April 20th - April 26th, 2026
More Chaos Rising English Cards Revealed 🌀, Chinese 5th Anniv. Box Set Sells $1.85k 🐲, PSA 10 Battle Road Summer Mew Sells $15k 💥, Japanese Southern Islands Set Sells $2.4k 🌴

📰 TCG News
Note: Some updates may touch on wider Pokémon news beyond the TCG.
🔵 Chaos Rising English Cards Revealed, All Cut and Added Cards Now Known

TPCi revealed several English cards from Chaos Rising, the next English set releasing May 22 with prereleases running May 9-17. The set will be a near 1:1 adaptation of Japan's Ninja Spinner, making it another small English set following the pattern of Phantasmal Flames and Perfect Order. Fennekin's Illustration Rare has been cut from the main set and will instead serve as the Elite Trainer Box promo.
The trend of smaller English sets stems from Japan's recent decision to stop printing subsets, leaving fewer Japanese card pools to pull from when building English releases. Whether this reflects a strategy to address global TCG supply shortages by printing more copies of fewer unique cards, or a permanent shift toward smaller, more frequent releases, remains unclear.
🔵 Dodgers Pitcher Gets Custom Glove with Pokémon Card Built In

Dodgers reliever Will Klein received a custom glove from 44 Pro featuring a sleeved Tyranitar card over the webbing after ripping Pokémon packs on the field in Toronto went viral. Klein, who collects cards with his wife and frequents card shops on road trips, says he won't game the glove to protect the card and is deciding whether to display it with his baseball memorabilia or his card collection.
🔵 14-Year-Old Hosts 2nd Annual Pokémon & Sports Card Show for Charity

Miller Lee, a 14-year-old from Huntingtown, MD, is hosting his second annual Sports and Pokémon Card Show on April 25, with all proceeds going to the Voices In Praise youth choir. After a successful debut last year, Lee doubled the number of participating vendors and handled all planning and logistics himself.
📈 Card Trends
Source: Price data provided by TCGPlayer.com and chart visual provided by TCGMarketNews.com (which sources data from TCGPlayer).
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📦 Sealed Sales
🔵 Lot of 16 Surging Sparks PC ETBs Sells for $4.2k

The PC version includes 11 booster packs and a Pokémon Center-stamped Magneton promo (#159 by Shinji Kanda), compared to 9 packs and an unstamped Magneton in the standard ETB. At $4.2k, this lot averages ~$262 per ETB.
Sealed Type - Year: Elite Trainer Box (Pokémon Center Exclusive)
Contents: 11 Surging Sparks booster packs, 1 PC-stamped Magneton promo, accessories
Sales History: Recent cases of 4 have sold in the $951-$970 range (Mar 2026), averaging ~$240 per ETB. This lot of 16 averages ~$262 per ETB, a ~9% premium over individual case pricing.
Contents: 11 Surging Sparks booster packs, 1 PC-stamped Magneton promo, accessories
Sales History: Recent cases of 4 have sold in the $951-$970 range (Mar 2026), averaging ~$240 per ETB. This lot of 16 averages ~$262 per ETB, a ~9% premium over individual case pricing.
🔵 Chinese 5th Anniv. Box Set Sells for $1.85k

This is the Traditional Chinese Pokémon 5th Anniversary Premium Gift Box, a limited edition product released exclusively in Taiwan and Hong Kong in November 2024. The box celebrates five years of Traditional Chinese Pokémon TCG products and includes a special Pikachu promo alongside 15 embossed reprints spanning three eras of the game.
Sealed Type - Year: Premium Gift Box (Regional Exclusive) - 2024
Contents: Pikachu promo (153/SV-P), 1 Super Electric Breaker booster box, 15 embossed anniversary cards (5 Sun & Moon, 5 Sword & Shield, 5 Scarlet & Violet), accessories
Sales History: Prices have climbed from the $1.4k-$1.5k range in early 2026 to $1.8k+ by April. This $1.85k sale lands right in the middle of recent April comps ($1.5k-$1.89k).
Contents: Pikachu promo (153/SV-P), 1 Super Electric Breaker booster box, 15 embossed anniversary cards (5 Sun & Moon, 5 Sword & Shield, 5 Scarlet & Violet), accessories
Sales History: Prices have climbed from the $1.4k-$1.5k range in early 2026 to $1.8k+ by April. This $1.85k sale lands right in the middle of recent April comps ($1.5k-$1.89k).
🃏 Card Sales
🔵 PSA 10 Battle Road Summer Mew Sells for $15k

