Pokémon & MTG market report — May 2026
In May 2026, the Pokémon Index rose +4.92%, the MTG Index rose +7.34%, and the All Cards Index rose +5.35%, according to CardIntel's daily card-market index.
Index figures as of May 31 (month close), from CardIntel's daily snapshots.
- Index coverage for this month began mid-month — the report uses the 26 observed trading days, so the "month start" figure is the first observed day rather than the 1st.
- MTG price coverage was incomplete during May 2026 — the MTG Index movement for this month is directional and should be read with lower confidence than Pokémon.
- Gainer/loser leaderboards reflect a trailing 30-day window and are only published for the current month; this archived report is limited to settled category-index movements.
Index movements
Month-start to month-end change in each category index, computed from the daily market-index series.
Graded market at a glance
A snapshot of the graded market from CardIntel's eBay sold-comp data, as of Aug 4. These figures reflect the latest graded snapshot rather than this specific month.
Across 10K cards with graded comps, CardIntel tracked 689K recorded graded sales.
PSA 10: 246K sales across 8K cards, with 73% of tracked copies trending up.
PSA 9: 193K sales across 8K cards, with 68% of tracked copies trending up.
CGC 10: 42K sales across 6K cards, with 59% of tracked copies trending up.
BGS 10: 1K sales across 412 cards, with 48% of tracked copies trending up.
The highest PSA 10 smart prices belonged to Charizard ($119K), Mew ($100K), Pikachu Star ($99K), Gyarados Star (Delta Species) ($99K), Darkrai (Team Plasma) - BW73 ($72K).
How to cite
CardIntel. “Pokémon & MTG Market Report — May 2026.” August 2026. https://cardintel.io/guides/market-report/2026-05