It's almost time to celebrate 30 years of Pokemon! 30 years of fun, adventure, and magic. However, with such a big celebration comes a lot of releases to look forward to, from smaller products to big exclusive boxes.
Take a look at what you can expect over the coming months, including expected release dates for UK and card sneak peeks!
Tech Sticker Collections: Expected 16th September 2026
The first major release you can look out for are the two Tech Sticker Collections featuring foil promo cards and sticker sheets of Alolan Exeggutor and Lucario! These sets will also come with three booster packs from the 30th Celebration expansion.
Photo taken from official Pokemon Center website.
2-Pack Blister - Expected 16th September 2026
Alongside the Tech Sticker Collections will be the 30th Anniversary Celebration 2-Pack Blister, featuring an adorable new foil Eevee card, coin, and two booster packs from 30th Celebration!
Photo taken from official Pokemon Center website.
Also expected on 16th September will be the 30th Celebration Binder Collection (9-pocket binder featuring the 30th anniversary Pikachu logo and five booster packs), Poster Collection. The Poster Collection will feature a poster with images of 160 cards from the 30th Celebration expansion, three booster packs, as well as three foil promos of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres!
Foil promos for Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in the 30th Celebration Binder Collection.
Sylveon ex and Greninja ex Boxes - Expected 16th September 2026
The fun doesn't stop, because you could also grab yourself a special Sylveon ex or Greninja ex box, featuring a foil promo card of each, including an oversize version. These boxes will also come with four booster packs.
Photo taken from official Pokemon Center website.
30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box- Expected 16th September 2026
Beautiful 30th Anniversary ETB's will also be available to buy on 16th September 2026. As always, these will come with 9 booster packs, a promo card, 65 card sleeves, 16 foil Basic Energy cards, a plastic coin, players guide, and damage-counter dice.
The promo crad will feature a full-art of Nidorina:
30th Celebration Booster Bundle and Mini Tins - Expected 2nd October 2026
The classic booster bundles and mini tins will be available slightly later on in the year. The bundles will contain 6 packs of 30th Celebration, and the mini tins will contain 2 booster packs, a sticker sheet, and an art card to match the mini tin cover. Take a look at the artwork you can expect on these tins:
Photo taken from official Pokemon Center website.
30th Celebration Battle Deck - Espeon ex and Umbreon ex - Expected 30th October 2026
Coming towards the end of October 2026 will be the Battle Deck Espeon adn Umbreon ex collections. These sets will feature a 30th celebration foil promo card of Victini or Zeraora, as well as two ex cards for either Espeon or Umbreon.
Photo taken from official Pokemon Center website.
Ditto Premium Collection - Expected 6th November 2026
Starting off November will be the release of the beautiful Ditto Premium Collection. This set will feature an adorable illustration promo card of Ditto mimicking a Cherubi! It will also come with 8 packs of 30th Celebration.
30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection - Day & Night - Expected 6th November 2026
Perhaps the release most people are very excited about, are the Ultra Premium Day & Night Collections, which will centre around Espeon and Umbreon.
The Day Collection
The Day Collection box will feature special Pikachu ex and Espeon ex foil promo cards. The Espeon ex features an exciting and dazzling celebration of Pokemon's 30th Anniversary celebrations. Some really cool Pokemon will feature in this card, including Eevee, Marill, Victini, and Tropius - make sure to hunt for them in the background of the card!
The Night Collection
The Night Collection will also feature a new Pikachu ex card, as well as an Umbreon ex promo. The Umbreon ex features celebrations at night time, illustrating a fantastic firework display with Eevee, Mewtwo, Hydreigon, and more!
30th Celebration Figure Collection: Mew & Mewtwo - Expected 6th November 2026
The final release will be a special edition figure collection for Mew and Mewtwo! These collections will feature a foil promor card of Mew or Mewtwo (along with an oversized version of each), five booster packs, and a colourful sculpted figure of either Mew or Mewtwo.
Photo taken from official Pokemon Center website.
This is certainly set to be a very stacked and exciting release for the 30th Anniversary of Pokemon. We can definitely look forward to some amazing new cards and additions to many collections. Safe to say, Pokemon isn't letting their trainers down!
