Pokémon 20th Anniversary Card List: CP6 Pack and the Cards Named So Far

The Pokémon 20th Anniversary card list is the set of 103 cards in CP6, the Japanese concept pack “20th Anniversary” released on September 16, 2016: 87 regular cards plus 16 secret rares, sold in 10-card packs in a wrapper that recreates the 1996 first expansion pack.

Updated November 9, 2026

What is the Pokémon 20th Anniversary card list?

It is the card list of CP6 (Japanese edition), the XY BREAK-era concept pack that marked 20 years of the Pokémon Card Game.

The set is a homage. Its wrapper copies the first expansion pack released 20 years earlier, and the set revisits classic Base Set Pokémon with 2016 artwork, according to our CP6 product page. The official page adds that the cards can be mixed with XY BREAK series cards, and that the Pokémon Card Game anniversary falls on October 20, 2016.

When collectors search for the “20th anniversary card list”, three different things can be meant. The first is CP6, the concept pack this article is built around. The second is the 20th Anniversary Special Pack, a product that contains three CP6 packs plus four original cards. The third is Generations, an English XY-series set that Pokémon itself describes as celebrating 20 years. The sections below take each one in turn, so you can tell which list you actually need before you buy anything.

The Japanese product name is listed as a “Concept Pack” (コンセプトパック), and it sits in the XY BREAK series. The card back is the New Back, which is the current Japanese back design, so CP6 cards have the same back as current Japanese cards even though the front artwork looks back to 1996.

Which cards are named in the 20th Anniversary CP6 pack?

The official CP6 page names three Pokémon-EX: Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise, each in 20th Anniversary design, alongside new M-evolution and BREAK-evolution Pokémon.

The sources do not publish card-by-card numbering for all 103 cards, so this article does not invent one. Every pack holds 10 random cards, so no single pull is guaranteed.

The three named Pokémon-EX appear in a 20th Anniversary design, which fits the purpose of the product: take familiar Pokémon from the Base Set era and print them with 2016 artwork. The official page also says the set includes new M-evolution and BREAK-evolution Pokémon, and that CP6 cards can be mixed with XY BREAK series cards. In other words, the set can be played alongside the cards of its own series, not only collected.

The 87 regular cards and the 16 secret rares make up the 103-card total on our product page. “87 plus 16” and “103 in total” describe the same set, so do not read them as two different lists.

What does a CP6 pack contain and what condition is it in?

A CP6 pack contains 10 random cards, and the pack we list is an unopened Japanese-language pack with the original wrapper intact.

“Unopened” means the original pack wrapper has not been opened. The pack was released in 2016, so the wrapper may show light storage wear consistent with its age. The contents are random, which means a pack can hold any of the cards in the set and the list above is a list of what exists, not of what a given pack holds.

The English counterpart is Evolutions, released in November 2016 with the same Base Set homage. CP6 itself is a Japan-only concept pack. If you want the Japanese wrapper and the Japanese card text, CP6 is the product; if you want English text, Evolutions is the set to look for.

What is in the 20th Anniversary Special Pack?

The 20th Anniversary Special Pack “Slowbro EX + Surfing Pikachu” holds three CP6 packs and four original cards, and it was released on September 16, 2016 at 1,200 yen plus tax (official page).

• Surfing Pikachu: a recreation of the 1997 card, with the artwork unchanged.
• Slowbro EX: its first appearance in the Pokémon TCG. It M-evolves through Slowbro Soul Link, and its attack is named Roll Roll Spin in the official text.
• Three CP6 packs: the same concept packs described above.

The official 20th Anniversary product page also mentions a Pikachu promo in this special pack.

The special pack shows the logic of the anniversary line. The three packs hold CP6 cards, and the four original cards include a recreated 1997 Surfing Pikachu and the first Slowbro EX. At 1,200 yen plus tax for three packs and four cards, it was priced above three loose packs, since three packs at 300 yen plus tax come to 900 yen plus tax before the extra cards.

Which other 20th Anniversary products did Pokémon release?

Besides CP6 and the special pack, the official 20th Anniversary page lists starter packs, a gold card, a Rocket Team case and accessories.

All of these are listed on the official 20th Anniversary products page.

The range is wide. At the low end are starter packs and sleeves at roughly the price of a few packs. At the high end is the Gold Pikachu Card, a card made from 11g of pure gold that came with an acrylic stand and was sold by pre-order between October 19 and November 7, 2016 at 200,000 yen plus tax. The Rocket Team Special Case was a Pokémon Center Online exclusive with its own pre-order window from November 3 to December 18, 2016.

How does the 20th Anniversary set differ from Generations?

CP6 is a single Japan-only concept pack that recreates 1996 packaging, while Generations is an English XY-series set released on February 22, 2016 that Pokémon describes as celebrating 20 years.

Pokémon’s own page describes Generations as the second Radiant Collection, a 32-card subset with unique art. Named cards include Pikachu, Snorlax, Ninetales-EX, Jolteon-EX and the Mega Charizard-EX, Mega Blastoise-EX and Mega Venusaur-EX (Pokémon.com). The 10-card booster packs of Generations were found inside special collections throughout the year. If you want the English counterpart of the CP6 homage, that is Evolutions (November 2016), not Generations.

