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.
Players can earn Team Rocket’s Lapras promo packs in September, while Fennekin and Meowstic promos arrive through Wonder Pick; the puzzle challenge runs through September 30.
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 $29.99 deck launches November 13 with a ready-to-play 60-card list, damage-counter dice, condition markers, a deck box, strategy sheet and TCG Live code.
The $29.99 deck launches November 13, 2026 with 60 playable cards, damage-counter dice, condition markers, a deck box, strategy sheet and TCG Live code.
Viewers can earn free Pokémon TCG Live packs and cosmetics by linking Twitch to Pokémon Trainer Central and watching Worlds broadcasts; rewards must be claimed by September 25 at 4 PM UTC.
The guide lists the rare Ancient and Future Pokémon cards needed to complete each Team Rocket's Ambition Secret Mission, with links to missions from four other expansions.
Entry requires a sold-out Worlds badge and reservation, with purchases limited to one of each exclusive item. Merchandise ranges from $7.99 sleeves to a $399.99 Steiff Pikachu plush.
Michael Bio outlines scouting and deckbuilding methods for the 2026 Worlds in San Francisco, using Crustle’s 25%+ NAIC conversion rate as a case study in countering predictable metas.
MEGA x MEGA Parade launches in Japan on February 19, 2027, with ¥550 ten-card packs, a guaranteed high-rarity pull, and Mega Raichu X and Y as its collector-focused mascots.
Players must collect all 56 Team Rocket-prefixed cards for the top emblem, while other missions award icons, emblems, Wonder Hourglasses and Shop Tickets.
Each winning Junior or Senior participant may bring one guardian, who must register by 8:00 a.m. on September 21 and show the confirmation at venue reception.
Cards from three 30th Celebration products releasing September 16 are ineligible for Champions League 2027 Yokohama, except listed Standard-legal reprints.
Dragapult is projected to comprise 40–50% of the Worlds meta in San Francisco, with N’s Zoroark, Slowking, Festival Lead and Mega Excadrill among its leading challengers.
ZeroBase Shibuya is wrapped as a Team Rocket Building from August 25–31 to promote TCG Pocket’s new Team Rocket’s Ambition expansion.
The digital booster introduces 14 revealed cards, including two-star full arts for Team Rocket’s Moltres ex and Giovanni, plus Articuno and Zapdos ex.
Team Rocket’s Master Plan hides Jessie and James in its Immersive Art, their first appearance on a new card since 2019’s Hidden Fates release.
Twilight Trails runs from September 8 through December 1, 2026, adding new Pokémon, Mega Evolutions and Max Battles to Pokémon GO.
The digital expansion launched worldwide on August 26, led by Shiny Mega Charizard Y ex and an immersive Team Rocket’s Master Plan among its ranked chase cards.
The B4a digital expansion contains 110 cards—72 in the main set and 38 secret rares—and is now live in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Players can earn Team Rocket’s Lapras promo packs in September, while Fennekin and Meowstic promos arrive through Wonder Pick; the puzzle challenge runs through September 30.
Yoshitaka Amano illustrated Loki and Saint Figarland Shamrock for November’s “The Dominance of God,” the One Piece Card Game’s 18th booster set.
The ranking argues official digital clients expand trading card games’ audiences and can steer players toward local paper play, while comparing available platforms with upcoming adaptations.
