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The ranking spans Fossil through Ascended Heroes, led by Fossil Dragonite 4/62; 1st Edition pristine copies are cited at $18,000–$22,000, versus about $460 raw for Evolving Skies Dragonite V.
Amazon’s third-party offer totals $188.90 with delivery, while Walmart lists the nine-pack ETB at $168.91, close to TCGplayer’s $169.14 market price.
Best Buy’s sale runs through Aug. 23, with Phantasmal Flames 3-Pack Blisters at $43.68, Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collections at $50.99, and Pikachu playmats at $19.49.
Ascended Heroes supplies seven of 2026’s 10 priciest cards so far, while TCGplayer values Mega Greninja ex at $205.95 and Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex above $350.
Four promos will be distributed around Worlds in San Francisco, including competitor-only Paradise Resort and attendee-stamped Rayquaza; 2025 English Paradise Resort copies recently sold for $300–$400.
Amazon lists the six-pack Ascended Heroes Booster Bundle at $89.99, just $2.75 above TCGplayer’s $87.24 market estimate, with delivery expected Aug. 16–19.
Each $21.99 tin contains four Ascended Heroes packs and one reprinted Mega Pokémon ex promo, potentially softening $12–$15 loose-pack prices if supply is substantial.
First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 arrives August 7, followed August 28 by Ascended Heroes and Mega Forces tins, each containing three possible promos and four booster packs.
The retrospective highlights Base Set, Evolving Skies, Team Rocket, Skyridge and 295-card Ascended Heroes, emphasizing enduring chase cards, scarcity and collector appeal.
Series 3 of the First Partner Illustration Collection arrives August 7, followed August 28 by Mega Forces and Ascended Heroes tins, each containing four booster packs.
Simulations of 10,000 collectors found most base sets took 111–133 packs to complete, while Ascended Heroes required a median 771 packs because it contains 39 double rares.
Near Mint cards with at least 10 sales from June 28–July 27 saw broad declines as rising supply overtook demand; highlighted losses reached $107.59 for Ascended Heroes’ Mega Charizard ex.
Clefairy IR trades near $30 raw and $215 in PSA 10, Mega Absol ex SIR near $60 raw, and Ascended Heroes Psyduck IR around $76 raw or $430 in PSA 10.
Amazon is offering six-pack Ascended Heroes Booster Bundles for $95.88, versus an $86.24 TCGplayer market price; the set’s Mega Gengar ex is valued near $1,273.
Scarlet & Violet—151 Mini Tins sold out quickly at $9.99, while Ascended Heroes two-pack collections and $14.99 Poké Ball Tins awaited release under a one-per-household limit.
Ascended Heroes Focused Fighter Collections offered 15 packs for $55.98, but buyers reportedly bypassed two-box limits; at one store, five people cleared the first pallet.
The Ascended Heroes Focused Fighters Premium Collection sold out before 9:30 a.m. in Fargo, with purchases capped at two per Sam’s Club membership; police reported no arrests.
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.
Walmart lists the nine-pack Perfect Order ETB at $68.95, just $0.16 above TCGplayer’s market price; Amazon listings start above $83.
Near Mint Slowpoke from Stellar Crown leads the July 7 ranking at $5.62 reverse holo and $4.44 normal, driven by competitive demand and unusually few marketplace listings.