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The Full 30th Celebration Product Lineup Just Dropped
The full English 30th Celebration lineup is here: the Elite Trainer Box, Ultra-Premium Collections, battle decks, and every exclusive promo, all landing September 16.
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Market Analysis / Yesterday
The Lorcana Market Split in Two
We measured two weeks of moves on every priced Lorcana card, roughly 2,500 across all eleven sets. The collector tiers repriced about 20 percent while the playable game sat at zero. Here's the mechanic behind the split.
Market Outlook / 2 days ago
The Market Shifts in Two Weeks
A record $264,000 Pikachu, vintage sealed waking up, and the newest boxes maybe finding a floor. The slow stretch is a timed window that closes when Pitch Black lands in two weeks.
4 days ago
Celebrations Holds the Top as Some Older Boxes Wake Up (Market Movers)
Celebrations still leads the month at $498, but the fresh money moved into old sealed. Vivid Voltage, Forbidden Light, and Guardians Rising all climbed, while Pitch Black's Elite Trainer Box rolled back over.
Deep Dive / 4 days ago
Why We Keep Coming Back To Destined Rivals
Destined Rivals is barely a year old, yet booster boxes push toward $600 and demand refuses to cool. Team Rocket nostalgia, a deep chase list, and tough pull rates explain why.
6 days ago
Hottest Sales of the Week: Vintage Won't Slow Down
A $264,000 Legendary Collection Pikachu reset the record while Gengar made it three straight weeks. The hottest Pokemon sales tracked June 22 to 28, 2026.
June 27, 2026
Delta Reign's First Cards Revealed: Mega Rayquaza ex and a Split-Stadium Throwback
The official Storm Emeralda and Delta Reign reveal brings real cards: Mega Rayquaza ex, a Colorless Talonflame engine, and Legendary Summit, the first split-card mechanic since the HeartGold & SoulSilver LEGEND cards.
Market Outlook / June 26, 2026
Friday Outlook: Is the Pokemon Market Dead?
Vintage grails keep printing records while the newest sealed marks down. Print status is the dividing line, and the slow stretch is a timed buying window before a loaded fall.
News / June 25, 2026
Attack of the Vine Just Got Its Big Reveal, and Pitch Black Is Next
Ravensburger pulled the sheet off Attack of the Vine this week, dual-ink chases and all, while the Wilds Unknown Iconics keep climbing. Plus where the Pitch Black preview sits before July prereleases.
Deep Dive / June 24, 2026
The Case for Fusion Strike
Gengar keeps breaking auction records while Sword & Shield supply keeps shrinking, and Fusion Strike owns one of the most iconic modern chases in the hobby.
June 23, 2026
Black Bolt and Celebrations Lead as the Boxes Catch the Bundles (Market Movers)
The catch-up trade reached the boxes this month. Black Bolt's ETB ran 41%, Celebrations broke to $512, and Pitch Black turned green across box and bundle.
June 22, 2026
Hottest Sales of the Week: Gengar Does It Again
A $198,000 Masaki Gengar and a record run for Japanese grails topped a wild week. The hottest Pokemon sales tracked June 15 to 21, 2026.
Market Analysis / June 20, 2026
Lorcana's Heroines Edition Will Only Exist in Five Stores
Lorcana's Curator's Collection: Heroines Edition is a $99.99 box sold in just five Disney stores worldwide. The D23 precedent that returned 7x, and what it means for collectors.
Market Outlook / June 19, 2026
Sealed Pokemon Is Splitting Into Two Markets
One auction board this week showed a thousand-to-one divergence in sealed Pokemon prices. Print status, not era, is the dividing line, and three big fall print runs are about to push more sets across it.
June 18, 2026
Delta Reign Brings Mega Rayquaza November 6, While the Darkrai Chase Keeps Falling
Mega Rayquaza headlines Delta Reign on November 6, the next Mega set after Pitch Black. Meanwhile the Japanese Mega Darkrai chase keeps sliding.
Analysis / June 17, 2026
Prismatic Evolutions Keeps Disappearing
One of the most reprinted modern sets keeps selling out. Prismatic Evolutions gets ripped as fast as it prints, and the print window is closing.
June 16, 2026
Black Bolt and Ascended Heroes Lead the Bundles as New Boxes Slide (Market Movers)
The Booster Bundles led sealed again over the past month, with Black Bolt up 23% and Ascended Heroes up 17%, while the newest boxes kept giving back.
June 15, 2026
Hottest Sales of the Week: Vintage Keeps Breaking Records
A $408K Legendary Collection Gengar, a $204K Pikachu, and a $132K Shining Charizard led a record-breaking week. The hottest Pokemon sales, June 8-14.
June 13, 2026
Lorcana is Going Insane: Everything We Know About Attack of The Vine
Disney Lorcana's Attack of the Vine arrives July 24. The full rundown, why chase prices are surging in 2026, and the case for putting the set on your buy list.
Market Outlook / June 12, 2026
Why the Smart Money Is Looking at September
Five six-figure vintage sales in one week, and the real story is still ahead: the 30th set, Storm Emerald, and a sealed market entering the accumulation zone.
