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Japanese Sabrina's Gaze from 1999, Sabrina with a Master Ball on one raised finger, over a blurred copy of the same card. Image: The Pokémon Company.
The “banned art” Pokémon cards that changed for English
The famous “banned” Pokémon cards aren't on the official banned list. We sort the art that changed for English, Jynx's purple recolor and the 20 years without a new Kadabra... Read more...
Front of a PSA GEM MT 10 Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex special illustration rare slab from our graded stock on the Wooly's Vault lightbox
PSA brings back Value: the new tiers, the $500 cap and a slab check
PSA brings its Value tier back before its queue reaches 5 million: $39.99 a card, a $500 cap and an estimate of 90 to 100 business days. We cover the... Read more...
Umbreon ★ from POP Series 5, which sold for $738,100 at Goldin's Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction, over its own blurred colors. Image: The Pokémon Company.
The $4.88 million Mudkip and what the top of the hobby says about condition
Goldin's Pokémon 30th anniversary auction ended with a 2015 contest Mudkip at $4.88 million and a PSA 8 Trophy Pikachu at $3.08 million. Population, grade and timing decided those prices,... Read more...
Mega Lucario Z ex, the headliner of Japan's Aura Seeker set, over the set's key art. Image: The Pokémon Company.
Aura Seeker: Mega Lucario Z ex and the first Z Mega cards
Japan's next Mega set, Aura Seeker, arrives November 27 with Mega Lucario Z ex, Mega Garchomp Z ex and Mega Absol Z ex, the first Mega cards with a Z... Read more...
EB05-055 Nami alt art beside the One Piece Heroines Edition vol.2 logo
One Piece Heroines Edition vol.2 (EB-05): a collector's guide
English EB-05 arrives October 30 with a Wisdom-attribute Nico Robin leader, six SP cards and a Nami alt art by Kentaro Yabuki. Here are the cards, the dates and how... Read more...
Mega Rayquaza ex card and the Mega Evolution Delta Reign logo
What to know before Delta Reign: dates, Mega Rayquaza ex and Japan's preview
Delta Reign's English release is Nov 6, with prerelease events from Oct 24. We cover what's in the set, what Japan's Storm Emeralda already shows about Mega Rayquaza ex and... Read more...