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Raw near-mint Shadowless Charizard copies command $1,000–$3,000 versus $300–$500 for Unlimited, while graded 10 examples can reach $25,000–$40,000.
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.
GameStop’s Power Packs range from $25 to $5,000; in a 60-pack sponsored opening, most pulls were worth under $100, while the top Rayquaza was valued at $7,000.
Fourteen National Trust sites in England and Wales will host 10-stop Mega Evolution trails from May 23, with a County Down location joining June 13; admission is included with standard entry.
Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator reportedly sold for $16 million in 2026, while a PSA 10 Boundaries Crossed Squirtle reached $15,000 after a 5,900% rise from 2023.
Tracking data suggests GameStop’s $68,000 first-edition Charizard was pulled and sold back multiple times, allowing it to re-enter $5,000 Power Packs with just a 0.4% chase-card hit rate.
The ranked list highlights Surging Sparks Pikachu ex at about $330, Mega Venusaur ex at $154, and Milotic ex as modern showcases of full-art design and playability.
PSA recorded a 407% increase in altered Pokémon card submissions during 2025, with modern Japanese cards dominating its 10 most-counterfeited list.
PSA intercepted over $200 million in fraudulent collectibles in 2025 as Pokémon TCG counterfeit submissions jumped more than 125% year over year and comprised 56.3% of counterfeit cards encountered.
PSA’s 2025 fraud report ranks Pokémon as its most-counterfeited card category, led by Charizard; Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat and the 1999 1st Edition Charizard Holo were the top card targets.
PSA says counterfeit submissions rose more than 45% in 2025, with six Pokémon among the 10 most-faked characters and Charizard and Pikachu cards prominent targets.
Geoff Pritchett exchanged an Audi R8 for 437 cards and sealed boxes valued at $130,000, including connecting Evolving Skies miscuts he believes could lift the collection to $165,000.
Several weeks of Japanese tournament data put Dragapult ex at the top of the post-rotation meta, while Gardevoir ex and Gholdengo ex lose their archetypes entirely.
PSA intercepted over $200 million in potentially fraudulent cards in 2025 as counterfeit and altered cards rose 45.3%; six of the 10 most-counterfeited cards were Pokémon.
GameStop raised its PSA-graded Power Pack ceiling from $2,500 to $5,000; the top tier advertises a 0.4% shot at a $40,000-plus card but a 72% chance of receiving less than the purchase price.
GameStop's $5,000 Neutronium Power Pack offers a 0.4% chance of exceeding $40,000 in value, while 44% are estimated at just $3,000–$4,000.
Families can search for 10 Mega Evolution Pokémon across 14 England and Wales sites from May 23, with Rowallane Garden joining June 13 and wider activities following in July.
The Special Illustration Rare features alternate art by a returning illustrator and is expected to be a chase pull; marketplace pre-order interest spiked within hours.
Abyss Eye launches in Japan on May 22, with its fossil-focused cards feeding into July’s English set Pitch Black; Rampardos ex has 330 HP and a 150-damage scaling attack.
The 234-card B3 expansion is led by Mega Lucario ex, with May events offering Mega Heracross ex, Treecko and Gallade promos, plus a Mega Charizard Y ex deck mission through July.