I talked about this market rally at length last week, so please go read that article if you want a more complete breakdown
Set Theme Dressrosa, Punk Hazard & Supernovas Royal Blood brings two major arcs into the card game: Dressrosa and Punk Hazard

What Collectors Are Saying Released May 30, 2025 immediate community consensus that this is the strongest Team Rocket presence in any modern TCG set, with 45+ Rocket-affiliated cards across the 182-card main set Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex SIR (231/182) launched near $500 and has held above that threshold through early 2026, making it one of the priciest SV-era chase cards outside Prismatic Evolutions Collector reception split between nostalgia-driven Team Rocket fans who love every card and completionists frustrated by 244-card total count (182 base + 62 secret rares) creating the largest secrets section in recent memory Heroic trainer pairs Ethan/Ho-Oh, Cynthia/Garchomp, Misty/Psyduck create a secondary collecting axis beyond Rocket cards, drawing Gen 2 and Gen 4 fans who otherwise skip modern sets Initial booster box allocation was tight at launch, driving $200+ premiums over MSRP in the first weeks
Multiple instances of reach do not stack
One unfortunate side effect (if you ask my spouse) of Battle Academy is that it has reignited my enthusiasm for the Pokemon TCG
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