A PSA 9 Pikachu Illustrator sold privately for $2.7 million, while PSA 10 Lugia and CGC Pristine 10 Typhlosion sales helped the weekly top five reach $3.936 million.
Delta Reign launches November 6, with prereleases from October 24 and more than 135 cards. Its $49.99 Elite Trainer Box includes eight packs and a full-art Kyogre promo.
Mega Excadrill ex leads a World Championship-legal set with tempo-focused support cards, while two Mega Darkrai ex variants headline the full-art chase lineup during prerelease.
Illustration rares and special illustration rares featuring the legendary bird trio, Sylveon, Greninja, Jirachi ex and others were shown ahead of the September 16, 2026 launch.
McDonald’s Japan teased a likely 30th-anniversary card promotion; last year’s campaign imposed a three-Happy-Meal limit, while its exclusive Pikachu promo has stayed near $25.
The Pokémon Center launched the accessory line after previewing it at June’s North American International Championships in New Orleans.
Heritage sold Japanese Base Set for $137,500, Expedition for $112,500 and Neo Destiny for $60,000, with all three beating prior records as vintage sealed supply continues to shrink.
Pokémon Center is launching Mewtwo-and-Mew deck boxes, sleeves, a binder and playmat, while tracing notable Mewtwo cards and previewing a Futuristic rare for 30th Celebration.
Near Mint Salamence cards that sold below $100 two months earlier dried up, with one sale reaching $1,000; several Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery cards also doubled.
The brothers stole £62,000 in cards from Celestial Collectables and targeted other UK stores before police traced their van and recovered the stock. Keith Johnson received 29 months in prison.
Police recovered the stolen cards after tracing the brothers’ van; Keith Johnson received 29 months in prison, while Shane Johnson awaits sentencing on July 31.
The ETB contains nine booster packs, a Zarude promo and Mega Darkrai accessories; the 120-card set enters wide release July 17 after prerelease began July 4.
Keith and Shane Johnson admitted burglaries involving more than £71,000 in collectibles; police traced cloned plates and recovered stolen property, with Keith jailed for 29 months.
Mega Excadrill ex leads a World Championship-legal set with tempo-focused support cards, while two Mega Darkrai ex variants headline the full-art chase lineup during prerelease.
The 118-card set launches July 17 with six new Mega ex cards; a 55-pack sample yielded 10 full arts but no Special Illustration Rares.
The 120-card English set arrives July 17 after July 4–12 prereleases, adding three Japanese Gym promos and making Zarude the Elite Trainer Box promo.
Police say Christian Elam used fraudulent cryptocurrency in a $24,200 Facebook Marketplace transaction at a police safe-exchange zone; he faces theft charges.
Five sets include a 1,083-piece Rayquaza, 1,190-piece Arcanine and 2,368-piece Poké Ball with the range’s first Trainer minifigures, plus Pikachu and Eevee figures.
Five LEGO Pokémon sets priced from $69.99 to $299.99 will launch later in 2026, including a 1,083-piece Rayquaza model for $129.99 and the first Pokémon and Trainer minifigures.
Tord Reklev’s NAIC top-cut list uses Transformation Tome to repair awkward boards while N’s Zoroark ex draws with Trade and attacks for knockouts with Rampaging Thunder.
The six-pack bundle costs $50.26 at Amazon, versus a $59.99 list price, while TCGplayer listings start at $41.94 including shipping.
The worldwide 30th Celebration set arrives September 16; the Wish Pokémon’s design references Tanabata paper strips, marking the set’s second simultaneous English-Japanese reveal.
Amazon marketplace seller DSTStore lists the six-pack bundle at $67.92, 25% below its $89.89 list price and $4.44 under TCGplayer's market price ahead of the July 17 launch.
Amazon lists the Chaos Rising ETB at $79.99, $39 below list and just $0.30 above its all-time low; TCGplayer listings start lower at $73.99 shipped.
