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Yokohama Day 1 On, Day 2 Noon Pending: Market Signals 2026-09-20

30th Anniversary Pikachu for September 20, 2026. Pikachu anniversary demand, sealed timing, PSA context, and collector watchpoints.

September 20, 2026 · 4 min read

Yokohama Day 1 On, Day 2 Noon Pending: Market Signals 2026-09-20

Shanghai is Sunday. Tokyo matches. Wave 1 street is on day-five carton desk. The official 30th product desk is still empty: the newest product-adjacent post on the PokeBeach front page remains the September 17 Pokéween / League Halloween bat promo piece, with no September 18–20 product post. The real overnight paper is Japan calendar ops: pokemon-card.com on September 19 posted info 005686, a holding update for Champions League 2027 Yokohama. September 20 is scheduled to hold. September 21 is still under discussion, with the holding decision due around **12:00 JST today**. September 22 is scheduled to hold. Even if the 21st cancels, the 22nd Masters League finals still run. Same-day no-shows carry no unauthorized-cancel penalty. Prior hold notice was 005677 (September 18). WCS 2027 Masters invite widen TOP4→TOP8 remains 005675. This automation lands about 09:05 SGT (≈10:05 JST), before the noon stamp; no newer Day 2 decision post found on the morning check. China's clock that is mid-run is City League: pokemon.cn 23846, Season 4 batch three city events September 19–23, day two today. RED LAND2026 registration stays open through tomorrow September 21 23:59. English packs stay product-only. Historical MSRP tags stay put: ETB $49.99, Poster / Tech Sticker $14.99, ex Box $21.99, Knock Out and 2-Pack Blister $9.99 each; JP pack ¥360 tax-in; CN pack ¥18. Secondary sealed tape refreshed this morning: PriceCharting ungraded algorithm print on the ETB is about $176.40 (+$3.14), with newest visible completed row still September 18 TCGPlayer $180.00; Poster about $44.45 (−$0.44), completed rows about $43–$45 (September 19 TCGPlayer $43.47, September 18 $44.95); Knock Out about $29.72 (−$0.81), September 19 TCGPlayer $29.49, with September 18 eBay $26.72 / $17.35 still on tape history; Sylveon ex Box algorithm about $76.84 (flat). Japan Mercari temporary sealed ban still has no lift story. PCO additional lottery results still sit on September 30. #093 ungraded algorithm print is still about $22.92; newest visible completed row is still September 16 TCGPlayer Near Mint $9.75.

What matters today

The line is "Yokohama CL Day 1 holds as scheduled; Day 2 still waits on about 12:00 JST today; street day five, and the official desk still has no 30th product post; ETB algorithm print ticks up about three dollars." Do not rewrite 005686 as Day 2 already cancelled or already confirmed. Do not rewrite City League day two as a new sealed SKU. Do not rewrite the ETB algorithm print tick as shelf MSRP $49.99 already back on the secondary band. Do not rewrite Knock Out historical eBay lows as new lows today. Do not rewrite the #093 algorithm print as a new hammer today.

Signal 1: Yokohama Day 1 on. Day 2 noon pending.

pokemon-card.com info 005686 (2026.9.19): under Typhoon 25 approach, Champions League 2027 Yokohama (Pacifico Yokohama, September 20–22) lists each day: September 20 scheduled to hold; September 21 still under discussion, holding decision due around 12:00 JST on the 20th; September 22 scheduled to hold; even if the 21st cancels, the 22nd Masters League finals still run; same-day no-shows are not unauthorized-cancel penalties. If cancelled, priority-entry rights roll to the next Chiba CL; general lottery entries do not. This is calendar ops paper. Not a 30th Wave 1 SKU.

Prior 005677 (2026.9.18) was the hold notice. 005675 remains the WCS 2027 Masters invite widen TOP4→TOP8. Morning info index still tops out at 005686 for Yokohama. This desk lands before 12:00 JST. If a newer decision post appears after noon, Day 2 status follows that primary source. Not invented here.

pokemon.cn 23846: City League 2026 Season 4 batch three city events pinned September 19–23, day two today. Free entry. Same-date multi-entry caps at one win. Opening day is not fulfillment. Same site 23879: RED LAND2026 registration stays open through September 21 23:59; prelims September 27; special finals October 3–5. Do not rewrite RED LAND registration as City League city events.

Signal 2: Street day five. ETB print ticks up.

