The father of late Pokémon influencer Avery the Poké Kid is asking The Pokémon Company to create a special card in honor of his son, Avery, who died in September 2026 at 12 years old after a seven-year-battle with pancreatic cancer. Avery went viral posthumously when his family shared a video of his final card pack opening, in which he excitedly pulled a 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR card. His father, Christian Garcia, is now putting forth a public request to The Pokémon Company to make a special card in Avery’s honor.
Fans and fellow collectors are doing everything they can to get the attention of The Pokémon 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. Avery’s heartbreaking Jirachi pull even caught the attention of the card’s artist, who posted an emotional reaction to the news on her Twitter/X account.