Gengar PSA 9 $18,697Gengar-Holo PSA 9 $17,630Reshiram ex PSA 10 $9,224Gengar & Mimikyu GX PSA 10 $7,906Gengar PSA 10 $7,500UMBREON & DARKRAI GX PSA 10 $7,334Special Delivery Pikachu PSA 10 $5,531onix PSA 10 $5,520Dragonite PSA 8 $4,508Umbreon VMAX PSA 10 $4,424Dark Vileplume PSA 10 $4,000Pikachu ex PSA 10 $3,906Pikachu V #SWSH145 BGS 10 $3,906Special Delivery Pikachu #SWSH074 PSA 10 $3,826Giratina PSA 10 $3,380Mega Charizard X ex PSA 10 $2,949Dark Charizard PSA 9 $2,701Lugia-Holo PSA 6 $2,500Mega Dragonite ex PSA 10 $2,473Gengar VMAX PSA 10 $2,320

POP / Prize Packs Pokémon TCG Sets

POP Series and Play! Pokémon Prize Packs: the organized play sets from POP Series 1 in 2004 to Prize Pack Series Nine in 2026. Card lists and prices.

Prices as of: October 20, 2026

Updated

All sets

POP Series 1 logo

POP Series 1

Released September 1, 2004

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $9,877.50

POP Series 2 logo

POP Series 2

Released August 1, 2005

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $16,367.50

POP Series 3 logo

POP Series 3

Released April 1, 2006

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $11,364.38

POP Series 4 logo

POP Series 4

Released August 1, 2006

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $4,200.00

POP Series 5 logo

POP Series 5

Released March 1, 2007

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $64,180.00

POP Series 6 logo

POP Series 6

Released September 1, 2007

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $13,000.00

POP Series 7 logo

POP Series 7

Released March 1, 2008

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $7,000.00

POP Series 8 logo

POP Series 8

Released September 1, 2008

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $2,845.15

POP Series 9 logo

POP Series 9

Released March 1, 2009

17 cards

Top PSA 10: $7,122.64

About the POP / Prize Packs era

This hub gathers the sets handed out through organized play rather than sold in stores. The POP Series ran from POP Series 1 in September 2004 to POP Series 9 in March 2009, nine sets of 17 cards each released through Pokémon Organized Play events and affiliated products. The program was conceived as an extra incentive to take part in Pokémon leagues and organized play, offering a small promotional set instead of a single promo card, and from POP Series 2 onward the sets followed a rough six month rota tied to the tournament season.

The POP sets mix reprints with cards that exist nowhere else, and a few of them became some of the most valuable cards of the EX and Diamond & Pearl years. The Umbreon and Espeon of POP Series 5, the Celebi ex of POP Series 2, the Pikachu of POP Series 5 and POP Series 9, the Vaporeon of POP Series 3 and the Tyranitar ex and Sceptile of POP Series 1 lead the graded market, and complete POP sets are hard to assemble because the packs were only ever given away.

The Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series revived the idea in 2022. Series One, released November 9, 2022, holds 170 selected cards from the Sword & Shield expansion through Evolving Skies plus SWSH Black Star Promos and basic Energy, each keeping its original set number but carrying a Play! Pokémon logo stamp, in six card packs. New series have followed roughly every six months, Series Two in January 2023 through Series Nine in July 2026, each drawing on the sets of the previous year.

Prize Pack cards matter to collectors because the stamp makes an ordinary card a scarce variant: the Prize Pack prints of Charizard VSTAR, Lugia V, Sableye, Blaziken V and Mew ex trade far above their pack pulled versions, and Slabfolio tracks them as separate rows on each set hub. The hubs below carry every card list, the live chase prices and the editorial notes for each series.

