$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.

Amazon listings include Chaos Rising bundles for $44.99, Mega Zygarde ex collections for $55.55, and Prismatic Evolutions ETBs for $208.85 ahead of Prime Day on June 23.

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 Time of Battle reached English shelves June 12, with base-rarity OP-16 cards offering inexpensive substitutes for Manga Rares in competitive One Piece decks.
Greninja XY24 jumped to at least $75, Gengar & Mimikyu-GX reached $330, Bubble Mew crossed $1,000, and a Rayquaza chase now lists near $1,500.
Players on iOS, Android, Switch and Switch 2 can log in during the launch promotion to receive Raichu, Raichunite X and Raichunite Y.
Ascended Heroes leads Pokémon’s 2026 TCGplayer catalog by GMV, with 612 listed products, while Japan’s Nihil Zero ranks as the platform’s top Japanese Pokémon set.
Sobble Community Day runs July 4 from 2–5 p.m. local time, while July also marks Pokémon GO’s 10th anniversary and features a Raichu Super Mega Raid Day.
The free-to-download game adds cross-play across mobile and Nintendo Switch, while a Raichu campaign runs through September 2 with two Mega Stones available via in-game mail.
The AI Battle Challenge offers up to $50,000 for AI agents that master Pokémon TCG play, with first-round deadlines on August 17 and September 14 and Kaggle hosting the contest.
Kuala Lumpur will launch the regional 30th-anniversary celebrations, with a Pokémon Center pop-up opening at Ombak KLCC on September 12 and a Pokémon GO event running September 12–13.
Entrants will train bots using a 2,000-card Standard database; the top eight split $30,000 before a livestreamed September final in Japan offering $50,000 to the winner.
Pennsylvania authorities issued an arrest warrant after four counterfeit One Piece cards allegedly sold for $15,000 through Facebook Marketplace failed inspection at a resale shop.
Developers will train bots on roughly 2,000 Standard-format cards, with eight teams advancing from Kaggle qualifiers to a streamed September final in Japan.
Entries close August 16, 2026 for two divisions testing AI deck-building strategy and simulated match execution, with cash prizes and potential invitations for winners.
Scatterbug, Bunnelby, Furfrou and other card illustrations depict locations across Lumiose City, including Hotel Z, Prism Tower and the Looker Bureau.
Card illustrations depict Gare de Lumiose, Hotel Z, Café Rouleau and other in-game landmarks, linking Pokémon Legends: Z-A with Perfect Order and Chaos Rising.
Entries for the Strategy and Simulation divisions close August 16, 2026, with cash prizes and a possible invitation to an AI-only competition in Tokyo.
A PSA 10 Legendary Collection Reverse Holo Gengar sold for $408,000 through Fanatics Collect, eclipsing its previous $12,706.05 record and an April Gengar promo sale of $101,260.
Amazon listings include Chaos Rising bundles for $44.99, Mega Zygarde ex collections for $55.55, and Prismatic Evolutions ETBs for $208.85 ahead of Prime Day on June 23.
Retail artwork hints at Part 2 of Pokémon Pokopia’s DLC, which is due later in 2026 after Part 1; the expansion’s second-part title remains unannounced.
The 115-plus-card set arrives July 17, with prereleases from July 4 and six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex; Mega Darkrai ex’s gold and Special Illustration Rare cards lead the chase lineup.
Amazon lists the six-pack Chaos Rising Booster Bundle for $44.99, or $7.49 per pack, after a 25% cut ahead of the June 23 sale; a third-party seller fulfills it through Amazon.