Release dates and what’s in the box, how to judge a card’s condition, when grading is worth it, and the chase cards worth knowing about. Written by the people who check every card we sell.
News
Delta Reign, the next Mega Evolution expansion, is out on 6 November 2026. Mega Rayquaza ex leads four new Mega ex, and a new kind of card, the Legendary Stadium, splits one picture across two cards.
Set spotlights
The Pokémon TCG’s 30th anniversary set is all foil, with a Pikachu card in every pack and 30 to collect. How the set works, the products still to come, and the cards worth finding.
Guides
Mega Pokémon ex give up three Prize cards and evolve like any other Pokémon. How they work, how they differ from the XY-era Megas, and every Mega Evolution set so far, in order.
Set spotlights
Pitch Black brought six Mega ex, led by Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex, and a heavy lean into Darkness types. The chase cards, the illustration rares and what’s in stock.
Set spotlights
Chaos Rising, the fourth Mega Evolution expansion, is led by Mega Greninja ex and packed with Pokémon from Kalos. The Mega ex, the chase cards and the illustration rares in stock.
Guides
Should you buy your next chase card raw or in a PSA, CGC, Beckett or ACE slab? What grading is, what the grades mean, and how to check a slab is genuine before you buy.
Set spotlights
Perfect Order, the third Mega Evolution expansion, brought four new Mega ex led by Mega Zygarde ex. Here are the chase cards, the illustration rares worth a binder page, and what’s in stock.
Guides
What the little symbol in the corner of a Pokémon card means, from the black stars of a Double Rare to the gold of a Hyper Rare, and how to tell which cards are the hard pulls.
Set spotlights
Ascended Heroes is the Mega Evolution era’s big special set: 217 cards before the secret rares, the return of Trainer’s Pokémon, and a deep run of illustration rares.
Guides
What NM, LP, MP and HP mean on a Pokémon card, how we check every single under a lamp, and how to choose the right condition for a binder, a deck or a slab.
