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I consume a ton of content every week on a whole host of topics. In the world of Pokémon, here are my three favorite commentaries I read this week that I think are worth passing along.

From a bit of a history lesson to a timely investing-related article to a ridiculous disqualification at the Orlando regionals, there’s a little something for everyone in this weekend’s list:

1. Take a trip back in time to the 2022 bear market. Even though the article is nearly four years old, I just found it this week, and it reads as if it was written today. Why Pokemon card market is in flux entering 4Q of 2022

2. There is a surprising metric with more than 20 years of correlation to Pokémon card prices. From a Pokémon investing standpoint, this is the most timely article I am passing along: Can Google Trends Predict Pokémon Card Prices? A Guide to Market Cycles

3. Pokémon finally issues a statement regarding the recent controversial “unsportsmanlike” conduct that stripped “Firestar73” of a regional championship. In case you never saw the video of what gets someone stripped of a regional title, here is the video on X. And here is Pokémon’s response: Play! Pokémon Issue a Statement After Controversial Firestar73 Ruling For the record, I think the disqualification is ridiculous.

If you come across any commentaries or news stories you think I should include in a future post, please let me know.

At this time, the top chase in Mega Evolution is Mega Lucario ex #188.

According to PriceCharting, Mega Lucario's ungraded price peaked six months ago at $696.87 and currently sits at $268.02, down 61.54% from its all-time high.

Interestingly, the #4 chase card in the set is Mega Lucario ex #179. That card also had a steep fall (51.38%) but has started to move up again, now up 26.6% from its February low. Meanwhile, #188 is still hovering right around its low.

This begs the question: Since Mega Lucario #179 has started to move back up, will #188 soon follow? Or is it still too early?

Terapagos ex #170 from Stellar Crown - TCGplayer has market price (raw) at $34.37. Pricecharting has it at $32.41. The all-time high was $116.11, shortly after release.

The artwork and border remind me of cards from Prismatic Evolutions. But this one has been stuck in the penalty box for a long time. What's holding it back? Just that it's Terapagos?

According to Pricecharting.com, Perfect Order currently has just four cards with a raw value over $100.

To put that in perspective, Journey Together has one raw card currently valued over $100 and Surging Sparks has two (with a third card at $97.24), while Prismatic Evolutions, Ascended Heroes, and Destined Rivals have 12, 12, and 9, respectively.

Do you think Perfect Order stays on the lower end of $100+ raw cards? If so, do the ETBs at least make their way up toward Journey Together and Surging Sparks prices?