This is the Mew δ (Delta Species) promo (148/PCG-P), a Fire-type Mew given to qualifying participants at the Battle Road Summer 2006 tournaments in Japan. As a Delta Species card, Mew is reclassified as a Fire type rather than its usual Psychic. The card is illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda and there are 80 copies in a PSA 10.
Singles Type - Condition: Graded - PSA 10
Set Name - Year: Japanese Battle Road Summer Promo - 2006
Sales History: PSA 10 copies had been selling in the $900-$1.4k auction range throughout late 2024 and early 2025, with a fixed-price sale hitting $1.8k in Aug 2025. This $15k sale represents a ~730% jump over that Aug 2025 comp, and a second copy sold days earlier at $17.5k.
Set Name - Year: Japanese Battle Road Summer Promo - 2006
Sales History: PSA 10 copies had been selling in the $900-$1.4k auction range throughout late 2024 and early 2025, with a fixed-price sale hitting $1.8k in Aug 2025. This $15k sale represents a ~730% jump over that Aug 2025 comp, and a second copy sold days earlier at $17.5k.
🔵 PSA 10 Charmander PC ETB Promo Sells for $5k

This is the Pokémon Center-stamped Charmander promo (SVP EN 044) from the Obsidian Flames PC ETB, exclusive to PC ETBs.
Singles Type - Condition: Graded - PSA 10
Set Name - Year: SV Promo - 2023
Sales History: PSA 10 copies have been climbing steadily, from $3.4k-$3.5k in late 2025 to $3.6k-$4.25k in April 2026. This $5k sale sets a new high, roughly 47% above the $3.4k floor that held through Mar 2026.
Set Name - Year: SV Promo - 2023
Sales History: PSA 10 copies have been climbing steadily, from $3.4k-$3.5k in late 2025 to $3.6k-$4.25k in April 2026. This $5k sale sets a new high, roughly 47% above the $3.4k floor that held through Mar 2026.
📼 Vintage & Niche Sales
🔵 Complete Set of Japanese Southern Islands Sells for $2.4k

The Japanese Southern Islands set is an 18-card promotional collection released in 1999, featuring tropical-themed panoramic artwork where cards connect to form larger scenes. The set includes beloved Pokémon like Mew, Slowking, Togepi, and Wartortle, with cards sold in six 3-card packs split between Tropical Island and Rainbow Island themes.
Origin Source - Year: Southern Islands Promotional Set (Japan) - 1999
Sales History: Complete sealed sets have sold in a wide $1.2k-$2.4k range in recent months, with most April 2026 sales clustering between $2k and $2.4k. This $2.4k sale sits at the top of that range.
Sales History: Complete sealed sets have sold in a wide $1.2k-$2.4k range in recent months, with most April 2026 sales clustering between $2k and $2.4k. This $2.4k sale sits at the top of that range.
🔵 Japanese Town On No Map McDonald’s Pack Sells for $1.2k

The Town on No Map McDonald's Pack (Series 1) contained one randomly selected card from five possible alternate-art promos: Pikachu (021/P), Wooper (022/P), Tyrogue (023/P), Zapdos (024/P), and Umbreon (025/P). Each pack had just one card inside.
Origin Source - Year: McDonald's Happy Meal Promo (Japan) - 2002
Sales History: Sealed single packs have consistently sold in the $170-$250 range over the past two years, with the most recent comp at $250 (Dec 2024). This $1.2k sale is a ~380% jump over that high watermark.
Sales History: Sealed single packs have consistently sold in the $170-$250 range over the past two years, with the most recent comp at $250 (Dec 2024). This $1.2k sale is a ~380% jump over that high watermark.
💎 Hidden Gem
