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30th Celebration launches worldwide September 16 with five foil cards plus a foil Energy per pack, 30 Pikachu illustrations, returning classics and a new Futuristic rare tier.
The limited-time set launches September 16 with 30 classic reprints, 30 Pikachu variants and five foil cards per pack; featured chases include a new Base Set Charizard and futuristic Mew and Mewtwo.
The all-foil set launches globally on September 16, with Futuristic rare Mew and Mewtwo, one of 30 Pikachu cards in every pack, and throwbacks to Base Set Charizard and Pikachu & Zekrom.
The all-foil expansion launches worldwide on September 16, 2026, introducing Futuristic rares for Mew and Mewtwo alongside stamped Pikachu cards and returning classics.
30th Celebration launches worldwide Sept. 16 with 30 artist-designed Pikachu variants per pack pool, six special holos, a tactile Futuristic rare tier and 30 returning classics.
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 retrospective highlights Ancient Mew’s unreadable text, Jynx’s culturally insensitive original design, and a Pokémon Rumble Zapdos resembling an electrified canary.
UK booster packs took two weeks, 10 store visits and online lotteries to secure at £4–£5 retail, while Ascended Heroes sells near double MSRP and its Mega Gengar ex SIR tops £1,000.
A Beckett Black Label Paldean Fates Mew ex #232 sold for $236,000 at Goldin on May 18, while PSA 10 copies trade near $3,000 and raw copies once cost just over $100.
ComicBook.com placed a 1999 Base Set shadowless holo Charizard in its new card-and-comic vending machine, highlighting its scarcity, early English release, and nostalgic appeal.
Expedition’s low print run and damage-prone e-Reader borders have made high grades scarce; Charizard #6 reaches about $380 raw and $28,000 in a graded 10, while Gengar #13 can top $20,000.
Five graded-card sales stood out from April to mid-May, including a $350,000 PSA 10 Base Set Charizard and a record $32,940 PSA 8 Rayquaza Gold Star.
Wailord ex arrives in Japan’s Abyss Eye on May 22 with 380 HP, tying Mega Venusaur ex and Mega Emboar ex for the highest HP in the game.
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.
The guide catalogs 126 mainline expansions in release order, beginning with Base Set on January 9, 1999, while separately marking special sets, promos, and other collections.
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.
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.