🎉 Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration — Three Decades of Pokémon, One Incredible Set
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is turning 30 years old — and we're celebrating in style. Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration is the most anticipated Pokémon TCG release in a decade, dropping worldwide on September 16, 2026 as the first-ever simultaneous global Pokémon TCG launch. Every collector and player around the world gets access on the same day. This is the set of the anniversary.
✨ What Makes 30th Celebration Special?
- 💫 Every card is foil — including Basic Energy. Every single card in every pack shines.
- ⚡ 30 unique Pikachu cards — one guaranteed in every booster pack, each featuring a distinct illustration. Complete the full set of 30.
- 🌟 Brand-new rarity: Futuristic Rare (FUR) — an all-new card rarity illustrated by renowned Japanese artist YOSHIROTTEN, making its debut in this expansion.
- 📚 Classic Collection subset — 30 iconic cards from across the TCG's 30-year history reprinted and reimagined, found in Ultra-Premium Collections.
- 🃏 199 total cards — including 128 main-set cards, 33 Secret Rares (AR, SAR & Futuristic Rare), 30 Classic Collection reprints, and 8 foil Basic Energy.
⭐ Featured Pokémon
Celebrate 30 years of joy with fan-favourites spanning three dazzling decades: Mewtwo ex, Mew ex, Espeon ex, Umbreon ex, Greninja ex, Sylveon ex, Salamence ex, Ditto, and of course — Pikachu, 30 times over. Special promo cards feature Articuno, Zapdos & Moltres, Nidorina, Eevee, Alolan Exeggutor, Lucario, and a Day & Night Pikachu ex illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN.
📦 Pack Structure
Each 30th Celebration booster pack contains 5 foil cards (including 1 of 30 unique Pikachu rare cards) plus 1 foil Basic Energy card. Booster packs are only available inside special products — they are not sold individually.
🎁 Products — Four Release Waves
🗓️ Wave 1 — September 16, 2026
- 🏆 Elite Trainer Box — 9 booster packs, Nidorina illustration rare-style promo, 65 card sleeves, 16 foil Basic Energy, dice, coin & storage box; MSRP $49.99
- 🏆✨ Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box — 11 booster packs, 2 Nidorina promo cards (with & without Pokémon Center stamp) plus all ETB accessories; Pokémon Center exclusive
- 📦 Pokémon ex Box — 4 booster packs, foil Sylveon ex or Greninja ex promo (full-art & oversize versions); MSRP $21.99
- 🗺️ Poster Collection — 3 booster packs, foil Articuno, Zapdos & Moltres promo cards, full-size two-sided poster; MSRP $14.99
- 💻 Tech Sticker Collection — 3 booster packs, foil Alolan Exeggutor or Lucario promo card & matching sticker sheet; MSRP $14.99
- 🥊 Knock Out Collection — 2 booster packs, foil Eevee promo card & plastic coin; MSRP $9.99
- 🃏 2-Pack Blister — 2 booster packs; MSRP $9.99
- 📒 Binder Collection — 9-pocket commemorative anniversary binder with booster packs; MSRP $31.99
🗓️ Wave 2 — October 2, 2026
- 📚 Booster Bundle — 6 booster packs; best cost-per-pack in the lineup; MSRP $26.94
- 🎁 Day & Night Mini Tins — collectable mini tins with booster packs; 10 tin artwork variants (5 Day, 5 Night) that combine into two panoramic scenes; MSRP $9.99 each
🗓️ Wave 3 — October 30, 2026
- ⚔️ Battle Decks — ready-to-play decks; MSRP $19.99
🗓️ Wave 4 — November 6, 2026
- 💎 Ultra-Premium Collection: Day (Espeon ex) — the flagship product; includes booster packs, Classic Collection packs, foil Espeon ex promo & Day Pikachu ex (by YOSHIROTTEN), premium accessories; MSRP $179.99
- 💎 Ultra-Premium Collection: Night (Umbreon ex) — night-themed pair; includes booster packs, Classic Collection packs, foil Umbreon ex promo & Night Pikachu ex (by YOSHIROTTEN), premium accessories; MSRP $179.99
- 🐱 Ditto Premium Collection — 8 booster packs, Ditto foil promo card & colourful acrylic display piece; MSRP $39.99
- 🗿 Figure Collection — Mewtwo — booster packs & Mewtwo figure; MSRP $29.99
- 🐱 Figure Collection — Mew — booster packs & Mew figure; MSRP $29.99
🗓️ Wave 5 — December 4, 2026
- 🎪 Celebration Tin — limited-edition tin with booster packs; December holiday release
🚚 Fast shipping Australia-wide from Hobby Collectors Australia, your local Fairfield NSW hobby store. All products are brand new and officially licensed by The Pokémon Company International.
