The Pokémon 30th Celebration set is a special expansion set of the Mega Evolution series that celebrates 30 years of Pokémon. It was revealed on Monday 1st June 2026 and will release from 16th September 2026.
What do we know about the 30th Celebration set?
It was revealed that the set would release simultaneously across all global markets and that a new card rarity – Futuristic Rare would be introduced. These special cards will feature dynamic artwork by artist YOSHIROTTEN.
Each Booster Pack will include 6 foil cards – 1 Basic Energy, 1 Pikachu card and 4 other cards.
The 30 unique Pikachu cards will each be illustrated by a different artist. Other cards in the set will include both daytime and nightime scenes.
A 30-card subset featuring reprints of classic Pokémon cards from across all generations will also be included. These cards will be marked with a Pikachu 30 stamp.
The set will include:
A regular set of over 128 cards
Cards will be numbered – ??/128
Cards will be marked with the set icon
Within the main set there will be 30 Pikachu cards that are stamped with
and given an additional set number ??/30
There will also be a subset of 30 classic Pokémon cards each stamped with
and numbered with their historical card number.
30th Celebration Set Pack Art
The artwork for the set Booster Packs has been revealed. As a special set there is a single design featuring Mew, Mewtwo and Pikachu.
30th Celebration Release date for Products
Releasing 16th September
30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box
30th Celebration Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box
30th Celebration Poster Collection
Tech Sticker Collection ft Exeggutor or Lucario
30th Celebration ex Collection Boxes ft Greninja or Sylveon
Knockout Collection
2-Pack Blister ft Eevee
Releasing 2nd October
30th Celebration Day Mini Tin Collection
30th Celebration Night Mini Tin Collection
30th Celebration Binder Collection
Booster Bundle
Mini Portfolio with 1 Booster
Releasing 30th October
30th Celebration Battle Decks ft Espeon ex or Umbreon ex
Releasing 6th November
30th Celebration Ultra Premium Collections – Day or Night
Figure Collections ft Mew and Mewtwo
Releasing 4th December
30th Celebration Tins featuring Sylveon or Greninja
