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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. English sets have also been noticeably smaller this year, moving toward 1:1 adaptations of Japanese sets rather than the traditional large combined sets. Whether this signals a permanent shift to smaller, more frequent releases remains to be seen. 🔵 30th Anniversary TCG Set Announced, Releasing Worldwide in September A new 30th Celebration set will be released in Japan on September 16 with a simultaneous worldwide launch. Every card in the set will be foil, with six-card packs instead of the usual five and a brand new card rarity debuting on Pikachu, Mewtwo, and Mew. A “30th Celebration Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon” will release the same day, followed by nine starter trio card sets on October 16 honoring the TCG’s original 1996 launch. The September 16 date mirrors the 20th Anniversary set, which released on the exact same date in 2016. 🔵 Pokémon and LEGO Announce TCG Card Building Contest (Gardevoir submitted by BrickLandSquire) Pokémon and LEGO Ideas have launched a contest inviting builders to create a brick-built version of a Pokémon TCG Full Art card. Builders can choose from a list of 30 Pokémon, including Gengar, Mewtwo, Dragonite, and Garchomp, and must use between 400 and 2,500 pieces. Submissions are due by May 6, 2026. Up to five finalists will be selected for a public fan vote starting May 28. The grand prize winner will have their design turned into an official LEGO set and receive 1% of total net sales plus 10 copies of the finished product. Results will be announced no later than February 4, 2027. 📈 Card Trends Source: Price data provided by TCGPlayer.com and chart visual provided by TCGMarketNews.com (which sources data from TCGPlayer). Weekly Top Gains 🔼 Weekly Top Losses 🔼 📦 Sealed Sales 🔵 Lot of 4 Pokemon Center Ascended Heroes ETB Sells for $2k Listing This ETB was released on Feb. 20, 2026. Sealed Type - Year: Pokemon Center ETB - 2026 🔵 XY Double Crisis Blister Sells for $1.9k Listing Double Crisis is a 2015 mini set themed around Team Aqua and Team Magma. Each blister contains four booster packs and a collector pin. Sealed Type - Year: Blister Pack - 2015 🃏 Card Sales 🔵 PSA 10 Lance’s Charizard Sells for $3.5k Listing Lance’s Charizard is from the Japanese exclusive VS series, a set themed around Johto/Kanto Elite Four / Gym Pokemon. Singles Type - Condition: Graded Single - PSA 10 🔵 PSA 10 CoroCoro Ivy Pikachu Sells for $60k Listing This is the English “Grey Star” variant printed from the original Japanese Glossy plates, making it one of the rarest versions of the Ivy Pikachu promo. Only 19 have graded PSA 10 out of 195 total. Singles Type - Condition: Graded Single - PSA 10 📼 Vintage & Niche Sales 🔵 Squirtle Bulbasaur Intro Starter Decks Sells for $3.4k Listing The 1999 Japanese Intro Pack includes sealed Bulbasaur and Squirtle starter decks bundled with a VHS tape. These were entry-level products for the Japanese market. Origin Source - Year: Japanese Intro Pack - 1999 🔵 Set of Theater Limited Blisters Sells for $7.5k Listing This lot bundles several Japanese theater-exclusive Pokémon TCG products spanning multiple movie releases. Includes the Latios/Latias VS Pack (Pokémon Heroes), Rocket’s Tyranitar pack (Celebi: Voice of the Forest), Jirachi Wish Maker pack, and the 10th Anniversary Movie Premium Sheet. These were only available at Japanese cinemas, making sealed copies increasingly scarce. Origin Source - Year: Japanese Theater-Exclusive Movie Promos - Various (2001-2007) 💎 Hidden Gem Questions or feedback? Send a message to news@luckyeggreport.com 🥚. Note: Sold listing links sometimes redirect to active listings after some time, but should still be discoverable by searching for the listings manually. Source(s): TCGPlayer.com, TCGMarketNews.com Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 600 1st Ave, Ste 330 PMB 92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2246 |
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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...
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