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 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
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.
Players who use an eligible deck at Pokémon Card Game GYM stores across Japan on September 2 will receive an alternate-art Eevee promo as a participation prize.
The worldwide set arrives September 16, with every booster pack guaranteeing one of 30 Pikachu cards featuring a full-card fireworks layer; 19 designs are now known.
One winner will receive a Banpresto Pawmi plush imported from Japan in PokéJungle’s August giveaway, sponsored by Meccha Japan.
The anti-meta Crustle wall deck is a Worlds contender, but Dragapult techs and fringe matchups such as Festival Lead and Slowking make it a risky metagame choice.
From September 2, players can bring an eligible unmodified deck to Pokémon Card Gyms across Japan; participation awards include an Eevee promo and a one-card promo pack.
The San Francisco competition streams in Japan from August 29–31, with X giveaways during Days 1–2; Japanese Card Gym participants can also receive a Pikachu promo while supplies last.
Version 4.1.0 arrives in October, raises Premium storage from 6,000 to 9,000 Pokémon at no extra cost, and enables Safari Ball transfers from Pokémon GO.
Free research will award Pokémon GO players a perfect-stat Mewtwo, while GO Fest 2026 closes with a Mega Finale weekend in early September for the game’s 10th anniversary.
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 Worlds deck analysis assumes Dragapult ex could reach 50% of the field, while the author gives Dragapult ex or Mega Excadrill ex a combined 90%-plus chance of being his choice.
The chubby, original-design callback is one of 30 Pikachu cards seeded one per booster pack, each with a fireworks layer. 30th Celebration releases worldwide September 16.
The two Pikachu ex variants are regular versions of promos bundled with Espeon ex and Umbreon ex Ultra-Premium Collections; 30th Celebration products launch worldwide September 16.
Bubbly Basin, Pack 1 of Pokopia’s Expansion Pass, has been live for three days; Serebii added a complete Basin Pokédex, Habitatdex and item listings.
A triple delivery focus begins August 11, 2026, returning Froslass, Shaymin and Victini outfits useful in the Bewear’s Festival event.
Legendary Gauntlet No. 14 runs through August 22, 2026, alongside a 5-Star Select Poké Fair Scout featuring Carmine & Sinistcha and Elesa & Tornadus.
Five PSA-graded cards fetched $325,200 at Fanatics Collect, led by a population-two Stormfront Gengar at $156,000—about 44,471% above its prior sale.
The two illustration rares depict Kantonian Meowth sleeping by day and Alolan Meowth active at night in opposing apartment blocks, with each form appearing in the other's artwork.
Serebii added a full Basin Pokédex, Habitatdex, item data, ripple and whirlpool locations, and Pokémon Center details three days after the Bubbly Basin expansion launched.
Community Week is live in Pokémon TCG Pocket, offering passive missions that award items including Hourglasses; Serebii is still compiling the full event details.
The 18th Champions IX community entry features Dragalge and Mega Dragalge, a Kalos Pokémon that weaponizes energy-filled back seeds to launch its tail tip.
