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New Mega Attack Rares and more Pokemon TCG reveals: Mega Rayquaza, Mega Darkrai and Mega Greninja ex
Pokemon's Big TCG Reveals: New Mega Attack Rares, the ex★ Series, a Movie and Worlds 2027
Pokemon dropped a wave of announcements: new Mega Attack Rares and Mega Lucario Z ex from Aura Seeker and MEGA x MEGA Parade, a brand-new Pokemon ex★ series led by... Read more...
Team Rocket's Ambition, all 110 cards revealed for Pokemon TCG Pocket (B4a)
Team Rocket's Ambition: All 110 Cards Revealed for Pokemon TCG Pocket
Team Rocket's Ambition, the B4a set for Pokemon TCG Pocket, is fully revealed. All 110 cards in one gallery: the 72-card main set and all 38 secret rares, starring Team... Read more...
Crystal Lugia, Dark Tyranitar and Magikarp, revealed from the 30th Celebration Classic Collection
Crystal Lugia, Dark Tyranitar & More Revealed from 30th Celebration
The 30th Celebration Classic Collection has revealed a run of nostalgic reprints, headlined by the Aquapolis Crystal Lugia, alongside Dark Tyranitar and Magikarp. Two brand-new cards, Gimmighoul and Ditto, were... Read more...
Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y, the headliners of Japan's MEGA x MEGA Parade set
MEGA x MEGA Parade: Japan's High Class Set Revealed for February, Starring Mega Raichu X & Y
MEGA x MEGA Parade, Japan's next High Class Pack set, has been revealed for a 19 February release, headlined by the new Mega Raichu X and Y. It packs 10... Read more...
Delta Reign, the English Mega Rayquaza set, out 6 November, prerelease 24 October
Delta Reign: Full Product Lineup and First Cards Revealed
Delta Reign, the sixth English Mega Evolution set, has been fully revealed for a 6 November launch. Here is the complete product lineup plus the first cards: the four Mega... Read more...
Reshiram, Zekrom, Unown and Drifloon revealed for Pokemon 30th Celebration
Reshiram, Zekrom, Unown & Drifloon Revealed for 30th Celebration
Four more 30th Celebration cards are revealed in Traditional Chinese and Japanese: Reshiram and Zekrom as a matched Fire/Lightning pair that each reward the other's Energy, an Unown whose artwork... Read more...
Storm Emeralda - Pokemon Mega Evolution set - the most valuable cards ranked, led by Mega Rayquaza ex
Top 10 Most Valuable Storm Emeralda Cards (GBP)
Storm Emeralda dragged the hobby back to Hoenn and put a returning Mega Rayquaza on top. We ranked the ten most valuable cards in the Japanese Mega Evolution set in... Read more...
Pitch Black Pokemon set - Mega Darkrai ex key art - the most valuable cards re-ranked one month after launch
Top 10 Most Valuable Pitch Black Cards: One Month On (GBP)
A month ago we ranked Pitch Black's 10 most valuable cards on launch day. We re-pulled every price - and the whole board has cooled, from Morpeko down 3% to... Read more...
30th Celebration, every card revealed so far, led by the Day and Night Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rares
30th Celebration: Day & Night Pikachu ex SIRs and Every Card Revealed So Far
A running roundup of every 30th Celebration card revealed so far, headlined by the Day and Night Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rares. The anniversary set puts a fireworks-foil Pikachu in... Read more...
Pikachu - the face of Pokemon for 30 years - the most valuable Pikachu cards ranked ahead of the 30th anniversary
Top 10 Most Valuable Pikachu Cards - Ahead of Pokemon's 30th Anniversary (GBP)
Pikachu has been the face of Pokemon for three decades - and the trading card game has minted some genuinely staggering Pikachu cards along the way. Ahead of the 30th... Read more...
Top 10 Most Valuable Celebrations Cards | Portal TCG
Top 10 Most Valuable Celebrations Cards | Portal TCG
Pokemon turned 25 with Celebrations — a tiny main set bolted to a Classic Collection of reprinted legends. Nearly five years on, and with the 30th anniversary in sight, we... Read more...
Top 10 Most Valuable Ascended Heroes Cards (GBP)
Top 10 Most Valuable Ascended Heroes Cards (GBP)
Six months on, we re-ranked the Ascended Heroes top 10 and put every price next to its February one. Pikachu ex up 109%, Mega Charizard Y down 36%. Read more...
Storm Emeralda secret rares revealed - Mega Rayquaza ex SIR, Raikou ex and Mega Golisopod ex
Storm Emeralda Secret Rares Revealed: Mega Rayquaza ex SIR, Raikou ex and Every Chase
Storm Emeralda's secret rares are fully revealed - all of #077 to #113. The headliner is the Mega Rayquaza ex Special Illustration Rare by contest-winner Kazuki Minami, backed by a... Read more...
