$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.

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.

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.
The 2027 animated film will follow a Pokémon TCG player and Mimikyu, marking the franchise’s first animated movie in seven years.
The teased ex★ era may begin in spring after February’s MEGA x MEGA Parade, with Entei, Suicune and Raikou expected as headliners; mechanics remain undisclosed.
The CloverWorks-animated film follows a Pokémon TCG player pursuing a championship, features Mimikyu, and is scheduled to begin releasing in 2027.
The 2027 animated feature follows a Pokémon TCG player pursuing a championship, with Mimikyu featured in a 39-second teaser shown at the 2026 World Championships.
The San Francisco ceremony featured Pokémon Champions, Pokémon GO, TCG and movie updates, while naming Singapore as the host of the 2027 World Championships in August.
Entei, Suicune, and Raikou are expected to headline Pokémon ex★, which may begin in spring after February’s MEGA x MEGA Parade closes the Mega Evolution block.
The CloverWorks film follows a Pokémon TCG player pursuing a championship, features Mimikyu in its 39-second teaser, and is scheduled to debut starting in 2027.
The CloverWorks-animated film follows a Pokémon TCG player pursuing a championship, features Mimikyu and its card in a 39-second teaser, and begins releasing in 2027.
CloverWorks is producing the first feature-length animated Pokémon movie in years, following a Pokémon TCG player and his partner Mimikyu; a teaser is now available.
The teased Pokémon ex and Mega Attack Rares are expected to appear in Japan’s Aura Seeker in November and MEGA x MEGA Parade in February.
Mega Lucario Z ex and Sigilyph ex are teased for November’s Aura Seeker, while February’s presumed Japanese High Class Pack, MEGA x MEGA Parade, will feature comic-style Mega Attack Rares.
Singapore will host the 22nd TPCi World Championships in 2027, becoming only the fourth location outside the United States after Vancouver, London and Yokohama.
Andrew Hedrick won the TCG Masters division with Dragapult in San Francisco, while Jake N. and Yuta Araki took the Senior and Junior titles.
Morpeko joins Pokémon UNITE as a Speedster on September 4, followed by Attacker Toxtricity on September 24; Jolteon and Flareon are also slated for later this year.
The roundup covers champions across the 2026 Pokémon World Championships’ video game and trading card divisions; no specific winners or market-moving card results were provided.
Mega Mewtwo X ex will introduce Psychic/Fighting dual typing in October, while the same mobile-game trailer also previewed single-type Fuecoco ex and Piplup ex.
Andrew Hedrick swept the best-of-three Masters final after a Stadium removal rescued game one and a Red Card disrupted Diego Cassiraga’s hand-based Alakazam strategy in game two.
Luke Giffen went 6-1 on day one in San Francisco and reached the final, where Japan national champion Yuta Araki defeated him in a close match.
Luke Giffen went 6-1 on day one in San Francisco and advanced through the top eight before losing a close final to Japan national champion Yuta Araki.
A pristine 2005 EX Deoxys Rayquaza Gold Star topped $1 million in Fanatics Collect’s August Premier Auction, setting a record for an English-language Pokémon card.