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...
20 days ago • 3 min read
Subscribe April 27th - May 3rd, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 “Pitch Black” TCG Set and Product Lineup Officially Revealed! Pitch Black has been officially revealed as the fifth English Mega Evolution set, releasing July 17 with prereleases from July 4-12. The set will include over 115 cards with six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, and the ETB promo will be a new Zarude Illustration Rare. Like recent English sets, Pitch Black will be a near...
27 days ago • 3 min read
Subscribe April 20th - April 26th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 Chaos Rising English Cards Revealed, All Cut and Added Cards Now Known TPCi revealed several English cards from Chaos Rising, the next English set releasing May 22 with prereleases running May 9-17. The set will be a near 1:1 adaptation of Japan’s Ninja Spinner, making it another small English set following the pattern of Phantasmal Flames and Perfect Order. Fennekin’s...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Subscribe April 13th - April 19th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 “Abyss Eye” Set Featuring Mega Darkrai ex Revealed for May Japan’s next set, Abyss Eye (M5), releases May 22nd and will be the first to feature Mega Evolutions from December’s Mega Dimension DLC, including Mega Darkrai. The main set contains 81 cards with an estimated 35-40 secret rares. This will also be the first set to reflect a booster pack price increase from 180 to 200...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Subscribe April 6th - April 12th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 Pokemon Center Announces Early Access Program for Preordering! The Pokémon Center has quietly introduced an Early Access program, granting newsletter subscribers who meet undisclosed eligibility criteria the chance to receive a unique, single-use invitation link to purchase popular items before they go on general sale. The program is likely being used for Chaos Rising...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Subscribe March 30th - April 5th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 English Mega Darkrai ex Set Coming in July The fifth main English Mega Evolution set will release on July 17, likely based on Japan’s Abyss Eye featuring Mega Darkrai ex. This makes the 2026 release schedule a near mirror of 2025 so far. If the pattern holds, the second half of 2026 could see English sets in September, October, and November, which would be unprecedented....
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Subscribe March 23rd - March 29th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 GameStop Keeps Hiking Pokémon Card Prices Above MSRP GameStop has been steadily increasing prices on Pokémon TCG products, with markups now rivaling reseller prices. Sleeved booster packs that typically retail for $4.99 are being sold at $6.99, while some products have seen much steeper hikes. A GameStop exclusive Ultra Premium Collection originally sold at $180 is now...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Subscribe March 16th - March 22nd, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 Chaos Rising Prerelease Promos Likely Revealed Early Crobat and Goodra from Ninja Spinner are getting new alternate art promos in Traditional Chinese. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, players who win three rounds of Ninja Spinner tournaments will receive a promo pack with one of the two cards, and based on the pattern from previous sets like Inferno X, these are almost guaranteed to...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Subscribe March 9th - March 15th, 2026 📰 TCG News Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG. 🔵 “Aura Seeker” Trademarked as Upcoming Pokemon TCG Set A new trademark for “Aura Seeker” (ハドウシーカー, Hadou Seeker) has been filed by The Pokemon Company under the same product classifications used for TCG set names. The word “hadou” refers to the concept of aura tied to Lucario’s ability to sense living beings and manifest wave-like energy, strongly suggesting the set will...
3 months ago • 5 min read