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- Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration is out nowThe 30th-anniversary expansion released worldwide on 16 September 2026 - all-foil booster packs, a Pikachu rare in every pack, a new Futuristic rare and reprinted Classic Collection cards, with more products in October and November.
- The RGB Mew: what is actually known, and what is notCollectors report pulling three coloured Mew cards from 30th Celebration packs. The Pokemon Company has not confirmed they exist - and there is a straightforward reason they are missing from the official list.
- Delta Reign: official facts, the Japanese set, and the leaksThe next English expansion lands on 6 November with Mega Rayquaza ex. Its Japanese source set has been on sale since July, which is why so much is already known - and why the July leaks are no longer leaks.
30th Celebration coverage
The anniversary expansion in depth. The guide is the overview; each companion answers one question.
- 30th Celebration collector's guideThe overview: what the set is, how it differs from Celebrations (2021), and every announced product.
- All 30 Pikachu cards: visual checklistEvery Pikachu rare from 023/128 to 052/128 in printed order, and which Pikachu cards do not count.
- Best Pikachu artwork: our picksOur editorial selection from the thirty, with the criteria we used. Not a value or rarity ranking.
- Classic Collection: reprint or original?A 2026 reprint and a 1999 card can both read 4/102. How to tell them apart before you buy.
- Elite Trainer Box vs Pokemon Center ETBTwo extra packs and a second Nidorina promo. The two boxes compared from their official contents lists.
- Promo cards: which product has whichEvery guaranteed promo and the product it ships in — and why you cannot pull a promo from a pack.
- Release dates: UK and US schedulesThe products arrive in waves, and the official UK and US pages disagree on two of them.
- Mew and Mewtwo, and the Futuristic raresThe set's brand-new rarity, and all six Mew and Mewtwo cards — four of which share a name.
- The best cards beyond PikachuOur editorial picks from the illustration rares, special illustration rares and ex cards.
- Organising a 30th Celebration collectionFive groups that need handling differently, and how to decide what “complete” means.
Elsewhere on the site
- Latest releasesThe newest expansions, their official release dates and whatever listings are eligible to show for them.
- Market dataThe live market pages: most valuable cards, the most-listed cards we track, and how values are distributed.
- Guides & researchEvergreen explainers on prices, condition and grading, plus the dated studies behind how we read the market.