Celeste TCG · Newsroom
Pokémon TCG news, with the cards on the table.
Official reveals, useful context and the details collectors need before the next release.
50 reportsUpdated as the story changes
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30th Celebration · Sep 2026
30th Celebration chase cards, and what each one costs to hunt
Two Futuristic Rares, the Classic Collection headliners, and the pack math on whether hunting a Mew ex beats buying one.
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Pocket · Sep 2026
Fantastical Parade adds a Trainer card that helps your opponent too
Mega Gardevoir ex headlines Pocket's sixth set, but Peculiar Plaza is the first card in the app that cuts both ways.
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Set guide · Sep 2026
Chaos Rising adds a Mega that only exists in English
Mega Greninja ex, Mega Floette ex, and the one Mega Pokémon ex in the set with no Japanese printing at all.
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Policy · Sep 2026
A card almost nobody played got banned first, and explained later
Medicham V lost Japan's Expanded format with no reason given in January. The real explanation didn't arrive until the international ban in March.
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Merchandise · Sep 2026
Pokémon Center's first glow-in-the-dark line lands at Worlds 2026
Three lines, PokémonXP, World Championships and San Francisco, plus the brand's first-ever glow-in-the-dark drop.
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Policy · Sep 2026
You can't buy a graded slab from an official vendor anymore
Official Pokémon TCG vendors can no longer sell graded slabs, Japanese Pokémon Center goods, or cards over $1,000 at Regionals, NAIC or Worlds.
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Pocket set · Sep 2026
Mega Rayquaza ex burns its own Energy to hit harder
Ruler of the Skies brings 233 cards to Pocket, plus deck sharing and higher rarity pulls.
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Market watch · Sep 2026
A second print of a card everyone already had became the set's surprise
Mega Darkrai ex leads the price charts, but Slowbro's second, separate print outsold Abyss Eye's own full art cards.
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Card reveal · Sep 2026
One of these three Pokémon shows up twice in Abyss Eye
Fomantis, Armarouge and Goldeen join the Illustration Rare tier, and Armarouge got a second, completely different print.
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Card reveal · Sep 2026
Wailord ex ties the HP record, then puts itself to sleep for it
380 HP and a 270-damage attack that costs the whole tank, plus the Misty's Energy Supporter built to load it fast.
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Set reveal · Sep 2026
Abyss Eye is named after one of its own attacks
Mega Darkrai ex's second attack is literally called Abyss Eye, and this set is also where booster packs got more expensive.
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Set news · Sep 2026
Three starter decks, three Mega block headliners
Eevee ex, Zoroark ex and Meowscarada ex, each 1,800 yen in Japan, and all 30 unique cards carry into Delta Reign.
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Card reveal · Sep 2026
Jirachi ex joins 30th Celebration with a hand full of cards
One attack refills your hand. The other doesn't ask permission, and skipped the Legendary catch every other reveal has had.
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Chase cards · Aug 2026
Storm Emeralda's secret rares run from pocket change to $2,000
One Pokémon gets printed four times across the set. Only the rarest print is worth what people assume it is.
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Card reveal · Aug 2026
Mega Malamar ex showed up, and it brought Sableye along
One card is chasing a year-old meme. The other is a Common nobody will remember pulling.
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Card reveal · Aug 2026
Mega Golisopod ex and Wishiwashi ex leaked the whole plan early
One card locks a target down. The other heals through exactly that kind of lock.
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Set list · Aug 2026
Storm Emeralda's full set list is finally public
Seventy-six main cards, thirty-seven secret rares, and one Stadium that comes in two halves.
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Set reveal · Aug 2026
Storm Emeralda splits its own Stadium card in half
Play two cards to get one Stadium. That's the whole new rule, and it changes how you build around it.
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Set news · Aug 2026
One Mega Rayquaza, three separate releases
Storm Emeralda, Delta Reign and Pocket's Ruler of the Skies were teased together, but they land on three different calendars.
