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Booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and collections are now available worldwide; EB Games is also offering a stamped Zarude promo with Pokémon TCG purchases of $15 or more while supplies last.

A $10.99 Ghost-themed blister arrives October 2 with Pitch Black and Chaos Rising boosters, a Mega Gengar coin, and three holo promos; a 60-slot Pitch Black Mini Portfolio is also planned.

Amazon’s 36-pack box costs $235.48 shipped, a record low tracked by camelcamelcamel, while TCGplayer listings start at $189.99 plus shipping—about $6.54 per pack.

The August 7 set contains 196 cards across 28 Pokémon, with six holo variants and one Illustration Rare per Pokémon, including a China-exclusive Applin.

Amazon lists the six-pack Pitch Black Booster Bundle at $54.95, 6% below its typical price, while TCGplayer listings start at $42.99 shipped.

The expansion launches worldwide July 17 in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and collections, alongside a TCG Live Battle Pass deck featuring Mega Darkrai ex.

From August 1, Japanese Gym tournament participants receive two packs, each containing one of seven promos; winners get a third. Mega Tatsugiri ex has 260 HP and a coin-based attack worth up to 450 damage.

Pitch Black boxes average about $265 in hits before fees, but roughly $231 after selling costs against a $223 presale price; projected price declines cut expected returns as low as $139.

The August 28 tin includes one of three Mega Pokémon ex foil promos—Dragonite, Darkrai, or Zeraora—plus four booster packs and a Pokémon TCG Live code.

The 115-plus-card set launches July 17 with Mega Darkrai ex as its Mega Hyper Rare; Walmart preorders span ETBs, 36-pack booster boxes, bundles, blisters and Build & Battle boxes.

The Mega Forces Tin launches August 28, 2026, with one of three foil Mega Pokémon ex promos, four booster packs and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

The $10.99 blister includes three cosmos holo cards, two booster packs and a coin; the $5.49 portfolio includes one Pitch Black pack. Both arrive October 2.

The $5.49 mini portfolio holds up to 60 cards, includes one booster pack and features Mega Greninja, Mega Zeraora, Mega Darkrai and Mega Chandelure; no release date is confirmed.

The October blister includes three foil reprints, a plastic coin and two booster packs, with an expected US MSRP of $10.99; an exact release date remains unconfirmed.

Onchain gacha spending reached $324 million in June 2026, up from roughly $50 million a year earlier, as users opened tokenized packs backed by vaulted physical cards.

Amazon restocked Series 2 at $44.83, versus a $39.90 market price and $50 TCGplayer median, after its value fell 37.23% in one month and 60% during 2026.

The worldwide set launches September 16, 2026; its $49.99 ETB contains nine booster packs and a Nidorina promo, while Pokémon Center preorders are already straining the site.

OP-17 includes more than 135 card types, four Manga Rares and a new Super Leader Parallel rarity, with pre-releases August 21 and global launch August 28 at $4.99 per pack.

A Walmart shopper found Pitch Black three-pack blisters and an ETB, then returned to a Honda Civic damaged alongside four other cars; the opened packs yielded several Illustration Rares.