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The Classic Collection card adds a Pikachu 30 stamp and gold foil border to the original Base Set artwork; 30th Celebration releases September 16, 2026.
EB Games will release a very small batch of cancelled preorders at 4:00 p.m. AEST on August 28, limited to one item per PLUS member and priced in line with Pitch Black.
The Classic Collection card recreates Aquapolis Crystal Lugia with a gold border and 30th Pikachu stamp; 30th Celebration launches worldwide on September 16, 2026.
Crystal Lugia, Dark Tyranitar and Paldea Evolved’s Magikarp join the 30-card Classic Collection; special three-card boosters arrive with the worldwide set on September 16.
Chaos Rising booster boxes fell about 17% to $200, while Pitch Black dropped 22%–24% to $180–$185; ETBs for both sets declined from roughly $90 to $65–$69.
June purchases rose 34% month over month, with Collector Crypt holding 65% share and instant buybacks generating 71.8% of trading; July activity eased to about $270 million.
The Classic Collection includes recreated Aquapolis Crystal Lugia and Paldea Evolved Magikarp, alongside new Gimmighoul and Ditto cards; products launch worldwide September 16.
Cards from three 30th Celebration products releasing September 16 are ineligible for Champions League 2027 Yokohama, except listed Standard-legal reprints.
The 128-card set launches worldwide September 16 with every card in Holofoil; highlighted chases include Futuristic Rare Mewtwo ex 157/128 and Mew ex 158/128, plus paired Pikachu ex SIRs.
30th Celebration is slated to contain 128 main-set cards, 30 Classic Collection cards and roughly 30 Secret Rares, including 30 Pikachu cards numbered 1–30.
eBay flagged an auction for an unreleased 30th Celebration Sylveon SIR after TPCi said the cards were not yet available through authorized channels; the set launches globally September 16.
TPCi told eBay the unreleased cards were not available through authorized channels, prompting removals under the marketplace’s Stolen Property Policy after leaks first spread from Australia.
The four English cards join 30th Celebration ahead of the set’s worldwide product rollout beginning September 16.
The three Trainer reprints feature new clay-model artwork by Yuka Morii, her first non-Promo Trainer illustrations; products launch worldwide September 16.
Alolan Exeggutor has 150 HP and can gain 250 HP with six Grass Energy, while an alternate-art promo will appear in the Tech Sticker Collection; products launch worldwide September 16.
The regular-art Lugia and Ho-Oh are numbered 12 and 121; Lugia’s Elemental Blast deals 250 damage but requires discarding three different Energy types.
The Aug. 21 roundup catalogs the Pikachu cards confirmed to date for Pokémon TCG’s 30th-anniversary celebration, though the supplied article text provides no card numbers or release details.
The four Basic Pokémon range from 130 to 140 HP, with Groudon dealing up to 250 damage; 30th Celebration products begin rolling out worldwide September 16.
Neo Genesis Lugia 9/111 has crossed six figures in a graded 10, while Aquapolis Crystal Lugia approaches $80,000 and is rumored for the September 16 Classic Collection.
An alleged Millennium Print Group insider says red, blue and green RGB Mew cards appear once per 20,000 packs, versus roughly once per 1,260 packs for Mega Hyper Rares.