Lugia$4,500 Latias & Latios-GX$4,272▲17.9%Shining Tyranitar$4,250 Charizard ★ δ$4,000 Mew ★ δ$3,500 Pikachu ★$3,200 Rayquaza ★$2,501 Treecko ★$2,400 Umbreon VMAX$2,310▼2.9%Latias ★$2,300 Kyogre ★$2,101 Shining Charizard$2,000 Flareon ★$2,000 Jolteon ★$2,000 Torchic ★$1,970 Charizard$1,950 Espeon ★$1,900 Shining Celebi$1,801 Gengar$1,800 Gengar & Mimikyu-GX$1,799▲3.7%Raikou ★$1,600 Pikachu$1,575 M Charizard-EX$1,501 Mudkip$1,500 Lugia$4,500 Latias & Latios-GX$4,272▲17.9%Shining Tyranitar$4,250 Charizard ★ δ$4,000 Mew ★ δ$3,500 Pikachu ★$3,200 Rayquaza ★$2,501 Treecko ★$2,400 Umbreon VMAX$2,310▼2.9%Latias ★$2,300 Kyogre ★$2,101 Shining Charizard$2,000 Flareon ★$2,000 Jolteon ★$2,000 Torchic ★$1,970 Charizard$1,950 Espeon ★$1,900 Shining Celebi$1,801 Gengar$1,800 Gengar & Mimikyu-GX$1,799▲3.7%Raikou ★$1,600 Pikachu$1,575 M Charizard-EX$1,501 Mudkip$1,500

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Learn the Hobby

Free guides for collectors at every level.

New to the Hobby

6 minHow to Play the Pokémon TCGThe whole game in one read: what's in a deck, how a turn works, and how you win — plus where to learn for real.

7 minCollecting 101Buy singles, check comps, sleeve everything, set a budget — the habits that separate happy collectors from expensive lessons.

Know Your Cards

8 minCard Rarities, ExplainedFrom the circle-star symbols to alt arts, gold cards, and Gold Stars — the full rarity ladder, illustrated with real cards from our price database.

10 minThe TCG DictionaryMoonbreon? Slab? Comps? God pack? Every piece of hobby slang you'll hear at the card shop, decoded.

Protect Your Collection

8 minConditions & Grading BasicsThe four things graders check, the NM-to-Damaged ladder, PSA vs BGS vs CGC, and the honest math of when grading pays.

6 minHow to Spot Fake CardsFive physical checks that catch nearly every counterfeit — and the buying habits that mean you never need them.

7 minStoring & Protecting Your CardsThe protection ladder from penny sleeve to one-touch, the three enemies of cardboard, and the habits that keep Near Mint near mint.