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Deck Crafter Box and Season Fanfare Promo: Market Signals 2026-08-06: Market Signals 2026-08-06
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August 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Thursday. PokeBeach posted twice. Morning: an October deck-building box. Night: the 2026 season promo. Series 3 is tomorrow. No launch-day sold tape yet.
What matters today
Treat $9.99 as a PokeBeach-reported retail tag. The official gallery URL was not independently retrieved. The fanfare card has no retail price. It is an OP prize. Do not write tomorrow's box as sold today.
Signal 1: Deck Crafter's Collection, October 23
PokeBeach, 9:40 a.m. Street date 2026-10-23. Retail tag $9.99. Contents: 1x Meowth ex reprint, 39 tournament Trainers, 1 Pitch Black pack, 9 labeled dividers, a deck crafter's guide, a code card. Same job as a Trainer's Toolkit. Fewer packs.
The pokemon.com product-gallery URL did not come back independently (Incapsula). Leave $9.99 as a PokeBeach-reported tag until an official page prints it.
Signal 2: Celebratory Fanfare, no shelf price
PokeBeach, 10:29 p.m. 2026 Celebratory Fanfare / Celebration Fanfare season promo revealed, Japan first, then English. Sixth art of the annual card.
Japan: mailed to players with at least 30 Championship Points. Earn window through 2026-08-31. English: mailed after the season to Ace Trainer (200 Championship Points) in North America, Europe, and Oceania. No retail price. OP prize, not a SKU.
Do not write it as a box you can buy.
Signal 3: Series 3 tomorrow, no solds today
English First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 is official tomorrow. One special pack with 3 of 9 Hoenn / Kalos / Paldea illustration-rare-style promos, two TCG boosters, one sticker sheet. Retailer tag $14.99. No launch-day sold tape today.
China Vol.3 is the same Friday. China Worlds celebration gyms also start tomorrow. Storm Emeralda shop asks still sit on the August 4 snapshot. Tins and Worlds still August 28. 30th Celebration September 16. JP lottery August 10.
Language / PSA
Fanfare is a mail prize. Check CP and language version first. The deck box is October. No pop to write. Wait for Series 3 opens tomorrow before you talk slabs. English Delta Reign is still November.
Sources
- PokeBeach: Deck Crafter's Collection (2026-08-06, 9:40 a.m.), retail tag $9.99 - PokeBeach: Celebratory Fanfare season promo (2026-08-06, 10:29 p.m.) - pokemon.com: First Partner Series 3 gallery