Father asks Pokémon Company for tribute card to late son Avery

Christian Garcia publicly asked The Pokémon Company on November 6 to create a special Pokémon Trading Card Game card honoring his late son, Avery the Poké Kid, according to IGN. In an Instagram video, Garcia said he wants to "immortalize" his son in the game and asked anyone at the company to contact the family.

Garcia said that opening packs and "chasing" a card of his son would be the coolest thing, according to the report.

Fans and collectors have largely agreed that a tribute card should feature Jirachi, and are pushing to get The Pokémon Company's attention. The artist behind the 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR card posted an emotional reaction on Twitter/X after Avery's pull of the card went viral.

Earlier context

Avery the Poké Kid died in September 2026 at age 12 after a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. A few days after his death, his family shared a video of his final card pack opening, in which he pulled a 30th Anniversary Jirachi SIR card, and it went viral.

Also in September 2026, Avery's family issued a statement saying they were not involved in or benefiting from sales of cards in his name, and asked sellers to remove listings after scalpers inflated prices of the Jirachi card.