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GameStop will extend its trade-in program to graded Pokémon TCG cards
The struggling video game retail chain takes a page from local hobby shops’ books.
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Pokémon’s first US World Championship in five years announces August dates for Hawai‘i tournament
Trainers will hit up the Aloha state to battle with cards, consoles and mobile devices.
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Pokémon TCG's Twilight Masquerade expansion brings Scarlet & Violet DLC to the card game
Ogerpon’s four masks each get their own ex card, alongside Okidogi, Munkidori and Fezandipiti.
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Pokémon TCG’s new Pocket app fixes a glaring 25-year-old mistake in the card game
How does a Poké Ball open, anyway?
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Van Gogh Pikachu, Shining Mew and a whole load of Charizard Pokemon cards go under the hammer for Pokémon Day
eBay’s one-day auction shows collectors have eyes for only a few elite critters
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket looks like a serious mobile option for casual collectors
Pocket’s emphasis on trading highly detailed cards will exist alongside the existing Pokémon TCG Live app.
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Pokémon card types explained: Every type of Energy, Trainer and Pokémon card
From Supporters to Stadiums, EX to GX, here’s how to tell what’s in your deck.
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Pokémon TCG expansions: Every Pokémon card game set in order
From the original 151 to the latest cards, you’ll find the release dates for every set and promo series here.
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Another copy of Pokémon TCG’s most expensive card is back under the hammer
A not-quite-mint Illustrator Pikachu is joined by a holo Charizard and special Family Event Kangaskhan.
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Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates is out now
The return of shiny cards includes Tera Charizard ex alongside more ancient and future Pokémon ex.
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Pokémon TCG returns notorious Van Gogh Pikachu card to the Netherlands game stores
The popular collectible will likely Van Gogh quickly.
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The world's most valuable Pokémon card, Pikachu Illustrator, sells for $580,000
One of less than 50 known to exist, this brush-wielding Pikachu once again breaks auction house records.
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Another set of Pokémon TCG Trophy Pikachu cards sells at auction for nearly $800,000
Gold, silver and bronze-toting rats collectively set a record for the 1997 promotional cards.
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Unreleased Pokémon cards, once believed destroyed, resurface after more than a decade
Seven cards were created as promos for cancelled 2011 tournament.
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SPONSORED: 10 stunning Pokémon cards that showcase the TCG’s most iconic artwork
This beautiful Pokémon card art would take pride of place in any collection.
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Pokémon TCG’s Paldean Fates expansion includes shiny versions of Pikachu, Ceruledge and 130 more critters
Shiny Pokémon - more than a gorgeous face.
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Van Gogh Pikachu promo card to disappear from Pokémon museum exhibit following scalper frenzy
The Van Gogh Museum blames a “small group of individuals creat[ing] an undesirable situation.”
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Pokémon's sold-out Van Gogh Pikachu card is coming back, god help us all
After “overwhelming demand” demolished stock of the promo at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum.
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Surprise, surprise: sold-out Pikachu Van Gogh promo card is already being resold for hundreds of pounds online
Merchandise from the museum exhibit crossover is also popping up at exorbitant mark-ups.
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Pokémon apologises for "disappointment" after Pikachu Van Gogh promo card sells out in museum chaos
More cards featuring Pikachu in a grey hat will be available at Pokémon Centres in the future.
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Pokémon’s latest promo card turns Pikachu into Van Gogh - and it’s already ridiculously popular
Follows Edvard Munch-inspired cards released in 2018.
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Pokémon TCG’s nostalgic Classic set - featuring OG Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise cards - will cost you an eye-watering $400
Vintage pulls, plus six new cards and the first international release of a Mr. Mime.
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Pokémon card featuring real-life Pokémon player - one of only around 20 ever made - sells for record $132,000
Division runner-up Takahiro Ikeda was immortalised on this one-of-one Trainer card during a 2001 competition in Japan.
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Rare silver trophy Pikachu card from Pokémon TCG’s second-ever tournament sells for $444,000 at auction
Gem Mint quality is highest rated of four catalogued copies of the Pikachu No.2 Silver Trophy.
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The Pokémon World Championships’ transformation of Japan into a real-life Pokémon world was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced
Yokohama’s hosting of the TCG and video games’ prestige tournament put celebration and community first.
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The world's best Pokémon TCG players on the decks, lucky draws and near-defeats that led to their World Championship wins
This year’s world champions reflect on their winning strategies.
