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.
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.
Twice’s Momo carried a First Edition 2003 Suicune ex in her transparent phone case at Incheon Airport; the holographic ADV-era card is valued around ¥340,000 (RM8,490).
Five Pokémon Card Stores opening across Japan on July 31 will require customers above preschool age to undergo facial recognition before receiving a once-daily entry ticket.
Mega Darkrai ex debuts amid a darkened Lumiose City, while Dhelmise’s pier-side illustration hides Shuppet, Banette, Sinistcha and Poltchageist in the background.
Greninja BREAK reached about $25, while Ash-Greninja-EX gained roughly $10 in a month; the character’s new Mega Evolution is lifting older printings despite Greninja ex easing to $300.
Five temporary Japanese Pokémon Card Stores will scan shoppers from July 31–August 16, limiting each person to one daily visit during the Storm Emeralda launch.
The 99-yuan boxes launch August 7 with a random card-art figure, matching reverse holo and one Terastal Festival pack; the secret Eevee figure has 1-in-80 odds.
Storm Emeralda launches July 31, three months before Delta Reign on November 6. After Mega Darkrai ex fell from roughly $500 following its Japanese debut, collectors are advised to avoid first-week prices.
Five Japanese pop-up shops will use facial recognition during Storm Emeralda sales to block repeat purchases; customers who decline scanning will be denied entry.
Mega Darkrai ex debuts amid black-mist artwork spanning Lumiose City, while Mega Zeraora ex charges through a contrasting electric-blue scene in the upcoming expansion.
Japanese Pokémon Card Stores will require facial recognition for most visitors, limit entry to once daily, and deny access when the system detects duplicate visits or tickets.
Japanese Pokémon Card Stores will require facial recognition for most visitors and limit customers to one entry per day, with repeat entrants automatically denied.
Facial-recognition checks are intended to identify repeat buyers and enforce per-customer purchase limits at Japanese Pokémon card shops.
A leaked green-and-blue Mew RGB rare, allegedly pulled from early product, has drawn doubts over missing stamps and print quality ahead of the set’s September release.
Official Pokémon stores will limit customers to one visit per day, denying repeat entry; preschoolers are exempt from facial scans but must enter with a guardian.
Official Japanese Pokémon stores will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and school-age children to detect repeat entry and deter crime and scalping.
Official Pokémon stores in Japan will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and children of elementary-school age or older to curb repeat entry and crime.
Official Pokémon stores in Japan will use facial recognition to enforce one visit per person per day, covering adults and children of elementary-school age or older.
Participating official stores will use facial recognition to enforce one visit per person per day, covering adults and children of elementary-school age or older.
From July 31 to August 16, five Japanese pop-up stores will scan customers’ faces to enforce one entry and one queue ticket per person daily, with collected biometric data later deleted.
From July 24, participating Japanese Pokémon Card Stores limit customers to one entry ticket daily, using facial recognition to block repeat visits; stored images and entry records will later be deleted.
