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 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.

September’s 30th Celebration may reprint 30 historic cards with Pikachu stamps and special holofoil, including Crystal Lugia, Base Set Charizard and Paldea Evolved’s Magikarp.
As revealed this morning, September's 30th Celebration set will not only feature new cards, but 30 classic cards from throughout the Pokemon TCG's
Neo Genesis Lugia 9/111 has crossed six figures in a graded 10, while Aquapolis Crystal Lugia approaches $80,000 and is rumored for the September 16 Classic Collection.
Austin’s first Trading Card Con expects tens of thousands of cards to trade over three days, while one vendor recalls selling a PSA 10 Neo Genesis Lugia for $80,000 in 2021.
A BGS 10 Neo Genesis Lugia reached $210,000, while PSA 10 Breakthrough Mewtwo EX sales climbed from $1,275 in April to $2,425 on June 7.
September’s 30th Celebration may reprint 30 historic cards with Pikachu stamps and special holofoil, including Crystal Lugia, Base Set Charizard and Paldea Evolved’s Magikarp.
The guide catalogs 126 mainline expansions in release order, beginning with Base Set on January 9, 1999, while separately marking special sets, promos, and other collections.