TickerMint Daily Brief: Pikachu Promo Triples, Pitch Black Bleeds Out
Eight new all-time highs, a promo Pikachu up 43.7% in a day on three listings, and a full-set purge in ME05: Pitch Black headline a mixed Tuesday tape.
KEY POINTS
- ›Top 7d gainer: Alakazam E4 Lv.X +200.0% to $300.00
- ›Top 7d loser: Zekrom - 066/182 (Cosmos Holo) -82.5% to $2.09
- ›New all-time high: Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box Case at $3067.47
- ›5 cards near all-time highs
- ›Hottest artist: Asako Ito at 9.53x premium
New all-time highs (8)
Fusion Strike Elite Trainer Box Case printed a fresh ATH of $3067.47. Pikachu - 227/S-P hit $2299.50, riding the same move that shows up below in the 1-day spike list. Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box Case closed at $2196.91, Surging Sparks Booster Box Case at $2084.62. Charizard ex (FireRed & LeafGreen, Holofoil) and Dragon Majesty Super-Premium Collection both tagged $1699.99. Tropical Tidal Wave - HGSS18 (Worlds 10) [Staff] sits at $1400.00, Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection at $1321.92.
ATH watch
Five names parked within half a percent of their peak. Luxray - SWSH023 (Prerelease) [Staff] at $81.43 versus an $81.84 ATH set 2026-05-04. Rocket's Hitmonchan at $130.95 against $131.61 (2026-06-04). Sabrina's Gengar at $600.87 versus $603.90, a peak that has held since 2025-03-27. League Battle Decks [Pikachu & Zekrom GX] at $217.45 against $218.57 (2026-06-05). Sabrina's Haunter at $57.65 versus $57.95 (2026-06-11). All five off ATH by exactly -0.5%.
7-day gainers
Alakazam E4 Lv.X tripled, $100.00 to $300.00, +200.0% on 8 listings backing the move. Steelix - 125/214 (Cosmos Holo) ran $9.21 to $16.92, +83.7%, depth not reported. Lucario - 14/95 (Cracked Ice Holo) went $15.97 to $28.58, +79.0% across 69 listings, the deepest book of the group. Pikachu (French) climbed $110.98 to $192.99, +73.9%, with 415 listings behind it, the kind of depth that makes a move harder to dismiss.
7-day losers
Zekrom - 066/182 (Cosmos Holo) fell $11.92 to $2.09, -82.5% on 536 listings, the deepest book on the whole loser list. The rest of the carnage clusters in ME05: Pitch Black. Armarouge - 086/084 dropped $69.98 to $21.05 (-69.9%, 145 listings). Mega Chandelure ex - 038/084 went $6.99 to $3.46 (-50.5%, 44 listings). Primarina - 088/084 fell $79.99 to $44.67 (-44.2%, 47 listings). Gladion's Final Battle - 108/084 dropped $49.98 to $29.24 (-41.5%, 79 listings). Mega Darkrai ex - 048/084 went $14.98 to $9.05 (-39.6%, 165 listings). Mega Zeraora ex - 098/084 fell $35.00 to $21.77 (-37.8%, 70 listings). Outside that set: Hilda - 084/086 (Cosmos Holo) dropped $8.32 to $4.50 (-45.9%, only 9 listings deep). Genesect - BW101 fell $68.00 to $39.34 (-42.1%, depth not reported). Jirachi EX (98 Full Art) went $179.98 to $112.45 (-37.5%) on just 4 listings. None of this is a verdict on where these land next, just a report on the last seven days. Pitch Black taking six of the top ten losers is the story here, not any single card.
1-day spikes
Pikachu - 227/S-P jumped $1600.00 to $2299.50, +43.7%, on 3 listings, thin enough that a couple of trades can move the tape. Kingdra - XY39 (Prerelease) [Staff] went $165.00 to $235.00 (+42.4%, depth not reported). Lucario - 63/124 (Pokemon League) [3rd Place] rose $141.66 to $200.00 (+41.2%, depth not reported). Voltorb (Shiny) climbed $35.98 to $48.81 (+35.7%). Detective Pikachu Two Pack Blister went $29.00 to $38.00 (+31.0%).
Solo watch
Three cards flagged as solo-variant moves, meaning only this specific printing repriced while its siblings sat flat, the usual signature of a data quirk rather than genuine demand. Zubat (Hidden Legends, Reverse Holofoil) went $8.26 to $17.33 (+109.8%, 27 listings). Electrode (Emerald, Reverse Holofoil) went $24.00 to $49.95 (+108.1%, 19 listings). Numel (Ruby and Sapphire, Reverse Holofoil) went $8.87 to $17.85 (+101.2%, 25 listings). Treat these as repricing artifacts until a second variant confirms the move.
Hot artists (premium multiplier)
Asako Ito leads at 9.53x across 34 cards. Keiko Fukuyama sits at 3.48x (20 cards), Susumu Maeya at 2.39x (10 cards), Kazuaki Aihara at 2.08x (12 cards), Yuka Morii at 2.00x across a much wider 199-card sample.
Cold artists
Milky Isobe trades at 0.26x across 23 cards, "Big Mama" Tagawa at 0.27x (16 cards), Kazuo Yazawa at 0.48x (9 cards), Takumi Akabane at 0.53x (52 cards), ConceptLab at 0.55x (20 cards).
Track record
Seven-day gainer calls hit 23% of the time (6 of 26), averaging +3.1%. Seven-day loser calls hit 22% (6 of 27), averaging +7.4%. The scoreboard does not flatter either signal, and it is not supposed to.
Numbers from the TickerMint pipeline. Every call is scored publicly on the scoreboard.
