Avery the Poké Kid's Father Pleads With The Pokémon Company to Make a Trading Card in Honor of His Late Son

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 the Poké Kid was a prominent and cheerful voice in the Pokémon 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.

Now, his father is putting forth a public request to The Pokémon Company to make a special card in Avery’s honor.

On November 6, Christian Garcia — Avery’s father — published a tearful video on Instagram with a special plea to "immortalize" his son in the hobby he loved the most.

“Trying to figure out how to carry on Avery’s legacy has been the biggest challenge of the last …