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Storm Emeralda Shop Asks, Rayquaza on Top: Market Signals 2026-08-04: Market Signals 2026-08-04
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August 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Tuesday. PokeBeach posted the first English ranking of Storm Emeralda chase cards. The article is explicit: Japanese online-shop prices, used for relative rank. Not a sold tape it wants treated as gospel.
SNKRDUNK Magazine dated the same day with a Mega Rayquaza ex MUR market note. Secondary JP shop / buyback writeup. Not an official price.
No new English street SKU. Series 3 is still three days out.
What matters today
Label every number as a shop ask. Do not flatten them into one "price." The cheap female Supporter SIR is the point of the article, not a buy signal.
Signal 1: two Rayquaza slots, a wide gap
Snapshot PokeBeach printed:
- Mega Rayquaza ex MUR #113: shop ask 238,000 yen - Mega Rayquaza ex SIR #110: shop ask about 82,800 yen - Raikou ex SIR #108: shop ask 8,480 yen - Zinnia's Trust SIR #112: shop ask 3,080 yen - Kecleon / Kyogre / Groudon IRs: shop ask about 1,780 to 1,880 yen
Official JP pack MSRP remains 200 yen tax-in, five cards. The English printing of this card pool is Delta Reign, November 2026. Same art is not the same SKU.
Zinnia is the article's own flag. A female Supporter SIR is usually not this cheap in the Tuesday-after-release slot. Relative rank. Not a sold.
Signal 2: SNKRDUNK on the MUR
SNKRDUNK Magazine, 2026-08-04. Mega Rayquaza ex MUR market note. Treat it as a Japanese shop / buyback writeup. Do not mash it against the PokeBeach list and call either figure official. Both are secondary.
No PSA pop printed anywhere that should be repeated. Do not invent one.
Signal 3: English shelf did not move
Pitch Black is still the set on shelf. Series 3 is still dated August 7. Official page does not print a dollar. $14.99 is a retailer tag. No sold tape today.
Mega Forces Tin and Ascended Heroes Tin August 28. Worlds in San Francisco the same weekend. 30th Celebration September 16. JP 30th lottery still opens August 10. Gym pack vol. 5 is still in play.
Language / PSA
Storm Emeralda MURs sent today only pad next month's pop. A Japanese shop ask does not price English Delta Reign. Cheap Zinnia is a rank, not a grading case.
Sources
- PokeBeach: most valuable Storm Emeralda cards (2026-08-04). Figures labeled as JP shop asks - SNKRDUNK Magazine: Mega Rayquaza ex MUR market note (2026-08-04) - Pokémon Card official: Storm Emeralda (ex/m6), 200 yen tax-in pack