Father of Avery the Poke Kid Requests Memorial Card from Pokemon
The father of late content creator Avery the Poke Kid has publicly asked The Pokemon Company to make a special trading card to honor his son.
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Christian Garcia, the father of late content creator Avery the Poke Kid, has publicly requested that The Pokemon Company create a special Pokemon Trading Card Game card to honor his son, Dexerto and IGN reported. Avery was a prominent voice in the community who shared card openings and his cancer journey online. He died in September 2026 at 12 years old. [1][2]
The reports differ on the specifics of his illness and death date. IGN reported that Avery died in September 2026 following a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Dexerto reported that he died on September 18 after an almost eight-year battle with pancreatic cancer. [1][2]
According to IGN, Avery went viral after his death when his family posted a video of his final card pack opening. In the video, he pulled a 30th Anniversary Jirachi Special Illustration Rare card. Dexerto reported that Garcia posted a video on TikTok to thank fans for their support and ask the publisher to preserve his son's legacy in the trading card game. [1][2]
In short
- Christian Garcia asked The Pokemon Company to create a trading card to honor his late son Avery.
- Avery the Poke Kid died at age 12 in September 2026 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
- A posthumous video showed Avery pulling a 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR card.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Avery the Poké Kid's Father Pleads With The Pokémon Company to Make a Trading Card in Honor of His Late SonIGN, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Avery The Poke Kid’s dad breaks silence after death with plea to Pokemon CompanyDexerto, 4h ago
Background
- [3]List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters on Wikipedia
- [4]Saturn Devouring His Son on Wikipedia
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