Sealed Storm Emeralda booster box (Mega Rayquaza ex on the packaging) “Storm Emeralda” is an expansion pack (set code: m6) for the Pokémon Trading Card Game MEGA Series released in Japan on July 31,...
Turn a Japanese Pokémon card over and its back looks nothing like the back of an English card. That difference is documented: the official tournament rules distinguish Japanese card backs from those used on...
If a box of old Pokémon cards has resurfaced, the first thing to settle is whether any of them count as vintage. For English cards, that means the Wizards of the Coast era, 1999...
If you have spotted a small gold star printed next to a Pokémon’s name, you may be looking at one of the hardest-to-find rarity categories the Pokémon Trading Card Game has ever used. That...
The Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration expansion arrives on September 16, 2026, and it is the first Pokémon TCG set to launch on the same date around the world. Every card in it is foil,...
A Sukajan is a jacket adorned with embroidery of dragons, tigers, eagles, and other motifs on glossy satin or velveteen (betchin). Internationally, it is also known as a “souvenir jacket,” and as the name...
Both Holo and Reverse Holo Pokémon cards feature shining finishes on their surfaces, but the primary difference lies in where the foil pattern shines. Standard Holo cards shine within the Pokémon’s illustration box, whereas...
The phrase “Legendary Pokémon Cards” does not refer to a single meaning. Generally, it refers to cards depicting Legendary Pokémon, but in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are special cards that form a...
Many of the world’s rarest Pokémon cards are not cards that were pulled from regular booster packs. Winning a tournament, passing a difficult test in a magazine, or being selected in an illustration or...
“First Edition” in Pokémon cards does not simply mean “old cards.” It indicates the version printed first within a specific set, identified using the “1st Edition” stamp on English cards and the “1 EDITION”...
