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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.

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.

The ranking spans Gold Star Pikachu above $77,000, a $450,000 No. 1 Trainer trophy card and a 151 chase card with graded 10 copies near $500.