Eevee & Friends: Dream-Illustrating Figures fully revealed for Pokemon China, out 7 August 2026
Eevee & Friends: Dream-Illustrating Figures Fully Revealed for China
Pokemon China has fully revealed its Eeveelution TCG figure set, Eevee & Friends: Dream-Illustrating Figures, out 7 August at 99 yuan a box. Each box has a random figure, a... Read more...
Ruler of the Skies (B4) revealed for Pokemon TCG Pocket - the next set, led by Mega Rayquaza ex, out 30 July 2026
Pokemon TCG Pocket's Next Set, Ruler of the Skies, Leads With Mega Rayquaza ex
Pokemon TCG Pocket's next set, Ruler of the Skies (B4), releases 30 July and leads with Mega Rayquaza ex. Mega Metagross ex, Mega Gallade ex, Swanna ex and Dragonair are... Read more...
MEGA Starter Set ex Decks - Eevee ex, Zoroark ex and Meowscarada ex, Japanese release 31 July
MEGA Starter Decks Revealed: Eevee ex, Zoroark ex & Meowscarada ex — the Cheap Way Into the New Block
Three preconstructed MEGA Starter Set ex Decks land in Japan on 31 July, each built around Eevee ex, Zoroark ex or Meowscarada ex. Full text on all three aces and... Read more...
Pokemon China teases an Eeveelution TCG figure set - Eevee and its evolutions
Pokemon China Teases an Eeveelution TCG Figure Set
Pokemon China has teased its next TCG figure set, and it stars Eevee and its evolutions. No release date or details yet — but here's how the China figure boxes... Read more...
Storm Emeralda - all 76 cards revealed, starring Mega Rayquaza ex, English release Delta Reign
Storm Emeralda: All 76 Cards Are Here — and Three Megas Lead Delta Reign
Every card in Storm Emeralda has been revealed. The set is headlined by Mega Rayquaza ex and closes with three very different Mega ex. Full text on all three, plus... Read more...
Storm Emeralda - Mega Rayquaza ex Pokemon set, Japanese release 31 July
Top 10 Most Valuable Rayquaza Pokemon Cards (GBP)
The 10 most valuable Rayquaza Pokemon cards ranked by raw price in GBP — from the 2005 EX Deoxys Gold Star to the Evolving Skies sunset VMAX, with raw vs... Read more...
Gem Pack Vol 6 — China's Apple Pokemon Set | Portal TCG
Gem Pack Vol 6 — China's Apple Pokemon Set | Portal TCG
Portal TCG · Set Reveal Portal TCG·4 min read China's Gem Pack series hits its sixth volume on 7 August, and Vol 6 (CBB6C) is an apple orchard from top... Read more...
Top 10 Most Valuable Pitch Black Pokemon Cards (GBP)
Top 10 Most Valuable Pitch Black Pokemon Cards (GBP)
The 10 most valuable Pitch Black Pokemon cards ranked in GBP with live Pulse TCG market prices — from a £14 Goldeen up to the £240 Mega Darkrai ex SIR. Read more...
Storm Emeralda - Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus and Enamorus revealed, Japanese set M6, English release Delta Reign
Storm Emeralda: the Forces of Nature Revealed — and Tornadus Attacks for Free
Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus and Enamorus have been revealed for Storm Emeralda, sharing an Ability that wipes every Colorless Energy off their attack costs. Full text on all four, and what... Read more...
Top 10 Most Valuable Abyss Eye Pokemon Cards (GBP)
Top 10 Most Valuable Abyss Eye Pokemon Cards (GBP)
The 10 most valuable Abyss Eye Pokemon cards ranked by raw price in GBP, from an £11 Slowbro art rare to the £512 Mega Darkrai ex MUR — with the... Read more...
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Top 10 Most Valuable Ascended Heroes Cards (February 2026)
All prices sourced from PriceCharting and accurate as of 3rd February 2026. Raw and PSA 10 values shown where available. Ascended Heroes has wasted absolutely no time cementing itself as one of the most expensive modern Pokemon TCG sets ever released. Between Mega Evolutions, fan-favourite Trainers, and brutally low pull rates, the set is stacked with cards that feel like instant classics. Here's our definitive Top 10 Most Valuable Ascended Heroes Cards (February 2026), counting down from #10 to the undisputed king at #1. 10. Iris's Fighting Spirit (#292)Raw: £85.83... Read more...
10 Most Valuable Nihil Zero Pokemon Cards (January 2026 Prices & PSA 10 Values)
The Japanese Pokemon TCG set Nihil Zero has quickly become one of the most discussed releases of the Mega era. Featuring darker themes, fossil-inspired artwork, and strong ties to Pokemon Legends: Z-A, the set has produced multiple high-value chase cards rather than relying on a single standout. Below, Portal TCG ranks the 10 most valuable Nihil Zero Pokemon cards, counting down from #10 to #1, using current UK market data. 10. Mega Starmie ex #95 (Full Art)Raw: £10.90 | PSA 10: £76.00Affordable entry point with solid PSA upside. 9. Meowth... Read more...
