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Team Rocket the Faction: A Pokemon TCG History

Long before Team Rocket became a running joke about blasting off again, the organisation earned a dedicated slice of the Pokemon TCG's earliest history.The 2000 Team Rocket expansionReleased in 2000,...

Jirachi ex: The Wish Pokemon's Rare TCG Appeara...

Jirachi doesn't show up in every Pokemon TCG set, which is exactly why its ex card in 30th Celebration is worth a closer look.The Wish Pokemon's Mythical statusIntroduced in Generation...

Holofoil Printing Errors: The Misprints Collect...

Not every holo card from the same set looks the same under a light, and a small community of collectors has spent decades cataloguing exactly why.More than a missing sparkleA...

Pokemon TCG Online and Live: A Digital History

Pokémon has run a digital companion to the physical card game for well over a decade, and it's gone through a genuine generational shift.The TCG Online yearsPokémon TCG Online launched...

Giratina V Alt Art: Lost Origin's Signature Pull

By the time Lost Origin arrived in 2022, alternate art secret rares had become the single biggest reason to open a pack - and Giratina V's version gave collectors one...

Gengar ex in 30th Celebration, Explained

Gengar has never really needed an anniversary excuse to show up in a Pokemon TCG set, but 30th Celebration gives the classic Ghost-type another moment in the spotlight with an...