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Giratina V (186/196) is listed at $822, while Mega Gengar ex (284/217) sits at $711 after previously topping $1,000. The ranking excludes promos and non-English cards.
The main set contains 103 cards in Japan versus 128 internationally, with region-exclusive starter-deck cards folded into the worldwide list ahead of release.
Santa Cruz's $139.95 blind bags are reselling for $200–$300 after the October 17 sellout; a Gold Star Rayquaza skateboard sold for $800. Three glitter gold foil variants are limited to 500 each.
Mega Gengar raids run at participating U.S. retailer Gyms through Oct. 20. Timed Research must be collected by then, with rewards claimable through Nov. 20.
The MEGA Special Deck Set launches in Japan on November 13, 2026 for ¥5,500, bundling three 60-card decks with alternate-art MEGA ex reprints and mirrorfoil pre-evolutions.
Japan's Special Deck Set launches November 13 for 5,500 yen, bundling three 60-card decks with alternate-art Mega ex reprints, a playmat, and other accessories.
Astronaut Pikachu is available through raids and free Timed Research until Oct. 12, while Zorua Community Day runs Oct. 10 from 2–5 p.m.; a U.S. retail event adds Mega Gengar raids through Oct. 20.
The ESA partnership collection features Pikachu in space, alongside seven accessory lines themed around the Eeveelutions, Alolan Raichu, Gengar, Mewtwo, Mew, Ninetales, Quagsire and Clodsire.
Pikachu ex SAR (M6a 127/103) features Eevee, Umbreon, Gengar and Mewtwo under fireworks; the analysis expects scarce Japanese SAR pull rates and paired Day/Night demand to support a premium.
Each five-card pack is fully holographic and includes one of 30 Pikachu designs; across 76 packs, the writer pulled two SARs and a scarce Futuristic Rare Mew.
Secret Rares are numbered beyond their sets’ advertised totals; featured values include Gardevoir (109/108) at $590 and Fusion Strike’s Gengar VMAX (271/264) at $789.
From September 27 to October 20, U.S. players can access Mega Gengar raids and Timed Research at select Best Buy, GameStop, and Target stores, plus redeem gift cards for a Gengar Knit Cap.
From September 27 to October 20, U.S. shoppers can unlock Pokémon GO Timed Research and Mega Gengar raids at participating retailers; gift-card redemptions through October 31 award a Gengar Knit Cap.
Abundant illustration pulls have pushed some 30th Anniversary ETB resellers into losses of roughly $150 per box, while a Gengar Prime chase card trades near $104.
A Dublin vendor says sealed boxes bought for €100–€120 now fetch €700–€2,500, while local shops report Pokémon already generates 40% of revenue and PSA graded 11 million Pokémon cards last year.
30th Celebration’s top-rarity pull rate improved from roughly 1-in-100 packs to 1-in-18, sending Future Mew from $850–$1,400 prelaunch sales to about $100 five days after release.
The set launches worldwide September 16; an unverified RGB Mew sale is rumored at $20,000, while Mew ex Futuristic Rare has the highest confirmed price of the Mega Evolution era.
The 30-card reprint subset arrives worldwide September 16, with Crystal Lugia projected to outrank Charizard based on early listings and the original’s scarcity.
The main set contains 103 cards in Japan versus 128 internationally, with region-exclusive starter-deck cards folded into the worldwide list ahead of release.
Five PSA-graded cards fetched $325,200 at Fanatics Collect, led by a population-two Stormfront Gengar at $156,000—about 44,471% above its prior sale.
Gengar ex leads raw values near $900, while Charizard ex PSA 10 sales climbed as high as $40,000 in June 2026; Blastoise ex and Venusaur ex trail near $200 and $180 raw.