Overnight the Pokémon Company dropped a bombshell on the already booming TCG!
We have seen leaks and images here and there over the last 6 months and finally the Pokemon Company announced their Pokemon 25th annivsary Collection ‘Celebrations’. This collection will have the classic Pokemon TCG (from 1999) with a slight twist, but don’t worry they will be giving us some good legendary and rare cards like Mew, Ho-Oh, Zamazenta, Flying Pikachu, Surfing Pikachu and even Professor Oak will make an appearance. The big hipe is also a remake of the OG Zard, he will also make an appearance, just like in the XY evolutions sets.
First off lets look at what is being released and then what each of them include.
In the Celebrations expansion it includes:
- 4 Pokémon V and 2 Pokémon VMAX
- 25 classic Pokémon TCG cards
- More than 45 cards
The only catch is, this sets booster packs will not be sold separately, you will only be able to get them in special Celebration boxes.
Don’t worry Pokémon have made many other Celebration packs, so hopefully there is enough for everyone!
Now the cards! Just like the Chimchar we saw awhile back in an accidental leak all the cards in this set have the little 25th Pikachu.
What’s in the boxes?
Elite Trainer Box – Australia
Product Contents: 10 Celebrations four–card booster packs, five additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, one special foil card featuring Greninja ☆, 65 anniversary–themed card sleeves, 45 Energy cards, a player’s guide to the Celebrations expansion, a Pokémon TCG rulebook, six damage–counter dice, one competition–legal coin–flip die, and two acrylic condition markers.
Elite Trainer Box – Pokemon Center US Edition
Nothing released yet
Dragapult Prime Box
Product Contents: One foil promo card and one foil oversize card featuring Dragapult Prime, two Celebrations four–card booster packs, one additional Pokemon TCG booster pack, a four–pocket binder to hold your cards, and one anniversary–themed coin
Lance’s Charizard V and Dark Sylveon V Boxes
Product Contents: One foil promo card and one foil oversize card featuring Lance’s Charizard V or Dark Sylveon V, four Celebrations four–card booster packs, and two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Deluxe Pin Collection
Product Contents: 10 Celebrations four–card booster packs, five additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, one special foil card featuring Greninja ☆, 65 anniversary–themed card sleeves, 45 Energy cards, a player’s guide to the Celebrations expansion, a Pokémon TCG rulebook, six damage–counter dice, one competition–legal coin–flip die, and two acrylic condition markers.
Mini Tins
Product Contents: Two Celebrations four–card booster packs, one additional Pokémon TCG booster pack, one anniversary–themed coin, and one Pokémon art card showing the art from the Mini Tin (collect and combine all eight versions)
Special Collection—Pikachu V–UNION
Product Contents: Four foil promo cards that make up a single Pikachu V–UNION, one oversize card featuring Pikachu V–UNION, one Supporter card featuring Professor Burnet, four Celebrations four–card boosters, and two additional Pokémon TCG boosters.
Premium Figure Collection—Pikachu VMAX
Product Contents: One etched foil promo card featuring Pikachu VMAX, one foil promo card featuring Pikachu V, a supersize figure of Gigantamax Pikachu, eight Celebrations four–card booster packs, and three additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Ultra–Premium Collection
Product Contents: Two commemorative metal cards featuring Base Set Pikachu and Base Set Charizard, one special gold version of Pikachu V, one special gold version of Poké Ball, a Charizard and Pikachu enamel pin, one anniversary–themed metal coin, 17 Celebrations four–card booster packs, eight additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, and player’s guide.
Celebrations Collector Chest
Product Contents: Six Celebrations four–card booster packs, two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, three foil promo cards featuring Mimikyu δ (Delta Species), Light Toxtricity, and Hydreigon C; four colorful sticker sheets, a mini portfolio to store cards, a Pokémon coin, and a Pokémon notepad.
Pretty big set hey! Most of the items here are to be released on Oct 8th of this year, with the Premium figure box, Ultra Premium box and collectors chest releasing a little later on Oct 22nd. Now are they available for pre-order? Short answer is no not yet. I would image these will all pop up on EBGames and most card retailers very shortly (besides the PC US exclusive).