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Pokémon's new animated series Path to the Peak is a charming introduction to the trading card game
A short but sweet inspiring tale of taking your TCG talents to the next level.
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Underdog Vance Kelley becomes Pokémon TCG champion as international players dominate card game’s first Worlds in Japan
Kelley defeated experienced pro Tord Reklev during overtime.
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Pokémon World Championships returning to Hawaii in 2024 for first time in a decade
The Pokémon Company donates to relief efforts in the wake of deadly wildfires on the island of Maui.
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Paradox Pokémon bring past and future Paldea to the Pokémon TCG as TMs and Ace Spec items return
Ancient Roar & Future Flash will release later this year, reviving mechanics not seen in a decade.
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Pikachu in a poncho is Pokémon collectors’ favourite new obsession, as card prices rocket
“I've never seen anything like it.”
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Amateur drawings of Pokémon set to fetch tens of thousands at auction in wake of $5m Pikachu Illustrator sale
Just 100 copies of each Art Academy card were given to winners of 2015 competition, with some still to reappear.
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Could another Pokémon card ever dethrone the Pikachu Illustrator as the TCG’s Holy Grail? Collectors weigh in
After selling for a record $5.2m, Pokémon's most valuable card has only reinforced its legendary status.
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One of Pokémon’s rarest modern-day cards could only be won by rock-paper-scissors, and it just sold for a record amount
Pokémon collectors’ sought-after “waifu” Lillie fetches over $100,000 at auction.
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Pikachu Happy Meals reportedly return to McDonald’s, along with 15 Pokémon TCG cards
The latest batch of fast food critters include recent starters Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly.
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Pokémon TCG’s Scarlet & Violet 151 set revives nostalgic holofoil card treatment
Nostalgia never looked so shiny.
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Best Amazon Prime Day Pokémon deals 2023
Make sure you catch 'em all during the sales event with our round-up.
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Take a look at Dark type-shifted Charizard and other Pokémon from upcoming Obsidian Flame card set
A fiery Eiscue is among the odd Tera-type cards.
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Pokémon TCG Live: Everything you need to know, and how to get started
Know it all before you catch ‘em all in the TCG’s latest digital outing.
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New Pokémon TCG expansion brings original 151 to Scarlet & Violet - including Kadabra
This special set marks Kadabra’s first appearance since magician Uri Gellar’s infamous lawsuit over bent spoons.
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A Pokémon card drawn by a second-grader just sold for a record-breaking $25,000
Spikey-Eared Pichu becomes the most expensive Pichu card of all time.
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Pokémon TCG Live is finally out on PC and mobile, officially replacing Pokémon TCG Online
Following over a year of open beta.
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Scarlet & Violet - Obsidian Flames expansion brings Dark-type Charizard to the Pokémon TCG
Tera Pokémon ex will sport different types and weaknesses along with their crystalline crowns
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Pokémon’s European International Championship saw a dramatic David and Goliath showdown in the TCG’s competitive scene
An unproven deck faced near-unbeaten consistency amidst the first mid-season rotation in over a decade.
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Pokémon Master’s Key prize card, one of 36 ever made, triples its sales record at auction
Just three dozen copies of the card were given to finalists in 2010 Japan World Championship tournament.
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‘World’s biggest’ Pokémon TCG shop bans adults from buying latest cards in order to combat resellers
Japanese store Hareruya 2 says it will allocate new releases for younger fans and check ID to stop older collectors in search of a profit.
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Rare Pikachu card from Pokémon TCG’s first-ever 1997 tournament fetches $300,000 at auction
Just four copies of the Bronze Pikachu No. 3 Trainer Trophy card were handed out to runners-up in 1997 competition.
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Celebrate Pokémon Day 2023 with these TCG discounts at Magic Madhouse
Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet pre-orders are on sale today.
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic is a seriously fancy premium set for the TCG that will ‘last you a lifetime’
Teased ahead of reveal at World Championships.
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This Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection is now under $100
Get a Charizard V, Charizard VMAX, and Charizard VSTAR, 16 Pokémon TCG booster packs and much more.
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Pokémon TCG ends expansion support for Online to “devote all resources” towards Live app
Au revoir, Online.
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It looks like Kadabra is returning to the Pokémon card game after 20 years in legal exile
The psychic Pokémon last appeared in 2003’s Skyridge set, before vanishing as the result of a lawsuit from Uri Geller.
