Japanese Pokemon card news

What happened in Japanese Pokemon cards, in short: new sets and promos from the official site, price moves we have measured, and import rules that change what a card costs delivered. Every item names its source. Updated Oct 26, 2026.

  • Oct 26, 2026Price watch

    Mew ex FUR is down about 69% in Japan since release day

    The lowest SNKRDUNK ask was ¥22,222 on 16 September 2026; Cardrush listed it at ¥6,780 on 26 October. In the US, raw copies sold for about $65 to $68 and PSA 10 copies for about $380 in the same week. Asks are not sales, and nobody official has said why it fell.

  • Oct 26, 2026Price watch

    The Japanese McDonald's Pikachu is the most-graded Japanese promo, with 335,226 PSA grades

    PokeInvest's PSA population report (refreshed 22 September 2026) puts the Japanese McDonald's Pikachu 020/M-P first of 949 Japanese promos, with about 15% of all grades on them. A PSA 10 sold for a median of $74 on 25 and 26 October 2026, against about $25 to $29 for a raw copy.

  • Oct 26, 2026Release

    The English version of Storm Emeralda, Mega Evolution: Delta Reign, is due 6 November 2026

    The Japanese set came out on 31 July 2026, so the English print follows by 14 weeks, the longest gap since Pokemon Card 151. The date is from Bulbapedia, a community source; the full table of Japanese sets and their English equivalents is in our sets guide.

  • Oct 26, 2026Release

    MEGA Special Deck Set (Mega Feraligatr, Mega Dragonite, Mega Gengar) is dated 13 November

    The official product list shows a ¥5,500 constructed-deck set for 13 November 2026, built around three Mega Evolutions. It is a deck product, not an expansion.

  • Oct 23, 2026Release

    Aura Seeker, the next MEGA expansion, is dated 27 November 2026

    The official page for 拡張パック「ハドウシーカー」 (our translation: Aura Seeker, set code M7) gives 27 November 2026 and a ¥200 pack of 5 cards. It features Mega Lucario Z ex, Mega Garchomp Z ex and Mega Absol Z ex, a group of Mega Evolutions with Z in the name. The page does not mention rarity types, boxes or special products, and no English name has been announced.

  • Oct 16, 2026Promo

    Promo Card Pack Vol. 6: seven cards, handed out at Pokemon Card Gyms from 1 November

    Vol. 6 is given as a prize for taking part in or winning Gym events, and each pack holds one random card (earlier volumes sometimes held two). The seven cards include a new Mega Heatran ex, a Supporter, new-art reprints of Golett and Gastly, and three reprints that have seen tournament play. No prices are listed and supply is limited. Gym promos are prizes, not retail products.

  • Oct 16, 2026Release

    Nine 30th CELEBRATION card sets, ¥1,200 each, went on sale

    Each set is themed on the three starter Pokemon of one generation, from Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle to the Paldea starters. They are separate from the 30th CELEBRATION expansion pack (16 September 2026, ¥360 a pack), which is the set with the Mew ex FUR.

  • Jul 24, 2026Import rules

    Japanese cards shipped to the US now pay a combined 12.5% duty

    Section 301 tariffs on 60 countries took effect on 24 July 2026, with a combined duty of 12.5% (net of the normal rate) for Japan. Importers sued the same day, so the rate may change. Add it to any price when you compare a Japanese shop with a US seller.

We write these items ourselves from the sources named. Prices are what we measured on the date shown; they are not predictions. We don't have access to private groups or social feeds, so "buzz" here means published news, measured price moves and search trends.