A year of Pikachu in Pocket
Pokemon TCG Pocket's Pika Pika! Pikachu Missions event opened on October 20 and runs until October 20, 2027, part of the TCG's 30th anniversary. It is a login event on a 10-day cycle: Pika Pika! Pikachu Packs, which contain only Pikachu cards, on days 1, 2, 4 and 7, a premium Pika Pika! Pikachu Pack ex on day 9, and a Pikachu ex promo card on day 10, plus a Pikachu playmat, sleeves, a coin and profile icons.
Dual Fusion
Pocket's next expansion, Dual Fusion, releases on Wednesday, October 28 at 6 p.m. Pacific, 9 p.m. Eastern. It introduces dual-type Pokemon, led by Mega Mewtwo X ex (Psychic and Fighting) and Mega Greninja ex (Water and Darkness). Six rental decks are available through December 15, and the October producer letter says booster releases will move from roughly four-week to roughly six-week cycles.
525 six-figure sales
A market report from UltraBall, distributed October 20, counts 525 Pokemon card sales of $100,000 or more between January 1 and October 16, 2026, worth $162.3 million combined. Nineteen sales topped $1 million and 53 topped $500,000. Graded cards dominate the list: 406 of the 525 were PSA 10. The Pikachu Illustrator alone sold nine times for $100,000 or more, for $29.9 million. We have not seen the report's underlying sale list, so treat the totals as the report's own.
Delta Reign prereleases
Mega Evolution: Delta Reign prerelease events begin Saturday, October 24 at participating Play! Pokemon stores, with Build and Battle Boxes of a 40-card deck and four booster packs. The set releases November 6, headlined by Mega Rayquaza ex alongside Mega Golisopod ex, Mega Golurk ex and Mega Malamar ex.
Sources: Serebii, Pika Pika! Pikachu Missions; Pokemon.com, October 20, 2026; Pokemon.com producer letter, October 15, 2026; UltraBall report via GetNews, October 20, 2026; PocketMonsters.net.
Quick Hits ran in The Pack Report, October 21, 2026: Raincoat Pikachu Gets Rained On. Published by Rip Station.