{"id":768211,"date":"2026-07-17T12:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/768211\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:07:12","slug":"pokemon-tcg-first-partner-illustration-collection-series-2-best-deal-sealed-in-stock-at-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/768211\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2 \u2014 Best Deal Sealed in Stock at Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 marks a big year in the Pok\u00e9mon calendar<\/a>, with it being the 30th anniversary of the release of the original games in Japan. <\/p>\n

To mark the celebration, The Pok\u00e9mon Company is releasing not only a “Pok\u00e9mon 30” celebration expansion later this year, but also has an ongoing “First Partner Collection” series releasing throughout the year as well.<\/p>\n

These have been a little hard to come by up until now, but Series 2 of the “First Partner Collection”<\/a> has recently been restocked at Amazon<\/a>. I’ll leave a link to it just below before we discuss any further, in case you want to lock in your order ASAP.<\/p>\n

\"Pok\u00e9mon<\/a><\/p>\n

Sold and Shipped by Amazon<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Illustration Collection \u2014Series 2<\/p>\n

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Listed for $44.83, Amazon is smack bang on the $40-$50 average order value at trusted resale sites like TCGplayer<\/a> right now (listed median price is $50). <\/p>\n

It’s slightly above the ongoing market rate of $39.90, but that’s discounting the potential cost of delivery, or any spare Amazon gift cards or credit you might have saved up as well. But if TCGplayer suits you better, buying from there is just as good an option as well.<\/p>\n

Still, it is worth noting that both of these are still above the MSRP, with Amazon opting to sell closer to the “market price” instead. That’s basically what most people are currently, or willing, to pay for it on average. <\/p>\n

Market price for these has also been on something of a recent crash, with prices dropping around 37.23% in just the past month, according to TCGplayer<\/a>. They’ve also seen a60% drop in value over the whole of 2026. That makes this probably the best time to actually pick one up.<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon TCG: First Partner Illustration Collection – Series 2 includes:<\/p>\n

1 Pok\u00e9mon TCG booster pack containing 3 of 9 promo cards2 Pok\u00e9mon TCG booster packs1 sticker sheetPok\u00e9mon TCG: Best Deals Today<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for even more deals on Pok\u00e9mon TCG, then Amazon has Chaos Rising ETBs for $80<\/a>, alongside booster bundles for around $50 as well.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, I’d also suggest checking out the booster bundles for new expansion, Pitch Black, which are now back in stock at Amazon<\/a> as well at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

IGN is the best place to find TCG deals<\/p>\n

IGN’s resident deals experts like Robert Anderson have over seven years of experience writing about gaming and TCG deals. In an era where finding advice from a real person is more important than ever, Robert\u2019s expertise helps you cut through the digital noise to find genuine, money-saving offers. He pairs his experience and love of games with data-driven analysis and price-tracking tools to ensure he’s only ever recommending something that’s actually worthwhile.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking some no-nonsense help on saving money in a time where gaming and TCG hobbies have never been more expensive, then we’d highly recommend following him @robertliam21 on Bluesky<\/a> and setting IGN as a preferred source in Google<\/a> to make sure you’re getting the latest updates, from him, and the rest of the IGN Shopping team. <\/p>\n

Robert Anderson is IGN’s Senior Commerce Editor and resident deals expert on games, collectibles, trading card games, and more. You can follow him @robertliam21 on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 marks a big year in the Pok\u00e9mon calendar, with it being the 30th anniversary of the release…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-768211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}