Back Alley Toys

Vintage action and wrestling figures and 90s collectibles in the Dallas suburbs.

Latest Pokémon news

• This Week in Record-Breaking Sales: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

  Nov 3, 2026

  Fanatics Collect and Goldin closed on the same Sunday night, and 2002–2007 Pokémon ran the board: a $528,000 Expedition Mew PSA 10, a $488,000 2004 Worlds Trophy Pikachu in CGC Pristine 10, and a $408,000 Gold Star Charizard PSA 10. Signals, not appraisals.

• Art Academy Record Board: Every Big Pokémon Art Academy Sale We Can Source

  Oct 29, 2026

  Five public Art Academy sales since late September, from the $8.4M Raincoat Pikachu to this week's $4.88M Mudkip. The board, the patterns and a verify-before-you-buy checklist. Signals, not appraisals.

• Trophy Pikachu, Explained: Pokémon's Tournament Prize Cards

  Oct 28, 2026

  A PSA 8 Gold Trophy Pikachu just sold for $3,080,500. What the 1997 and 1998 tournament prize cards are, why they're scarcer than the Illustrator, and how to read the label. Signals, not appraisals.