Timing can make or break a Pokémon TCG pickup. This week, we look at the Rayquaza run-up, 30th Celebration hype, and the cards getting cheaper while everyone is looking somewhere else. Cards of the Week include Mega Greninja ex, Team Rocket’s Mewtwo ex, Mew VMAX, Plusle and Minun, and Origin Forme Dialga V. The lesson: know what you want, know your price, and don’t let FOMO make the decision for you.

Episode 33 of Holo Hustle dives into why nostalgia has such a powerful hold on collectors and how memories can influence what cards we value. We break down this week’s biggest Pokémon TCG news, including 30th Celebration reveals, cooling sealed prices, Worlds, and the return of Mega Raichu. Then we look at five cards from different eras—Ancient Mew, Dark Tyranitar, Salamence LV.X, Vaporeon TG02, and Sleepy Raichu—to see how nostalgia, artwork, scarcity, and timing can create long-term collecting and investment opportunities. Along the way, we ask an important question: are we buying cardboard, or are we really buying back a piece of the past?

Episode 32 of Holo Hustle dives into the strange world of Ultra Beasts, exploring what they are, why Game Freak intentionally designed them to feel unlike normal Pokémon, and how that weirdness carried into the TCG. Along the way, we break down five standout Ultra Beast cards—including Naganadel & Guzzlord-GX, Pheromosa & Buzzwole-GX, Nihilego-GX, Blacephalon-GX, and Xurkitree-GX—while talking artwork, grading, market value, nostalgia, and whether this overlooked corner of the Sun & Moon era deserves more collector attention.