Most Hyped Pokémon Cards This Week — October 5, 2026
Card values in this article's embedded cards are live from CardTrack's catalogue as of 6 October 2026; figures quoted in the text are as at publication.
Hey folks, JD here. Another week, another scroll through Reddit threads and search spikes to see what you all can't stop talking about — and honestly, this week's list feels like a love letter to the hobby's old guard.
Sitting at number one is Charizard, because of course it is. That dragon just refuses to cool off. Below him, a mix of nostalgia picks and current chatter rounds out the top ten. 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 — 360 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. Charizard
Hype score 78, from 28 mentions of Charizard across the community this week. The post driving it: “Ordered a $55 Typhlosion, got a $575 Charizard”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Charizard (Skyridge), sitting around $22,368 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $75,000, about 3× the raw copy. If you collect Charizard, it's worth a look before the buzz shows up in asking prices.
2. Mew
Hype score 78, from 27 mentions of Mew across the community this week. The post driving it: “I am in disbelief!!”.
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. Worth checking whether your copy has kept pace with the renewed attention.
3. Lugia
Hype score 48, from 15 mentions of Lugia across the community this week. The post driving it: “Just got my 30th Lugia from eBay authenticity today, and there is tape on the actual card.”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Lugia (Aquapolis), sitting around $4,500 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $79,584, about 18× the raw copy. A name to watch as the hype filters through to sold listings.
4. Gengar
Hype score 39, from 16 mentions of Gengar across the community this week. The post driving it: “Green RGB Mew from PKC booster bundle”.
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. Pikachu
Hype score 39, from 15 mentions of Pikachu across the community this week. The post driving it: “My 7 year old son did his first big rip, and learned a valuable lesson”.
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. If you collect Pikachu, it's worth a look before the buzz shows up in asking prices.
6. Mewtwo
Hype score 27, from 11 mentions of Mewtwo across the community this week. The post driving it: “Green RGB Mew from PKC booster bundle”.
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. Worth checking whether your copy has kept pace with the renewed attention.
7. Dragapult
Hype score 27, from 13 mentions of Dragapult across the community this week. The post driving it: “How do you stop punting games late in a Cup?”.
Its most valuable card on our books is Dragapult ex (Prismatic Evolutions), sitting around $106 ungraded — a PSA 10 fetches roughly $230, about 2× the raw copy. A name to watch as the hype filters through to sold listings.
8. Lucario
Hype score 21, from 12 mentions of Lucario across the community this week. The post driving it: “Won My Local Challenge, My First Ever Event, With Mega Lucario”.
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 151 mentions. Charizard 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 Charizard · Pokemon Set Skyridge · Pokemon Character Mew · Pokemon Set Dragon Frontiers · Pokemon Character Lugia · Pokemon Set Aquapolis · Pokemon Character Gengar · Pokemon Character Pikachu · Pokemon Set Holon Phantoms · Pokemon Character Mewtwo · Pokemon Character Dragapult · Pokemon Set Prismatic Evolutions · Pokemon Character Lucario · Pokemon Set Pok Mon Rumble · Collection · Pokemon Hype · Biggest movers
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