How to Build a Pokémon Card Portfolio Like an Investor
Building a Pokémon card portfolio like an investor means treating it like any other alternative asset class: diversifying across card types, understanding...
Category Japanese Cards
Japanese Pokemon TCG cards and pricing
How to Find the Most Valuable Card in Any Pokémon Set
The most valuable card in any Pokémon set isn't always the rarest or the oldest—it's the one that combines rarity markers with exceptional condition and...
Pokémon Card Rarity Symbols Explained: Circle, Diamond, Star
Pokémon trading cards use rarity symbols to indicate how difficult they are to find in booster packs.
Hyper Rare Pokémon Cards: Which Ones Are Actually Valuable?
The most valuable hyper rare Pokémon cards are specific cards with provable demand: the 1st Edition Charizard from Base Set, the Shadowless Charizard, the...
Gold Cards in Pokémon: Why They’re Rarely Worth More Than Alts
Gold cards in Pokémon are rarely worth more than alternative art cards, despite their scarcity.
Rainbow Rare Pokémon Cards: Are They Worth Less Than Regular Alts?
Rainbow Rare Pokémon cards are definitively worth less than comparable Alternative Art cards in the current market.
Pokémon Card Print Runs: Why Some Sets Are Scarcer Than Others
Pokémon card set scarcity comes down to two main factors: the print run size that The Pokémon Company originally decided for each set, and how much of...
Why Target and Walmart Started Limiting Pokémon Card Sales in 2021
In May 2021, Target and Walmart made the dramatic decision to remove Pokémon trading cards from their shelves—not due to low sales or business reasons,...
Scalpers and Pokémon Cards: How They Affect Your Local Store
Scalpers affect your local store by buying up limited inventory in bulk the moment new products arrive, then reselling those items online at inflated...
Surging Sparks Pikachu ex Alt Art: Most Expensive Card in the Set?
Yes, the Pikachu ex #238/191 Special Illustration Rare is definitively the most expensive card in the Surging Sparks set.