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.
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.
Tokyo buyers can obtain the four-card Nike collection from September 4–6, while Weekly Shonen Jump subscribers may apply September 18–October 18 for a 34-card set.
The alternative-art promo cards will be awarded at Japan’s 30th Celebration events in Chiba on October 25 and Osaka from October 31 to November 1, 2026.
Maschiff and Mabosstiff will debut alongside Mega Staraptor during September, with a Pokémon Horizons tie-in and the Mega Squads event beginning September 8.
In-person Nike footwear purchases include colorway-matched DON!! promos, while apparel buyers receive Monkey D. Luffy P-099; three $180 Air Max Plus styles launch across multiple regions.
Delta Reign launches November 6, with prerelease events starting October 24; its ETB contains nine packs and a Kyogre promo, while Pokémon Center editions add a stamped version.
The 30th Celebration Binder Collection, containing a 9-pocket binder and five booster packs, has moved from October 2 to December 4, 2026; the set still launches September 16.
The ranking spans Fossil through Ascended Heroes, led by Fossil Dragonite 4/62; 1st Edition pristine copies are cited at $18,000–$22,000, versus about $460 raw for Evolving Skies Dragonite V.
Study Season runs September 3–15, 2026, with a 30-card Bitty Basic Brawl, Special Conditions lessons, login gifts, and Twilight Masquerade Build & Battle matches.
Study Season runs September 3–15 in Pokémon TCG Live, adding a Basic-only 30-card Trainer Trial, free 2027-season cosmetics, and Build & Battle play using Twilight Masquerade cards.
Open-entry 3-on-3 and three-win challenges run September 21–22, with each prize point redeemable for one random Basic Energy promo and sticker, up to four points daily.
Updated judge penalty guidelines and ruling examples take effect September 11, 2026, at Japan Championships, Champions League, City League, and other events using competitive floor rules.
Junior League entries will reopen on a first-come basis from September 4 at 18:00 to September 11 at 17:00 through the Pokémon Card Game Players Club.
The Japan-only 34-card collection includes 10 copies of each of three Devil Fruit DON!! designs and four Luffy cards; applications run September 18–October 18.
Four promos include three sneaker-themed DON!! cards and alternate-art P-099 Luffy; Japan applications run September 18–October 18, with English distribution planned later.
Ultra PRO’s 4- and 9-pocket portfolios feature Mega Rayquaza, Mega Golisopod, Mega Golurk and Mega Malamar artwork, with release expected alongside the set.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed Oscar Truitt Jr. striking a student under 10 on August 31 at an Alabama elementary school; he was charged with harassment.
Pokémon teased the ex★ series at the Worlds 2026 closing ceremony, featuring Raikou, Entei and Suicune; at least three more Mega Evolution sets are expected first, with no ex★ release date confirmed.
Police say surveillance footage showed Oscar Truitt Jr. striking a student under 10 on August 31 at a Dothan, Alabama elementary school; he was charged with harassment.
Dothan police say surveillance footage showed Oscar Truitt Jr. striking a student under 10 on August 31; he was charged with harassment and booked into city jail.
Police say surveillance footage showed Oscar Truitt Jr. striking a child under 10 several times at an Alabama elementary school on August 31; he was charged with harassment.
