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The 30th Celebration set arrives September 16, 2026, with revealed cards including a Ditto Premium Collection promo and pullable Drifloon, Lycanroc and Lapras artwork.
The 80-plus-card expansion launches July 17 with Mega Darkrai ex as its Mega Hyper Rare; products include 36-pack booster boxes, ETBs with a Zarude promo, and Build & Battle Boxes.
The English set rolls out in three waves from September 16, with five-card foil packs available only through products such as a $49.99 ETB, $26.94 Booster Bundle and all-foil ex decks.
EB Games listed the anniversary ETB at A$199 versus JB Hi-Fi’s A$100, while the UPC was A$599 versus A$360—premiums ranging from 60% to 102% across the range.
EB Games and JB Hi-Fi opened Australian pre-orders for products releasing September–December; every card will be foil, and Base Set Charizard returns in the first simultaneous global TCG release.
Chaos Rising booster displays are available for $229.55 at Amazon, near TCGplayer's $230.07 market rate, with 36 packs working out to about $6.37 each.
Pitch Black arrives July 17, the $14.99 First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 follows August 7, and the worldwide 30th Anniversary set launches September 16 with all-foil packs.
The roundup highlights Lego’s 2,050-piece Pikachu build, May’s Pokémon Pokopia release and January’s sought-after Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box.
Five product formats launch September 16, 2026, led by an ETB with nine packs and a Nidorina promo, plus collections featuring the legendary birds, Eevee, Lucario, Greninja ex and Sylveon ex.
The lineup rolls out in waves from September 16 to November 6, including ETBs, ex boxes and a 29-pack Ultra-Premium Collection with Pikachu, Espeon or Umbreon promos.
Six July products are detailed, including a Mega Greninja ex Premium Collection with eight packs and Pitch Black ETBs featuring full-art Zarude promos.
July’s lineup includes a Mega Greninja ex Premium Collection with eight packs and a Pitch Black product wave led by 36-pack booster boxes, Zarude promo ETBs, Booster Bundles, and Build & Battle Boxes.
GameStop opened Sept. 16 pre-orders with the anniversary ETB at $129.99 versus a typical $49.99, yet buyers reported ordering as many as eight amid sellout fears.
Amazon is selling the sought-after ETB for $174.88—more than $35 below its $210-plus resale-market price, though still well above MSRP—and fulfills orders directly.
Amazon lists the nine-pack Prismatic Evolutions ETB at $182.55, $8.58 below TCGplayer’s market price, while Walmart offers it for $174.88.
The all-foil set launches globally September 16, with 30 Pikachu rares, a new Futuristic rare tier, returning classic cards and products led by ETBs containing 9 or 11 packs.
Each 30th Celebration pack includes one of 30 rare Pikachu cards; the set also has 30 returning cards, day/night artwork and a new Futuristic rarity by YOSHIROTTEN.
The all-foil set launches worldwide September 16 with 30 Pikachu rares, 30 returning classics and a new Futuristic rare; TCG Live receives it one day earlier.
The all-foil expansion launches worldwide Sept. 16 with a new Futuristic rare rarity, one of 30 Pikachu rares per booster, 30 returning classics and five initial product configurations.
The Rayquaza-led Western expansion launches November 6, 2026, with Mega Rayquaza ex teased; preorders are expected in August, while official pricing remains unannounced.