Pokémon Center is Pokémon's own chain of stores in Japan, with Pokémon Center Online as its web shop. Some products are made only for Pokémon Center. Those exclusives are among the hardest Japanese releases to get hold of.
How Pokémon Center sells exclusives
Popular releases go on sale through a lottery on Pokémon Center Online. You apply during a set window and winners are drawn, with a limit of one per person. New expansion boxes are sold the same way, including Storm Emeralda and the 30th Celebration boxes, which needed extra lottery rounds to meet demand.
The Tohoku, Hiroshima and Fukuoka Special Boxes
Pokémon released three Special Boxes in Japan on 13 June 2025 to mark the renovation of Pokémon Center Tohoku, Pokémon Center Hiroshima and Pokémon Center Fukuoka. Each box is designed around its own region and holds the same set of contents, with a promo card unique to that box.
| Box | Promo card |
|---|---|
| Tohoku Special Box | Tohoku's Pikachu |
| Hiroshima Special Box | Hiroshima's Pikachu |
| Fukuoka Special Box | Fukuoka's Pikachu |
Every box holds its holo promo card with a set of 64 matching sleeves, a deck case and a long card box. There are no booster packs inside. Demand was strong enough that Pokémon announced extra production, but they remain Pokémon Center releases that never went to general retail.
Why collectors want them
Each regional Pikachu exists only in its own box, so a collector after all three needs all three boxes. Because they were sold by lottery through Pokémon Center channels, far fewer reached collectors outside Japan than an ordinary set. The Pikachu guide covers the other Pikachu cards worth knowing.
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.
Hiroshima Special Box
Fukuoka Special Box
30th Celebration 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 official site, Special BOX Pokémon Center Tohoku, Hiroshima and Fukuoka (Japanese)
- Inside Games, extra production of the Pokémon Center Special Boxes (Japanese)
- Pokémon Center Online, Storm Emeralda BOX lottery sale (Japanese)
- Pokémon Center Online, extra lottery for the 30th anniversary products (Japanese)
More guides
- Buying Japanese Pokémon boxes in Australia without the queuesLotteries and limits in Japan, what importing involves and buying from a shop in Australia.
- How much does a Japanese booster box cost in Australia?Live price ranges by kind of box, why prices differ and the cheapest way to open a set.
- How to spot a resealed Japanese Pokémon booster boxThe perforated top, the shrink wrap, the packs and what Australian law says when a box is not what it claims.
- How to spot fake Japanese Pokémon cardsPrint, fonts, texture, the light test, edges and the seller red flags.
- How to check what a Japanese Pokémon card is worthWhere to look up Japanese card prices and how to read them from Australia.
- When do new Japanese Pokémon sets come out?How often new sets land, on which day and how far ahead of English.