Pokemon TCG Insights

Temporal Forces has been out for a few weeks now. The hype is real. The pulls are... mixed. And everyone's asking the same question: Is this set worth opening in 2026? I've opened 2 ETBs and a booster box. Here's my honest take. The Hits 🔥 Mewtwo ex SAR (Special Art Rare) The Star of the Set Let's be real: This card is the reason you're opening ...

You've got the cards. Maybe it's a binder full of SARs. Maybe it's a wall of graded slabs. Maybe it's a single Charizard that you stare at for 20 minutes every day. But how do you actually display them? I've tried everything. Shoebox displays (bad). Tape on the wall (worse). Full display cases that cost more than the cards (questionable). Here's...

Grading your Pokemon cards can be exciting. You send in a raw card. A few weeks (or months) later, you get back a slab with a number on it. That number could multiply your card's value by 5x, 10x, or even 20x. Or it could come back lower than expected, and you're out $50+ in fees. I've graded over 100 cards. Some came back as PSA 10s and sold fo...

You want to play competitive Pokemon TCG. But you don't want to spend $500 on a single deck. I get it. I've been there. And here's the truth: You don't need to. Temporal Forces is a great format for budget players. The power creep is real, and some of the best cards are uncommons and rares—not just the chase SARs. I've built three budget decks t...

The Pokemon TCG market in April 2026 is... interesting. We're about 18 months past the 2021-2022 peak, and the dust has finally settled. The flippers? Mostly gone. The speculators? Moved on to NFTs or whatever comes next. But the collectors? We're still here. And honestly, the market feels healthier than it has in years. Here's what's actually h...