Pokemon Fossil Museum Archeops Promo Revealed 🪨, Guardian Risings Booster Box Sells for $1.5k 📈, PSA 10 1st Place Reverse Foil Raichu Sells $15k ⚡️, Yokohama Captain Pikachu Jumbo PC Promo Sells $2k 🚢

🔵 Pokemon Japan to Require Government ID for Select TCG Purchases

To combat scalping, Pokemon Japan announced that starting around August 2026, customers will need to verify their identity using the government-issued My Number Card to enter lotteries and purchase select TCG products from Pokemon Center Online. The requirement will also apply to registering for certain official events.

The system will effectively limit affected purchases and lottery entries to Japanese residents, as the My Number Card is issued primarily to Japanese citizens and long-term foreign residents with a residency record. Verification will use a smartphone's NFC reader to scan the card via an external government-approved service, linking the user to their Pokemon Player Club account without Pokemon collecting or storing personal data. More details on the exact start date, targeted products and events, and age-based rules will follow.

(Source: PokeBeach)

🔵 Abyss Eye Secret Rares Revealed Ahead of Japanese Set Launch

Fans have started posting secret rares from Japan's upcoming Abyss Eye set ahead of its May 22 release, with full-art and special illustration treatments surfacing for Mega Zeraora ex, Mega Chandelure ex, Mega Darkrai ex, and Morpeko ex, alongside trainer cards Gladion's Fighting Spirit and Gwynn. Silvally (#093) and Gladion's Fighting Spirit (#116) form a connected piece of art when placed side by side.

Abyss Eye is headlined by Mega Darkrai ex and will release in English as part of the Pitch Black set on July 17. Japan's broader 2026 lineup continues with Storm Emeralda and the Mega Starter Set ex Decks on July 31, the 30th Celebration set on September 16, nine 30th Celebration Card Sets on October 16, and the trademarked Aura Seeker set rumored to feature Mega Lucario Z later in the year.

(Source: PokeBeach)

🔵 Pokemon Fossil Museum Archeops Promo Revealed

A stamped Archeops promo will be given out to Pokemon Fossil Museum ticket holders at Chicago's Field Museum from May 22 through April 11, 2027. Visitors redeem the card by presenting their exhibition ticket at the entrance, and the card is a stamped reprint of an existing Archeops rather than a new design.

🔵 Lot (20) Chinese Gem Pack Volume 1 Booster Bundle Sells for $1.1k

Gem Pack Vol. 1 (CBB1C) was released January 17, 2025 in Mainland China and is the first Simplified Chinese booster product to adopt the modern Pokemon rarity system, introducing new holo patterns, Master Ball and Poke Ball variants, and stamped chase cards tied to the Pokemon Horizons anime.

Sealed Type - Year: Booster Bundle - 2025
Contents: 15 booster packs
Sales History: At $55 per bundle, the lot prices are in line with recent single-bundle comps of $49 to $57 across February to March 2026, up from ~$37 in July 2025 (~+47%).

🔵 Guardian Risings Booster Box Sells for $1.5k

Sun & Moon Guardians Rising was the second main series set of the Sun & Moon era, released May 5, 2017.

Sealed Type - Year: Booster Box (36 packs), 2017
Contents: 36 packs
Sales History: Sealed booster boxes sold between $1,250 and $1,490 across August 2025 to March 2026, with most clustering in the $1,275 to $1,400 range (~+7% to ~+20% vs current).

🔵 PSA 10 1st Place Reverse Foil Raichu Sells for $15k

This is the 1st Place stamped reverse foil variant of Raichu (41/147) from Sun & Moon Burning Shadows, awarded to top finishers at official Pokemon League events in 2017. There are 16 in a PSA 10 out of 102.

Singles Type - Condition: 1st Place League Stamped Reverse Foil Promo, PSA 10
Set Name - Year: Sun & Moon Burning Shadow - 2017
Sales History: The exact same PSA 10 copy sold at auction in October 2025 for $250 hammer ($305 with 22% buyer's premium), making the current $15k sale roughly a 49x jump in seven months.

🔵 PSA 10 Chinese Exclusive Mew Promo Sells $43.9k

The 2025 Simplified Chinese Mew ex (#003/SV-P) is limited to 1,510 copies worldwide and was distributed via lottery to participants in official Pokemon TCG events across China. The card is the first major modern Chinese-exclusive Mew promo.

Singles Type - Condition: Graded - PSA 10
Set Name - Year: Simplified Chinese SV-P Promos, 2025
Sales History: PSA 10 copies averaged ~$23.5k across 26 sales between February and May 2026, with a prior recorded high of $30k in April 2026. The current $43.9k sale sets a new PSA 10 high (~+46% vs the prior peak).

🔵 Japanese VS Psychic Fighting Half Deck Pack Sells for $2.5k

The 2001 Japanese VS set was a niche Japanese-only release produced as an extension of the Gym Heroes era, distributed in three random Half Decks: Psychic/Fighting, Water/Fire, and Grass/Lightning.

Origin Source - Year: Japanese VS set Psychic/Fighting Half Deck pack (1st Edition) - 2001
Sales History: Sealed 1st Edition Psychic/Fighting Half Deck packs sold for $1,100 to $1,300 across September 2025 to January 2026 (~+92% to ~+127% vs current).

🔵 PSA 7 Yokohama Pokemon Center Captain Pikachu Promo Jumbo Sells for $2k

The Captain Pikachu Jumbo was released on October 10, 2008 to commemorate the relocation of the Yokohama Pokemon Center in Japan.

Origin Source - Year: Pokemon Center promo - 2008
Sales History: Another PSA 7 copy sold at auction in September 2025 for $925 hammer ($1,156.25 with 25% buyer's premium) (~+73% vs current).