Pokémon Card Market — Thursday 21 May

A simple weekly look at what's happening with modern Pokémon TCG prices.

Today's verdict

Market is hot right now

People are paying a LOT more than shop price for current sets. That's exciting but risky — we can't yet tell if buyers are eager or if sellers are stuck holding stock.

Typical resale markup

166.37% above shop price

across 99 new-release products

Movement this month

↑ 4.67% price up

resale price change

Vintage spotlight

276,123.78% above shop price

top old-set markup

What changed this week

Cooling Twilight Masquerade Booster Box Resale price has dropped 45.9% in the last month. People are still paying 38.9% over shop price, but the bubble is deflating fast — watch in case sellers panic. Heating Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box Resale price has gone up 175.3% in the last month — now 9.4% over shop price. Heat building, but late-stage heat usually reverses fast. Scarcity Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box [Mega Gardevoir] UK shops have not had it in stock once across 12 checks this month. If resale price stays high, this is real scarcity. Vintage Pokemon Base Set (Shadowless) [Unlimited Edition] Booster Pack Old set, no longer made. Currently £11,850.00. The shop price comparison does not work for vintage — just compare against the last 30-day average.

Modern sealed prices over time

20 months

Browse products

Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box

ME03: Perfect Order

↑ 175.3% this month

Journey Together Booster Box

SV09: Journey Together

↑ 77.3% this month

Shrouded Fable Elite Trainer Box

SV: Shrouded Fable

↑ 60.3% this month

Twilight Masquerade Booster Box

SV06: Twilight Masquerade

↓ 45.9% this month

Shrouded Fable Booster Bundle

SV: Shrouded Fable

↑ 43.8% this month

Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box

ME02: Phantasmal Flames

↑ 43.5% this month

Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box

SV: Prismatic Evolutions

↑ 41.8% this month

Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box [Mega Gardevoir]

ME01: Mega Evolution

↑ 40.2% this month

White Flare Elite Trainer Box

SV: White Flare

↑ 39.4% this month

Stellar Crown Elite Trainer Box

SV07: Stellar Crown

↑ 33.8% this month

White Flare Booster Bundle

SV: White Flare

↑ 32.4% this month

Stellar Crown Booster Box

SV07: Stellar Crown

↑ 31.5% this month

Mega Evolution Booster Box

ME01: Mega Evolution

↑ 29.9% this month

Phantasmal Flames Booster Box

ME02: Phantasmal Flames

↑ 28.6% this month

Journey Together Elite Trainer Box

SV09: Journey Together

↑ 28.1% this month

Destined Rivals Booster Box

SV10: Destined Rivals

↑ 27.5% this month

Black Bolt Elite Trainer Box

↑ 25.7% this month

Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle

ME02: Phantasmal Flames

↑ 24.5% this month

Paldean Fates Elite Trainer Box

SV: Paldean Fates

↑ 23.1% this month

Black Bolt Booster Bundle

↑ 22.3% this month

Temporal Forces Booster Box

SV05: Temporal Forces

↑ 21.7% this month

Prismatic Evolutions Booster Pack

SV: Prismatic Evolutions

↑ 20.8% this month

Surging Sparks Booster Box

SV08: Surging Sparks

↑ 19.4% this month

Paldean Fates Booster Bundle

SV: Paldean Fates

↑ 13.4% this month

Prismatic Evolutions Booster Bundle

SV: Prismatic Evolutions

↑ 13.2% this month

Temporal Forces Elite Trainer Box [Walking Wake]

SV05: Temporal Forces

↓ 12.6% this month

Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box

SV10: Destined Rivals

↑ 11.6% this month

Fusion Strike Booster Box

SWSH08: Fusion Strike

Paldean Fates Pokemon Center Elite Trainer Box (Exclusive)

SV: Paldean Fates

Crown Zenith Pokemon Center Elite Trainer Box Plus

SWSH: Crown Zenith

Dig deeper

Old sets (no longer made) — 126 products

Product	Set	Price now	Change last month
Pokemon Base Set (Shadowless) [Unlimited Edition] Booster Pack	Base Set (Shadowless)	£11,850.00	no data
XY Booster Box	XY Base Set	£2,945.12	no data
XY BREAKthrough Booster Box	XY - BREAKthrough	£2,489.52	no data
Evolving Skies Booster Box	Evolving Skies	£2,103.20	no data
Evolving Skies Booster Box	SWSH07: Evolving Skies	£1,955.18	no change
Unbroken Bonds Booster Box	SM - Unbroken Bonds	£1,901.90	no data
Generations Elite Trainer Box	Generations	£1,846.10	no data
XY Evolutions Booster Box	XY - Evolutions	£1,845.69	no data

UK retail stock — last 30 days

Product	Shop	In stock	Availability
Black Bolt Elite Trainer Box	Argos	1 / 6 checks
Destined Rivals Booster Box	Argos	0 / 6 checks
Journey Together Booster Box	Argos	0 / 6 checks
Mega Evolution Booster Box	Argos	0 / 6 checks
Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box [Mega Gardevoir]	Smyths	0 / 12 checks
Perfect Order Booster Box	Argos	0 / 6 checks
Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box	Argos	0 / 6 checks
Phantasmal Flames Booster Box	Argos	0 / 6 checks
White Flare Elite Trainer Box	Argos	1 / 6 checks

Where we get the data — 16 sources

Source	Type	Rows	Latest
tcgcsv tcgplayer USD estimated GBP	card	8832	2026-05-20
tcgcsv tcgplayer USD estimated GBP	product	1002	2026-05-20
poketrace tcgplayer NEAR_MINT estimated GBP	card	247	2026-05-20
pokewallet tcgplayer estimated GBP	card	68	2026-05-20
poketrace ebay NEAR_MINT estimated GBP	card	58	2026-05-20
tcgfast tcgplayer ebay estimated GBP	card	54	2026-05-20
pokewallet cardmarket estimated GBP	card	48	2026-05-20
poketrace tcgplayer UNOPENED estimated GBP	product	42	2026-05-20
pokemonpricetracker tcgplayer market estimated GBP	card	39	2026-05-20
pricecharting sealed USD estimated GBP	product	19	2026-05-20
pokemontcg.io/cardmarket estimated GBP	card	5	2026-05-20
cardmarket sealed EUR estimated GBP	product	2	2026-05-20
poketrace ebay LIGHTLY_PLAYED estimated GBP	card	1	2026-05-20
pricecharting monthly history USD estimated GBP	product	459	2026-05-01
pricecharting card monthly history USD estimated GBP	card	163	2026-05-01
poketrace tcgplayer UNOPENED estimated GBP 30d avg	product	42	2026-04-20

Data we still don't have — 1 gaps

What's missing	Why it matters
Slab saturation	Upgrade a graded-price API or add PSA/GemRate population imports.

Data refreshes daily. Click any i to learn what something means.