The Top 10 Cards from MEGA Dream ex (Japan's Newest High-Class Set)
Japan's newest high-class expansion, MEGA Dream ex, launched on November 28th — and it's already shaking up the secondary market. Featuring a spotlight on Mega Dragonite, this premium release continues the MEGA era's momentum with massive hits, Special Illustration Rares, and the return of high-demand Mega ex cards. All raw and PSA 10 values come from current PriceCharting data. 10. Mega Charizard X ex — #223 (£39.10)Raw: £39.10 | PSA 10: £230.29Even in a set led by Dragonite and Gengar, Charizard refuses to leave the spotlight. 9. N's Zoroark ex... Read more...
Top 10 Phantasmal Flames Cards - Pokemon TCG
With the launch of the new Pokemon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames expansion, players and collectors once again have a fresh wave of stunning cards to enjoy. Released on 14 November 2025, the Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames set focuses heavily on the Mega Evolution mechanic. #10 Mega Lopunny ex - 115/094Ultra Rare | Market Price: ~£4.52The first of two entries for Mega Lopunny ex, this Ultra Rare version earns its place with artwork that feels reminiscent of a vibrant 90s music video. #9 Piplup - 098/094Illustration Rare |... Read more...
Next Pokemon English Special Set Revealed: Ascended Heroes
The Pokemon TCG community can finally stop guessing — our next English special set has a confirmed name, and it's a dramatic one: Ascended Heroes. While the official announcement is expected later this week, early information gives us a solid picture of what to expect. Release Date and Product Line-Up Pokemon Ascended Heroes is scheduled for release on 30 January, arriving just as the competitive season and collecting year begin to ramp up. The planned line-up includes: Elite Trainer Box Premium Poster Collection Tech Sticker Collections Trainer's Blisters Special Collection... Read more...
Pokemon Mega Dream Reveals Coming Next Week: Creatures Confirms MEGA Series Livestream
Big news for Pokemon Trading Card Game fans — Creatures Inc. has officially announced a livestream for next Friday at 7 PM Japan time, promising not one but two major updates for the Pokemon TCG's MEGA series. While details are still under wraps, it's almost certain this broadcast will feature the long-awaited Pokemon Mega Dream Reveals, including the debut of MEGA Dream ex, this year's highly anticipated High Class Pack set. Scheduled to release on November 28th, MEGA Dream ex is expected to showcase the powerful Mega Dragonite ex as... Read more...
Mega Evolutions Top Cards: The 10 Most Expensive Mega Evolution Pokemon Cards (29th September 2025)
The brand-new Mega Evolution expansion has landed with huge excitement, and collectors are already chasing some of the most expensive cards the Pokemon TCG has seen in recent years. The set officially dropped in Japan and the US on September 26th, with EMEA following on October 10th. #10 – Acerola's Mischief – 183/132Market Price: ~£48.30A fun and spooky card, Acerola's Mischief is one of the few trainer cards cracking the Top 10. Its vibrant artwork and Acerola's popularity ensure it won't go unnoticed. #9 – Mega Absol ex – 180/132Market... Read more...
The Most Expensive Pokemon Cards in Inferno X (September 2025)
Pokemon TCG collectors are buzzing after the release of Inferno X, the newest Japanese set that launched on September 26th. Packed with powerful megas, colorful EXs, and a highly sought-after trainer, this set is already breaking the market. #10: Mega Sharpedo Ex #98Market Price: £11.18 #9: Ambipom #92Market Price: £12.67 #8: Mega Lopunny Ex #114Market Price: £24.62 #7: Mega Sharpedo Ex #113Market Price: £26.09 #6: Rotom Ex #112Market Price: £29.25 #5: Mega Charizard X Ex #94Market Price: £50.74 #4: Oricorio Ex #111Market Price: £82.05A surprise fan-favorite! Oricorio Ex has found... Read more...
Some of the Most Valuable Eeveelution Cards in Pokemon TCG
The Eeveelutions are among the most beloved Pokemon in the TCG universe, with their diverse types and stunning designs capturing the hearts of fans and collectors alike. Some of these cards have skyrocketed in value over the years. 8. Flareon Star: Power Keepers (Gold Star)Market Price: £281.11The EX Power Keepers Gold Star Flareon is one of the rarest and most coveted versions of Flareon, featuring the unique Gold Star design. 7. Leafeon VMAX: Evolving Skies (Alternate Art Secret)Market Price: £357.38The Evolving Skies Leafeon VMAX Alternate Art showcases Leafeon in an... Read more...
Mega Charizard ex and Mega Attack Rare Cards Revealed at Pokemon Worlds 2025
The Pokemon TCG delivered a huge surprise during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Pokemon World Championships — the reveal of Mega Charizard ex, Mega Dragonite ex, and Oricorio ex. These cards will feature in upcoming English expansions. Mega Attack Rare Cards – A New Rarity for 2025 The most exciting addition is the introduction of "Mega Attack Rares" (MA Rares), a brand-new rarity exclusive to Mega Pokemon. MA Rares display the Pokemon's attack name boldly across the artwork, paying homage to the original Mega Pokemon style. English cards will... Read more...