TCG briefs for October 31, 2026

PSA's fraud report reportedly names Pokémon JP S-P Pikachu #002 (2019) as the most counterfeited Pokémon card, and it can be bought for $150 or under. The report cites a 407% increase in altered Pokémon cards submitted for grading in 2025, and ranks S&V 151 Charizard ex #199 (2023) second and JP Base Set Charizard #006 (1996) fifth. PSA says some counterfeit signs are not visible to the naked eye. Only one card on the list is over 8 years old, and nearly half of the listed cards are from 2019. The report also states Charizard is a more popular counterfeit target than both Mickey Mouse and Michael Jordan. PSA recommends six authenticity checks: card edges (consistent beveling), colors (ink bleeds on edges and borders), shape (warping or curving), gloss (too shiny or uneven sheen), layering (visible card layers) and size (exact dimensions, where even fractions of a millimeter matter). PSA adds that counterfeits are getting harder to spot and that sealed packaging may be tampered with.

Konami is introducing a Rush Duel card named Pastel Finder Vivi (パステルファインダー・ビビ), tagged RD/KP27. It is a Level 4 LIGHT Rock Effect Monster with ATK 500 and DEF 1000. Konami was to introduce the card's text and world building at 11 AM JST the day after the first article, which was published October 30, 2026. The requirement is to send 1 Spell Card from your hand to the Graveyard. The effect then increases this card's Level by 4. If its Level is 8 or higher, you can Ritual Summon a Level 8 or lower non-Effect Monster by sending this card from your field to the Graveyard as material, and the Ritual Summon effect targets Level 8 or lower non-Effect Ritual Monsters. You cannot activate the effect of "Pastel Finder Vivi" for the rest of this turn. Her subtitle says she is a big fan of Zera and Black Luster Soldier.

Part 2 of the Riftbound budget series reportedly covers Nasus, Kha'Zix, LeBlanc and Jhin, and updates the Renekton and Zed lists from earlier. Apart from the champion unit, decks use only common and uncommon cards, a Pauper limit based on rarity rather than price. The series is titled as $10 decks, and the author calls Kha'Zix an excellent $10 deck, while the Renekton competitive list ('Butcher of the Sands') currently costs $300+ because it runs expensive standalone cards from the Body and Fury domains. The decks were requested by two players at a local store after a Nexus Night, who asked for Renekton and Zed and later for more legends. Renekton is called the most challenging of the ten legends the author has built so far. RAD-016, a rare costing about 50 cents for three copies, is the card to build the Renekton budget deck around. For Nasus (Mind and Calm domains), RAD-060 is the late-game bomb to ramp towards.