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12:24 PM Aug 21
competitive · update

11-Year-Old Declan Set for Third Straight Pokemon Worlds Appearance

Declan, 11, of Portsmouth, England, will compete in the 12-and-under division at the Pokemon World Championships in San Francisco against 350-400 other juniors, marking his third consecutive Worlds appearance. He has loved Pokemon since age three and began competing after being discovered at his local club at age eight, qualifying via a Lille semifinal and a Stuttgart final, and trains at Monster Collectibles in Woolston.

via AOL.com
9:01 AM Aug 21
retail

Tokyo Bic Camera Requires 15-Question Quiz to Buy Ninja Spinner Boosters

Bic Camera's Ikebukuro West store in Tokyo now requires customers to pass a 15-question written exam about Pokemon before purchasing Ninja Spinner booster boxes, a rule in effect since March aimed at deterring resellers. Staff also remove protective shrink film and open boxes at checkout, preventing resale as sealed product. The policy targets reseller activity, with community criticism largely directed at foreign speculators from China and Vietnam; other retailers are reportedly being asked to adopt similar checks.

via VPEsports
8:02 PM Aug 20
crime

Ex-Bank Robber Curcio Convicted in $2M Fake PSA Grading Scheme Involving Pokemon

A federal jury convicted Anthony Curcio, previously known for a 2008 armored-truck robbery, of wire fraud for a scheme with Iosif Bondarchuk that sold over $2 million in cards with fraudulently inflated PSA grades between 2022 and May 2024, including Pokemon cards and sports cards like a Michael Jordan rookie listed near $170,000. A cooperating witness said Curcio opened legitimate PSA slabs, swapped cards, and reseals labels more than 20 times. Curcio, who claims he was exposing PSA security flaws, faces sentencing in October.

via brobible.com
2:48 PM Aug 20
competitive

Analyst Pitches Slowking as Sleeper Worlds Pick Against Dragapult

A PokeBeach strategy piece argues Slowking, expected to see limited play, could be favored against all three major Dragapult variants (Dragapult/Dusknoir, Pure Dragapult, Dragapult/Blaziken ex) at the World Championships, where Dragapult is projected at 30-45% of the field. Trifrost is cited as key tech disrupting Dragapult's Drakloak-based setup, though Crushing Hammer and Shaymin remain noted weaknesses.

via PokeBeach
12:53 PM Aug 20
sets · update

Delta Reign Full Product Lineup Officially Revealed, Includes Eevee ex Set Gap

PokeBeach's official reveal thread confirms Mega Evolution—Delta Reign's full product lineup for November. Forum analysis of set numbering indicates the set is missing an Eevee ex and one Ultra Rare relative to Storm Emeralda's 18, fueling speculation that Eevee-related cards could surface in a separate boxed product tied to TPC's "Year of the Eevee" branding.

via PokeBeach
10:58 AM Aug 20
sets

Pokemon TCG Pocket's Next Set "Team Rocket's Ambition" Launches Aug. 26

PokeBeach reports the next Pokemon TCG Pocket expansion, Team Rocket's Ambition (B4a), releases August 26 and is themed around Team Rocket's Pokemon. A trailer and first card reveals accompanied the announcement, with a full card list and set accessories still to be detailed.

via PokeBeach
9:03 AM Aug 20
sets

Mega Evolution—Delta Reign TCG Expansion Set for November 6, 2026

Pokemon.com officially revealed Mega Evolution—Delta Reign, arriving November 6, 2026, with over 135 cards including more than 20 Trainer cards and 35+ special illustration cards. The expansion features Mega Rayquaza ex, Mega Golurk ex, Mega Malamar ex, and Mega Golisopod ex. Further details are pending.

via Pokemon.com
5:49 AM Aug 20
sets

Japan reveals Card Illustration Figure Collection: Waterside Pokemon

Pokemon Card Game's Japanese Card Illustration Figure Collection line adds a "Waterside Pokemon" box with a random 3D figure, display frame/base, and one promo card from 13 types (reprints from Star Birth, Time Gazer, Violet ex, Scarlet ex, Snow Hazard, Wild Force, Battle Partners, 151, Raging Surf and Crimson Haze), including Squirtle, Slowbro, Starmie, Golisopod and a secret 13th card believed to be Battle Partners Wailord AR based on the China version.

via PokeGuardian
4:53 AM Aug 20
sets · update

Kyogre, Groudon, Zacian, Zamazenta revealed for 30th Celebration set

PokeBeach revealed four new 30th Celebration cards: Kyogre (Water, HP140, Hydro Pump scaling with attached Water Energy), Groudon (Fighting, HP140, 250-damage Break Ground with Bench spread), and Metal-type Zacian/Zamazenta (HP130) with Tool-synergy and damage-reduction attacks. The set's products begin worldwide release September 16.

