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The Lab Letter · week ending Nov 8, 2026

Pokemon market up 2.22% this week

Three cards worth a look

The week's biggest risers at $5 and up, each with real sales behind the move. Tap a card for its price history.

Blaziken

EX Power Keepers

▲ +258% · $249.94 · 9 sold this week

Kyurem (Team Plasma)

Plasma Freeze

▲ +127% · $36.49 · 7 sold this week

Charizard

EX Power Keepers

▲ +125% · $450.00 · 5 sold this week

Cheaper this week

Cards at $20 and up that fell, with sales behind the drop. Worth a look if one is on your list.

Pikachu ex - 109 (30th Celebration)

ME: Mega Evolution Promo

▼ -72% · $35.23 · 345 sold this week

Pikachu ex - 107 (30th Celebration)

ME: Mega Evolution Promo

▼ -60% · $47.26 · 310 sold this week

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Pokemon sealed products: booster box, Elite Trainer Boxes, booster bundle, tin and packs

The market · 11/01 to 11/08

The Pokemon market is ▲ up 2.22% this week across 38,515 cards: 13,493 rose, 11,435 fell.

Booster boxes

Boxes were roughly flat this week. The Lab Booster Box Index is at 129.6: +0.3% this week, -0.4% over a month, +24.1% over a year, -2.2% from its peak, across 56 boxes.

Pictured: Phantasmal Flames, Pitch Black and Chaos Rising booster boxes.

Live chart and every box →

What's next

Dec 4 · 30th Celebration: ex Tins (reported)

Worth watching

The uploads and posts that got the biggest reaction this week from the competitive, investing and collecting creators we follow.

Competitive on X: ZapdosTCG
Yo mates! Got 47th out of 1739 players at Gdansk Regionals with Hydrapple ✌️ +1 Booster Box +120CP Road to Worlds:… → 248 likes

Investing on X: Collectr
A Black Label BGS 10 Pikachu ex SIR from Ascended Heroes just sold on eBay for $25,100, while its PSA 10 copy just… → 122 likes

Collecting on X: Pokemon TCG Restocks & News
Happy 30th Celebration UPC, Ditto/Mew Collections & Delta Reign Release Day! 🎉 Use this thread to post your… → 148 likes

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Last Sunday's Lab Letter

The cards that moved this week, every Sunday