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Pokémon Card Market Report: August 2026

In August 2026, the median liquid Pokémon card edged up +1.7% between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026 — a mixed, narrow-range month, with 56.7% of 13,620 cards up and 24.1% down. The biggest gainer was Golduck #043 (Legendary Collection), +278.6% from $99.06 to $375.00. The biggest decliner was Charizard ex #105 (FireRed & LeafGreen), −70.6% from $1,699.99 to $500.00. DP Black Star Promos led the sets with a +7.1% median move.

Data through August 31, 2026.

Median card, month

+1.7%

Cards up

56.7%

Cards down

24.1%

Liquid cards

13,620

Top gainers of August 2026

  1. Golduck #043Legendary Collection$99.06 → $375.00+278.6%
  2. Smoochum #031Unseen Forces$27.54 → $100.00+263.1%
  3. Gyarados #012Legendary Collection$156.39 → $519.99+232.5%
  4. Ho-Oh #SL5Call of Legends$228.74 → $749.98+227.9%
  5. Umbreon δ #017Delta Species$305.96 → $995.00+225.2%
  6. Deoxys ex #099Deoxys$175.56 → $550.00+213.3%
  7. Azumarill #004Aquapolis$33.40 → $99.99+199.4%
  8. Kabuto #039Sandstorm$15.50 → $45.90+196.1%
  9. Gardevoir #004Emerald$44.41 → $125.88+183.4%
  10. Darkrai #004Great Encounters$19.65 → $54.99+179.8%

Top decliners of August 2026

  1. Charizard ex #105FireRed & LeafGreen$1,699.99 → $500.00−70.6%
  2. Flareon ★ #100Power Keepers$1,999.95 → $600.00−70.0%
  3. Darkrai G #003Rising Rivals$121.79 → $43.54−64.2%
  4. Dark Dragonair #038Legendary Collection$395.01 → $151.12−61.7%
  5. Scizor ex #108Unseen Forces$300.00 → $119.85−60.1%
  6. Porygon-Z LV.X #100Majestic Dawn$200.00 → $83.57−58.2%
  7. Solrock #047Deoxys$45.00 → $19.75−56.1%
  8. Exploud #003Emerald$50.00 → $24.07−51.9%
  9. Rayquaza ex δ #097Dragon Frontiers$490.00 → $273.00−44.3%
  10. Charizard #006Power Keepers$300.00 → $167.94−44.0%

Set leaders

  1. DP Black Star Promos51 cards+7.1%
  2. POP Series 721 cards+7.0%
  3. Pokémon GO29 cards+6.0%
  4. XY Black Star Promos156 cards+5.9%
  5. HS—Triumphant118 cards+5.5%

Set laggards

  1. Pitch Black33 cards−19.2%
  2. Chaos Rising29 cards−13.0%
  3. Ascended Heroes75 cards−9.8%
  4. Destined Rivals55 cards−6.5%
  5. Scarlet & Violet50 cards−4.8%

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.