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The expansion launches worldwide July 17 in booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and collections, alongside a TCG Live Battle Pass deck featuring Mega Darkrai ex.

The 115-plus-card set launches July 17 with Mega Darkrai ex as its Mega Hyper Rare; Walmart preorders span ETBs, 36-pack booster boxes, bundles, blisters and Build & Battle boxes.

The $59.99 Pokémon Center-exclusive ETB sold for $250–$410 on eBay, while UK sales reached £315; the anniversary set includes 30 Pikachu cards and new promos.

Walmart lists the nine-pack Perfect Order ETB at $68.95, just $0.16 above TCGplayer’s market price; Amazon listings start above $83.

The worldwide set launches September 16, 2026; its $49.99 ETB contains nine booster packs and a Nidorina promo, while Pokémon Center preorders are already straining the site.

A Walmart shopper found Pitch Black three-pack blisters and an ETB, then returned to a Honda Civic damaged alongside four other cars; the opened packs yielded several Illustration Rares.

The Sept. 16 anniversary collection drew seven-hour Pokémon Center queues as a $129.99 Ultra Premium Collection reached $783 on the resale market amid repeated site failures.

Pokémon Center opened limited 30th Celebration preorders two months before the September 16 global release, but crashes disrupted six-hour queues while secondary-market listings carried steep markups.

Pokémon Center opened preorders two months early for four products, including an ETB limited to two per customer; the set releases September 16.

Third-party seller CCGCastle lists the 36-pack box for $254.95, about $7.08 per pack, ahead of the set’s July 17 release.

Pitch Black centers on Mega Darkrai and includes Slowbro, Dhelmise and Morpeko ex illustration rares; an early unboxing covered its ETB, booster box, booster bundle and Build & Battle Box.

Amazon cut the nine-pack Pitch Black ETB to $102.94, 14% below list, ahead of its July 17 release; TCGplayer listings start at $98.99 shipped.

Pokémon Center’s $60 ETB sold out after queues reached six hours, errors blocked buyers, and resale listings climbed into the hundreds ahead of the set’s September 16 release.

The leaked 130-plus-card set reportedly includes 30 artist-unique Pikachu cards, while ETB preorders have reached $239—378% above the $49.99 MSRP.

Amazon’s $78 final-sale ETB includes nine packs and a Fennekin promo, while TCGplayer’s cheapest delivered listing is $74 versus a $68.87 market price.

Leaked ETB booklet scans point to a September 16 set featuring Mewtwo, Mew and Pikachu ex cards alongside reprints of Shining Celebi, Aquapolis Lugia and Dark Tyranitar.

GameStop cut its 30th anniversary ETB from $169.99 to $99.99 and its Ultra Premium Collection from $600 to $399.99; earlier preorders qualify for refunds or store credit.

Amazon UK opened invite-only access to Chaos Rising and Phantasmal Flames ETBs for £44.99 each, plus a Prismatic Evolutions Booster Bundle for £21.29; requests are not guaranteed.

EB Games Australia cut 30th Celebration pre-orders to A$120 for an ETB and about US$305 for each Ultra Premium Collection, still well above prior products’ typical prices.