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30th Anniversary Pikachu for September 7, 2026. Pikachu anniversary demand, sealed timing, PSA context, and collector watchpoints.
September 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Shanghai is Monday. Tokyo matches. No new street date on the official shelf. PokeBeach's September archive counter still reads three, all dated September 4. Nothing filed for September 5, 6, or 7. pokemon.cn's newest physical rows are still the September 2 Chongqing gym note and the August 28 City League pages. Today's live clock is not a new card art post. It is the Pokemon Center Online winner order and pay window, still open through tomorrow, September 8 16:59. Wave 1 street stays September 16. Nine days. Wins still ship in November.
What matters today
Empty official Monday. The actionable clock is the pay window. Do not write a win as a September 16 street carton. Binder Collection still sits on December 4. No second delay note today. Chongqing Volcarona and City League Season 4 enter day three with no rule change. Store Worlds #093 algorithm print reads $26.21 (+$0.21), about four sales per day. Do not paste algorithm prints into sold hammers.
Signal 1: one day left on PCO orders
Pokemon Center Online winner order and pay still runs through September 8 16:59. That covers the 30th CELEBRATION BOX and the Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon. BOX still ships November 11–20. A win is not a September 16 shelf drop. Direct PCO pages may still hit Queue-it. This pass carries the September 4–6 desk calendar and does not invent a hit rate. Dengeki Online's secondary calendar still lists another additional lottery apply window September 11–16 with results September 30. File that as calendar only, not a live PCO page audit.
Signal 2: nine days to street; Binder quiet
Wave 1 street stays September 16 worldwide. TCG Live stays September 15, 10:00 a.m. PDT. English Binder Collection still sits on December 4 from the September 5 confirm. No fresh delay paper on the other waves today. PokeBeach's September archive is still those three September 4 posts. Do not re-date the September 4 IR drip as today's reveal.
Signal 3: Chongqing day three; #093 print nudges
pokemon.cn homepage still lists the Chongqing Chaotianmen Volcarona gym (promo window September 5–November 4) and City League Season 4 (season September 5–November 1). Day three for both. The RMB 99 same-day spend for one Volcarona promo has no new amendment. Do not invent a hit-rate table.
PriceCharting store page: Pikachu [World Championship 2026] #93. Ungraded algorithm $26.21 (+$0.21). PSA 10 cell still a dash. About four sales per day. Ungraded (30) / PSA 10 (0). Soft nudge versus yesterday's $26.00 / about six sales desk. Not 2021 Celebrations.
PSA notes
#093 still has no dated PSA 10 row. Soft print plus a rising denominator means grading now just pads the count. Premium Deck and BOX winner stock waits for November boxes. Too early for pop talk. Volcarona gym promos are only on day three. Circulation is thin. 30th certs wait for mid-September street paper.
Sources
- PokeBeach September archive: still three posts, all September 4; no September 5–7 TCG news at desk open - Prior briefs + PCO product clocks: winner orders through September 8 16:59; BOX ships in November; Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon shares the window - September 5 brief: Binder Collection October 2→December 4 - Slabox 30th tracker: Wave 1 street September 16 (page stamp August 19) - pokemon.cn homepage: Chongqing Chaotianmen gym; City League S4 (no September 7 physical row) - PriceCharting: #093 ungraded print $26.21 (+$0.21); PSA 10 blank; ~4 sales/day - Cover: official JP 30th Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon product art