via PokeBeach
3:58 AM Aug 20
retail · update

Guide tracks scarce 30th Celebration stock, prices well above MSRP at retail

A GamesRadar+ buying guide finds 30th Celebration largely sold out at major US and UK retailers, with Walmart and Amazon carrying marked-up stock (Elite Trainer Box $189.99-$224.95, Mew Figure Collection $196.99, Pikachu VMAX Collection $309). Target had a large drop that quickly sold out; Best Buy lists items as "coming soon." UK availability remains scarce at Smyths and Amazon, with Wayland Games flagged as the best bet for near-MSRP restocks.

via GamesRadar+
3:02 AM Aug 20
sets · update

Ho-Oh and Lugia cards revealed for 30th Celebration set

PokeBeach revealed new Ho-Oh and Lugia cards from the upcoming "30th Celebration" set. Specific card details, rarity and artist credits were not included in the available article text, though forum discussion references artist Anesaki Dynamic in connection with the Ho-Oh illustration.

via PokeBeach
1:10 AM Aug 20
competitive

Three Suffolk boys to represent UK at Pokemon World Championships

Oliver (15), Matthew (14) and Oakley (9), all ranked in Europe's top 16, will represent the UK at the Pokemon World Championships in San Francisco Aug. 28-30. Oliver and Matthew compete in the TCG event while Oakley competes in video games; all three trained together at Mulligan Game Cafe in Ipswich. It is Matthew's and Oliver's second consecutive Worlds appearance, having placed top 16 last year.

via BBC
8:30 PM Aug 19
sets · update

Full 30th Celebration set list tracker: Futuristic Rares, Classic Collection detailed

A running tracker of revealed 30th Celebration cards outlines a new "Futuristic Rare" rarity for Mew/Mewtwo and matching foil Energy cards by artist YOSHIROTTEN, plus new Illustration Rares never before printed. A roughly 30-card Classic Collection of reprints (including Charizard and Pikachu & Zekrom GX) appears separate from the main 128-card set, mirroring the 25th Anniversary Celebrations set structure. Unofficial leaks of additional cards are circulating alongside the official reveals.

via Joseph Writer Anderson
7:35 PM Aug 19
crime

NH card shop tip leads to arrest in $13,000 Pokemon card fraud case

Chencai Xie, 41, of New York, was charged with credit card fraud and larceny after allegedly using a fraudulent credit card to buy over $13,000 in Pokemon cards at a Raynham, Massachusetts shop, then attempting a similar purchase at Collectible Tags in Manchester, NH, where staff grew suspicious and alerted police. The Raynham cards have not been recovered.

via wmur.com
6:40 PM Aug 19
community

Resellers list empty Pokemon Krispy Kreme boxes for up to $100

Following Krispy Kreme's limited-time Pokemon donut collaboration, resellers are listing empty promotional boxes on eBay for as much as $99.99, with matching Pikachu and Bulbasaur cups pushing a full set over $100. Few listings appear to be selling. The activity echoes ongoing scalping of 30th Celebration TCG packs, which has made the set difficult to buy at retail.

via GamesRadar+
5:44 PM Aug 19
retail

China's 30th Celebration set adds Pikachu coin packs, premium accessories

Pokemon China's "30th Celebration" coin set package will retail for 68 yuan (about $10), including two random Pikachu coins from a pool of 120 and three of the set's 5-card booster packs. The first three coin colors share equal pull rates; gold coins are 99 times rarer. A separate "30th Anniversary Coin Display Frame" was also revealed at 200 yuan.

via PokeBeach
4:48 PM Aug 19
market

1996 CoroCoro Marketing Variation Pikachu card sells for $3.3 million

Private collectibles brokerage Nostalgix sold a 1996 Marketing Variation Pikachu card, from the original CoroCoro Comics promo insert run considered the first Pokemon cards ever printed, for $3.3 million to John Nelson, creator of the Pokemon TCG documentary Cardbound. The card is a prototype variant peeled from a comic sheet rather than a standard promo print.

via GoNintendo
3:52 PM Aug 19
crime

Pokemon Center cancels EU 30th Anniversary orders after data breach

The Pokemon Company is emailing European customers that a "cyber incident" at logistics provider CEVA may have exposed full names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and order contents, prompting cancellation of Pokemon Center 30th Anniversary card orders. CEVA is the same firm recently linked to a data theft affecting Valve's Steam hardware customers; scope of impact and reason for full cancellations remain unclear.

via IGN
2:57 PM Aug 19
sets

30th Anniversary RGB Mew cards reportedly pull at 1-in-20,000 packs

A Pokemon influencer known as The Card Science says a Millennium Print Group insider (who showed a badge) confirmed the chromatic RGB Mew variants are real and appear once per 20,000 packs, guarded under heavy surveillance before the 30th anniversary set's release. That would make them far rarer than golden Mega Hyper Rares, which hit about 1-in-1,260 packs. Only red, blue and green Mew variants have surfaced so far; no Mewtwo RGB has been confirmed despite Mewtwo sharing the new Future Rare category.

via Polygon.com
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