$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.

Each six-card booster will be all foil and include one of 30 Pikachu cards. The anniversary set is scheduled for September 16 in Japan, with a near-simultaneous international launch.
We can now reveal Japan's 30th Celebration set will contain a Pikachu card in every booster pack! There will be one of 30 Pikachu cards available.

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 August 2026 blister includes a Zarude foil card, a Snorlax metallic coin and two booster packs; an exact release date and price have not been announced.
The Ninja Spinner Golisopod mistakenly shows three abdominal lines instead of two. Creatures says the artwork will remain unchanged and no card exchanges will be offered.
Pokémon Japan will unveil the set on June 1 at 10:00 PM in Japan, or 6:00 AM PDT and 9:00 AM ET; a simultaneous English reveal remains possible.
Five fan-built finalists featuring Joltik, Rowlet, Gyarados, Arceus and Mew are competing for a grand prize that will turn the winning design into an official LEGO release.
The $9.99 blister includes a presumed cosmos-holo Zarude promo, two booster packs and a coin, with an August retail launch.
Fans can vote through June 11, 2026, on LEGO-built Pokémon TCG card designs, with the winning entry set to become an official LEGO Ideas set.
Fans can vote through June 11 on five brick-built card designs, including Mew, Gyarados, Joltik and Rowlet; the winner will be announced by February 4, 2027 and sold in stores.
Each six-card booster will be all foil and include one of 30 Pikachu cards. The anniversary set is scheduled for September 16 in Japan, with a near-simultaneous international launch.
Details on Pokémon TCG 30th Anniversary products will be announced June 1 at 10 p.m. JST in a video on the official Pokémon YouTube channel.
A Golisopod card in the March 13 Ninja Spinner set incorrectly shows one body line instead of two; it remains tournament-legal, and no replacements will be offered.
Five finalists advanced from 756 submissions to a May 28–June 11 fan vote; the winning 400–2,500-piece card design will be announced February 4, 2027.
Paradox Drive launched as Pokémon TCG Pocket’s 109-card B3a set, introducing Ancient and Future labels supported by Trainer cards including Professors Sada and Turo.
Starter jackets, Pokémon-shaped puzzles, posters and outdoor goods launch at Target stores and online at 8 a.m. on June 6.
Dragapult ex/Crushing Hammer leads after two Regional wins, while Mega Greninja ex emerges from Chaos Rising ahead of NAIC.
TPC printed 42 billion cards in four years—nearly matching the prior 25 years—yet shortages persisted at maximum capacity; a 1.27 million-square-foot factory is due to begin full operations in 2028.
The Horizons crossover will add two playable Pokémon plus Pokémon and player cosmetics to Pokémon UNITE, coinciding with the anime's new season in Japan.
About 10 billion cards were produced in fiscal 2025/26, lifting lifetime output from 75 billion to over 85 billion as distribution remained above 90 countries and regions.
The Forever Forward season runs June 2 through September 8, 2026, with new Pokémon, Mega Evolutions and events, including the global Pokémon GO Fest.
The guide catalogs serialized ONE PIECE promos awarded through tournaments and lotteries, including the 500-copy ST01-001 Luffy whose first two copies went to 2022 finalists.
Players can redeem Gyarados with code DRAG0NDANCEPTC26 through May 31; a Charizard distribution is also teased for the Pokémon Japan Championships streams.