The Best Deals Today: Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Preorders Are About to Drop

Coming successful blistery is different caller Pokémon TCG enlargement preorder, conscionable weeks aft the commencement of a caller era, Mega Evolution, was announced and preordered selling retired instantly. Don't worry, I cognize who's going to beryllium selling it archetypal truthful you each don't miss out, and it could travel arsenic soon arsenic contiguous oregon tommorow!

TL;DR: Deals For Today

I've got adjacent much Pokémon deals successful today's regular deals too, from the hottest Funko preorders and discounts to where's cheapest to bargain sealed merchandise that's successful banal close now. I support some eyes connected the marketplace truthful you don't person too, and with large container retailers piling connected that dreaded Pokémania 2025 tax, idiosyncratic needs to drawback 'em out, right? Here's today's deals:

Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution - Phantasmal Flames Preorders

With the Pokémon Center listings going unrecorded for preorder astatine immoderate moment, it's lone a substance of clip until the archetypal enlargement for the caller epoch of Pokémon TCG, Mega Evolution: Phantasmal Flames, comes pouring down to different retailers. First up volition beryllium Best Buy, usually astir 24 hours aft the Pokémon Center launch, followed by Target past secondary marketplace and tiny seller allocations being disposable connected TCGPlayer. Amazon and Walmart person been known to banal Pokémon TCG preorders successful the past, but it's not ever a guarantee.
Phantasmal Flames drops connected November 14, with prerelease events moving the week before, and the large header is Mega Charizard X ex returning successful afloat force. What makes this acceptable adjacent much breathtaking is its size , astir 90 cards earlier concealed rares, which makes it the smallest English acceptable successful astir a decade. For collectors similar me, that usually means a overmuch much manageable chase, portion inactive packing successful plentifulness of dense hitters for players.

The merchandise lineup looks beauteous stacked too. We’ll beryllium getting the accustomed booster packs and booster container (36 packs), a 9-pack Elite Trainer Box featuring a shiny caller Charcadet promo, and an Ultra-Premium Collection built astir Mega Charizard X ex. On apical of that, 2 taxable decks for Mega Gengar ex and Mega Diancie ex are arriving a fewer weeks aboriginal connected October 24, which is simply a amusive mode to get a sensation of the acceptable earlier launch. If you’re similar maine and emotion cracking packs, the booster container is the mode to go, but the UPC is already looking similar the large collector portion this clip around.

What ties it each unneurotic is the Japanese acceptable Inferno X, which deed shelves determination successful precocious September. That acceptable had lone 80 cards, and erstwhile you adhd successful the Mega Gengar and Mega Diancie decks, you fundamentally get the afloat Phantasmal Flames lineup. We’ve already seen immoderate slayer reveals, including the Mega Charizard X ex concealed uncommon previewed astatine Worlds, truthful I’m afloat expecting that to beryllium the pursuit paper erstwhile this launches. Between the smaller acceptable size, Charizard hype, and immoderate coagulated gameplay cards, I deliberation this one’s going to alert disconnected shelves and I’m decidedly locking successful my preorder.

Back To The Future Steelbook Preorders Are Live

The 40th day Back to the Future steelbooks are a collector’s dream. Each movie successful the trilogy is getting its ain limited-edition merchandise connected October 14, with sleek caller steelbook packaging featuring inside-and-out movie artwork. Priced betwixt $29.99 and $34.99, each variation includes the movie connected 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and digital, on with a treasure trove of bonus features, from archival documentaries and outtakes to caller retrospectives with co-writer Bob Gale and cast/crew members.

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Marvel Legends Series Wolverine Premium Roleplay Mask

Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 + 4 Under $35

As portion of Amazon’s Labor Day sale, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 has dropped to its lowest terms yet, making present the cleanable clip to drawback it. Normally priced higher, this updated postulation delivers classical arcade skateboarding with a modern polish. In our reappraisal wherever we scored it an 8/10, we praised the crippled for proving “the series’ over-the-top skateboarding look is wholly timeless,” adjacent if immoderate of the tweaks to THPS4 and the soundtrack choices didn’t afloat land. At this price, though, you’re getting an iconic portion of gaming past for little than ever before.

Pokémon TCG ETBs and Booster Bundles

When it comes to sealed Pokémon TCG products, the existent bargains contiguous are connected ETBs and booster bundles. White Flare is sitting astatine conscionable $75 connected TCGPlayer, which is simply a bully interruption from the accustomed $90+ terms tags. Even the newer Destined Rivals and Black Bolt boxes are moving cheaper determination than anyplace else. And if you don’t privation to outpouring for a afloat ETB, Prismatic Evolutions booster bundles are going for arsenic debased arsenic $59, which feels similar an casual pickup if you’re chasing singles without committing to a full box.

Pokémon TCG Collections, Tins and Boosters

If you’re much into assortment packs than afloat ETBs, determination are immoderate large grabs successful the collections and tins today. Cynthia’s Garchomp ex Premium Collection is down to $45 connected TCGPlayer, which feels similar a bargain compared to Amazon’s $60 tag. The Slashing Legends Tin besides jumped retired astatine maine astatine $29.99—that’s astir fractional disconnected what Amazon is charging. Even the smaller items are worthy a look: Surging Sparks sleeved boosters are going for conscionable $7.93, which is $15.98 connected Amazon currently.

Pokémon Funko Pop! Preorders

I’m besides eyeing a fewer of the caller Funko Pop! preorders that conscionable went live. Turtwig drops astatine the extremity of September for $15.99, portion Ninetales and Absol are some acceptable for mid-December astatine $14.99 each. These usually vanish astir motorboat week, truthful if you’re the benignant who likes locking successful caller releases earlier they vanish, it’s astir apt worthy snagging them present alternatively of hunting aboriginal astatine inflated prices.

Pokémon Funko Pop! Deals

Amazon’s been softly slashing prices connected a clump of Pokémon Funko Pops, and immoderate of them are cheaper than a booster pack. The biggest astonishment for maine was Horsea astatine conscionable $4.31—that’s chaotic considering it usually goes for $12.99. There are plentifulness of others worthy adding to your support too, similar Fidough for $7.99, Dratini for $11.30, and adjacent the 10-inch Pikachu for $62, which is simply a coagulated driblet from its accustomed $75.99. Whether you’re filling gaps successful your postulation oregon conscionable privation a budget-friendly pick-up, today’s lineup has a bully premix of starters, legendaries, and instrumentality favorites.

Christian Wait is simply a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has implicit 7 years of acquisition successful the Gaming and Tech manufacture with bylines astatine Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian besides makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is besides the writer of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian connected X @ChrisReggieWait.