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Card reveal · Aug 2026
Kyogre, Groudon, Zacian and Zamazenta join 30th Celebration
The primal duo and the sword-and-shield legendaries all arrive with full Japanese card text, but no English number yet.
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Japanese TCG · Nov 2026
Mega Lucario Z ex just opened a new branch of the Mega block.
Worlds 2026 closed with six new cards: Mega Lucario Z ex, Sigilyph ex and four Mega Attack Rares for Aura Seeker and MEGA x MEGA Parade. Every stat, dated and undated.
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Series reveal · Aug 2026
Pokémon ex★ arrives next, and it starts with three legendary beasts.
The Pokémon Company closed Worlds 2026 by naming the TCG's next series and confirming Raikou, Entei and Suicune as its first Pokémon. Here's what's confirmed and what's still a guess.
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Movie announcement · Aug 2026
Pokémon's next movie puts the card game on screen
Wild Card is the franchise's 24th film and the first built around a TCG player. See the teaser, the director and what's confirmed for 2027.
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Viewer guide · Aug 2026
Every TCG Live reward at Pokémon Worlds 2026
The complete schedule for Pitch Black packs, Mega Zeraora ex cards, Worlds cosmetics and the 24 TCG Pocket pack hourglasses.
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Set guide · Aug 2026
Delta Reign belongs to Mega Rayquaza
The set releases November 6 with more than 135 cards. The first reveal confirms four Mega Evolution Pokémon ex and a Stadium built from two cards.
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Card guide · Aug 2026
Every revealed Pikachu card in 30th Celebration
Every booster guarantees one of 30 Pikachu illustrations. Our tracker records the revealed numbers, the artists and the two Pikachu ex scenes collectors will watch first.
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Card reveal · Aug 2026
Lugia and Ho Oh arrive as a matched pair
Lugia 121 brings the storm while Ho Oh 12 brings the clear sky. Both official cards, attacks and artists are examined together.
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Supply and demand · Aug 2026
Why Pokémon TCG restocks keep selling out, and the ID checks coming to stop it
Target alone logged 254 Pokémon restocks in 90 days, mostly Friday and Tuesday mornings. ID authentication for TCG lotteries and events starts around August 2026 to slow scalpers down.
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World Championships · Aug 2026
What to watch at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships
Worlds runs from August 28 to 30, 2026. Dragapult ex has led the metagame since April, but a Big Basic / Lillie's Clefairy ex build is drawing attention as a favorable matchup pick.
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Format rotation · Aug 2026
What actually rotated out of Standard in 2026
The April 10, 2026 Standard rotation removed every card with a G regulation mark. Cards marked H, I and J stay legal. Here's what that means for pricing older Standard singles.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
What a seller should actually do about 30th Celebration
Elite Trainer Boxes are already trading from $157 to $191 against a $49.99 MSRP weeks before the September 16 release. What the preorder data says about buying to open versus buying to hold.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
The first official LEGO Pokémon sets launched with the anniversary
LEGO and Pokémon released their first official collaboration on February 27, 2026, Pokémon's exact 30th anniversary. Sets cover Pikachu, Eevee, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise, including a Kanto Badge Collection with 312 pieces.
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Buyer safety · Aug 2026
The counterfeit surge hitting Mega Evolution ex cards
Chaos Rising's May 2026 release flooded the market with valuable Mega Evolution ex Special Illustration Rares, and counterfeiters followed. A $2 million fake grading scheme was prosecuted in January 2026.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
The classic cards getting reprinted for the 30th Celebration
30th Celebration's Classic Collection reprints 30 cards spanning the game's history, each with a special anniversary Pikachu stamp. Confirmed reprints include the Base Set Charizard, Base Set Pikachu and Aquapolis Lugia.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
The Day and Night Ultra Premium Collections, explained
30th Celebration's Ultra Premium Collections release November 6, 2026: a Day box with Espeon ex and a Night box with Umbreon ex, each with a Pikachu ex promo illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN and 30 packs.
