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Pokémon Card Market Report: July 2026

In July 2026, the median liquid Pokémon card edged up +1.6% between July 1, 2026 and July 31, 2026 — a mixed, narrow-range month, with 56.2% of 7,182 cards up and 32.6% down. The biggest gainer was Charizard ex #105 (FireRed & LeafGreen), +240.0% from $500.00 to $1,699.99. The biggest decliner was Suicune #H25 (Aquapolis), −50.0% from $449.99 to $225.00. Arceus led the sets with a +7.5% median move.

Data through July 31, 2026.

Median card, month

+1.6%

Cards up

56.2%

Cards down

32.6%

Liquid cards

7,182

Top gainers of July 2026

  1. Charizard ex #105FireRed & LeafGreen$500.00 → $1,699.99+240.0%
  2. Alakazam E4 LV.X #103Rising Rivals$100.00 → $312.50+212.5%
  3. Starmie #H28Skyridge$199.99 → $575.75+187.9%
  4. Salamence ex δ #098Dragon Frontiers$205.00 → $572.21+179.1%
  5. Porygon-Z LV.X #100Majestic Dawn$76.62 → $200.00+161.0%
  6. Dark Steelix #010Team Rocket Returns$47.01 → $113.33+141.1%
  7. Rayquaza ex #097Dragon$210.31 → $484.98+130.6%
  8. Suicune ex #094Team Magma vs Team Aqua$314.98 → $675.99+114.6%
  9. Gengar #005Fossil$291.12 → $601.49+106.6%
  10. Rhydon #H27Skyridge$101.25 → $199.99+97.5%

Top decliners of July 2026

  1. Suicune #H25Aquapolis$449.99 → $225.00−50.0%
  2. Blastoise ex #104FireRed & LeafGreen$383.33 → $200.00−47.8%
  3. Dark Porygon2 #008Neo Destiny$174.99 → $95.81−45.2%
  4. Ampharos #075Mega Evolution Black Star Promos$17.79 → $10.15−42.9%
  5. Medicham ex #095Emerald$75.98 → $46.37−39.0%
  6. Pikachu V-UNION #SWSH142SWSH Black Star Promos$16.47 → $10.20−38.1%
  7. Tyrantrum #066Mega Evolution Black Star Promos$24.05 → $15.53−35.4%
  8. Mew VMAX #114Fusion Strike$22.47 → $14.96−33.4%
  9. Greninja ex #198Twilight Masquerade$24.27 → $16.87−30.5%
  10. Terapagos ex #170Stellar Crown$55.61 → $38.91−30.0%

Set leaders

  1. Arceus41 cards+7.5%
  2. HeartGold & SoulSilver68 cards+7.0%
  3. Aquapolis164 cards+6.9%
  4. Secret Wonders41 cards+6.3%
  5. Expedition Base Set146 cards+6.2%

Set laggards

  1. Chaos Rising32 cards−25.1%
  2. Perfect Order33 cards−18.1%
  3. Ascended Heroes76 cards−12.0%
  4. Destined Rivals56 cards−11.3%
  5. Stellar Crown34 cards−10.6%

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.