Pokémon TCG — Mega Tyranitar EX & Glaceon STAFF, BGS

Two graded cards from different eras of the Pokémon TCG, both encapsulated by Beckett: a Japanese Secret Rare from the XY period and a STAFF promotional card from the Black & White Championship programme.

The first is Mega Tyranitar EX, Secret Rare 090/081 from Bandit Ring, printed in 2015 in Japanese and graded BGS 9.5 Gem Mint, with subgrades of 9.5 centering, 10 corners, 9.5 edges and 10 surface. It is one of the most visually aggressive cards of the Mega Evolution line, built around the Destroyer King attack and an artwork in the dense, sculptural register of that era.

The second is Glaceon in the STAFF Crosshatch Holo version from Plasma Freeze, 2013, card 23/116, graded BGS 8.5 Near Mint+. STAFF printings were distributed to staff at official Pokémon events rather than sold, and the crosshatch foil pattern is specific to them — a distribution model that makes the card considerably scarcer than the standard release.