194 sets · 36,175 cards at daily closes · 20 sets with live listings
9 cards broke away from their set in the last 30 days (recent sets) · + 1,577 in older sets · set index →
Cards breaking from their set▲ 1,322 above · ▼ 264 below
week ending Jun 1, 2026
202 broke above their set · 32 below
5.6 up / 0.9 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jun 8, 2026
233 broke above their set · 35 below
6.4 up / 1.0 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jun 15, 2026
237 broke above their set · 44 below
6.6 up / 1.2 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jun 22, 2026
255 broke above their set · 41 below
7.0 up / 1.1 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jun 29, 2026
210 broke above their set · 43 below
5.8 up / 1.2 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jul 6, 2026
222 broke above their set · 50 below
6.1 up / 1.4 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jul 13, 2026
258 broke above their set · 65 below
7.1 up / 1.8 down per 1,000 cards tracked
week ending Jul 20, 2026
377 broke above their set · 65 below
10.4 up / 1.8 down per 1,000 cards tracked
weekly, 30 days · per 1,000 tracked, one scale across games · TCGplayer closes · Jul 20, 2026
Launched in Japan in 1996, in the US in 1999. Sets follow each game generation. Collector demand rose sharply in 2020-2021 and remains above pre-2020 levels.
Chase rarities (Illustration Rares, Special Art Rares) and sealed product carry most of the value. Pull rates are the #1 topic. New-set prices typically settle within 2-4 weeks of release.
Phantasmal Flames
42 cards
Stellar Crown
40 cards
Mega Evolution
40 cards
Destined Rivals
34 cards
Temporal Forces
39 cards
SV 151
34 cards
Black Bolt
25 cards
Surging Sparks
31 cards
White Flare
25 cards
Paldean Fates
45 cards
Ascended Heroes
32 cards
Twilight Masquerade
36 cards
Shrouded Fable
48 cards
Team Up
36 cards
Journey Together
32 cards
Prismatic Evolutions
43 cards
Evolving Skies
39 cards
Fossil
50 cards
Perfect Order
40 cards
Chaos Rising
21 cards
every Pokémon set we measure
194 sets measured at daily market closes, grouped by era. Every set opens its measured page; sets with live listings open those instead.
Illustration Rares, Special Art Rares. Things cooled down from the highs but collector demand stayed.
COVID-era demand surge. Alternate art cards became the new chase.
GX cards, Tag Team GX. Rainbow Rares introduced. Hidden Fates broke the market.
Mega Evolution mechanic. Evolutions (2016) became a nostalgia set.
Full Art cards introduced. EX returns. Market starts growing again.
Lv.X cards. Lower collector interest, smaller print runs now worth more.
Pokemon Company took over from WOTC. EX cards introduced power creep.
The original 151. Charizard became the cultural icon. WOTC published.
Formats: Standard, Expanded, Unlimited
Recent releasesJul 17 ME05: Pitch Black
New Pokémon sets have typically settled between roughly 17% and 48% below their release-week price, with most of that easing done within roughly 15 weeks.