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Fresh stories as they land. Confirmed news, the rumor mill, and the fun finds, each one labeled so you always know what you are reading.
A 27 piece collection for all nine regions goes on sale at Pokémon Center Online in Japan on November 12 at 10 AM Japan time. Nine diorama music boxes at ¥12,100 each lead a lineup that also carries nine framed maps at ¥16,500 and nine papercraft landmarks from ¥2,750, and no overseas release has been announced.
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The Pokémon Company International is partnering with Boys and Girls Clubs of America to bring Pokémon Club into clubs across the United States and its territories. Eligible clubs that opt in get a ready made kit for players ages 5 to 18, inside a network of nearly 5,500 local clubs serving more than 4 million young people a year.
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A follow up to our October 27 count. UltraBall rebuilt its tally on November 10 to 813 Pokémon card sales of $100,000 or more through November 9 for $237,989,604 in total. That is 101 more sales and $21,792,589 more in fourteen days of data, with 24 sales now past $1 million and a Shining Magikarp as the newest member of that group.
Read the storyThe cards that got banned, the cards that cost a house, and the cards that belong in a museum, and many more. Every list counts down from ten to one, ranked by PokeBin and ready to be argued with.
Artwork scrapped, fingers reposed, one Pokémon erased for twenty years. The ten most notorious cards in the game's history, plus the complete list of every other banned and censored card.
A $16.5 million Pikachu, a Charizard with no rarity symbol, and trophy cards most collectors will never see in person. The ten biggest verified sales in the hobby's history.
Every Charizard that matters, ranked by what it actually sold for: a $1.2 million first printing with no rarity symbol, a reverse holo that jumped fivefold in four months, and not one modern card in sight.
One Pokémon, $36.1 million in verified sales: the $16.5 million Illustrator, an $8.4 million Pikachu in a raincoat, and the trophy cards from the game's first tournaments.
One Pokémon, $2.75 million in verified sales. A $1,005,000 fan club prize that was never sold in stores, two Gold Stars, and the one modern chase card that cracked the list.
A Base Set Raichu wearing a stamp that was never meant for it, a Dragonite that lost its holofoil, and a Mew that misspells Nintendo. Ten factory mistakes, ranked by what each one actually sold for.
Trophy cards and contest prizes ranked by how many copies were ever handed out. The number one card was printed 3 times a year, and the most famous prize card in the hobby does not even make the list.
Two free resources that live on this site full time. The Set Tracker keeps a Japanese set chase organized in your browser, and the Set Archive puts every set in one place with the details that matter.
An interactive checklist of Japanese Pokémon TCG sets. Check off the chase cards you own, flag the ones you want, and track your progress. Saves in your browser, no account needed.
Every Pokémon TCG set in one archive, with release dates, card counts, and the chase card that defines each set, newest first. Japanese and English sets sit side by side, era by era.
The PokeBin field guides live here. Each one is a complete playbook for its collecting market, covering where to buy, what to pay, how to spot fakes, and how grading works.
The complete playbook for buying Pokémon cards in Japan: the districts, the shops, set names, the new 2026 tax-free rules, price benchmarks, fake warnings, and key phrases.
The complete playbook for buying English Pokémon cards: the six buying channels, sealed pricing and pull rates, grading, fakes, and price benchmarks.
The complete playbook for buying Korean Pokémon cards: how releases work, where to buy from abroad, pricing, exclusives, and authentication.
The complete playbook for buying Simplified Chinese Pokémon cards: releases, Gem Pack exclusives, the fakes authentication playbook, and grading.
The head-to-head: print quality, pull rates, prices and resale across Japanese and English cards, and which version deserves your money.
A living price reference for Japanese singles and sealed product: what things actually sell for in Tokyo shops, updated monthly. For collectors who want to know a deal when they see one.
How to buy PSA/BGS slabs without overpaying: reading pop reports, spotting the premium traps, and when a 9 is a better buy than a 10. Japan-market edition included.
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