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Pokémon TCG Value Watch: Fusion Strike in October 2024

Our monthly Pokémon TCG Value Watch series observes the Ghost & Psychic-themed cards of Sword & Shield - Fusion Strike in October 2024.



Article Summary

  • Explore how Pokémon TCG: Fusion Strike values evolve in October 2024, focusing on top chase cards.
  • Gengar VMAX shines in value, seeing an increase of $18 while Espeon VMAX sees a decline.
  • Mew VMAX and Celebi V maintain steady prices as market interest levels off post-lockdown.
  • Track Pokémon TCG market shifts with monthly updates, helping collectors find ideal purchase times.

The Pokémon TCG is an ever-changing and unpredictable market. Over the past two years, we've seen renewed interest in the hobby due to a number of factors, including the 25th Anniversary, strong Sword & Shield-era sets featuring stunning Alternate Arts, influencers, box breaks, COVID-19 lockdown pushing people to find hobbies, and more. For a time, sets and cards that were readily available quickly became difficult to find. Now that the hype is settling down, let's see where modern sets stand. Every month, I will do an installment of this series, Pokémon TCG Value Watch. This series is not financial advice but is rather a way to help collectors know the trajectory of a card's availability so that Pokémon TCG completionists like myself know when to strike. Today, let's see how the cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike, which came out in November 2021, are doing now in October 2024.

Fusion Strike top card. Credit: Pokémon TCG
Fusion Strike top card. Credit: Pokémon TCG

Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing:

  1. Gengar VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 271/264: $321.06
  2. Espeon VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 270/264: $186.26
  3. Mew VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 269/264: $76.22
  4. Mew VMAX Rainbow Rare Secret Rare 269/264: $33.60
  5. Mew V Alternate Art 251/264: $31.55
  6. Celebi V Alternate Art 245/264: $28.09
  7. Inteleon VMAX Alternate Art Secret Rare 266/264: $18.98
  8. Genesect V Alternate Art 255/264: $13.46
  9. Gengar VMAX 157/264: $10.52
  10. Chandelure VMAX Rainbow Rare Secret Rare 265/264: $6.94

We last checked in with the market value of Sword & Shield – Fusion Strike toward the end of the summer. Since then, the set's chase card Gengar VMAX Alternate Art has gone up $18 in value. Espeon VMAX Alternate Art, on the other hand, dropped quite a bit, falling under $200. It was on an upswing, which seems to have ended. The rest of the cards in this set remained relatively steady in the market.

Be sure to check Bleeding Cool every day to follow our in-depth Pokémon TCG coverage as we explore the hobby's past, present, and even future with upcoming set reveals.


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