preorder9 packs
30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box
$55 · at or under MSRP
The MSRP product. Preorder now; do not pay $90 the week of launch.
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Pokémon TCG · August 14, 2026
See what's actually worth chasing.
30th Celebration is 32 days out. Craze scores, grading math, pack EV, and links to TCGplayer, eBay, and Amazon — so you can decide before you spend.
32Days to 30th
98Top craze score
8Sets on the board
Worldwide street date
30th Celebration
September 16, 2026 — first same-day global Pokémon TCG launch.
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Live board
What is actually crazy right now
Blazing98
30th Celebration
CEL30 · 150 cards
First worldwide same-day Pokémon TCG launch, all-foil packs, Futuristic Rares by YOSHIROTTEN, 30 Pikachu cards, and a Base Set Charizard reprint. Anniversary sealed has historically doubled off retail.
Blazing91
Ascended Heroes
ME02.5 · 295 cards
Largest English set ever, 13 Mega Evolution ex, and the Mega Gengar ex SIR sitting near $960. Staggered SKUs (Jan–April) kept sealed tighter than a normal special set.
Hot88
Prismatic Evolutions
SV08.5 · 180 cards
Nine Eeveelution SIRs plus god packs. A year later it is still the blue-chip modern special set. Umbreon ex SIR remains the most valuable modern card.
Hot82
Scarlet & Violet — 151
SV03.5 · 207 cards
Best set of the decade: every Gen I Pokémon, nothing else. Standard rotation in 2026 convinced the market reprints are done. Booster bundles pushed past $200.
Hot76
Pitch Black
ME05 · 120 cards
Mega Darkrai ex is the summer mythic. Dark-type special sets historically age well, and this one sits right in front of the 30th Celebration attention vacuum.
Warm74
Chaos Rising
ME04 · 122 cards
Mega Greninja ex plus a connecting Froakie–Frogadier–Greninja triptych. Smaller set, better individual hit rates, Greninja is a top-five Pokémon globally.
Sealed
Products people are hunting
Street numbers are an editorial snapshot, not a live feed.
live6 packs
Ascended Heroes Booster Bundle
$27$42 · +$15 over MSRP
The liquidity SKU that put this set #1 on TCGplayer in May.
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restock19 packs
Prismatic Evolutions Super Premium Collection
$100$165 · +$65 over MSRP
May 7, 2026 was the biggest sales day this SKU has ever had. Buy dips, not squeezes.
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live6 packs
151 Booster Bundle
$27$200 · +$173 over MSRP
Over $33 a pack. This is a hold or a flex, not an EV rip.
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Chase cards
Cards people are actually hunting
Special Illustration RareAscended Heroes
Mega Gengar ex SIR
Raw $960 · PSA 10 $1,600 · 1.7× slab
Defining card of 2026. Grade only true gem copies — centering on this print is mean.
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Special Illustration RarePrismatic Evolutions
Umbreon ex SIR
Raw $940 · PSA 10 $1,700 · 1.8× slab
Still the modern north star. PSA 10 spread is wide — only grade if it is obviously gem.
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Mega Hyper RareAscended Heroes
Mega Charizard Y ex
Raw $666 · PSA 10 $1,100 · 1.7× slab
Charizard tax is real. More liquid than Gengar if you need to sell this quarter.
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