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August 22, 2026Collecting
We published a report on where Pokémon card prices went over the last year. This post covers where the data came from, how the index is built, and the two corrections we had to make before any of the numbers meant anything. The short version is that the...
August 20, 2026Collecting
Pokémon English Base Set 1st Edition holos are usually treated as a single variation. Among collectors who look closely there are two recognizable groups, informally called "alpha" and "beta", separated by the weight of the 1st Edition stamp and the angle of the halftone dot...
May 9, 2026Collecting
This is a list of well-recognized and obtainable English Pokémon test print cards. This list does not include "one of a kind" prints, matchprints, or make-ready-test unique prints. There are other types...
February 12, 2026Collecting
This is a list of unique English-language Pokémon cards created in Japan, likely by Media Factory, and distributed through promotional events between the years 1998 and 2003. This timeframe of English...
January 11, 2026Collecting
This blog post is a deep-dive into an interesting part of the Pokémon ex-era card generation. There are 16 expansions in this generation. In most of these expansions (exact list below) the common and uncommon rarity cards included multiple serial...
November 7, 2025Collecting
TopVault has a mission to become the most complete database for collectibles with a focus on "full complete" sets with large histories and diverse variations. The Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) is a great example of this type of collectible.
