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Pokémon TCG's 30th anniversary expansion features 30 Pikachu designs, with one in each pack

Complete with an exclusively foil lineup.

A screenshot from a trailer showing Pikachu designs in the Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration expansion.
Credit: The Pokémon Company
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The physical Pokémon Trading Card Game is getting a 30th anniversary expansion from September - and fittingly, there's 30 Pikachu cards to collect.

To help you catch 'em all, each booster pack includes one of these Pikachu designs, each illustrated by a different artist.

Also included in the set are 30 classic cards returning from across TCG history, and these - plus every other card in the expansion - will have foil finishes.

Elsewhere, a new card rarity, named 'Futuristic rare', will "depict Pokémon in striking artwork evocative of hope toward an unknown future", according to a press release.

Here's a closer look at some of the cards in the set:

When is the Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration release date?

Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration - which will be the first expansion to debut across all territories - has a release date of 16th September, 2026, with each booster featuring five foil cards, one (foil) Basic Energy, and a Pokémon TCG Live code.

A screenshot from an announcement trailer with the Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration release date.
Credit: The Pokémon Company

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Matthew Reynolds

Matthew Reynolds

Matthew Reynolds is founder and editor of One More Catch, and has covered Pokémon Go since day one. An award-winning games journalist based in the UK, he has written for Polygon, Eurogamer, Digital Spy, The Guardian, and Retro Gamer magazine.

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