McDonald's Japan Teases Next Pokemon Happy Meal Promotion 🍟, Complete Generations Mythical Collection Sells for $6.25k 🎁, PSA 10 Thunder Knuckle Garchomp Sells for $6k 🐉, PSA 10 N.Y. Pokemon Center Lucky Stadium Sells for $6.2k 🗽

🔵 McDonald’s Japan Teases Next Pokemon x Happy Meal Promotion!

McDonald's Japan has teased its next Pokemon promotion, posting emoji for the Starter Pokemon and Pikachu on Twitter and updating its profile banner with Pikachu's ears. Most years the promotion just includes plastic Pokemon toys, but last year's was the first in a decade to distribute promo cards, giving customers a booster pack with a new Pikachu promo plus one of five stamped promos (Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Ralts, or Riolu).

That 2025 campaign was cut short after demand far outstripped supply, marred by long lines, scalping, food waste, and reports of employee theft. It remains unclear whether cards will return this year or whether McDonald's will change its distribution to better handle TCG demand.

🔵 GameStop slashes Pokémon TCG 30th anniversary prices after widespread outrage

After listing its Pokemon 30th anniversary products well above retail, then raising them further to $169.99 for an Elite Trainer Box (340% of the $49.99 MSRP), GameStop reversed course on July 10th and cut prices across the board. The ETB dropped to $99.99 and the Ultra Premium Collection fell from $600 to $399.99, still above retail but closer to typical market rates.

GameStop gave no official reason, though some employees speculated preorder volumes fell short of expectations. Its EB Games branch framed the cuts as an anti-scalper strategy, and customers who preordered at the old prices can get a refund or apply the difference elsewhere, with a two-per-item limit still in place.

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🔵 Mega Golisopod ex, Wishiwashi ex, and Another Split Stadium from “Storm Emeralda” Revealed!

New cards have been revealed from Japan's Storm Emeralda, which releases July 31st and arrives in the English set Delta Reign on November 6th. The reveals include Mega Golisopod ex, a Grass-type with 340 HP whose Finishing Blow does 60+ damage and 160 more against a damaged Active Pokemon, alongside Wishiwashi ex, a Water-type with a self-healing Ocean Gain Ability.

The set also introduces another paired Stadium, Legendary Ocean Trench, which only enters play alongside its other half and doubles all healing while in play. Supporting cards like Aarune and the Custom Vest tool round out the reveal.

🔵 Japanese Tag Bolt Booster Box Sells for $2.9k

This is a sealed 2018 Japanese Sun & Moon Tag Bolt (SM9) booster box, the first set to introduce Tag Team GX cards and notable chase cards include Pikachu & Zekrom GX and Latias & Latios GX.

Sealed Type - Year: Japanese Booster Box, 2018
Contents: 30 packs (5 cards each)
Sales History: Sealed boxes sold around $1,325 to $1.4k in August 2025. At $2.9k, this box has roughly doubled from those comps, though they are nearly a year old (~+107% vs the Aug 2025 sale of $1.4k).

🔵 Complete Generations Mythical Collection Sells for $6.25k

This is a complete sealed set of all 11 Generations Mythical Collection boxes from 2016, released monthly across that year for Pokemon's 20th anniversary. Each box contains two Generations packs, a foil mythical promo, a collector's pin, and a code card, covering Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Darkrai, Manaphy, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Genesect, and Meloetta.

Sealed Type - Year: Complete 11-box collection set, 2016
Contents: 11 boxes, each with 2 Generations packs, a foil promo, a pin, and a code card
Sales History: Complete 11-box sets sold for $5,000 in February 2026 and $5,600 in May 2026. This $6.25k sale continues a steady climb (~+12% vs the May 2026 sale of $5,600).

🔵 PSA 10 Japanese Thunder Knuckle Garchomp Sells for $6k

Singles Type - Condition: Graded - PSA 10
Set Name - Year: Thunder Knuckle (1st Edition), 2012
Sales History: A PSA 10 sold for $1,999.99 in January 2026. This $6,200 result is a dramatic jump, roughly tripling that comp (~+210% vs the Jan 2026 sale of $1,999.99).

🔵 PSA 10 Chinese Pikachu Gengar Sells for $3.3k

This is the Simplified Chinese Pikachu Art Rare #172 from the 2025 151 C-Collection, which pairs Pikachu with Gengar in its artwork. It is an Art Rare pulled from the Chinese 151 set.

Singles Type - Condition: Graded - PSA 10
Set Name - Year: Chinese 151 C-Collection #172, 2025
Sales History: PSA 10 copies clustered around $5,200 to $5,600 in June 2026. This $3.3k sale sits well below that recent range (~-41% vs the June 2026 average around $5,300).

🔵 Pokémon Plaza CoroCoro Comic Jumbo Promo Sells for $209

This is a jumbo Pokemon Plaza promo from the October 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic, illustrated by Yuka Morii using her signature clay models. It features Pikachu, Oddish, Golbat, Jigglypuff, and Poliwag. This copy is graded PSA EX-MT 6, a low grade where only 16 copies exist at that tier with 28 graded higher.

Origin Source - Year: CoroCoro Comic jumbo promo (Media Factory), 1998
Sales History: At the PSA 8 level, copies sold around $750 to $760 in early 2026, while PSA 6 copies sold for $210 to $230 in spring 2026. This $209 sale is in line with recent PSA 6 comps (~0% vs the May 2026 PSA 6 sale of $210.50).

🔵 PSA 10 Lucky Stadium Sells for $6.2k

The 2001 Lucky Stadium card (Wizards of the Coast Black Star Promo #41) was released to celebrate the grand opening of the Pokémon Center New York on November 16, 2001. It holds legendary status as the first English-exclusive promo card to feature Pikachu and Charizard together.

Origin Source - Year: N.Y. Pokemon Center Black Star promo #41, 2001
Sales History: PSA 10 copies traded steadily around $2,091 to $2,499 from mid-2025 through late 2025. This $6.2k sale is a sharp jump, more than double the prior range (~+148% vs the July 2025 sale of $2,499).