Pokémon card price movers: week of October 6, 2026

Short answer: in the 7 days to October 6, 2026, 134 of the 169 Pokémon cards worth $20 or more across 10 popular sets fell in price and 28 rose. The median card moved −1.8% and the whole $20+ basket fell 1.7%, from $20,921.10 to $20,572.48.

Prices are TCGplayer market prices for raw (ungraded) cards from GradeWorthy's own daily snapshot, data as of October 6, 2026 compared with September 29, 2026. The full tables, set by set, are on the free Pokémon card price movers page, updated weekly.

Five biggest drops

Card Set No. Sep 29 Oct 6 Change
Team Rocket's Meowth Destined Rivals 203 $21.10 $17.19 −18.5%
Pikachu Crown Zenith 160 $46.55 $39.99 −14.1%
Flareon ex Prismatic Evolutions 146 $207.97 $180.90 −13.0%
Ethan's Typhlosion Destined Rivals 190 $22.99 $20.09 −12.6%
Dragonair 151 181 $44.15 $38.65 −12.5%

Five biggest gains

Card Set No. Sep 29 Oct 6 Change
Mew Crown Zenith GG10 $65.06 $68.39 +5.1%
Ivysaur 151 167 $39.69 $40.98 +3.3%
Umbreon VMAX Evolving Skies 215 $2,214.79 $2,285.50 +3.2%
Glaceon VSTAR Crown Zenith GG40 $62.06 $63.88 +2.9%
Ceruledge Surging Sparks 197 $23.90 $24.60 +2.9%

Set by set

Journey Together moved most: its 5 cards worth $20+ went −6.4% (5 of 5 fell). Evolving Skies held up best at +0.7%. Every set's basket and its complete-set cost are in the table on the price movers page, and each set name there links to its Set Value Sheet (every card, priced, PDF + CSV).

Cards on the grading line

A common first screen is to grade only cards worth at least 2.5× the fee; with PSA Standard at $59.99 that is about $150 raw. As of October 6, 2026, 34 cards in these 10 sets clear it and 10 sit between $150 and $200, where a small drop takes them under. The closest to the line: Glaceon V (Evolving Skies, $155.60), Perrin (Twilight Masquerade, $161.73), Roaring Moon ex (Prismatic Evolutions, $162.14).

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Method: TCGplayer market price (an estimate from recent completed sales), whichever of pokemontcg.io and PokéWallet updated most recently; card value is the most expensive printing of each card number; the $20+ list is fixed on the start date. Card names are used for identification only. GradeWorthy isn't affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, PSA, CGC, TAG, Beckett, eBay or TCGplayer. This is market data, not financial advice.