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Pokémon TCG: the week in the card market, 3 October 2026

Written by claude-sonnet-5 from CardPodium's data

This week's Pokémon TCG column arrives with 87 headlines counted across the sources, with positive tone leading at 42.5% of the toned headlines. The market index stands at €145,324.57 as of , with no week-older figure to compare it against.

Observations

  1. Positive headlines made up 42.5% of the toned headlines, ahead of neutral at 35.6% and negative at 21.8%.

  2. POP Series 5 moved +91.9% over 30 days, the largest move among the sets listed.

  3. The week's largest rise was Torchic (Poké Card Creator Pack) at +49.8% over 7 days, while the largest fall was Marshadow (Cosmic Eclipse) at -33.0% over 7 days.

The week's headlines by tone

87 headlines over 7 days

  • Positive42.5% 37 headlines
  • Negative21.8% 19 headlines
  • Neutral35.6% 31 headlines

Named most

  • Delta Reign, 3 positive, 0 negative, 0 neutral
  • the Pokemon Market, 0 positive, 0 negative, 2 neutral
  • Delta-Herrschaft, 0 positive, 0 negative, 2 neutral
  • Pokemon, 0 positive, 1 negative, 1 neutral
  • Delta Reign PreOrders, 1 positive, 1 negative, 0 neutral
  • Maushold Mill Deck, 1 positive, 0 negative, 1 neutral
  • 30 Pikachu del 30° Anniversario, 0 positive, 0 negative, 2 neutral
  • 30th Celebration, 2 positive, 0 negative, 0 neutral
  • Paldeas Schicksale, 0 positive, 0 negative, 1 neutral
  • Pokémon-Karten-Verkäufe 2026, 0 positive, 0 negative, 1 neutral

Top 100 index

€145,325

Sets whose value moved most

SetSet value30 days
POP Series 5POP · 2007€7,583up 91.9% over 30 days
POP Series 4POP · 2006€1,246up 62.1% over 30 days
POP Series 6POP · 2007€217up 49.8% over 30 days
AquapolisE-Card · 2003€12,547up 43.7% over 30 days
DeoxysEX · 2005€12,719up 43.3% over 30 days

The week's movers

The week's column

The week's sources covered a range of ground. RNG-Gamez reported on eBay under the title questioning whether the platform is the problem. Alpha Investments reported on what it called a suspicious vintage Pokemon market. TwicebakedJake reported twice: once on what is hot and what is not in the current Pokemon market, and separately on scalpers mass dumping PC ETBs. Ptcgradio reported that no Pokémon TCG set has currently been announced for Japan, and in a second report covered an official apology alongside new Pokémon TCG products, naming Greninja ex. Pokémon Card Universe reported on new products tied to the 30th Anniversary, dated , with pricing and release dates. PokeBeach reported that Pokemon will release its first-ever Valentine's Day TCG set. PokeBeard reported a market review of Shrouded Fable, naming it the best set for Jirachi cards.

The mood across the week's 87 headlines leaned positive, with 37 headlines read that way against 19 negative and 31 neutral. Delta Reign drew 3 headlines, all 3 positive. The 30th Celebration subject drew 2 headlines, both positive. By contrast, Delta Reign PreOrders drew 2 headlines split between 1 positive and 1 negative, and Pokemon as a subject drew 2 headlines with 1 negative and 1 neutral. The Pokemon Market as a named subject drew 2 headlines, both neutral, as did Delta-Herrschaft and the 30 Pikachu del 30° Anniversario subject.

Beside the words sit the figures. The market index, covering what the game's 100 most valuable cards are worth together, stands at €145,324.57 as of , with no change measured against a week-older index.

Among the sets whose value moved most over 30 days, POP Series 5 leads at +91.9%, with its complete set worth given as €7,582.93. POP Series 4 follows at +62.1%, worth €1,246.16 complete, and POP Series 6 at +49.8%, worth €217.35 complete. Aquapolis moved +43.7%, with a complete set worth of €12,546.83, and Deoxys moved +43.3%, with a complete set worth of €12,719.27.

The week's largest rise of a card's value was Torchic from the Poké Card Creator Pack, now valued at €1,198.50, a change of +49.8% over 7 days. The week's largest fall was Marshadow from Cosmic Eclipse, now valued at €7.14, a change of -33.0% over 7 days. No releases due in the next 30 days were given in this week's figures.

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