok\u00e9mon Company: If you\u2019re watching this video, I want to figure out how to immortalize him somehow in the trading card game he loved so much. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThat kid literally was the embodiment of a Pok\u00e9mon Master, and we\u2019re hopeful, and I think it would be the coolest thing to open up a pack of cards and chase our son. If someone at The Pok\u00e9mon Company is watching, please get a hold of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Pokemon Happy Meal Cards 2026<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fans and fellow collectors are doing everything they can to get the attention of The Pok\u00e9mon Company, with most agreeing that it would only make sense to make his card some iteration of a Jirachi, given his viral pull that took over social media after his death.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Avery\u2019s heartbreaking Jirachi pull even caught the attention of the card\u2019s artist, who posted an emotional reaction to the news on her Twitter\/X account. \u201cI\u2019m so deeply moved. I\u2019m so glad I kept drawing. I\u2019ve honestly been in tears ever since I saw this,\u201d she wrote. \u201c\u2018I want my art to bring happiness to people.\u2019 That\u2019s one of the reasons I draw. I\u2019m so glad I put that wish into this piece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This latest statement from Avery\u2019s father follows a September announcement from the influencer\u2019s family in response to scalpers inflating the price of the 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR card as a result of his viral video.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe are not involved in or benefiting from any cards being sold in Avery\u2019s name or likeness. We have not approved these sales. We have asked sellers to take their listings down. Please do so immediately. This does not honor Avery\u2019s generous heart. We are mourning our son and caring for our children. Please let us do that in peace,\u201d they wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. 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