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Pokémon Card Market Report: May 2026

In May 2026, the median liquid Pokémon card rose +5.9% between May 1, 2026 and May 31, 2026 — a broad-based rise, with 78.2% of 4,340 cards up and 14.6% down. The biggest gainer was Grass Energy #088 (Call of Legends), +280.0% from $25.00 to $95.00. The biggest decliner was Umbreon #H29 (Aquapolis), −68.6% from $700.00 to $219.95. White Flare led the sets with a +14.0% median move.

Data through May 31, 2026.

Median card, month

+5.9%

Cards up

78.2%

Cards down

14.6%

Liquid cards

4,340

Top gainers of May 2026

  1. Grass Energy #088Call of Legends$25.00 → $95.00+280.0%
  2. Dialga G LV.X #122Platinum$58.01 → $168.43+190.3%
  3. Rotom #007Great Encounters$13.65 → $33.82+147.8%
  4. Pansage #089Black Bolt$11.79 → $28.58+142.4%
  5. Here Comes Team Rocket! #111Team Rocket Returns$199.99 → $400.00+100.0%
  6. Lucario LV.X #122Mysterious Treasures$58.63 → $116.82+99.2%
  7. Sandile #135Black Bolt$10.05 → $19.99+98.9%
  8. Heat Rotom #RT3Rising Rivals$29.05 → $56.97+96.1%
  9. Gengar #070Unbroken Bonds$13.60 → $26.23+92.9%
  10. Petilil #091Black Bolt$17.51 → $33.76+92.8%

Top decliners of May 2026

  1. Umbreon #H29Aquapolis$700.00 → $219.95−68.6%
  2. Dark Charizard #004Team Rocket$680.37 → $296.43−56.4%
  3. Pikachu ★ #104Holon Phantoms$3,200.00 → $1,829.98−42.8%
  4. Dark Tyranitar #011Neo Destiny$345.00 → $200.00−42.0%
  5. Gallade E4 LV.X #106Rising Rivals$129.99 → $82.04−36.9%
  6. Bianca #147Boundaries Crossed$314.39 → $212.83−32.3%
  7. Latias & Latios-GX #170Team Up$2,994.93 → $2,136.33−28.7%
  8. Entei ★ #113Unseen Forces$457.00 → $330.66−27.6%
  9. Dark Ampharos #001Neo Destiny$204.99 → $149.00−27.3%
  10. Vaporeon #012Jungle$220.66 → $161.79−26.7%

Set leaders

  1. White Flare151 cards+14.0%
  2. Black Bolt150 cards+12.8%
  3. Fates Collide30 cards+11.4%
  4. Call of Legends41 cards+11.3%
  5. Mysterious Treasures33 cards+11.1%

Set laggards

  1. Phantom Forces26 cards−0.1%
  2. Plasma Blast20 cards+0.6%
  3. Boundaries Crossed42 cards+0.9%
  4. Plasma Storm36 cards+1.3%
  5. Furious Fists24 cards+1.8%

How this report is calculated

Prices are daily raw TCGplayer market prices. The liquid universe is every card priced at $2 or more at the start of the month and still priced at the end; the headline figure is the median percent change of those cards, so a few spiking cards can't move it. Movers need at least $10 at both ends and a move between 5% and 400% (gain) or 5% and 90% (drop), with each printed card counted once. Set figures use the median card in sets with at least 15 liquid cards. A month reads as a “broad-based” rise or decline only when the median card moved 2% or more and at least 55% of cards moved the same way. See the methodology.