$2.7 Million Pikachu Illustrator Leads Top 5 TCG Card Sales of the Week
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.

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.

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.

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.
Amazon restocked Series 2 at $44.83, versus a $39.90 market price and $50 TCGplayer median, after its value fell 37.23% in one month and 60% during 2026.
The $59.99 Pokémon Center-exclusive ETB sold for $250–$410 on eBay, while UK sales reached £315; the anniversary set includes 30 Pikachu cards and new promos.
Walmart lists the nine-pack Perfect Order ETB at $68.95, just $0.16 above TCGplayer’s market price; Amazon listings start above $83.
Players can earn Promo Pack B Series Vol. 10 through solo battles until August 2; the Full Art Hisuian Zorua has a 12.66% pull rate among five stamped promos.
The worldwide set launches September 16, 2026; its $49.99 ETB contains nine booster packs and a Nidorina promo, while Pokémon Center preorders are already straining the site.
OP-17 includes more than 135 card types, four Manga Rares and a new Super Leader Parallel rarity, with pre-releases August 21 and global launch August 28 at $4.99 per pack.
A Walmart shopper found Pitch Black three-pack blisters and an ETB, then returned to a Honda Civic damaged alongside four other cars; the opened packs yielded several Illustration Rares.
The 120-card set arrives worldwide July 17 with 36 Secret Rares; eight weeks of Japanese sales put Mega Darkrai ex at the top of an unusually concentrated chase market.
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.
GO Fest challenges unlocked Mega Starmie, Arrokuda and Cramorant for upcoming events, alongside newly disclosed August Community Day details.
The Sept. 16 anniversary collection drew seven-hour Pokémon Center queues as a $129.99 Ultra Premium Collection reached $783 on the resale market amid repeated site failures.
Resellers reportedly cleared Japanese bookstores to obtain an exclusive One Piece promo bundled with Weekly Shonen Jump, leaving readers unable to buy the issue containing Blue Box’s final chapter.
Pokémon Center opened limited 30th Celebration preorders two months before the September 16 global release, but crashes disrupted six-hour queues while secondary-market listings carried steep markups.
The 2027 season begins Sept. 18 in Baltimore and includes 30 listed events through Chicago NAIC on June 12–14; point awards will broaden, while Pokémon UNITE exits the series.
Pokémon Center opened preorders two months early for four products, including an ETB limited to two per customer; the set releases September 16.
Near Mint Slowpoke from Stellar Crown leads the July 7 ranking at $5.62 reverse holo and $4.44 normal, driven by competitive demand and unusually few marketplace listings.
Shueisha printed 500,000 extra copies for the P-159 Luffy promo, yet Japanese stores sold out and resale listings reached roughly ¥10,000 after the July 13 release.
Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 33 sold out across Japan despite 500,000 extra copies, with its P-159 Luffy promo driving resale listings to roughly ¥10,000.
The $55 Focused Fighters Premium Collection includes 14 Ascended Heroes packs and four promos, with a two-box limit when sales begin July 21 at Sam's Club.
Amazon lists the 36-pack Chaos Rising display at $219.55, $60.44 below list price, while TCGplayer offers sealed boxes for $206.94 against a $208.03 market price.