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The Pokémon card market today

The Pokémon card market in one page: our index, breadth, movers, liquidity, sealed prices, grading and scarcity. Each figure is dated and linked to its full report. Prices as of 6 October 2026 · methodology

The CardTrack 100, a value-weighted index of the 100 most valuable raw Pokémon cards, is up 30.5% over 30 days (as of 6 October 2026). JustTCG's own Pokémon index, shown below as a cross-check, reads +1.7% over 30 days and +8.8% over 90. The most-traded card is Mega Gengar ex (Ascended Heroes), with 1,624 completed eBay sales in 90 days.

CardTrack 100 · 30d+30.5%100 constituents · as of 6 October 2026
Magic · 30d+1.1%100 cards, value-weighted
Yu-Gi-Oh! · 30d+1.2%100 cards, value-weighted
One Piece · 30d+0.9%100 cards, value-weighted
Lorcana · 30d+4.1%100 cards, value-weighted

This price run carries no card-level 30-day trends, so breadth and the Pokémon game index are hidden rather than shown as zero.

Vendor cross-check · JustTCG's own index and set movers, on their price series — shown for comparison, not as CardTrack's figure.
Pokémon market index · live
$830,571
20,572 cards up · 17,486 down this week
7-day▲ 0.3%
30-day▲ 1.7%
90-day▲ 8.8%

📈 Hottest sets · 30d

Professor Program Promos$2,102▲ 71.7%
POP Series 1$1,015▲ 37.7%
HGSS Promos$3,408▲ 36.5%
Plasma Storm$4,615▲ 29.7%Supreme Victors$5,239▲ 25.6%
EX Ruby and Sapphire$3,817▲ 25.0%

📉 Cooling sets · 30d

Celebrations: Classic Collection$475▼ 6.2%Champion's Path$565▼ 5.7%
SV: Scarlet & Violet 151$1,891▼ 5.3%
SWSH10: Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery$399▼ 4.8%
SV: Prismatic Evolutions$5,392▼ 4.8%
SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery$559▼ 4.3%

Most liquid · 90d completed sales

Full report →
Mega Gengar ex (Ascended Heroes) · Very liquid · last $1751,624 salesCharizard (Evolutions) · Very liquid · last $1111,198 salesMega Dragonite ex (Ascended Heroes) · Very liquid · last $251,165 salesMega Charizard X ex (Phantasmal Flames) · Very liquid · last $1,5251,140 salesCharizard (Base) · Very liquid · last $3001,117 salesBlastoise (Base) · Very liquid · last $1201,106 sales
Data as of 6 October 2026

Sealed movement · 30d

Full report →
Team Up Theme Deck - "Relentless Flame" · $122 · TCGplayer market+61.4%BREAKthrough Booster Pack Art Bundle (Set of 4) · $280 · TCGplayer market+60.0%Diamond and Pearl Booster Pack · $268 · TCGplayer market+37.3%Sinnoh Stars Mini Tins 5-Pack · $200 · TCGplayer market+34.7%Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box Case · $1,416 · TCGplayer market-24.0%Journey Together Booster Box Case · $1,426 · TCGplayer market-20.1%Base Set Theme Deck - "Overgrowth" · $567 · TCGplayer market-17.2%
Data as of 6 October 2026

Grading economics · best-case net

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Mudkip ☆ (Team Rocket Returns) · raw $8,597 → PSA 10 $1,020,000+$996,184Umbreon ☆ (POP Series 5) · raw $8,987 → PSA 10 $216,000+$199,834Pikachu ☆ (Holon Phantoms) · raw $7,109 → PSA 10 $480,000+$463,072Gengar (Skyridge) · raw $4,356 → PSA 10 $310,100+$297,624Charizard (Skyridge) · raw $18,943 → PSA 10 $189,999+$164,137Mewtwo ☆ (Holon Phantoms) · raw $2,810 → PSA 10 $262,500+$252,046
Best case after fees, before grade risk — the full report shows expected value.
Data as of 6 October 2026 · PSA fees as of 26 September 2026

PSA scarcity · fewest PSA 10s (100+ graded)

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Rayquaza C LV.X (DP Black Star Promos) · $187 raw · 1,378 graded1 PSA 10Ho-Oh ex (POP Series 3) · $153 raw · 719 graded1 PSA 10Ditto (XY Black Star Promos) · $110 raw · 309 graded1 PSA 10Metagross (BW Black Star Promos) · $95 raw · 108 graded1 PSA 10Blissey (Neo Revelation) · $90 raw · 1,039 graded1 PSA 10Grass Energy (Call of Legends) · $76 raw · 144 graded1 PSA 10
Data as of 28 September 2026

Community hype

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Charizardbuzz 28Mewbuzz 27Lugiabuzz 15Gengarbuzz 16Pikachubuzz 15Mewtwobuzz 11
Data as of 5 October 2026

Competitive demand

Full report →
Boss's Orders · 2977 decks92% play rateNight Stretcher · 2760 decks85% play ratePoké Pad · 2676 decks83% play rateLillie's Determination · 2670 decks82% play rateUltra Ball · 2639 decks81% play rateBuddy-Buddy Poffin · 2178 decks67% play rate
3,243 decklists across 40 tournaments

How to read the Pokémon card market figures

Index. The CardTrack 100 tracks the 100 most valuable raw Pokémon cards, weighted by price. It shows the top of the market, not the typical card. The per-game figures apply the same price weighting to each game's 100 most valuable cards, using each card's 30-day price change. Breadth. Breadth counts how many priced cards rose or fell over 30 days. A move inside ±0.5% counts as flat. When the index rises but breadth is weak, a few expensive cards are carrying the market. Liquidity. Liquidity is the number of completed eBay sales in 90 days, and the label reflects the last 30. A price with few sales behind it is harder to get when you sell.

Grading economics. This compares a card's raw price with its PSA 10 price after the grading fee. That is the best case: a 9 or lower usually pays far less. The ROI calculator weights every grade outcome. Scarcity. Scarcity lists the fewest PSA 10s among cards with at least 100 copies graded, from PSA's population report. Below that, one lucky submission looks like rarity. Sealed. Sealed movement is the 30-day change in TCGplayer's market price for sealed products.

Pokémon card market FAQ

Is the Pokémon card market dropping?
Not at the top end: as of 6 October 2026 the CardTrack 100 is up 30.5% over 30 days. JustTCG's own Pokémon index, shown below as a cross-check, reads +1.7% over 30 days and +8.8% over 90. The index covers the most valuable cards only, so a card or set can fall while the index rises. The CardTrack 100 page charts the index back to September 2021.
Are Pokémon cards worth buying in 2026?
CardTrack does not give investment advice, but the data answers the practical questions. Can you sell it later? The liquidity figures show how often a card actually changes hands. The busiest card here sold 1,624 times in 90 days; the most-traded report ranks the rest. Is the price moving? Check the card's price history and its recent sold prices. Would grading add value? The best case on this page is Mudkip ☆ (Team Rocket Returns): $8,597 raw against $1,020,000 at PSA 10, before the risk of a lower grade. Price the card against its recent sold prices, not its asking price.
How is the CardTrack 100 calculated?
It is a value-weighted index of the 100 most valuable raw single Pokémon cards, so a card's weight is its price. The basket is rebalanced monthly and chain-linked, which means a rebalance changes which cards are in it without making the index jump. The CardTrack 100 page lists every constituent and its weight.

Reports and tools

Prices are blended from real completed sales — eBay sold listings, Fanatics Collect and Goldin auction results, and PSA cert-verified sales — cross-checked against live TCGplayer, Cardmarket and PriceCharting market prices. How CardTrack prices cards →