  • Nine POP Series POP Series 1 to 9 released from September 2004 to March 2009 through Pokémon Organized Play leagues and events, 17 cards each, on a rough six month rota from Series 2 onward.
  • POP chase cards The POP Series 5 Umbreon and Espeon, POP Series 2 Celebi ex, POP Series 5 and 9 Pikachu, POP Series 3 Vaporeon and POP Series 1 Tyranitar ex lead the graded market for organized play cards.
  • Play! Pokémon Prize Packs From November 2022 the Prize Pack Series revived the format with stamped reprints of recent set cards in six card packs given out as tournament prizes, Series One covering Sword & Shield through Evolving Skies with 170 cards.
  • The stamp makes the variant Prize Pack cards keep their original set numbers but carry a Play! Pokémon logo stamp, so each is a separate variant tracked on its own row in the set hubs, often worth far more than the pack pulled card.
  • Nine series and counting Prize Pack Series Two through Nine followed at roughly six month intervals from January 2023 to July 2026, each built from the previous year's expansions.

Release timeline

  1. POP Series 1 · 17 cards · POP1
  2. POP Series 2 · 17 cards · POP2
  3. POP Series 3 · 17 cards · POP3
  4. POP Series 4 · 17 cards · POP4
  5. POP Series 5 · 17 cards · POP5
  6. POP Series 6 · 17 cards · POP6
  7. POP Series 7 · 17 cards · POP7
  8. POP Series 8 · 17 cards · POP8
  9. POP Series 9 · 17 cards · POP9
  10. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series One · 170 cards · PPS1
  11. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Two · 154 cards · PPS2
  12. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Three · 163 cards · PPS3
  13. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Four · 86 cards · PPS4
  14. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Five · 86 cards · PPS5
  15. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Six · 94 cards · PPS6
  16. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Seven · 96 cards · PPS7
  17. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Eight · 91 cards · PPS8
  18. Play! Pokémon Prize Pack Series Nine · 80 cards · PPS9

Top 10 cards

  1. Espeon from POP Series 5 at PSA 10 $64,180.00
  2. Umbreon from POP Series 5 at PSA 10 $37,668.00
  3. Celebi ex from POP Series 2 at PSA 10 $16,367.50
  4. Chimchar from POP Series 6 at PSA 10 $13,000.00
  5. Pikachu from POP Series 5 at PSA 10 $11,520.00
  6. Vaporeon from POP Series 3 at PSA 10 $11,364.38
  7. Tyranitar ex from POP Series 1 at PSA 10 $9,877.50
  8. Sceptile from POP Series 1 at PSA 10 $9,706.55
  9. Rayquaza from POP Series 1 at PSA 10 $8,155.02
  10. Turtwig from POP Series 6 at PSA 10 $7,500.00

POP / Prize Packs Pokémon TCG Sets FAQ

How many sets are in the POP / Prize Packs era?

There are 18 published POP / Prize Packs era sets in this hub.

When were the POP / Prize Packs era sets released?

The published POP / Prize Packs era sets were released from September 1, 2004 to July 1, 2026.

What are the top chase cards in the POP / Prize Packs era?

The leading tracked chase cards in the POP / Prize Packs era are Espeon from POP Series 5, Umbreon from POP Series 5, Celebi ex from POP Series 2.

What are the POP Series?

Nine promotional sets of 17 cards each, released from September 2004 to March 2009 through Pokémon Organized Play leagues, events and affiliated products as an incentive to take part in organized play.

Which POP Series cards are the most valuable?

The Umbreon and Espeon of POP Series 5 lead, followed by the Celebi ex of POP Series 2, the Pikachu of POP Series 5, the Vaporeon of POP Series 3 and the Tyranitar ex of POP Series 1. Each set hub ranks its own cards by live PSA 10 value.

What are Play! Pokémon Prize Packs?

Tournament prize packs introduced in November 2022 containing stamped reprints of recent set cards. Series One held 170 cards from Sword & Shield through Evolving Skies plus promos and Energy, six cards per pack, and new series have followed about every six months.

Are Prize Pack cards worth more than regular cards?

Often, yes. The Play! Pokémon stamp makes each one a scarce variant, and Prize Pack prints of cards such as Charizard VSTAR, Lugia V and Mew ex trade well above the pack pulled versions. Slabfolio lists them as separate rows on each set hub.

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