TPCi media alert still dates Wave 1 from September 16 in participating markets. Today is day-five carton desk. English Wave 1 SKUs are unchanged: ETB, Pokemon Center ETB, Poster, Tech Sticker, ex Box, Knock Out, 2-Pack Blister. Packs stay product-only. Binder still sits on December 4. Booster Bundle / Mini Tin still sit on October 2. Store Mewtwo GWP also starts October 2 ($15+, named chains). PokeBeach front page this morning still has no September 18–20 product post; newest product-adjacent remains September 17 Pokéween.

PriceCharting this morning (completed / algorithm print tags): ETB ungraded algorithm print about $176.40 (+$3.14), roughly one sale per day, with newest visible completed row still September 18 TCGPlayer $180.00, plus September 16 $172.93 and September 15 $172.93. An algorithm tick is not a new completed hammer today, and it is not shelf MSRP $49.99. Poster Collection print about $44.45 (−$0.44); completed rows September 19 TCGPlayer $43.47 and September 18 $44.95, band about $43–$45. Sylveon ex Box algorithm about $76.84 (−$0.01); September 17 eBay lows at $55.00 / $59.99 remain on the table. Knock Out algorithm about $29.72 (−$0.81); September 19 TCGPlayer $29.49 sits beside September 18 TCGPlayer $30.98; September 18 eBay $26.72 / $17.35 stay on tape history. this desk does not claim new lows today. Algorithm band, TCGPlayer completed rows, and eBay lows are not one tape. Tape is still thin.

Signal 3: Mercari still sealed. PCO results not here. #093 still on NM.

Mercari corporate / about.mercari.com dated September 15, 2026: temporary ban on sealed 30th Celebration listings from September 16 00:00 until Mercari decides the trading environment is safe. No lift story found this morning. Yahoo! Auctions still wants physical possession before listing. Japan's sealed secondary lane stays narrow. That is not a global eBay shutdown.

pokemoncenter-online.com additional lottery applications are closed. Results still sit on September 30 staggered. Ship windows previously showed into 2027. A win is not today's carton. Famima pickup still September 25–October 8.

PriceCharting #093 (Worlds 2026 store promo): ungraded algorithm print still about $22.92 this morning; newest visible completed row is still September 16 TCGPlayer Near Mint $9.75. Near Mint and sealed-worded eBay rows are not one band. Not 2021 Celebrations. Not today's 30th sealed tape.

PSA notes

Street day five. Do not move the grading calendar with shelf photos. A Yokohama CL Day 1 hold and a Day 2 pending clock are not PSA catalog anchors. City League day two is the same. League bat store promos do not start until October. Keep English ~199 and Japanese 176 apart. PCO 2027 ship windows, Famima pickup, and Wave 1 shelf are three lines. An ETB algorithm print tick is not a grading window opening. #093 completed tape still tops out at September 16 Near Mint.

Sources

- pokemon-card.com/info/005686.html (2026.9.19): CL2027 Yokohama; Sep 20 scheduled; Sep 21 decision due ~12:00 JST today; Sep 22 scheduled - pokemon-card.com/info/005677.html (2026.9.18): prior typhoon hold notice - pokemon-card.com/info/005675.html (2026.9.18): WCS2027 Masters invites TOP4→TOP8 - pokemon.cn/tcg/campaign/23846.html: City League S4 batch three events September 19–23, day two today - pokemon.cn/tcg/event/23879.html: RED LAND2026 registration still open through September 21 23:59 - PokeBeach front page morning check 2026-09-20: newest product-adjacent post still September 17 Pokéween; no September 18–20 product post - TPCi media alert 2026-09-16: Wave 1 from that day in participating markets - PriceCharting (completed / algo): ETB ~$176.40 (+$3.14) / newest completed September 18 $180; Poster ~$44.45 / September 19 $43.47, September 18 $44.95; Knock Out ~$29.72 / September 19 $29.49 + historical eBay $26.72 / $17.35; Sylveon ~$76.84 - Mercari about 2026-09-15: temporary sealed ban; no lift found this morning - pokemoncenter-online.com: additional lottery results still September 30 - PriceCharting #093: print ~$22.92; newest completed September 16 NM $9.75 - Calendar residue: Famima September 25–October 8; Bundle / Mini Tin / Mewtwo GWP October 2; Pokéween League October 1–31; Binder December 4; English format legality note September 25 - Cover: English 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box product shot OG (PokeBeach lineage; local JPEG verified)