A PSA 10 First Edition Lugia sold for $360,000 and a CGC Pristine 10 Typhlosion #17 brought $336,000; the $696,000 pair beat their prior records by a combined $408,956.
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.
Opening Ceremonies stream at 9 a.m. PDT Aug. 28, launching a Pokopia Cloud Island; competition and panels run through Aug. 30 in San Francisco, with Twitch viewers eligible for digital rewards.
Watch and Celebrate PokémonXP and the 2026 Pokémon World Championships from Aug. 28-30 with Pokémon Pokopia, Digital Rewards, and More on Twitch and YouTube
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 128-card set launches worldwide September 16 with every card in Holofoil; highlighted chases include Futuristic Rare Mewtwo ex 157/128 and Mew ex 158/128, plus paired Pikachu ex SIRs.
Pokémon Center shoppers spending at least $50 from August 26 can claim a commemorative Pikachu coin using a region-specific code; bundles honor champion teams from 2018–2025.
30th Celebration is slated to contain 128 main-set cards, 30 Classic Collection cards and roughly 30 Secret Rares, including 30 Pikachu cards numbered 1–30.
The Pitch Black Toucannon can hit 320 damage for one Energy with eight Benched Pokémon, while Aerial Draw and Noctowl support give the single-Prize deck consistent setup.
Ahead of Friday’s release, Shanks (022) leads the featured OP-17 best-sellers at $10.19, followed by Monkey D. Luffy at $8.80 and Charlotte Linlin (112) at $4.23.
Amazon is offering the collection for $37.45, a 38% discount from its $59.99 list price, with three of nine possible promo cards, two bonus booster packs and a sticker sheet.
Amazon lists the Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box at $198.96, saving $21.03 off the $219.99 list price, with delivery available from September 2.
Bandai’s EB-05 Extra Booster arrives in Japan on October 31, 2026, led by Heroine SP cards for Nico Robin and Nami plus new and reprinted Leader artwork.
Japan’s annual High Class Pack arrives February 19 with 10-card, 550-yen boosters, a guaranteed hit, many alternate-art secret rares, and Mega Raichu X and Y as featured Pokémon.
Riptide CardCon will host more than 210 vendor tables at Fort Walton Beach’s Rigdon Center on October 18, with free admission and a mix of Pokémon TCG, sports cards and memorabilia.
The proposed anti-meta control strategy targets Dragapult ex, N’s Zoroark ex, Slowking, Festival Lead and Crustle while accepting poor matchups against several Mega decks.
Grant Manley argues an anti-meta control list could exploit the concentrated field at the World Championships, though Mega Excadrill ex, Mega Lucario ex and Hydrapple remain difficult matchups.
eBay flagged an auction for an unreleased 30th Celebration Sylveon SIR after TPCi said the cards were not yet available through authorized channels; the set launches globally September 16.
Opening Ceremonies stream at 9 a.m. PDT Aug. 28, launching a Pokopia Cloud Island; competition and panels run through Aug. 30 in San Francisco, with Twitch viewers eligible for digital rewards.
Select Best Buy stores will distribute free Pokémon TCG learning kits from noon to 2 p.m. on Aug. 29, with no purchase required and availability limited to remaining supplies.
Amazon lists the six-pack bundle at $43.80, a 27% discount from $59.99, with free delivery available as soon as Aug. 30.
Amazon is selling the Pitch Black ETB for $78, a 35% discount from its $119.99 list price and roughly in line with TCGplayer's market value, with delivery available from Aug. 28.
At San Diego Comic-Con, vending machines offered Pokémon packs for up to $39.95, while an airport Hudson store charged $14.99—more than three times MSRP.
The July 18–October 17 campaign spans 59 U.S. and 100 Japanese venues, with registrants able to collect up to 10 exclusive card designs through qualifying Game Card reloads.
TPCi told eBay the unreleased cards were not available through authorized channels, prompting removals under the marketplace’s Stolen Property Policy after leaks first spread from Australia.
