The all-foil expansion launches globally on Sept. 16 with 30 artist-illustrated Pikachu cards, 30 returning classics and a new Futuristic rare tier featuring YOSHIROTTEN artwork.
The all-foil expansion launches worldwide September 16, 2026, debuting Futuristic rares and guaranteeing one of 30 uniquely illustrated Pikachu cards per booster pack.
The 103-plus-card set launches September 16 with new FUR Mewtwo ex and Mew ex, 30 guaranteed Pikachu variants, and 20 six-card packs per ¥7,200 booster box.
The roughly 150-card set arrives September 16 with six foil cards per pack, 30 stamped classics, one of 30 artist-illustrated Pikachu cards in every pack, and a new Futuristic rare tier.
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.
The Pokémon Center released Excavator Pikachu sleeves in packs of 65 and a zip binder holding 360 sleeved cards, alongside a playmat and double-deck box.
Ticket holders can redeem one stamped Archeops card at Chicago’s Field Museum exhibition, running from May 22, 2026 through April 11, 2027.
Pokémon card prices rose 1,350% after 2020, according to Collectors, while Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator sold for more than $16 million in February.
Goldin’s auction closed at a $1.45 million bid, reaching $1.769 million with buyer’s premium for the sole PSA GEM MT 10–MBA Gold Diamond example among five graded copies.
The collection includes a zip binder, playmat, double deck box and sleeves, while a $29.99 Flower Bouquet Pikachu plush can hold a card; the Chicago exhibition opens May 22.
The lineup launches May 22 at Chicago’s Field Museum, with many items also online at Pokémon Center U.S.; it features Excavator Pikachu, Fossil Pokémon, apparel, accessories and purchase limits.
A PSA 10 1998 Trophy Pikachu No. 3 drew a $1.45 million Goldin bid, reaching $1.769 million with the 22% buyer’s premium; PSA reports it as the only copy graded above 8.
The retrospective highlights Generations’ Radiant Collection, $20,000-plus Poncho Pikachu boxes, a nearly $30,000 Mario Pikachu promo, and Seismitoad EX’s 2015 Worlds win.
Victoria recorded 50 trading-card thefts in 2025, up more than 455% from 2021, forcing Melbourne hobby shops to increase security and remove valuable stock from displays.
Chaos Rising contains 122 cards and reaches full release May 22, with illustration rares and connected evolution-line artwork positioned as its main collectible appeal.
Bulbasaur #37 jumped from roughly $20 to $70 after collectors spotted a hidden Pikachu silhouette, while Ascended Heroes’ Pikachu ex #276 sells above $1,000 raw and $4,000 in PSA 10.
Ungraded Ooyama’s Pikachu rose from about $250 in May 2025 to $900, while PSA 10 copies sold for $8,200 in May and more than $9,300 in April.
Bulbasaur #37 jumped from about $20 to $60 after collectors spotted a tiny Pikachu silhouette in its background, while daily TCGplayer sales surged from roughly 100 to 700.
First Partners Collection Bulbasaur climbed from about $25 on May 11 to $65 on TCGplayer after fans highlighted a tiny Pikachu silhouette hidden in its artwork.
Tilt Rips launched in beta with $25–$3,000 pack tiers as Pokémon’s Card Ladder Index rose 116% year over year and the trading-card market approached a projected $52 billion.