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TCG Pocket · Aug 2026
Team Rocket's Ambition lands in TCG Pocket August 26
Pokémon TCG Pocket's first small expansion built around a villain faction launches August 26, 2026, headlined by the Legendary Birds Trio ex and Trainer cards inspired by Team Rocket.
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Japanese TCG · Aug 2026
Storm Emeralda's Mega Rayquaza ex already commands a five figure price
Japan's Storm Emeralda set released July 31 with two Mega Rayquaza ex chases: the SAR and MUR. Early data from 46 boxes puts the MUR's buyback price above 300,000 yen.
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Sealed market · Aug 2026
Sealed booster box prices are splitting in two directions
Modern Japanese singles are correcting 20% to 30% from launch peaks in 2026, while vintage sealed product keeps climbing 15% to 25%. Evolving Skies boxes now trade from $260 to $310, with some copies far higher.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
Pokémon kicked off its 30th year with a Super Bowl ad
The Pokémon Company International opened its yearlong 30th anniversary campaign with a commercial during Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026, ahead of Pokémon Day itself.
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Grading update · Aug 2026
PSA's backlog is finally shrinking. Here's what that means for a submission
PSA's backlog stood at 11 million by the middle of July 2026 after the company paused all four Value tiers on June 2. PSA plans to reopen those submissions once the queue reaches 5 million.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
All 12 Pokémon 30th anniversary Happy Meal toys, one by one
Every toy from McDonald's Japan's 30th anniversary run, pictured and explained: 30 Pokémon across twelve pieces, holographic Pokémon Panels with Pokédex numbers on the back, two anniversary boxes, and no promotional card.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
Futuristic Rare is the first new TCG rarity since 2025, and it's just three cards
30th Celebration introduces Futuristic Rare, a card rarity designed by artist YOSHIROTTEN. Only three cards exist in it so far: Pikachu, Mewtwo and Mew, expected to be the set's top chases.
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The Journal · Aug 2026
From 1,686 to 2,586 live, and the site went bilingual
Entry 002: six days after the first post, listings grew past 2,500 and celestetcg.com launched a full Spanish version, 71 pages deep. What actually happened in between.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
Everything in 30th Celebration: every product, every date, and what "all foil" really changes
Launching worldwide on September 16, 2026, this is the first simultaneous global release in the game's history. All 14 products photographed with their real dates, what's in a pack, and what foil on every card does to resale, using our own sales numbers.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
Everything announced at the 2026 Pokémon Day Presents
Pokémon Day landed on the franchise's actual 30th birthday, February 27, 2026, with a Pokémon Presents broadcast, FireRed and LeafGreen Switch ports, LEGO Pokémon's debut, and a free Bulbasaur promo card.
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Product releases · Aug 2026
Ascended Heroes Tins and First Partner Collection hit shelves this month
Two English releases land in August 2026: the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 on the 7th, and three Ascended Heroes Tins on the 28th at $21.99 each.
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30th anniversary · Aug 2026
An art book in three volumes and roughly 1,500 pages is coming in December
A Pokémon 30th Anniversary Art Book releases December 18, 2026, split across three volumes of about 500 pages each, covering sprites, 3D character models, illustrations and promotional artwork from the franchise's history.
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Record sale · Aug 2026
A Pikachu Illustrator just sold for $16.49 million
Logan Paul sold his PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator to venture capitalist A.J. Scaramucci for $16.492 million on February 16, 2026, a new Guinness World Record for the most expensive trading card ever sold.
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Mega Evolution: Pitch Black · Aug 2026
What Pitch Black's chase cards are actually worth
Mega Darkrai ex is the card everyone wants from Pitch Black, and it's rarer than most people think. Pull rates from over 750 packs, and what the top chases are selling for.
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The Journal · Aug 2026
Two weeks in: from zero to 1,686 cards live
We bought the domain August 1st. The honest timeline of getting a Pokémon bulk business from nothing to nearly 1,700 live listings, including the audit that caught 481 mistakes.
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