4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (616+ words) Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration arrives worldwide on September 16, and the reveal cycle has spent nearly all its energy on individual cards like the 30 Pikachu illustrations and the Classic Collection reprints. Underneath all of it is a structural change drawing far less…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (739+ words) Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration hits shelves on September 16, and the Classic Collection subset brings Base Set Charizard back into print with a Pikachu anniversary stamp and a special holofoil treatment. I’ve already discussed in length what this new supply of fan-favorite…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (748+ words) Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration arrives worldwide on September 16, and nearly all of the coverage so far has been focused on the chase cards. The Futuristic Rare debut on Mewtwo ex, the Classic Collection reprints, and the 30 new Pikachus, with one guaranteed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) The 30th Celebration expansion lands worldwide on September 16, and its collector line is built on a day and night axis with Espeon and Umbreon holding either end. Japan gets a Premium Deck Set on release day, pairing the two directly with…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (803+ words) The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration arrives September 16 as the first simultaneous worldwide release in the game’s history, and the reveal cycle has finally moved far enough for a real chase list. As of late August, more than half of the 128 main…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (813+ words) Legendary Arc-V Decks arrived August 7, and three weeks of completed sales have sorted the box into two very different tiers. The guaranteed contents are cheap by design. Every copy ships with 3 Secret Rares, 18 Ultra Rares, and 144 Commons, and Legendary Decks…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (601+ words) Gardevoir occupies an unusual place in the Pokémon secondary market. It’s not a starter, not a legendary, and not a mascot, yet it has built one of the deepest print histories of any Generation III Pokémon, staying relevant through every…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (794+ words) Gym Challenge closed out the Wizards of the Coast Gym era on October 16, 2000, and it could not have picked a worse week to arrive. Gold and Silver had landed in North America the day before, and a 132-card set built…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (763+ words) Rayquaza has been the most reliable dragon in the Pokémon TCG for more than 20 years. It arrived as the box art legendary of Pokémon Emerald and never left the chase card conversation. Most legendaries have one or two cards holding…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (866+ words) Charizard owns Kanto, Rayquaza owns Hoenn, Johto belongs to Lugia, and the market has never seriously argued otherwise. Lugia arrived as the box art legendary of Pokémon Silver and carried a feature film on its back, landing in front of…...