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30th Anniversary Pikachu for September 1, 2026. Pikachu anniversary demand, sealed timing, PSA context, and collector watchpoints.
September 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Shanghai is already Tuesday. San Francisco is still Monday morning. pokemon.com dated August 30 dropped the results table and the closing recap. The press release is datelined August 31. TCG Masters is Andrew Hedrick (US). Senior is Jake Ng (AU). Junior is Yuta Araki (JP). Limitless Labs Masters: 797 players. Hedrick 14-2-0 on Dragapult. pokemon.cn still tops out on the 28th. Team signup closes tonight 23:59. Individual opens 18:00. The Worlds Pikachu #093 store window is shut on the US clock.
What matters today
Official paper finally moved. Do not file VGC's Takuma Yamazaki as a card champion. Winner stamps now have names. Three of them. Not the store #093. PokeBeach stacked Singapore, ex★, and Mega attack rares on August 30 after 9 p.m. pokemon.cn has no August 29 through September 1 page. 30th is still 15 days out, September 16. PriceCharting #093 prints its first August 30 sold row at $35.00. Mega Darkrai 116/084's PSA 10 table in this pass has dated August 30 rows. The band is wide.
Signal 1: names are paper, Winner stamps have owners
The pokemon.com table locks the three divisions. Masters: Hedrick, Diego Cassiraga (AR) second, Brent Tonisson (AU) third. Senior: Jake Ng, Cobey Huh (US) second. Junior: Yuta Araki, Luke Giffen (US) second. Limitless Labs matches: 797 in Masters, Hedrick 14-2-0, Dragapult. Labs page. Not a 60-card list. Do not invent the 60.
Winner stamp is one per age division. Store #093 was the GameStop / Best Buy / Hot Topic in-store TCG handout through August 30 US. Keep those SKUs apart. No Winner sold tape opened this pass. No price.
Signal 2: Singapore 2027, ex★ is a teaser
Closing: 2027 Worlds goes to Singapore EXPO, August 13 to 15. PokeBeach says tickets and venue details are not out. PokemonXP was not announced alongside it. Calendar, not a shelf.
Two paper teasers. Official: Mega Lucario Z ex is the first Z Mega in the TCG. Mega attack rare peeks: Mega Rayquaza ex, Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Greninja ex, Mega Zygarde ex. New series logo printed ex★. Raikou, Entei, and Suicune sit in that line. Cards marked in development. PokeBeach files Lucario Z ex and Sigilyph ex under November Aura Seeker, and the attack rares under Japan's February MEGA x MEGA Parade. The press release does not name those sets. Log the tease. Do not treat it as a street SKU.
Signal 3: one August 30 #093 row, Darkrai 10s finally dated
PriceCharting #093 ungraded print is still $37.00. Algorithm, not a sale. PSA 10 cell still blank. Twenty ungraded solds. This pass's first August 30 row: $35.00, title matches Worlds 2026 #93. No August 31 or September 1. Clean August 29 singles still $24.50-$33.55. The August 29 $59.00 row is a two-copy title. Leave it out. Window closed. Secondary is still dumping.
Pitch Black SIR 116/084. Ungraded print $225.18 (marked -$7.89). TCGPlayer compare $214.05. Site PSA 10 print $1,663.81 (-$14.74). Grade 9 print $365.19 (-$35.52). Algorithm, not a sale. Clean raw titles: August 31 $220.00 / $206.50 / $188.50. August 30 rows that keep 116/084: $247.50, $205.00, $235.00, $210.00, $260.00, $300.00, $217.50, $234.29, $210.50, $280.00, $210.00. Skip August 30 $202.50 (Breakpoint 280 HP) and $183.50 (107/124 in the title). This pass's PSA 10 table has five August 30 rows: $1,550.00 / $1,364.00 / $1,150.00 / $1,175.00 / $1,525.00. Band about $1,150-$1,550, under the algorithm print. August 25 still has $1,650.00. August 30 PSA 9: $347.00 / $323.57 / $325.00. Keep slabs off the raw ledger.
PSA notes
#093 still has no dated PSA 10 row. Submitting after the window just pads the denominator. Winner stamps now have three names. No sold tape, no quote. Darkrai 10s printed $1,150-$1,550 on August 30. Pop is moving. The band is uglier than raw. 30th certs still wait for mid-September. Mega Lucario Z is still a teaser. No number, no submission queue.
Sources
- pokemon.com: 2026 Worlds Event Results (August 30); Closing Ceremonies Recap (August 30) - press.pokemon.com: 30th closing release, dateline August 31; 2027 Worlds Singapore EXPO; Mega Lucario Z ex; ex★; Raikou / Entei / Suicune - worlds.pokemon.com schedule: 2026 Worlds August 28-30; closing 7:30 p.m. PDT August 30, Chase Center - Limitless Labs 0071: Masters 797; Hedrick 1st, 14-2-0, Dragapult - PokeBeach: August 30 9:00-9:14 p.m. four posts (Singapore, Aura Seeker / MEGA x MEGA Parade tease, ex★, Wild Card film); August archive has no August 31 or September 1; September archive 404 - pokemon.cn: 23671 City League S4 (August 28); team signup August 31 18:00-September 1 23:59; individual September 1 18:00-September 2 23:59; no August 29-September 1 row - PriceCharting: #093 ungraded print $37.00; August 30 sold $35.00; no August 31 or September 1; PSA 10 cell blank - PriceCharting: Mega Darkrai ex #116 ungraded print $225.18; August 31 raw $220.00 / $206.50 / $188.50; August 30 PSA 10 $1,550 / $1,364 / $1,150 / $1,175 / $1,525