Most Hyped Pokémon Cards This Week — September 21, 2026
Card values in this article's embedded cards are live from CardTrack's catalogue as of 1 October 2026; figures quoted in the text are as at publication.
Hey folks, JD here. Another week, another wild ride through collector chatter, and this time Mew is running the show. Between reprints stirring up nostalgia and everyone's timelines flooded with pulls, it's clear this little pink cat still has serious pull (pun intended).
I've dug through the Reddit threads and search spikes to put together this week's top 10 most-talked-about Pokémon. Some names you'll expect, a couple might surprise you. Let's get into it.
How we score the hype
Every Monday we scan the past week's top posts across the biggest Pokémon investing and TCG subreddits — 356 posts this week — and weight each Pokémon by how much it's being talked about and how much engagement those posts pull, then fold in Google search interest. The result is a single hype score per Pokémon. It's a leading indicator: what the community obsesses over today often shows up in sold prices a few days later. Not financial advice — just an early read on where attention is heading.
This week's most hyped Pokémon
1. Mew
Hype score 115, from 37 mentions of Mew across the community this week. The post driving it: “Pulled a Mew 30th SIR Error”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Mew ☆ δ (Dragon Frontiers), sitting around $3,500 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $27,118, about 8× the raw copy. If you collect Mew, it's worth a look before the buzz shows up in asking prices.
2. Charizard
Hype score 77, from 28 mentions of Charizard across the community this week. The post driving it: “opened around 70 packs of 30th celebrations”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Charizard (Skyridge), sitting around $4,800 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $75,000, about 16× the raw copy. Worth checking whether your copy has kept pace with the renewed attention.
3. Pikachu
Hype score 68, from 23 mentions of Pikachu across the community this week. The post driving it: “A friend pulled the weirdest error pack”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Pikachu ☆ (Holon Phantoms), sitting around $3,200 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $114,000, about 36× the raw copy. A name to watch as the hype filters through to sold listings.
4. Gengar
Hype score 54, from 21 mentions of Gengar across the community this week. The post driving it: “Pulled a spooky blood red Gengar!”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Gengar (Skyridge), sitting around $2,205 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $47,584, about 22× the raw copy. One to keep on the watchlist if you don't already own a copy.
5. Mewtwo
Hype score 35, from 14 mentions of Mewtwo across the community this week. The post driving it: “Mewtwo SIR from a 30th ETB”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Mewtwo ☆ (Holon Phantoms), sitting around $1,769 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $78,125, about 44× the raw copy. If you collect Mewtwo, it's worth a look before the buzz shows up in asking prices.
6. Umbreon
Hype score 34, from 14 mentions of Umbreon across the community this week. The post driving it: “What’s your opinion on the Umbreon UPC currently in presale for 500-600$? Early buy or rather wait until release.”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Umbreon ☆ (POP Series 5), sitting around $4,500 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $106,514, about 24× the raw copy. Worth checking whether your copy has kept pace with the renewed attention.
7. Meowth
Hype score 31, from 14 mentions of Meowth across the community this week. The post driving it: “League Challenge Report! For myself.”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Meowth ex (Perfect Order), sitting around $133 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $287, about 2× the raw copy. A name to watch as the hype filters through to sold listings.
8. Lucario
Hype score 30, from 15 mentions of Lucario across the community this week. The post driving it: “30th Anniversary Most Competitive Cards”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Lucario (Pokémon Rumble), sitting around $280 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $4,396, about 16× the raw copy. One to keep on the watchlist if you don't already own a copy.
The market picture this week
Across the top eight, we counted 189 mentions. Mew leads the board — but the names lower down are often the more interesting signal, because they're heating up before the wider market has priced them in. When buzz and rising search line up like this, the alt-arts, full-arts and vintage holos of that Pokémon tend to move first.
How to use this list
Treat it as a shortlist, not a buy list. If a Pokémon here is one you collect, it's worth checking whether its key cards have already moved or are still sitting at last month's prices — that gap is where the opportunity is. Add the ones you care about to your collection or watchlist and you'll get alerted when their prices actually move, instead of finding out after the fact.
Want the live version? The Pokémon hype tracker updates continuously, and you can cross-check any name here against this week's biggest movers to see what's already climbing.
Data and sources behind this article
CardTrack data pages: Pokemon Character Mew · Pokemon Set Dragon Frontiers · Pokemon Character Charizard · Pokemon Set Skyridge · Pokemon Character Pikachu · Pokemon Set Holon Phantoms · Pokemon Character Gengar · Pokemon Character Mewtwo · Pokemon Character Umbreon · Pokemon Set Pop Series 5 · Pokemon Character Meowth · Pokemon Set Perfect Order · Pokemon Character Lucario · Pokemon Set Pok Mon Rumble · Collection · Pokemon Hype · Biggest movers
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