Pokemon TCG Hot and Cold for the Week of May 12: Rayquaza V Climbs Past $325 and N's Zekrom Leads Percentage Gains
The Pokemon TCG secondary market for the week of May 11 has four cards heating up and one cooling off. Rayquaza V from Evolving Skies is now trading near $325, N's Zekrom from Ascended Heroes leads percentage gains, and the Chaos Rising Mega Greninja ex chase card sits on a roughly six box per copy pull rate.
This Week's Pokemon TCG Movers
The Pokemon TCG secondary market for the week of May 11, 2026 has four heating up and one cooling off. The Chaos Rising prerelease buzz, ongoing Pulsing Aura aftermarket, and a few Evolving Skies veterans climbing out of nowhere all show up in this week's tracker. Here is what is moving and what it means for the rest of May.
The Four Hot Cards
The undisputed headline of the week is the new Chaos Rising chase card on a brutal pull rate:
- Mega Greninja ex Mega Hyper Rare (Chaos Rising) - the spring chase card on a roughly six booster boxes per copy statistical pull rate, with prerelease hype now compounded by tournament players who want one for the album
- Rayquaza V (Evolving Skies) - near mint copies now selling in the \$325 range, climbing meaningfully over the last thirty days
- N's Zekrom Promo (Pokemon Center Exclusive, Ascended Heroes) - leading the percentage gains list this week as the Pokemon Center supply has tightened
- Meowth ex SIR (Perfect Order) - continuing its unlikely run as one of that set's standout chase cards, defying the usual post-launch correction
What Is Cooling
The lone cold card on this week's list is the predictable one: a Pulsing Aura chase that opened hot at launch and is now correcting as supply catches up with demand. The pattern matches what we saw with the early Mega Lucario ex and Mega Sceptile peaks - launch hype carries the first ten days, then the price finds its real floor.
Reading the Tape
A few observations on what this week's mix tells us about the broader market:
- The Evolving Skies vintage runup is real. Rayquaza V at \$325 is not a one-off - it is part of a broader rotation back into the modern-vintage tier as Pulsing Aura corrects
- Pokemon Center exclusives are quietly becoming a hot category. N's Zekrom is the third Pokemon Center promo in three months to lead the gainers list
- Chaos Rising chase rates are doing exactly what Pokemon Company wanted: pushing players toward Build and Battle boxes, prerelease events, and singles markets rather than booster box gambling
"The bigger trend underneath this week's hot list is that collectors are spreading bets across modern vintage, Pokemon Center promos, and the headline chase from the new set. That is a healthier market than the all-eyes-on-one-card weeks we had earlier this spring."
What to Watch Next Week
Three things to watch between now and the May 19 update:
- Whether Chaos Rising sealed product holds its premium through the official May 22 set launch
- Whether the Rayquaza V climb pulls other Evolving Skies modern-vintage stars along with it
- Whether the Mega Heracross ex Drop event in Pokemon TCG Pocket bleeds attention away from physical chase cards mid-week
If you are sitting on Evolving Skies stock, this is a good window to think about whether you are a seller. If you are chasing Chaos Rising singles, the smart play is to wait through the official launch and let the prerelease hype settle before paying peak.