Pokémon set release dates for 2026, in order
Pokémon 6 min read
Every English Pokémon set of 2026 with its release date, the Japanese set each one follows and the days between them, and whether any 2027 set is announced.
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How many packs in each Pokémon sealed product
Pokémon 6 min read
Packs, cards per pack and extras in each Pokémon sealed product for Pitch Black and 30th Celebration, with Target's listed prices on October 11, 2026.
Pokémon card rarity symbols explained
Pokémon 7 min read
What each Pokémon rarity symbol means, from the black circle to the gold stars, where it sits on a card, and how many cards of each rarity two sets hold.
Pokémon promo cards: how they are numbered and released
Pokémon 5 min read
What makes a Pokémon card a promo, how each era's Black Star Promo series is numbered, and which products and events hand promo cards out today.
Pokémon Mega Evolution cards explained
Pokémon 7 min read
What a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is, how its double rare, ultra rare, Mega attack rare and Mega hyper rare versions differ, and how many each set holds.
Japanese Pokémon sets explained: how they map
Pokémon 6 min read
How Japanese Pokémon releases become English sets, from paired packs to high class packs, with Japan's pack formats, prices and the gaps between releases.
Pokémon illustration rares explained, set by set
Pokémon 8 min read
What illustration rares and special illustration rares are, where they sit in a Pokémon set's numbering, and the counts for 21 sets from Scarlet & Violet on.
Pokémon card sizes and the sleeves that fit them
Pokémon 6 min read
How big a Pokémon card is, why Japanese-size sleeves suit other card games, and which sleeves, inner sleeves and toploaders fit a standard card.
Pokémon card finishes explained, from holo to gold
Pokémon 6 min read
Holofoil, reverse holo, full art, alternate art, textured and gold Pokémon cards: where the foil sits on each, which cards get it, and how price lists name it.
Pokémon card eras: the English series in order
Pokémon 8 min read
The English Pokémon card series in order, from the Wizards of the Coast sets to Mega Evolution, with the borders, codes and name labels that date each card.
Pokémon booster boxes: what a booster display holds
Pokémon 7 min read
How many packs and cards a Pokémon booster display holds, which Mega Evolution series sets have one, how it differs from an Elite Trainer Box, and where to buy.
Pokémon 30th Celebration set explained
Pokémon 7 min read
What a 30th Celebration pack holds, how the set's cards split by rarity, which 30 classic cards it reprints, and which products carry its packs.
One Piece set release dates in English and Japanese
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
Every English One Piece booster from OP-01 to OP-18 with its release date, the Japanese date for each, and how the gap between the two closed.
One Piece card rarities and alt-arts explained
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
What each One Piece rarity label means, how to spot an alt-art, SP card or Treasure Rare on the card, and why a set holds more versions than Bandai counts.
One Piece booster box contents and rarities
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 5 min read
What a One Piece booster box holds in English and Japanese: packs per box, cards per pack, the rarities and card counts in a set, and how parallel cards work.
Market, listed and sold prices: what each means
Buying and selling 5 min read
What market price, lowest listing, last sale and fair market value mean on TCGplayer, rip sites and Rip.fan's own pages, and which number fits which job.
Magic set release dates for 2026 and 2027
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 6 min read
Every Magic set of 2026 and each dated set of 2027, with release dates from Wizards of the Coast, the weeks between them and the sets still undated.
Magic foil types explained, from traditional to galaxy
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
Traditional, foil-etched, galaxy, surge, confetti and more: where each Magic foil appears, and how foils are judged for wear.
Magic Collector Boosters: what is inside a pack
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 6 min read
What Wizards says a Magic Collector Booster holds, how it compares with a Play Booster pack, where its cards also turn up, and the changes set for 2027.
Magic card rarities explained, common to mythic
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
How to read a Magic card's rarity from its set symbol, how often mythic rares turn up, and the extra sheets and numbered cards that sit outside the usual four.
Lorcana set release dates for 2026 and 2027
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 6 min read
Disney Lorcana sets with Ravensburger's prerelease and everywhere dates, the weeks between sets, and the 2027 sets announced so far.
Lorcana rarities explained, from Common to Iconic
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 5 min read
Each Disney Lorcana rarity and its symbol, how many of each a 204-card set holds, where foils and promos fit, and how the ladder grew past its first six.
Lorcana Enchanted cards and booster box contents
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 6 min read
What Lorcana's Enchanted, Epic and Iconic cards are, what each pack and box holds, and which card rates Ravensburger publishes: none for Enchanted cards.
Japanese vs English Pokémon cards: what differs
Pokémon 6 min read
How Japanese and English Pokémon packs, boxes, prices, rarity codes and release dates compare, with each rarity code matched to its English symbol.
Card images from Scrydex.