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Walmart's Pokémon draw runs again today at 11 a.m. CT, Pokémon Center makes the Ascended Heroes ETB invite-only, and vintage promos pull nearly $1.2 million.

· 5:00 AM CT

Walmart's Collectibles Draw runs again today, with entries opening at 9 a.m. PT (11 a.m. CT). 30th Celebration Mini Tin displays and Booster Bundle two-packs are on the list. Also: Pokémon Center's Ascended Heroes Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box is now invite-only, and Polygon reports three PSA 10 Southern Islands promos sold for nearly $1.2 million combined. Market reference prices are unchanged.

Official Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Booster Bundle box art featuring Pikachu, Mew and Mewtwo
The 30th Celebration Booster Bundle, which Walmart lists as a two-pack for $64 in today's draw · Image: Pokémon

How the market was

Market check: no change to our 30th Celebration reference prices. Without a new completed-sales source, we're holding the Sept. 17 bands (standard Elite Trainer Box about $150–170 vs. $49.99 retail; RGB Mew Red $6–7k / Green about $8k / Blue about $5k). Listing asks on our tracker ticked up slightly for the standard ETB, to about $147 as of Wednesday morning, after a week of declines, and they're still just under the low end of our band. That's listing tape, not completed sales.

Day movers

  • Pokémon, 30th Celebration ETB (standard): $150–170 reference, unchanged, vs $49.99 retail (ICv2, Sep 17). Listing asks remain just under the band; no completed-sales update yet.
  • Pokémon, RGB Mew: Red $6–7k / Green ~$8k / Blue ~$5k, unchanged (ICv2, Sep 17).

Hobby pulse

  1. Retailer listing · Pokémon

    Walmart's Collectibles Draw runs again today

    Walmart's Collectibles Draw runs again today, with entries opening at 9 a.m. PT (11 a.m. CT). As listed on Walmart's draw page this morning: a 30th Celebration Mini Tin display for $129, a two-pack of 30th Celebration Booster Bundles for $64, First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 for $17.97, a Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box for $61.99, a Shrouded Fable Booster Bundle box for $44.99, the Prismatic Evolutions Premium Figure Collection for $149.99 and the Unova Poster Collection for $34.99. It's a lottery, not a race: you enter during the window, and if you're picked, Walmart charges your saved card automatically. Wargamer says the window runs one hour. The 30th Celebration and Prismatic Evolutions ETBs ($69 each) were in Wednesday's draw, which has closed. Prices can change.

    Source (Listing): https://www.walmart.com/shop/collectibles/draw · Source (Reported): https://www.wargamer.com/pokemon-trading-card-game/walmart-lottery-october

  2. Retailer listing · Pokémon

    Ascended Heroes Pokémon Center ETB goes invite-only

    Pokémon Center's Ascended Heroes Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box ($59.99) is back up as an invite-only item. The product page now says it requires an invitation code, with a limit of two per order. Pokémon Center's invite program emails single-use links to selected newsletter subscribers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., per IGN, and subscribing doesn't guarantee an invite.

    Source (Listing): https://www.pokemoncenter.com/product/10-10315-108/pokemon-tcg-mega-evolution-ascended-heroes-pokemon-center-elite-trainer-box · Source (Reported): https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-center-ascended-heroes-etb-invite-only-restock

  3. Reported · Pokémon

    Big week for vintage promos

    Polygon reports that three PSA 10 Southern Islands promos from 2001 sold for nearly $1.2 million combined, led by a Holo Mew at $840,000, with Togepi and Marill at $168,000 each, in the same auction as this week's $360,000 Crystal Lugia. Meanwhile, ICv2 reports that the headliner of Goldin's upcoming Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction, a PSA 8 1997 Japanese No. 1 Trainer gold trophy Pikachu promo, has already drawn pre-bids over $1 million including buyer's premium. ICv2 says the auction begins Oct. 15.

    Source (Reported): https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-southern-islands-mew-togepi-marill-auction/ · Source (Reported): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/63561/

Worth watching

  • Walmart Collectibles Draw: today, 11 a.m. CT
  • Lorcana Lorecast: today, noon CT
  • Goldin Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction: bidding begins Oct. 15
  • Riftbound Radiance: decklists Oct. 16, release Oct. 23
  • Mega Evolution—Delta Reign: Nov. 6

Note

Walmart draw prices and times come from Walmart's draw page this morning; the one-hour window is Wargamer's. Pokémon Center's invite-only status comes from its product page, with program details from IGN. Southern Islands sales come from Polygon, and the Goldin pre-bid figure comes from ICv2. The conviction comes from the Justice Department, and the Riftbound Worlds edition comes from LoL Esports. Sealed Pokémon reference prices come from ICv2's Sep. 17 completed-sales report.