TCGplayer, the largest singles marketplace in the United States, published its ranking of the trading card games that moved the most money on its site between July and September on 14 October 2026. The short answer to the usual question: Magic is still first, Pokémon second, One Piece third and Yu-Gi-Oh! fourth, exactly as in the previous quarter. The real movement is further down: Riftbound climbs to fifth and pushes Lorcana down to sixth.
The full Q3 ranking
- Magic: The Gathering (no change)
- Pokémon (no change)
- One Piece Card Game (no change, fourth quarter in a row at #3)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (no change)
- Riftbound (up from #6)
- Disney Lorcana (down from #5)
- Gundam Card Game (up from #8)
- Pokémon Japan (down from #7)
- Union Arena (up from #11)
- Dragon Ball Super Fusion World (down from #9)
The ranking measures sales volume on TCGplayer, not packs printed or player counts, so it reflects the US market for singles and sealed product. Still, it is the only public ranking released every quarter on the same basis, which makes it useful for spotting trends. TCGplayer credits Riftbound's jump to a strong quarter driven by the Vendetta expansion and a ban list update, just ahead of Radiance hitting shelves on 23 October.
The sets and singles that moved the most money
Among sets released in the quarter, Pokémon's 30th Celebration came out on top, ahead of Magic's The Hobbit, Pokémon's Pitch Black, One Piece's The World's Strongest Warriors and Gundam's Freedom Ascension. At the same time, TCGplayer notes that the modern Pokémon market has cooled since June: collector cards are doing the lifting, not playables. Magic's top singles were led by two pricey Commander staples, and Yu-Gi-Oh!'s by high-priced playables; Black Chaos from Chaos Origins was the single with the highest sales of the whole quarter.
Five of the ten best-selling singles are Pokémon cards. Here they are, in that ranking's order, with the Cardmarket reference price from our catalogue as of 15 October 2026:
- Mega Darkrai ex · Pitch Black 116 · #2 in sales · €177.30
- Mega Greninja ex · Chaos Rising 116 · #5 in sales · €123.93
- Pikachu ex · Ascended Heroes 276 · #6 in sales · €1,067.89
- Mega Charizard X ex · Phantasmal Flames 125 · #7 in sales · €642.41
- Charizard ex · 151 199 · #8 in sales · €364.05
What it means for collectors in Europe
Two takeaways. First, Riftbound is no longer a curiosity; if you own cards from its early sets, log them before Radiance shakes up prices. Second, the Pokémon that sells is the special illustration rare, and there the gap between the US and Europe is real. The Ascended Heroes Pikachu ex 276 is above €1,000 on Cardmarket while TCGplayer has it around $821, and the Mega Charizard X ex 125 also costs more here than there: in Europe, these cards are pricier. Compare any set in the card list and prices for every expansion and see what yours is worth in your collection.