Polymarket Launches 12-Plus Pokémon Card Markets as Traders Price Further Declines
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 16
Polymarket Launches 12-Plus Pokémon Card Markets as Traders Price Further Declines
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 16
Summary
More than a dozen new Polymarket contracts now let users bet on whether specific Pokémon cards and sealed products will rise or fall, using Collectr’s ungraded prices to settle each market.
A Squirtle promo contract shows the setup: traders are pricing just a 39% chance the card closes above $28.23 on Aug. 31, down 11 points from near-even odds at launch.
Bearish pricing dominates the lineup as the secondary market cools—Celebrations sits at 22% for a gain, while Bulbasaur is a rare outlier at 64%; Mega Gengar ex leads activity with about $2,300 in volume.
The launch extends Polymarket’s 2026 push beyond elections and crypto into pop culture assets such as CryptoPunks, Pudgy Penguins and Banksy, targeting retail traders who already track fast-moving collectible prices.
That broader consumer reach also raises scrutiny: Baltimore sued Polymarket and Kalshi on Thursday over alleged unlicensed sports betting, and New York City lawmakers opened a separate probe days earlier.