Popular grading company Beckett has sent a Pokemon card into space in partnership with TCG accessory company Dragon Shield, weathering extreme temperatures and fierce winds. The trading card game branch of the massively popular monster-catching franchise has grown into one of the most popular hobbies in the world, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The Pokemon TCG has seen a particular resurgence throughout 2025, bolstered by some of the game’s most popular sets like “Prismatic Evolutions” and “Mega Evolution.” Now, one Pokemon card has made the ultimate voyage into orbit.
With the rise of popularity and increasing prices in the hobby, many fans have chosen to “grade” their Pokemon cards as a way or determining their quality and value. Grading cards involves some of the most rigorous assessment a trading card can experience, with trained professionals inspecting everything from wear on the corners to errors in production. Particular brands like Beckett and PSA have even established themselves among the Pokemon community as some of the most trusted sources for grading cards. One grading company is now putting its strict standards to the test.
