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October 2026 Pokémon Card Market Report: Modern Cards Fall

The Raw 100 fell 6.8% in October as modern cards dropped 13.4%, while Classic-era cards rose 7.1% and the Graded 100 slipped 1.5%.

Published Nov 1By Jacob Dymond

Indexes

The CardBrowse Raw 100 fell 6.8% from September 30 to October 31. The CardBrowse Graded 100, a weekly index, slipped 1.5%; its last full October week starts October 19, so its window runs from September 28 to October 19. Both indexes launched on October 24, so earlier values are back-calculated with the launch members. These figures were updated on November 1 after a correction to both indexes; the index pages explain what changed.

The split by era pointed the same way in both indexes. Modern cards fell 13.4% in the Raw 100 and 9.9% in the Graded 100. Classic-era cards rose 7.1% raw and 1.7% graded. WotC cards gained 0.5% raw; the Graded 100's WotC line is paused because too few of those copies sell each week to track.

Cards on the move

The biggest riser among tracked cards was Ho-oh from Neo Revelation, up 21.6% from $275 to $335. Umbreon from Undaunted rose 21.3%, from $575 to $698. Latias & Latios GX from Team Up gained 18.0%, from $3,914 to $4,620.

The clearest drop was Pikachu ex from Ascended Heroes, down 36.0% from $931 to $596 in a steady slide across 83 October sales. The data does not say why these cards moved.

Among new sets, the newest is 30th Celebration, released September 16. Its tracked top cards fell 41.2% in October. They are down 51.2% since first prices on September 18 and 12.7% since day 30. Every other set in the list also fell over the month, from Surging Sparks at 9.8% to Ascended Heroes at 26.3%. The 30th Celebration cards also led trading: Mew ex had 481 sales, the most of the 64 tracked cards, which recorded 11,198 sales in total. The largest sale among the tracked cards was a PSA 10 Rayquaza δ from Delta Species at $64,100 on October 21. A PSA 7 Rayquaza ☆ from Deoxys followed at $58,585 on October 30.

Sealed product tracking began October 19, so those changes cover about two weeks. The Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle fell 10.9%, from $82 to $73. CardBrowse's signal track record has no scored results to report this month.

The indexes in October 2026

Level at the start and end of the month, with each era.

All indexes →
IndexStartEndChangeBy era
CardBrowse Graded 100990.2975.6−1.5%Classic +1.7% · Modern −9.9%
CardBrowse Raw 100965.1899.7−6.8%WotC +0.5% · Classic +7.1% · Modern −13.4%

Biggest movers in the Raw 100

Members' TCGplayer Near Mint price over the month.

CardFromToChange
Ho-oh · Neo Revelation (Holo)$275$335+21.6%
Umbreon · Undaunted (Holo)$575$698+21.3%
Latias & Latios GX · Team Up (Normal)$3,914$4,620+18.0%
Psyduck · Aquapolis (Normal)$206$229+11.1%
Pikachu · Rising Rivals (Holo)$328$362+10.2%
Pikachu ex · Ascended Heroes (Holo)$931$596−36.0%
Lillie's Clefairy ex · Ascended Heroes (Holo)$139$96.99−30.3%
Mega Charizard Y ex · Ascended Heroes (Holo)$323$232−28.1%
N's Zoroark ex · Ascended Heroes (Holo)$141$102−27.4%
Greninja ex · Twilight Masquerade (Holo)$333$243−27.1%

Most traded

11,198 matched eBay sales of 64 tracked cards.

  1. Mew ex · 30th Celebration (Normal) 481 sales
  2. Gengar ex · 30th Celebration (Normal) 442 sales
  3. Sylveon ex · 30th Celebration (Normal) 442 sales
  4. Mewtwo ex · 30th Celebration (Normal) 435 sales
  5. Pikachu ex · 30th Celebration (Normal) 426 sales

Biggest sales

The largest matched eBay sales of tracked cards, one per card.

  1. Rayquaza δ · Delta Species (Holo) $64,100 · PSA 10 · Oct 21
  2. Rayquaza ☆ · Deoxys (Holo) $58,585 · PSA 7 · Oct 30
  3. Flareon δ · Delta Species (Holo) $9,999 · PSA 10 · Oct 9
  4. Lugia · Aquapolis (Holo) $8,800 · PSA 6 · Oct 30
  5. Gengar & Mimikyu GX · Team Up (Normal) $8,300 · PSA 10 · Oct 4

Sealed product

TCGplayer market prices for booster boxes, ETBs, and bundles (tracked since Oct 19).

ProductFromToChange
XY Booster Box$3,900$4,598+17.9%
XY Roaring Skies Booster Box$4,362$4,850+11.2%
Journey Together Booster Box$192$206+7.2%
XY Evolutions Elite Trainer Box [Mega Blastoise]$713$763+6.9%
Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle$82.46$73.48−10.9%
30th Celebration Booster Bundle$77.41$69.50−10.2%
Crown Zenith Elite Trainer Box$326$298−8.5%
30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box$129$118−8.4%
Ascended Heroes Booster Bundle$80.81$75.07−7.1%

New sets

Each recent set's most valuable cards: the move during the month, since day 30 after release (how sets are compared), and since their first price.

All new sets →
SetDayIn October 2026Since day 30Since first price
30th Celebration45−41.2%−12.7%−51.2%
Pitch Black106−4.2%−28.2%−33.5%
Chaos Rising162−5.8%−51.8%−56.8%
Perfect Order218−4.9%−40.2%−42.8%
Ascended Heroes274−26.3%—−45.7%
Phantasmal Flames351−5.6%—−26.9%
Mega Evolution400−11.8%—−25.8%
Black Bolt471−11.5%—−6.7%
White Flare471−13.0%—−9.3%
Destined Rivals519−18.5%—−38.2%
Journey Together582−14.6%—−32.8%
Prismatic Evolutions652−13.4%—−20.0%
Surging Sparks722−9.8%—−13.9%

About this report

  • Built from CardBrowse’s stored data for October 2026: the CardBrowse indexes, TCGplayer Near Mint prices, eBay sales matched to the exact card and printing, sealed prices, and Trends.
  • The written summary is drafted from these numbers and edited by hand. Nothing here is investment advice.
  • CardBrowse read 35 card shops at the end of the month, with 73,500 in-stock listings matched to cards.