Guides
Set breakdowns, buying guides and how PikaCards works.
How we work · Oct 2026How to claim sales on our DiscordSome of our best deals never hit the website. When we land a big allocation of a new set, we run a...
Set breakdown · Oct 2026Mega Rayquaza M6 Storm Emeralda: what's in the boxStorm Emeralda is set M6 in the Japanese Mega Evolution era, and the box art tells you what it is about: Mega...
Set breakdown · Oct 2026Chinese Gem Packs explainedGem Packs are a Simplified Chinese booster product built for collectors rather than players. Here is what you are actually getting.The boxFrom...
Buying guide · Oct 2026With shrink or without: which box should you buy?Most of our Japanese booster boxes are listed twice: sealed with shrink, and sealed without shrink. People ask whether the no-shrink box...
Buying guide · Oct 2026Japanese vs Simplified Chinese Pokémon cards: which should you buy?We sell both Japanese and Simplified Chinese Pokémon product, and the question we get most often is which one to buy. They...
How we work · Oct 2026How PikaCards presales work: lock today's price, pay nothing extra laterA presale is exactly what it sounds like: you order a box before it releases in Japan or China, and we ship...