30th Celebration (set code M6a) is the Japanese set made for the Pokémon card game's 30th anniversary, released on 16 September 2026. Every card in it is foil. Its numbered cards run from 001 to 165 against a main set of 103, while one secret Mew sits outside the numbering altogether. Here is how the whole list fits together.
How the set is numbered
| Part of the set | Numbers | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Main set, including the 30 Pikachu | 001 to 103 | 103 |
| Art Rares (AR) | 104 to 123 | 20 |
| Special Art Rares (SAR) | 124 to 133 | 10 |
| Futuristic Rares (FUR) | 134 to 135 | 2 |
| Classic reprints with a gold border | 136 to 165 | 30 |
| Secret RGB Mew | R, G and B /RGB | 3 |
The 30 Pikachu
The main set includes 30 different Pikachu cards, each drawn by a different artist. Every pack holds one of them. A sealed 30th Celebration Box has 20 packs, so a box gives you 20 of the 30. Our guide to Japanese Pikachu cards covers them in more detail.
Every Special Art Rare
There are ten Special Art Rares, numbered 124 to 133. The two Pikachu ex cards come in a day version and a night version.
| Card | Number |
|---|---|
| Fuecoco ex | 124/103 |
| Greninja ex | 125/103 |
| Pikachu ex (day) | 126/103 |
| Pikachu ex (night) | 127/103 |
| Mewtwo ex | 128/103 |
| Mew ex | 129/103 |
| Sylveon ex | 130/103 |
| Gengar ex | 131/103 |
| Jirachi ex | 132/103 |
| Salamence ex | 133/103 |
The Futuristic Rares
30th Celebration introduced a brand new rarity, the Futuristic Rare, with artwork by YOSHIROTTEN. Only two exist, Mewtwo ex (134/103) and Mew ex (135/103). A Futuristic Rare turns up in roughly 1 box in 4, so neither is guaranteed in any one box. Our Mew and Mewtwo guide has more on both.
The classic reprints
Cards 136 to 165 are 30 famous cards from the game's history, reprinted with a sparkling gold border. They include the original Base Set Charizard (137/103), the Crystal Lugia (142/103), Gengar (150/103) and Magikarp (165/103). Lugia and Charizard are the two most valuable cards in the set after the secret Mew.
The secret RGB Mew
The set's top card is a Mew that wasn't on the checklist. It comes in three versions numbered R/RGB, G/RGB and B/RGB, after the original Red, Green and Blue games. It is by far the hardest card in the set to pull.
What a sealed box holds
When we opened a full case of 20 sealed boxes before listing the set, every box held 1 Special Art Rare, 4 Art Rares, 5 ex, 2 gold border classic reprints and 20 different Pikachu, one in every pack. The 30th Celebration AR Set is all 20 Art Rares as loose singles, while the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box is a collector box with two Futuristic Rare style Pikachu ex promos and play accessories instead of packs.
For the top three cards of this set next to every other set we stock, see the top hits guide.
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Every box here is sealed Japanese stock on the shelf in Sydney, dispatched in 1 to 3 business days with flat $14 tracked shipping.
30th Celebration AR Set
30th Celebration Futuristic Box
Espeon & Umbreon Premium Deck SetKai Chai is a Pokémon card collector in Sydney and the founder of WOOPR, a shop that sells only sealed Japanese product. More about WOOPR.
Sources
- Pokémon Card Game 30th anniversary site, 30th CELEBRATION (Japanese)
- Samurai Sword Tokyo, 30th Celebration card list and FUR chase cards
- Torecolle, 30th CELEBRATION SAR list (Japanese)
- SNKRDUNK, 30th CELEBRATION hit card ranking (Japanese)
- Trade Card Japan, Greninja ex SAR 125/103 (Japanese)
- Samurai Sword Tokyo, Mewtwo ex FUR 134/103 card guide
- Samurai Sword Tokyo, Pokémon 30th anniversary reprints list
- Bill’s Archive, all 30 Pikachu cards of the 30th anniversary set
More guides
- Japanese Pokémon set list with English namesSet codes, Japanese release dates, English names and box contents in one table.
- The Mega Evolution era: every Japanese set so farEvery Mega era set with its English name, release date and headline card, plus the new rarities.
- The Scarlet & Violet era: every Japanese set we carryEvery Scarlet & Violet set we carry with its English name, release date and headline Pokémon.
- The Sword & Shield era: the Japanese sets we carryShiny Star V to VSTAR Universe, with rarities, box formats and top cards.
- Japanese Pokémon pull rates and box guaranteesThe typical box structure, collector pull rates for SAR, UR and MUR plus what that means for bundles.
- Japanese Pokémon card rarities explainedEvery rarity code from C to MUR with its English name, plus the older Sword & Shield codes.