💰 Graded Crown Zenith cards are coming back BANK

Hey Everyone,

It was a light news week in the world Pokémon. But that's ok. We've been busy filling out our Crown Zenith set. Still chasing that Pikachu #160. 

It's 17 days until Pokémon Day (we observe). Stay tuned for what we have in store.

Happy collecting from your friends at Mystery Poke Slabs.

People are starting to get their Crown Zenith cards back from grading and...DAMMMMNNNN 👀

It's officially 3 weeks since Crown Zenith launched, so we're starting to see collectors post graded cards for sale and the values are bonkers. We posted a list of the Top 5 raw cards after week 1, but these graded values are in a different league. The VSTARs hadn't yet spiked as of last writing but they take the top 7 spots with Giratina at #1. The Pikachu #160 is coming in hot tho. That card has to be seen to be believed. 

1. Giratina VSTAR #GG69 // Raw: $158.67 // Grade 9: $197.01 // Grade 10: $752.09

2. Arceus VSTAR #GG70 // Raw: $111.03 // Grade 9: $153.42 // Grade 10: $583.76

3. Mewtwo VSTAR #GG44 // Raw: $104.25 // Grade 9: $152.76 // Grade 10: $581.16

4. Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR #GG68 // Raw: $70.78 // Grade 9: $93.98 // Grade 10: $354.21

5. Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #GG67 // Raw: $68.33 // Grade 9: $97.25 // Grade 10: $366.83

6. Leafeon VSTAR #GG35 // Raw: $38.50 // Grade 9: $58.87 // Grade 10: $218.67

7. Glaceon VSTAR #GG40 // Raw: $36.68 // Grade 9: $54.17 // Grade 10: $200.54

8. Pikachu #160 // Raw: $34.92 // Grade 9: $61.23 // Grade 10: $513.00

9. Suicune V #GG38 // Raw: $34.50 // Grade 9: $57.62 // Grade 10: $213.85

10. Elesa's Sparkle #147 // Raw: $32.68 // Grade 9: $52.07 // Grade 10: $192.34

See the full list on PriceCharting and if you're ready to get your cards slabbed up, we know a guy. 😉

Cop or drop: Pokémon official merch is...good now?

We love Pokémon, but we haven't been ready to wear Pokémon. But that might be changing soon. They announced new merch for Spring by showcasing these Kill Bill style snap jackets...  

But the real winner might be this Pikachu, Shiinotic & Friends utility jacket. This thing goes pretty hard. Like actually impressed.

🔗 Quick hits

Buyer beware: buying Japanese loose packs on ebay is a crapshoot. VSTAR Universe packs can be weighted. This redditor found out the hard way.

Pokémon Trading Card Game from Game Boy Color (and a bunch of other retros) coming to Nintendo Switch Online starting tonight.

Pokémon will release a second Scarlet & Violet set in June.

GET THAT CROWN ZENITH HEAT SLABBED UP

Your Crown Zenith cards are still fresh. Hardly touched. Nary a scratch. Maybe the next person that touches them should be slapping a 10 on them and shipping em back to you in shiny plastic.

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Awwwww of the Day

Pokémon brings people together. Sometimes for LIFE. Reddit user u/akturuh1 posted his wedding announcement to Reddit with him and his fiancé animated as trainers. They are getting married on Pokémon Day, February 27th, bc of course they are. This is inspiring us to go on Fiverr and get some fakémon portraits of our own.

Until next time 👋