New Pokémon Sets: Prices Since Release
30th Celebration's top 10 cards are down 62.1% since release (day 55). Since day 30 they're down 32.3%, a bigger drop than usual: earlier sets were down 16.6% from day 30 to day 55 (median of 3).
Coming up
The next English releases. A new set's line starts here once its first prices are in.
- Mega Evolution—Delta ReignReleased Nov 6
- 30th Celebration Premium collection waveReleased Nov 6 · product · reported date, not yet confirmed
- Valentine's Day boxOut Jan 27 (in 78 days) · product · reported date, not yet confirmed
- Flowing FistsOut Feb 5 (in 87 days) · prerelease from Jan 23 · reported date, not yet confirmed
Every set since release
30th Celebration is highlighted. Every line is 100 at day 30 after release, when sets are compared; the band is where the middle half of other sets were at the same age.
Set by set
Each set's tracked cards: the move since their first price, then the move from day 30 to later ages, and over the last 30 days. Sets released before Oct 2025 are tracked from the oldest day the price source keeps (365 days), so they have no early ages.
| Set | Released | Since first price | Day 30 → 90 | Day 30 → 180 | Day 30 → 365 | Last 30 days | Top cards cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Celebration 10 cards | Sep 16 | −62.1% Sep 18 | — | — | — | −34.0% | $329 |
| Pitch Black 13 cards | Jul 17 | −40.5% Aug 8 | −29.7% | — | — | −10.1% | $443 |
| Chaos Rising 10 cards | May 22 | −60.8% Jun 9 | −31.6% | — | — | −14.2% | $343 |
| Perfect Order 10 cards | Mar 27 | −45.4% Apr 13 | −7.8% | −37.1% | — | −4.5% | $352 |
| Ascended Heroes 20 cards | Jan 30 | −49.3% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −23.7% | $2,959 |
| Phantasmal Flames 10 cards | Nov 14 | −28.6% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −7.3% | $854 |
| Mega Evolution 20 cards | Sep 26 | −27.2% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −10.1% | $1,125 |
| White Flare 20 cards | Jul 17 | −12.6% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −11.3% | $1,851 |
| Black Bolt 20 cards | Jul 17 | −9.7% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −10.3% | $2,243 |
| Destined Rivals 20 cards | May 30 | −40.2% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −13.0% | $1,050 |
| Journey Together 13 cards | Mar 28 | −33.6% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −5.5% | $281 |
| Prismatic Evolutions 20 cards | Jan 17 | −22.9% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −11.5% | $3,648 |
| Surging Sparks 20 cards | Nov 8 | −15.8% Apr 13 | — | — | — | −8.6% | $845 |
What earlier sets did
Medians across sets with prices at both ages. Small samples: read them as a rough guide.
- Typical low: after day 30, sets bottomed around day 200, a median −49.7% below their day-30 level (2 sets with 150+ days of prices).
- Day 30 to 90: median −29.7% across 3 sets; 0 of 3 rose.
- Day 90 to 180: median −22.8% across 2 sets; 0 of 2 rose.
How this works
- Which sets: main English expansions and special sets since Scarlet & Violet (March 2023). Not Pokémon TCG Pocket (digital), promos, energy, McDonald’s, or reprint collections.
- Which cards: each set’s 20 most valuable cards at TCGplayer Near Mint, one printing per card, $5 and up (fewer when fewer cards clear $5). New sets get their list at day 30; the list then stays fixed, so the line follows the same cards.
- The line: equal weight, chained daily from the first day with prices. A card’s price carries over gaps of up to 5 days; single-day moves over 60% are left out as bad data.
- Compared from day 30: the price source starts a new set’s history about three weeks after release, so sets are compared on their moves after day 30 (each line is 100 at day 30). That’s also when each set’s card list is fixed, and after the wildest stretch of opening hype.
- Limits: the price source keeps 365 days, so sets released before October 2025 start partway through their life, and the comparison rests on a handful of sets for now. Sets tracked from a later list (rather than at day 30) lean towards cards that held up. Sealed prices are recorded only since October 19, 2026.
- How past sets moved doesn’t say what a new set will do. Nothing here is financial advice. Full methodology.
