$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.

Mega Rayquaza headlines the digital-only MEGA Expansion Pack Storm Emeralda, first shown in a Japanese trailer on June 18 and launching worldwide in Pokémon TCG Pocket on July 31.

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.
Goldin sold the 2002 Expedition Dragonite Holo #9 for $55,000, topping its previous $30,000 record by $25,000.
Never-before-seen pilot footage showed Sirfetch’d and Pichu exploring Galar in Aardman’s stop-motion adventure, which is scheduled for a worldwide 2027 release.
A review of 23 years of Rayquaza cards finds the legendary consistently depicted in anger, including upcoming Delta Reign artwork, while other Pokémon receive more varied scenes.
Mistbound will use a 5x3 tactical grid with movable commanders, knockbacks, pulls and flanking; no release date is confirmed, though a 2027 launch is considered plausible.
Fossil 1st Edition Gengar leads at $13,000 in grade 10, while Team Up’s Gengar & Mimikyu GX reaches $8,425 and Ascended Heroes’ Mega Gengar ex trades near $1,300 raw.
Mega Zeraora ex makes its TCG debut in July’s Pitch Black set, alongside English reveals for Mega Excadrill, Relicanth, Fossil Quarry, Dhelmise and Chi-Yu.
A free Tony Tony.Chopper OP09-029 promo is available June 23 at nine U.S. shops after an Instagram repost; prior sealed copies sold for $30–$40 and PSA 10s reached $150.
Amazon’s early Prime Day offers include a Funko Pop! Ivysaur figure and a Pokémon Monopoly board game for $17.49, down from $24.99.
A PSA 10 Expedition Dragonite Holo #9 sold for $55,224 in Goldin’s Spring Pop Culture Auction, nearly doubling its previous record of just under $30,000.
James Kowalski won NAIC with Slop Box, while Dragapult ex remained the event’s dominant deck by popularity and results; Slowking reached the Top 4.
Bandai will debut tutorials at Gen Con 2026 in Indianapolis, where participants can receive the CP-001 Chakra Card promo ahead of the game’s 2027 release.
The trademark “Are You Perhaps with Team Rocket?” was filed in categories commonly used for TCG products, echoing 2016’s $100 made-to-order briefcase release now listed near $4,000.
Fossil Quarry searches two Antique cards onto the Bench, while Relicanth can reach 160 damage; Bastiodon and Rampardos ex will also appear in the English set.
Mega Rayquaza headlines the digital-only MEGA Expansion Pack Storm Emeralda, first shown in a Japanese trailer on June 18 and launching worldwide in Pokémon TCG Pocket on July 31.
The digital-only TCG Pocket event centers on Sableye and Floragato as featured Wonder Pick Pokémon; no event dates or reward details were provided.
Pokémon Japan registered the name in TCG set-and-product categories, potentially signaling a Team Rocket item for November, though no release is confirmed.
Bandai’s Naruto Card Game launches in 2027, with its first demo at Gen Con 2026; tutorial participants will receive an exclusive CP-001 Chakra promotional card.
The 2002 Legendary Collection Reverse Holo Eevee fetched $66,000 at Fanatics Collect, surpassing a $25,000 PSA 10 sale and setting a record for any Eevee card.
Thieves stole thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards from two Stockton stores within 95 minutes; one owner reports four burglaries since January and plans to close this month.
Two Stockton stores lost thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards within two hours; Dragon’s Den Games plans to close after four burglaries since January.