Subscribe June 29th - July 5th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 “30th Celebration” Full English Product Lineup Revealed! TPCi has revealed the complete worldwide lineup for 30th Celebration, launching September 16th, with more products rolling out through November 6th. As with other special sets, booster packs won’t be sold individually; each contains five foil cards including one of 30 Pikachu, plus a foil Basic Energy and a Live code...
9 days ago • 5 min read
Subscribe June 22nd - June 28th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 “Chasing Glory Together” Set Revealed for China Featuring Exclusive Brock’s Scouting! China’s tenth Scarlet & Violet set, Chasing Glory Together, releases July 16th and pulls cards from 2025’s Journey Together and Destined Rivals, both of which featured the Owner’s Pokemon. China has been putting out compilation sets since 2022 to catch up with the rest of the world’s release...
16 days ago • 4 min read
Subscribe June 15th - June 21st, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 Pokemon Company Launches AI Competition to Build the Strongest TCG Player The Pokemon Company has launched the Pokemon TCG AI Battle Challenge, inviting developers worldwide to build AI agents that play Standard format matches by analyzing board states and choosing optimal plays in real time. Organizers framed it as a test of how AI handles games with hidden information and...
24 days ago • 3 min read
Subscribe Hey everyone! As always, thanks so much for reading 🙂. I've gotten some great feedback recently on how to improve the newsletter for both existing readers and anyone new who comes across it. I'm currently testing a few ideas, including a possible section on interesting upcoming auctions and maybe expanding the Card Trends section to include set-level trends. Nothing set in stone yet, but I'm hoping to land on a format that settles into a more stable place over time. As always, feel...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Subscribe June 1st - June 7th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 All 30 Classic Collection Cards from “30th Celebration” Likely Revealed! September’s 30th Celebration set will reprint 30 classic cards with a Pikachu stamp and special holofoil treatment, and Japan’s 30th Celebration website appears to have teased the full Classic Collection lineup through a flashing card sequence. The list spans Base Set through Paldea Evolved and mixes...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Subscribe May 25th - May 31st, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 TPCi Has Banned Sales of Graded Slabs and Japanese Pokemon Center Products at Events TPCi is no longer allowing partnered vendors to sell graded slabs at its events, including NAIC and Worlds, with the policy taking effect this weekend at Indianapolis Regionals. Vendors are also barred from selling items priced over $1,000 or most products from the Japanese Pokemon Center,...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Subscribe May 18th - May 24th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 Pokemon Japan to Require Government ID for Select TCG Purchases To combat scalping, Pokemon Japan announced that starting around August 2026, customers will need to verify their identity using the government-issued My Number Card to enter lotteries and purchase select TCG products from Pokemon Center Online. The requirement will also apply to registering for certain official...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Subscribe May 11th - May 17th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 PSA Announces $200 Million Investment Amid Record Grading Demand PSA announced a $200 million investment from parent company Collectors over the next 18 months, focused on doubling its physical footprint, advancing logistics tech, and adding roughly 1,000 new team members (370 open and ~700 more by year-end). PSA graded 2 million cards in 2020 versus 19 million in 2025, and 2026...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Subscribe May 4th - May 10th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 PSA Flags $200M+ in Counterfeits PSA’s 2025 Fraud Report estimates that intercepted counterfeit and altered collectibles would have carried over $200 million in market value if they had passed as authentic. Counterfeit Pokémon cards jumped 125% year-over-year and altered Pokémon cards rose 407%, with nine of the ten most-altered subjects being Pokémon characters. The...
2 months ago • 3 min read