Intelligence overview

Images circulating on social media appear to show a McDonald's Pokémon 30th anniversary Happy Meal promotion, including 15 Pokémon-themed toys and two trading cards per toy. A leaked promotional sheet lists the promotion running November 10 to December 14, 2026. Neither McDonald's nor The Pokémon Company has confirmed the details.

PSA stated it is working with the Santa Ana Police Department and the FBI on the investigation into a October 13 theft of more than 200 packages from a FedEx truck outside its Santa Ana, California headquarters. PSA published a list of all 6,451 stolen items, deactivated the associated certification numbers, notified marketplace partners, and outlined compensation guidance including refunds of grading fees.

A collection of 42 complete Pokémon card sets, bought in the late 1990s by a man in Woking, Surrey and stored in his attic for 15 years, sold at Ewbank's auction house on October 21 for a combined total of roughly $2.1 million. The top lot, a Legendary Collection Complete Master Set including a near-mint Charizard, fetched about $134,000 against an estimate of $20,000–$27,000. Ewbank's said the sale was the most valuable trading card auction held in the UK.

IGN reports that Amazon is selling the Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box for $59.99 via an invitation-based system, below the roughly $120+ resale market price. Best Buy is running a similar invite system for the Pokémon TCG: Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box at $49.99, with selected buyers given 24 hours to complete a purchase.

IGN reports that Best Buy has launched an invite-only listing for the Pokémon TCG: Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box priced at $49.99, compared with a TCGplayer market price of about $130.50. Shoppers must request an invite while signed in to a Best Buy account, and selected users are notified by email and have 24 hours to complete the purchase.

The Pokémon Company announced that a permanent Pokémon retail store will open in London by 2029, the first outside Asia. The exact location and name have not been announced, and the company says it will begin a wider global store rollout.

Dexerto reports that Dual Fusion, a new Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion with the code C1, will be released on October 28, 2026. Cards shown in the trailer include Mega Mewtwo X ex, Mega Greninja ex, Mega Dragonite ex, Pikachu ex and Fuecoco ex; the total card count has not been revealed.

Police say more than 200 packages of trading cards, including Pokémon and sports cards, were stolen from a FedEx truck parked outside PSA's Santa Ana, California headquarters on October 13, with losses estimated near $1 million. PSA parent company Collectors said it deactivated certificates for stolen items, notified marketplace partners and is arranging compensation at fair market value.

A trading card collector known as SKY-B said PSA notified them that their 104-card submission, valued at more than $100,000, was stolen when a FedEx vehicle carrying PSA orders was burglarized after leaving PSA's Southern California facility. PSA said it deactivated the affected certificates, notified selling platforms and auction partners, is working with FedEx and law enforcement, and will compensate customers at fair market value up to each item's Maximum Insured Value. Other collectors reported losing a PSA 9 Magic: The Gathering Smaug the Magnificent, a serialized Yu-Gi-Oh card numbered 95/100, and a Pikachu card; those accounts are unverified.

Within 24 hours of launch, the Pokémon x Santa Cruz mystery skateboard decks appeared on eBay at inflated prices, including an unopened deck listed at $298.68 plus $55.05 shipping. A Rayquaza design reportedly sold for $1,000.

A Pokémon x Santa Cruz Skateboards collection of blind-packaged skateboard decks featuring Pokémon TCG card artwork launched on October 17 for Pokémon's 30th anniversary. The line includes 30 designs plus three gold variants limited to 500 each, priced at $139.95 per deck.

Pokémon TCG player Alessandro "iCaterpie" Cremascoli stated on October 16, 2026 that he had been permanently banned, which he attributed to a public complaint he made about a judge treating him unfairly. The post was reportedly deleted six hours later. No disciplinary notice was published, and The Pokémon Company International has not confirmed the ban publicly in the text.