News / June 11, 2026
The First 30th Celebration Chase Cards Just Landed
Day and night Pikachu ex Futuristic Rares, Espeon and Umbreon SIR decks, and the first 30th Celebration product prices, plus the first English Pitch Black cards.
Analysis / June 10, 2026
Evolving Skies Is Primed for a Green Summer
Evolving Skies is out of print, loaded with modern grails, and positioned for another wave of attention as Rayquaza returns this summer.
June 9, 2026
Black Bolt and White Flare Heat Up as Sealed Holds Its Gains (Market Movers)
Black Bolt and White Flare bundles are the freshest movers in sealed this week, up 16% and 13%, while last week's leaders held their gains instead of fading.
June 8, 2026
Hottest Auctions of the Week (June 1-7)
Vintage stole the week. A $579K 1st Edition Charizard leads the graded Top 5, with a $415K Typhlosion and surging Japanese sealed right behind.
Market Analysis / June 6, 2026
One Piece OP-16: The Admirals Reign Supreme Early
We called OP-16's chase back in May: the three admirals, Sakazuki on top. A week in, the market agrees on the ranking, but the price is still a thin, scattered guess that will stay volatile for weeks.
June 5, 2026
Grading Has Hit a Wall: How Will the Market React?
PSA paused its cheapest grading tiers under a near 10M card backlog, pushing frustrated collectors toward independents while the market waits on fall's big sets.
June 4, 2026
Pitch Black Lands July 17. The Japanese Print Is Already Trading
Mega Darkrai ex headlines the next set. Its Japanese twin has been out since May, so we already know where the money is going.
Analysis / June 3, 2026
Crown Zenith: The Set the Market Forgot
Crown Zenith, the final Sword and Shield set, is out of print and overlooked. The Galarian Gallery, a nine-card linked panorama, and a sealed case worth a look.
Analysis / June 2, 2026
Chaos Rising Cools as Out-of-Print Sealed Climbs (Market Movers)
Over the past month, out-of-print sealed like Shrouded Fable, Lost Origin and Silver Tempest climbed 20 to 32 percent while the newest set, Chaos Rising, slid back.
June 1, 2026
Hottest Auctions of the Week (May 24-31)
Snorlax Dominates the Auctions of the week. Legendary Collection takes 3 of 5 of the top graded sales. Mid era takes the cake for sealed.
June 1, 2026
Pokemon's 30th Anniversary Set Just Dropped and WOW!
Pokemon's 30th Anniversary Celebration Set has officially been revealed. See the new cards, anniversary rarity, 30 Pikachus, worldwide release details, and why collectors are so excited.
May 30, 2026
Lorcana Opens the Pixar Vault
Disney Lorcana's first Pixar set landed two weeks ago, and the market is already re-pricing Toy Story nostalgia hard, in both directions.
May 29, 2026
The 30th Anniversary Hype Starts Now
Sealed Is Starting To Consolidate... But Vintage Slabs Keeps Climbing
May 28, 2026
The Artist Behind Mega Darkrai
Akira Egawa is the most acclaimed Pokemon TCG illustrator of the post-2019 generation. The Mega Darkrai SAR lands July 17 in Pitch Black.
Analysis / May 27, 2026
Surging Sparks: The Forgotten Pokemon Set
Surging Sparks is the only Scarlet & Violet booster box still under $300, with three Pikachu chase cards and a 30th Anniversary tailwind in front of it.
Analysis / May 26, 2026
Sword & Shield is Alive (Market Movers)
Sword & Shield sealed is climbing while Scarlet & Violet hype cools.
Weekly Report / May 25, 2026
Hottest Pokemon Sales of the Week (May 17–24)
From $55,100 Gyarados sales to a $29,591 Fossil Booster Box, here are the biggest Pokemon slab and sealed sales from May 17–24.
New Releases / May 23, 2026
One Piece: War is Here
For our Saturday switch up, One Piece OP-16 lands in Japan next weekend with the most loaded chase list the game has ever printed.
Analysis / May 22, 2026
Momentum Isn’t Slowing Down
Chaos Rising is off to a strong start. We break down sealed prices, ETB performance, and what Pokemon market momentum means for collectors and investors.
New Releases / May 21, 2026
Chaos Rising Drops Tomorrow. The Countdown Is Officially On
Here is everything you need to know before the new cards land.
Analysis / May 20, 2026
Pick of the Week: This Set Deserves More Attention
Why a forgotten 2022 SWSH set with three chase-tier Charizards is sitting on our radar while everyone watches the new releases.
Analysis / May 18, 2026
The TCG Market Is $50 Billion. So Why Does It Still Feel Impossible to Follow?
The TCG market is worth $50 billion and growing. So why is serious market coverage still nowhere to be found? Chase Society fixes that.
Breaking / May 18, 2026
Trophy Pikachu Pushes Into 7 Figures as Pokemon Frenzy Continues
A 1998 Trophy Pikachu PSA 10 sold for $1.769 million at Goldin, becoming one of the largest Pokémon card auction sales in hobby history.