A PSA 10 First Edition Lugia sold for $360,000 and a CGC Pristine 10 Typhlosion #17 brought $336,000; the $696,000 pair beat their prior records by a combined $408,956.
A PSA 9 Pikachu Illustrator sold privately for $2.7 million, while PSA 10 Lugia and CGC Pristine 10 Typhlosion sales helped the weekly top five reach $3.936 million.
Delta Reign launches November 6, with prereleases from October 24 and more than 135 cards. Its $49.99 Elite Trainer Box includes eight packs and a full-art Kyogre promo.
Bandai previewed two late-2026 releases: Heroines Vol. 2 arrives October 31, while November’s Booster Vol. 18 adds Nico Robin and Franky Leaders plus a new Super Parallel rarity.
Booster Pack Vol. 18 arrives in November with newly commissioned Loki and Shamrock illustrations by Final Fantasy character designer Yoshitaka Amano.
The livestream begins at 6 p.m. PT on Switch Online, using the Game Boy title’s classic TCG rules ahead of this weekend’s World Championships in San Francisco.
Mega Rayquaza ex returns after its last appearance in XY—Ancient Origins, leading a 135+ card set with 35 special illustrations; prereleases begin October 24 before the November 6 launch.
OP-17 reaches English shelves Aug. 28 after Aug. 21 prereleases, adding the Rocks Pirates and region-specific Treasure Rares alongside manga-art Emperor cards.
The four English cards join 30th Celebration ahead of the set’s worldwide product rollout beginning September 16.
Romance Dawn sales include a $21,251.51 BGS Black Label Shanks and two PSA 10 Luffy error cards above $11,500, although another Luffy sold for $7,802 in July.
Emilio Kihien recovered three PSA 10 Pokémon 151 ex cards after arranging an August 13 meetup in Burnaby; one slab was cracked and two suspects were detained.
The $4,000 PSA 10 haul was recovered at a Burnaby mall on August 13 after the collector found the thieves’ online listing; one slab was cracked and two suspects were detained.
Mini Snapshot Surprise Missions will let players befriend Mew and encounter Psychic-type helpers before Mewtwo makes its Pokémon Sleep debut.
Team Rocket’s Ambition arrives in TCG Pocket on August 27, followed by four limited-time events offering emblems, promo cards, tickets and pack hourglasses through September 28.
Access to the Worlds 2026 Pokémon Center requires an event badge and reservation; three lines include space-themed UV-glow items, regal Pikachu designs, and San Francisco artwork.
Cerys Jones, 17, has earned four Regional Top 4 finishes since the 2024–2025 season, including a win at the 2026 Indianapolis Regional Championships.
Yoshitaka Amano illustrated new Loki and Saint Shamrock character cards for One Piece Card Game’s 18th booster pack, scheduled for November 2026.
Dark Explorers Gardevoir 109/108 leads at about $650 raw, with one pristine slab selling for $10,000; Mega Evolution’s 178/132 ranks second at roughly $178 ungraded.
The alternate-art Eevee is a participation prize at Japan’s unmodified-deck tournaments starting September 2; the 70-HP Basic heals 20 damage with Nap.
The three Trainer reprints feature new clay-model artwork by Yuka Morii, her first non-Promo Trainer illustrations; products launch worldwide September 16.
Target lists the Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection at $44.99, including eight Perfect Order packs and two promo cards; TCGplayer's market price is $47.50.
Amazon lists the eight-pack collection at $57.68 via reVend, down $42.31 from MSRP; Walmart asks $55.77, while TCGplayer listings start at $48.55 shipped.
Players can challenge Fairy Tera Type Farigiraf in 7-Star Tera Raids and encounter Farigiraf and Girafarig outbreaks until August 27 at 6:59 p.m. CDT.
