Pikachu turns up all over Japanese product, from main set chase cards to anniversary releases and store promos. These are the ones on our shelf worth knowing about.
Super Electric Breaker
Super Electric Breaker (SV8) is headlined by a Stellar Tera Pikachu ex. Its Special Art Rare is numbered 132/106 and the gold Ultra Rare 136/106. The set also carries Special Art Rares of Milotic ex and Hydreigon ex.
The 30th Celebration set
The 30th Celebration set came out in Japan on 16 September 2026 for the card game's 30th anniversary. It has thirty different Pikachu cards, each drawn by a different artist, with one in every pack. Every card in the set is foil. A sealed 30th Celebration Box holds 20 packs, so one box gives you 20 different Pikachu from the 30. The set also has two Pikachu ex Special Art Rares, a day version (126/103) and a night version (127/103). Our 30th Celebration card list shows where they sit in the set.
The 30th Celebration Futuristic Box goes further, with two Pikachu ex promo cards in the new Futuristic Rare style, one of each version, alongside premium play accessories. It holds no booster packs.
Mega Dream ex
Mega Dream ex includes a Pikachu ex Special Art Rare, numbered 234/193, among its seventeen SARs. It is the second most valuable card in the set on Japanese market prices in October 2026.
VSTAR Universe
The most valuable card in VSTAR Universe is a Pikachu Art Rare (205/172), ahead of Irida and the gold Giratina VSTAR on Japanese market prices in October 2026.
Start Deck 100
Each copy of Start Deck 100 is one of 100 ready to play decks picked at random. Deck No. 025 holds a Pikachu ex Special Art Rare (764/742), one of the three most valuable cards in the whole product.
Pokémon Center promos
The Pokémon Center Special Boxes released on 13 June 2025 each hold a regional Pikachu promo card: Tohoku Special Box, Hiroshima Special Box and Fukuoka Special Box. They were made to mark the renovation of those three Pokémon Center stores and sold by lottery, so each Pikachu belongs to one store and one box. The Pokémon Center guide has the full story.
Ready to open one?
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 Box
Mega Dream ex
Hiroshima Special BoxKai 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)
- Bill’s Archive, all 30 Pikachu cards of the 30th anniversary set
- Dengeki Online, 30th anniversary products (Japanese)
- Pokémon Card Game official site, Special BOX Pokémon Center Tohoku, Hiroshima and Fukuoka (Japanese)
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