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Amazon lists the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 for $33.99, around TCGplayer market value but above MSRP; it includes three promos, two booster packs, and stickers.
The second reward wave adds new and returning character icons, backgrounds and frames, claimable with Platinum Points through the Switch or Switch 2 Online app.
The second set of Nintendo Switch Online rewards for Pokémon Pokopia are now available to claim for Platinum Points! These include new characters and returning characters, backgrounds and frames. To claim, open the Nintendo Switch Online app on the Switch or Switch 2 and navigate to the Missions & Rewards sections. Don’t miss your chance
Nintendo Switch Online members can redeem Pokopia characters, backgrounds and frames—including Expansion Pass designs—on Switch or Switch 2 until September 1.
The livestream begins at 6 p.m. PT on Switch Online, using the Game Boy title’s classic TCG rules ahead of this weekend’s World Championships in San Francisco.
Nintendo Switch Online members can redeem returning Pokopia icons featuring a diving Ditto protagonist and Manaphy, plus backgrounds and frames, on Switch and Switch 2.
Australians spent $11 million on Pokémon cards in their first two months on sale in 1999, while schoolyard trading disputes prompted campus-wide bans and student protests.
The second reward wave adds new and returning character icons, backgrounds and frames, claimable with Platinum Points through the Switch or Switch 2 Online app.
Four 30th Celebration products priced from ¥6,200 to ¥27,500 will require a valid My Number Card for Pokémon Center Online purchases in Japan, limiting eligibility to registered residents.
Part 1 adds the underwater Bubbly Basin area, while the free version 2.0.0 update introduces Manaphy, Dive, underwater construction, and swimming with Water-type Pokémon.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can exchange Platinum Coins for the first Pokopia Expansion Pass icon wave, featuring Ditto using Dive and Popplio.
Four weekly waves of Pokémon Pokopia and Expansion Pass icons will be available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers from August 5 through September 2.
Part 1 adds the underwater Bubbly Basin area, new Pokémon, outfits and building options on August 5; Part 2 follows in late 2026 with wearable accessories.
A Junior-compatible Nintendo Switch version will launch September 9, 2026, allowing younger players affected by Germany’s age-rating restrictions to compete at Frankfurt Regionals.
The Nintendo Switch 2 event runs July 19–27, 2026, letting Pokémon Pokopia players befriend Zorua and earn prizes and a hide-and-seek trophy.
Nintendo says TPC is pursuing made-to-order sales, marketplace agreements and My Number ID verification for some Japanese product lotteries to curb scalping.
The Pokémon Company is using made-to-order sales, marketplace agreements and My Number ID verification for selected online lotteries in Japan to curb bulk buying and resale.
Japan plans My Number ID verification for certain Pokémon card purchases from August 2026, alongside made-to-order sales and tighter marketplace rules intended to curb bulk reselling.
Existing preorders will automatically receive the lower final price, matching Pitch Black, while cancelled policy-violating orders will fund one last allocation in the coming weeks.
Keith Johnson received 29 months in prison after two brothers admitted burglarizing Celestial Collectables and Graded Gallery; his 37-year-old brother awaits sentencing.
Police recovered about £71,000 in stolen stock from the brothers’ home after burglaries at two English card shops; Keith Johnson received a 29-month prison sentence.
Brothers Keith and Shane Johnson stole about £71,000 in stock from two English card shops; police recovered the cards after tracing getaway vehicles to their home.