The card game moves faster than anything else in Pokemon. Sets are revealed card by card over weeks, products get dated and priced months ahead, and the secondary market reprices daily. This desk tracks all of it.
The sets that matter right now
30th Celebration is the anniversary set, releasing worldwide on September 16 — a same-day global date, which is unusual and points to heavy demand in every region. Reveals so far include Meowth and Alolan Meowth with Illustration Rares, and a Japanese Futuristic Box built around Espeon ex, Umbreon ex and Pikachu ex.
Storm Emeralda is Japan's sixth Mega Evolution set: 76 main-set cards, Mega Rayquaza ex on the cover, and a new split Stadium card type. Early Japanese price data has Mega Rayquaza ex well ahead of the field.
Ruler of the Skies is the parallel B4 set in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket — 233 cards, also headlined by Mega Rayquaza ex, shipping with deck sharing and higher rarity pulls.
Products and dates
| Product | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Zarude 2-pack blister | August 2026 | $9.99 |
| 30th Celebration (worldwide) | September 16, 2026 | TBC |
| Deck Crafter's Collection | October 23, 2026 | $9.99 |
The scalping fight
The Pokemon Company has escalated hard against resellers this year: Japan's official Pokemon Card stores are moving to facial recognition for entry and purchases, and some 30th Anniversary products are being restricted to Japanese residents.
Latest Trading Card Game news
Two Meowth cards revealed for the big 30th birthday set
The Pokemon Company showed Meowth, Alolan Meowth and a special art version of each. The 30th Celebration set goes on sale everywhere on September 16.
A new $9.99 Pokemon card box arrives on October 23
The Deck Crafter's Collection hands players the plain support cards a good deck needs, so nobody has to hunt them down one at a time.
Mega Rayquaza is the card everyone wants from Storm Emeralda
Early shop prices in Japan put Mega Rayquaza far ahead of every other card in the set. Zinnia is selling for less than people expected.
Pokemon card shops in Japan will scan faces at the door
The Pokemon Company is checking faces and asking for proof of residence to stop resellers buying up the birthday cards.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket adds 233 cards and deck sharing
The new Ruler of the Skies set is live. You can finally share a deck with one tap instead of copying it card by card.