$2.7 Million Pikachu Illustrator Leads Top 5 TCG Card Sales of the Week
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.

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.

The all-foil 30th Celebration expansion will launch globally between September and December, with ETBs, mini tins and booster bundles offered and Base Set Charizard returning.

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.
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi won the 2026 Houston Regional Championships with Mega Absol ex after a Top 4 finish at LAIC and four consecutive Worlds qualifications.
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi won the 2026 Houston Regional Championships with Mega Absol ex after a Top 4 finish at LAIC and four consecutive Worlds qualifications.
The 76-card main set includes single-prize Kyogre and Groudon built around Legendary Stadiums, plus Mega Golurk, Jellicent and Heat Rotom ex; SIR and IR artwork remains unrevealed.
The July 29 update guarantees a higher-rarity pull after certain conditions and shares ownership records for cards appearing across multiple packs, alongside the B4 Ruler of the Skies launch.
Re:ZERO Vol. 4 launched in Japan on July 24, with first-edition boxes near ¥4,700 and hand-signed AGR chase cards valued as high as ¥2.5 million.
Japan’s trading card market reached ¥338 billion after 90% growth in four years, prompting lawmakers to examine rules addressing counterfeits, scalping and opaque high-value transactions.
Amazon’s third-party listing totals $195.48 shipped, 32% below the $279.99 list price and the lowest tracked there; 36 packs work out to about $5.43 each.
Amazon cut the six-pack bundle to $43.13, a 17% discount and its lowest tracked price, bringing the cost to about $7.18 per booster pack.
Ruler of the Skies launches July 29 at 6 p.m. PDT, adding Mega Rayquaza ex, guaranteed high-rarity pack mechanics, deck-sharing codes and new gift missions.
The July 31 Japan lineup includes Mega Rayquaza sleeves, deck boxes, playmats, binders and storage accessories priced from ¥500 to ¥5,940, with most items exclusive to Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store.
DeNA’s battle AI supports roughly 540 predefined decks and user-made combinations, using reinforcement learning to adapt to new cards, rule changes and imperfect information.
The all-foil 30th Celebration expansion will launch globally between September and December, with ETBs, mini tins and booster bundles offered and Base Set Charizard returning.
Bandai’s official English site now lists the Ace, Sabo and Luffy Premium Card Collection with a dedicated product page; no release date or contents were provided.
Bandai’s official English site listed DP-12 in its product catalog, confirming a twelfth Double Pack volume; no contents, pricing or release date were provided.
Bandai’s English-region event will combine One Piece Card Game’s fourth-anniversary celebration with an OP-17 release tournament; further details are linked on the official event page.
Bandai announced a Treasure Pack campaign featuring OP-17 Dash Packs, with full participation and distribution details linked in a separate campaign notice.
Bandai’s official product listing confirms a Chinese-language One Piece Card Game anniversary set, but provides no release date or contents.
Mega Rayquaza ex headlines the Japanese set launching July 31, with its cards reaching English’s Delta Reign on November 6. The set introduces two-part Legendary Stadium cards.
The three Japan-exclusive decks launch July 31 for ¥1,800 each, pairing Eevee ex, Meowscarada ex, or Zoroark ex with their evolutionary lines.
Each box is expected to pair a random Eevee-family card-art figure with its reverse-holo card, a display stand and two 5-card booster packs; no release date is confirmed.