Pokémon 30th Celebration Pulls Top 50%, Slashing $1,000 Card Prices
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Updated · Kotaku · Sep 17
Pokémon 30th Celebration Pulls Top 50%, Slashing $1,000 Card Prices
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Sep 17
Summary
$1,000 launch-day prices for Future Rare Mew and Mewtwo have already fallen to about $150 as Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration floods the market with high-end pulls.
Early openings suggest more than 1 in 2 packs contain an ex or better, despite the anniversary set using Japan-style five-card packs for its simultaneous global release.
DigitalTQ’s 420-pack sample put Special Illustration Rares at 5.24%—better than 1 in 20 packs—while Mew and Mewtwo appeared at nearly 1%, far above recent top-rarity rates.
That accessibility is undercutting scalpers after two years of tight pull rates, though ultra-rare RGB Mew chase cards may still be as scarce as 1 in 20,000 packs.