A BGS Black Label 10 Mega Gengar ex SIR sold on eBay for $85,000 on May 9, topping Ascended Heroes' previous record by nearly $34,000; another copy fetched $49,460 at Goldin.
Mega Gengar ex SIR #284 is reportedly a 1-in-650-pack pull; raw copies have risen above their $1,500 launch price, while graded 10s are selling for more than $4,000.
Mega Greninja ex leads four weekly gainers at about $300 with estimated odds of one per six booster boxes, while Rayquaza V reached roughly $325 and Rosa’s Encouragement weakened.
TCGplayer’s Q1 report ranks purchases across 2026 releases; highlighted prices range from $0.28 for Boss’s Orders—Ghetsis to $30 for Dawn’s Special Illustration Rare.
Pitch Black launches July 17 with 115+ cards, six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex and a Zarude ETB promo; prerelease events run July 4–12, while TCG Live adds the set July 16.
Amazon is offering the Perfect Order ETB for $68.95, 19% below its $84.99 list price but still above the $49.99 MSRP; each box includes nine packs and a full-art Tyrunt promo.
The box fell 9% to $81.91 on Amazon, but TCGplayer listings start at $49. It contains a Mega Feraligatr ex foil promo, an oversize lenticular card, and four booster packs.
The $12.99 Amazon preorder is sold by MVP Marketplace and sits $2.10 above TCGplayer’s cheapest shipped listing; Chaos Rising releases May 22.
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.
Noah Sakadjian’s N’s Zoroark ex list won Orlando Regionals, and the deck is expected to remain popular after rotation at Prague despite losing key pieces.
The official TCG product schedule sets January 30, 2026 as the release date for Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes.