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A 1st Edition Neo Genesis booster box reportedly sold for $90,000, up roughly 33% from a sale a few months prior, according to a Reddit post on r/PokeInvesting. No auction house, marketplace, or further sale details have been confirmed.
via r/PokeInvestingPokemon Center launched Worlds-themed bundles recreating past World Championship-winning teams as Sitting Cuties plush, featuring Robin Schulz's Zoroark-GX/Garbodor, Paul Ruiz's Mega Salamence/Gastrodon/Kartana, Henry Brand's Mewtwo & Mew-GX, Eduardo Cunha's Zacian/Calyrex/Gastrodon/Incineroar, and Vance Kelley's Mew VMAX. Starting Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. PDT, purchases of $50+ on Pokemon Center yield a gift-with-purchase Pikachu coin commemorating PokemonXP and Worlds 2026 via a region-specific checkout code.
via Pokemon.comPokemon TCG's "Mega Evolution 30th CELEBRATION Special Deck Set: First Partner" launches Sept. 16, 2026 at 540 NTD MSRP. Each box randomly includes one of nine region-specific 3-card AR sets (Kanto through Paldea, e.g. Bulbasaur/Charmander/Squirtle or Sprigatito/Fuecoco/Quaxly) plus four 30th CELEBRATION booster packs. A separate Card Frame Keychain version pulls the same 27 cards individually rather than as a guaranteed regional trio.
via 玩具人 TOY PEOPLEWargamer corroborates PokeBeach's report that Japan's MEGA x MEGA Parade High Class Pack releases Feb. 19, 2026, and will include both Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y from Mega Dimension. An English-language release is speculated to follow around March. High class packs typically emphasize SAR/SIR reprints and new full-art treatments of existing cards.
via wargamer.comSports Collectors Daily reports PSA's grading backlog remains slightly higher than it was nearly three months ago when the company first halted its lower-tier grading services.
via sportscollectorsdaily.comClarksville, Tennessee police are seeking a man who used a fraudulent credit card to buy a PSA-graded Charizard X EX card valued at $2,500 from Guild Vault Games on July 25. The charge initially went through but was reversed days later via chargeback. Detective N. Johnson is asking the public for help identifying the man from surveillance photos; tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers for a cash reward.
via clarksvillenow.comPokemon promoted the upcoming Team Rocket's Ambition (B4a) expansion for TCG Pocket by wrapping ZeroBase Shibuya in Team Rocket-themed decorations from Aug. 25-31, featuring the "R" logo and hidden Team Rocket members and Pokemon on the exterior. The temporary display draws on concept art shared by the official Pokemon News X account.
via 玩具人 TOY PEOPLEBest Buy is giving away free Pokemon Trading Card Game trading kits at select locations on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, from noon to 2 p.m., part of the brand's 30th anniversary celebrations. The one-day event, open to all fans for trading and play, requires no purchase and is available while supplies last.
via Mile High on the CheapTPC officially revealed Dark Tyranitar (originally EX Team Rocket Returns, 2004) as the latest Classic Collection card for 30th Celebration, complete with gold border and Pikachu 30th stamp — the first new official Classic Collection reveal in months. The card's original print doesn't clear $100 on the secondary market. Separately, Gimmighoul leaked from Japan as an additional main-set card.
via Joseph Writer AndersoneBay began removing in-hand listings of 30th Anniversary cards and merchandise under its Stolen Property Policy after TPCi told the platform the products "are not distributed or made available for public sale through authorized channels." Sellers were told relisting requires proof of an authorized source. Leaked openings, which surfaced first in Australia over the past month or two before spreading to other countries, are believed to have entered the market via an unauthorized distributor or warehouse; other platforms reportedly continue allowing pre-release sales.
via PokeBeachA Gem Mint Kyogre ex Holo Black Star Promo (No. 037) reportedly sold for $55,000, up from a prior all-time high of around $6,000, according to a Reddit post on r/PokeInvesting. The card is a Japanese promo. No auction house, grading population, or buyer/seller details have been confirmed.
via r/PokeInvestingJames Turner, former Game Freak character designer who left in 2022 to found studio All Possible Futures, has rejoined the Pokemon franchise as Creative Director of Pokemon Art and Design at The Pokemon Company International.
via r/pokemonPokemon Center detailed three exclusive merch lines for the Aug. 28-30 Worlds/PokemonXP event in San Francisco: a space-themed PokemonXP line with the brand's first glow-in-the-dark collection and new "lava flow" glitter pins, a red World Championships line with a caped, crowned Pikachu plush, and a San Francisco line with Poke Ball-themed local landmarks. A voucher-only Steiff-made 2026 Worlds Exclusive Pikachu plush, the first accessorized Steiff Pikachu, has no confirmed price, though prior Steiff Pikachu releases sold for around $400.
via IGNPokemon's "Dream Art" series adds a 30th Anniversary Pikachu Figurine Set, adapting 13 artwork designs from the 30th Anniversary Celebration card set into 3D figures, including 12 standard Pikachu figures and one hidden secret design with a 143:1 pull ratio. Each blind box includes one figure, a matching foil card, a display stand, and a six-card 30th Anniversary Celebration booster pack. Launches Sept. 16, 2026.
via HypebeastCard Ladder data via Fanatics Weekly Auction shows Pokemon took all five top TCG sales for Aug. 16-23, totaling nearly $700,000. A 1999 BGS 9 Pokemon Snap contest Koffing (one of just 15 copies awarded) led at $180,000, followed by a PSA 9 Chubu No. 1 Trainer promo ($168,000, the only PSA-graded copy), two PSA 10 2004 Treecko Gold Stars ($132,000 and $114,000), and a PSA 10 Japanese 500-point Fan Club Eevee promo ($90,000).
via Sports IllustratedA Bangkok Economic Crime Suppression Division report details an 11-year-old victim of the ongoing Thai Pokemon card scam, who transferred 1,000,000 baht (about $30,500) to seller "Mr Mor" via Facebook for a card never delivered. At least 25 people have filed complaints against the account, which built trust with early successful deliveries before citing customs delays and going silent; the seller remains unidentified.
via GameRantA running Blowout Forums order tracker thread claims PSA's ungraded card backlog is now 13-15 million cards, up from a previously cited 10 million figure, and that PSA may reopen a higher-tier Value grading level by mid-to-late September.
via blowoutforums.comPokeGuardian has posted its M6a 30th Celebration set list page ahead of the Sept. 16, 2026 release, joining PokeBeach's ongoing card-by-card reveals (Kyogre, Groudon, Zacian, Zamazenta, Ho-Oh, Lugia). The page did not include specific card counts, rarities, or artist credits in available text.
via PokeGuardianA Florida man allegedly used 99-cent taco seasoning packet barcodes to trick self-checkout scanners, stealing an estimated $40,000 worth of trading cards, including Pokemon cards, over a seven-month period.
via youtube.comFanatics Collect's weekly auction saw two PSA 10 2004 Team Rocket Returns Treecko Gold Stars sell for $132,000 and $114,000, dwarfing PriceCharting's $32,790 PSA 10 guide (PSA lists only 52 Gem Mint 10s). A PSA 10 Japanese PLAY Promo Flareon Gold Star hit $60,000 (up from an $11,770 prior high), a PSA 6 Rayquaza Gold Star reached $43,200 (topping the prior PSA 6 record of $25,600), and a PSA 9 Dragon Frontiers Mew Gold Star sold for $19,800.
via ComicBook.comNew York State Police arrested Joseph Quach of Las Vegas on Aug. 21 after investigators said he stole $9,600 worth of Pokemon cards from a vendor at Anime NYC, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. Troop NYC's Manhattan Criminal Squad conducted the investigation.
via LohudA PSA 10 "Pikachu Illustrator" card, one of only 39-41 known worldwide and the sole copy graded GEM MT 10, sold for $16.492 million at Goldin auction on Aug. 15, the highest price ever paid for a trading card, surpassing last August's $12.932 million Jordan/Bryant basketball card record. Former owner Logan Paul bought it for $5.275 million in 2021. The card was originally awarded to winners of a 1998 CoroCoro Comic illustration contest.
via Seoul Economic DailyMetro Vancouver collector Emilio Kihien says a buyer paid him $4,000 in counterfeit cash for three Pokemon cards at his Coquitlam home, then ran off; Kihien was injured trying to stop the vehicle. Days later he spotted the same cards relisted online using his original photos, and with friends staged a fake meetup at Metrotown in Burnaby on Aug. 13 to hold the suspects until police arrived. Burnaby RCMP arrested one adult and one youth; Cpl. Michael Kalanj warned against vigilantism. Kihien recovered his cards, though the protective case was damaged.
via guelph.ctvnews.caFrom Aug. 21 through Aug. 30, select GameStop, Best Buy, and Hot Topic stores are giving out a Worlds Pikachu promo card with any Pokemon TCG purchase, in-store only. The card is also a participation prize at Pokemon League "Worlds Celebration" tournaments Aug. 24-30, with age-division winners receiving a "Winner"-stamped version. Badged attendees at Worlds/PokemonXP in San Francisco next week will receive a separate promo.
via PokeBeachCGC shared a social video showing a 30th Celebration Mewtwo card graded a perfect 10, ahead of the set's official release, drawing heavy criticism in comments before the post was removed from CGC's main socials (it reportedly remains up on Facebook and Threads). CGC has since deactivated the card's cert number. Commenters speculated the card came from an early rip-and-ship shipment.
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