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Pokémon fans are snapping up trading cards with Ash and Pikachu before they leave the TV series
Number of people searching for cards with fan-favourite trainer and his electric companion rockets ahead of anime finale.
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A rare Ancient Mew Pokémon card in perfect condition, typo and all, just sold at auction
First run of Ancient Mew card released for Pokémon the Movie 2000 was printed with an obvious error that only boosted its rarity.
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Pokémon TCG increases price of Scarlet & Violet series alongside aesthetic upgrades
What’s this? Price point is evolving!
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Pokémon TCG Live’s beta is now available worldwide, but maybe wait on migrating
Switching from Pokémon TCG Online is a permanent decision with some baffling side effects.
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Pokémon TCG’s Crown Zenith expansion will include shiny Charizard and alternate art Galarian Gallery
Crown Zenith, the Pokémon trading card game’s first release in 2023, launches January 20th.
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Paldean starter trio grace Pokémon Trading Card Game boxes ahead of Scarlet & Violet
Fuecoco gang roll up.
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Pokémon TCG Radiant Silver teases flashy V monsters and a radiant legendary
The last standard set in the Sword and Shield series goes out with fireworks.
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Historic 2003 Pokémon booster box featuring last Kadabra appearance before 20-year Uri Geller ban appears at auction
Skyridge was the last Pokémon TCG set released by Magic: The Gathering maker Wizards of the Coast and third and final ‘e-Card’ expansion.
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Pokémon's most stunning cards are pricing people out of the TCG
Food shopping this month, or a nice drawing of Umbreon? Hm…
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Pokémon’s new TCG world champions talk practice, travel and the realities of being the very best
Top players, commentators, YouTubers and more Pokémon fans reflect on the 2022 World Championships.
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Pokémon TCG rounds out Sword & Shield series with Silver Tempest expansion set
So long, Sword & Shield.
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Pokémon TCG's thrilling first UK World Championships were well worth the long wait
The first Worlds held outside the US - and since COVID - offered a weekend of climactic battles and unabashed fandom.
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Arceus and Flying Pikachu soared to victory in Pokémon TCG's 2022 World Championships
We break down the winning deck list from Worlds 2022.
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Pokémon-ex cards return to the Pokémon TCG in 2023 with Scarlet & Violet series
Both of the motorcycle monsters will grace an EX-card, along with plenty others
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Pokémon World Championships 2022: Where and when to watch Pokémon TCG streams
How to catch this weekend’s TCG, Sword and Shield, Go, Unite and Pokken matches live.
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5 best Pokémon Standard decks to look for at Pokémon World Championships 2022
These lists have been dominating the metagame over the last several months.
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McDonald’s current run of Pokémon Happy Meals contain a new coin-flipping battle mode
Each Happy Meal will contain a 4-card booster pack with one foil in each.
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Pokémon TCG announces Trick or Trade BOOsters as part of new seasonal program
Hand out cardboard instead of candy this year.
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10 best Pokémon Go cards in the latest Pokémon TCG expansion
The mobile game tie-in isn’t earth-shattering, but there are a handful of standout cards.
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Over 9 billion Pokémon cards were printed last year, a fifth of all the cards ever made
That's one way to deal with a shortage.
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Pokémon will no longer require vaccine mandates at live events, including upcoming world championship
We’re not talking about spreading Pokérus, here.
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Pokémon TCG player enters US tournament with super-sized deck of jumbo cards
No oversized energy or trainer cards meant Matthew Verive couldn't attack using novelty creation.
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10 best cards in Pokémon’s Astral Radiance set
The most chase-worthy cards in the latest Pokémon card set.
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Pristine sets of Pokémon TCG’s Jungle and Fossil expansions appear at auction
All 126 cards from the English Base set are graded PSA 10
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Pokémon GO-themed TCG expansion’s card art will portray the critters in the real world
From concrete to cardboard.
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Pokémon TCG Live delayed until 2022 “to provide Trainers with a more polished experience”
Pokémon TCG Live used Delay. It's skipping its turn!
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Pokémon TCG Celebrations is out today, featuring remakes of 25 classic cards - including Base Set Charizard
25th anniversary collection brings back familiar favourites alongside brand new additions.
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A 24-karat gold Pikachu card created for Pokémon TCG’s 20th anniversary is up for auction
Chunky boy, chunky price tag.