With the Pitch Black expansion out in the wild, Pokemon fans have a while to wait for our next influx of new cards. September will deliver the 30th Celebration special collection, but the next English-language Mega Evolution set doesn’t hit shelves until November. But even if Delta Reign is still several months off, we have […]
The next big Pokemon TCG release is fast approaching. Our first big wave of new 30th Celebration product drops worldwide on September 16th. This is arguably the biggest new collection of Pokemon cards for the year. It will bring in a new rarity tier, reprints of nostalgic classic cards, and of course, 30 different Pikachu […]
One of the year’s most anticipated new Pokemon TCG releases is quickly approaching. On September 16th, 30th Celebration will be the first-ever simultaneous worldwide release in Pokemon card history. And it’s likely to be the biggest drop of the year, as everything we’ve seen so far suggests it will be a highly coveted collection. From […]
The Pokémon TCG has spent decades teaching collectors that Charizard is usually the culprit whenever a vintage Fire-type card reaches a truly absurd price. That logic is understandable. Charizard remains the hobby’s most recognizable monster, and its rarest cards routinely dominate headlines whenever another auction result pushes the market into increasingly ridiculous territory. This time, […]
For many Pokemon fans, there are some cards that will just be forever out of reach. Even cards that you could theoretically pull from a booster can be so rare as to be nearly impossible to encounter in the wild. And then, there are the rarest cards, the limited runs that were never available in […]
High-end Pokémon card auctions tend to place PSA slabs front and center. The company remains the dominant force in the graded-card market, and the majority of headline-grabbing sales seem to involve that familiar red-and-white PSA 10 label. This particular auction told a different story. Seven rare cards from the Pokémon TCG recently combined to sell […]
The Pokémon TCG has produced no shortage of rare and valuable cards over the years, but Secret Rares have long occupied a particularly coveted place among collectors. Unlike cards found within a set’s standard checklist, a Secret Rare has a card number higher than the officially stated number of cards in that expansion. A card […]
Mewtwo and Gengar have occupied unusually durable positions near the top of the Pokémon popularity hierarchy since the franchise’s earliest days, and their best cards from the Pokémon TCG continue to attract serious money whenever elite graded copies reach the open market. Mewtwo arrived as the genetically engineered postgame legend of the original games, a […]
Over the last several years, Pokemon fans have struggled to enjoy the Pokemon TCG due to increasingly aggressive scalpers. Rare promo cards like the infamous Van Gogh Pikachu are often targeted, but more often, resellers bank on sealed product to make the biggest profit. That’s part of why new Pokemon card drops disappear from shelves […]