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Popular Cards weekly watch: 34 arrivals and the price moves to check (2026-10-26)

By ChasingPoké ·

Here is what changed in ChasingPoké’ Popular Cards selection since our earlier snapshot, and what those changes can and cannot tell a collector.

What changed in the list

Between our 2026-10-19 and 2026-10-26 snapshots, 34 cards entered Popular Cards and 26 left it. We could compare prices for 294 products present in both snapshots.

New appearances include Pikachu - 040/128 (ME: 30th Celebration, $5.24); Mega Charizard Y ex - 294/217 (ME: Ascended Heroes, $248.04); Greninja ex - 214/167 (SV06: Twilight Masquerade, $254.07); Pikachu (Legendary Treasures: Radiant Collection, $100.03); Charizard - 1/99 (Cracked Ice Holo) (Miscellaneous Cards & Products, $112.12).

Joining or leaving this list can reflect the price band or changes in the selection. It does not establish a change in sales volume.

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Price moves worth checking

Arceus VSTAR from ME: 30th Celebration Classic Collection moved from $11.44 to $14.22, up 24.3%. This compares the same product across the two snapshots; check its printing and current listings before deciding what to pay.

Slowbro - 090/084 from ME05: Pitch Black moved from $7.18 to $5.80, down 19.2%. This compares the same product across the two snapshots; check its printing and current listings before deciding what to pay.

Mew ex - 158/128 from ME: 30th Celebration moved from $39.24 to $46.01, up 17.3%. This compares the same product across the two snapshots; check its printing and current listings before deciding what to pay.

Ditto Prism Star from SM - Lost Thunder moved from $49.07 to $41.54, down 15.3%. This compares the same product across the two snapshots; check its printing and current listings before deciding what to pay.

Mewtwo - 063/128 (What's Your Favorite Stamp) from Miscellaneous Cards & Products moved from $10.28 to $8.71, down 15.3%. This compares the same product across the two snapshots; check its printing and current listings before deciding what to pay.

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How to use this watch

Start with the cards you actually want, then compare the exact printing and condition against current listings. A card appearing in Popular Cards is a starting point for research, not a recommendation to pay any price.

These observations use ChasingPoké’ archived daily selection and product market estimates. They do not measure completed orders, individual seller inventory, PSA sales velocity or guaranteed resale value. A price move alone does not explain why demand changed.

We publish at most one observation per UTC week and skip an unchanged comparison. Missing or incompatible historical data is never filled with invented changes.

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Compiled from archived Pokechases snapshots with calculated comparisons. Market estimates are not guaranteed offers. Editorial approach and corrections.

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