The sheer madness of Pokémon card prices not solely continues on with the newest Mega Evolution set, however will get much more ludicrous. A year back, when placing collectively these galleries of the highest-priced playing cards in a set, the underside finish of the highest 10 would usually be round $10, with a peak at round $100. For Mega Evolution, our quantity 10 card is at present promoting for over $50, and your eyes will probably be watering by the tip.
Mega Evolution is certainly a great set. It has a number of the greatest pull-rates we’ve seen in an extended whereas, even when it additionally has two cards that are close to impossible to find. There’s some completely fantastic artwork, with Illustration Rares as intricately detailed as earlier units’ Particular Illustration Rares, and a brand new Gardevoir that’ll be beloved for many years to come back. It additionally throws a splendid bomb into the center of the reside recreation’s meta, with the Mega Evolution talents destined to combine every thing up.
However, we stay in the identical scenario with regards to availability. From our personal expertise, it’s simply unattainable to seek out something launched in 2025 wherever. It actually doesn’t assist that Mega Evolution has its personal particular manufacturing points, such that it’s solely releasing worldwide tomorrow, October 10, two weeks after the U.S. launch. Which means populations for playing cards are so much decrease, and these costs would possibly come down a bit of. Or it might go fully the opposite means, on condition that respected European resale markets haven’t allowed Mega Evolution playing cards to be exchanged forward of tomorrow, which means that when extra individuals can lastly purchase them, the demand will fly up even increased.
Both means, listed here are the ten costliest playing cards within the set at costs that can completely horrify you…except you’ve pulled certainly one of them. At what level does it turn out to be considerably ethically questionable to carry on to a chunk of colourful cardboard that might in any other case pay your lease that month? Nonetheless not figured that one out, as I take a look at my Gardevoir Mega Evolution SIR, unable to work out whether or not to file it in my Gardevoir part of the binder, or add it to CardMarket.
