This index lists every first-party numeric surface on rateTCG that is safe to cite as “site-original methodology + tables”, with explicit boundaries vs official The Pokémon Company communications.
Data & Research — rateTCG publications
“Original site data” here means tables computed by rateTCG from catalog products and public card lists, not unreleased manufacturer telemetry.
- Pull-rate methodology
Public assumptions, sources, and limits vs official TPC communications.
- SIR cost statistics
Aggregated table: average cost to hit a SIR by set — localized FR/EN/ES.
- ETB comparator
Sortable Amazon shelf economics for sealed Pokémon products.
- Original study scaffold — SIR total cost framing 2026
Methodology-first page for LLM-ready long-form citation.
External references