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What is the 30th Celebration card list?

The 30th Celebration (M6a) list is the 2026 anniversary set, and its 30 special-design cards are numbered 136 to 165, many of them reprints of classic cards.

Here is the 30th Celebration list as the official M6a page gives it. The Japanese expansion “30th CELEBRATION” went on sale worldwide on September 16, 2026 at 360 yen including tax per pack, with 6 foil cards per pack. Each pack guarantees one Pikachu foil card (30 versions by 30 illustrators) and one basic energy in YOSHIROTTEN special design, in eight types (Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Darkness, Metal). Two Futuristic Rare (FUR) cards are named: Mew ex (135) and Mewtwo ex (134), both illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN (official M6a page).

One rule matters for players. The official page notes that cards reappearing in the 30th anniversary special design cannot be used in the current Standard regulation, but they can be used in regulations where the original card is legal. Many of the reprint sources are from the first expansion pack released in 1996. The press release adds that all cards in the expansion are foil, that a new “Futuristic” rarity features art by YOSHIROTTEN, that each booster pack contains one of 30 Pikachu rare cards, and that the expansion includes 30 classic Pokémon returning to the TCG (Pokémon press).

Look at the number ranges in this list and you can see the design. Cards 136 to 165 are the anniversary special cards, which is exactly 30 numbers, and 151 and 152 are two numbers for the same Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND name. The list mixes plain names such as Pikachu, Charizard, Misty and Erika’s Jigglypuff with card types named in the list itself: ex, EX, BREAK, GX, V, VMAX and VSTAR.

Which products make up the 30th Celebration line?

The 30th Celebration line is a mix of booster packs, a premium deck set, collection boxes and goods, and the Futuristic Box is the large Pokémon Center Online product at 27,500 yen including tax.

The Futuristic Box contains two FUR-specification Pikachu ex promo cards (one each of two types), two Pokémon coins, 12 metal damage counter dice, metal markers for Poison and Burn, a set of 64 special deck shields, a flip deck case, a special display frame set, a half-size special rubber playmat, a flip damage counter case and a flip playmat case. It is sold only on Pokémon Center Online, with a graphic design by YOSHIROTTEN. Our 30th Celebration Futuristic Box guide goes through the contents and the FUR Pikachu ex promos in detail.

The international line-up is announced separately. The Pokémon Company International press release gives a tabletop launch of September 16, 2026 at participating retailers worldwide, with launch-day timing varying by country, and a Pokémon TCG Live digital launch on September 15, 2026. It lists the Elite Trainer Box (nine booster packs and a Nidorina promo), the Poster Collection (three booster packs and Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres promos), the Tech Sticker Collection (three booster packs and an Alolan Exeggutor or Lucario foil promo), the Pokémon ex Box (four booster packs and a Sylveon ex or Greninja ex promo) and the Knock Out Collection (two booster packs, an Eevee foil promo and a commemorative coin). More 30th Celebration products are planned for later in 2026.

How do the 20th and 30th anniversary sets compare?

CP6 is a 10-card homage pack from 2016, and 30th Celebration is a 6-card all-foil set from 2026, and both were released on September 16 ten years apart.

The two sets look back at the same starting point. CP6 recreated the wrapper of the 1996 first expansion pack, and the 30th Celebration special cards draw many of their reprint sources from that same first expansion. The difference is how the cards are delivered. CP6 is a pack of ten random cards, while 30th Celebration puts a Pikachu and an energy in every pack and makes every card foil. For a collector choosing between them, CP6 is the older Japanese concept pack, and 30th Celebration is the current release with a published numbered list.

Where can I buy a 20th Anniversary CP6 pack from Japan?

We list the 20th Anniversary Japanese Pokemon Booster Pack [CP6] as an unopened pack, with international shipping by FedEx.

The wrapper may show light storage wear consistent with its 2016 age, and the contents are random. The pack is Japanese-language with the New Back design. There is no minimum order amount or quantity.

• Handling: most orders ship within 5 business days after PayPal or Wise payment clears; this is an estimate, not a guarantee. Business days exclude weekends and Japanese national holidays.
• Shipping: FedEx International Connect Plus usually takes 3-7 business days after dispatch, and FedEx International Priority usually 2-5 business days. Both come with a tracking number, and cost is calculated at checkout from your delivery address.
• Address: FedEx cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes, so give a physical address at checkout.
• Payment: all payments are in Japanese yen. Wise bank transfer carries no processing fee; PayPal and cards carry a 5% payment processing fee (payment methods).
• Delivery: customs processing and carrier delays after handoff to FedEx are outside our control (shipping policy).

More Pokémon anniversary and era guides

If you collect around the anniversary sets, these guides cover neighboring eras of Japanese cards.

• Most Expensive XY Pokémon Cards for the era CP6 belongs to.
• Most Expensive Sword & Shield Pokémon Cards, the era of VMAX Climax (December 3, 2021, 11 cards per pack) per the official page.
• Most Expensive Scarlet & Violet Pokémon Cards, the era of Shiny Treasure ex (December 1, 2023, 10 cards per pack) per the official page.
• 30th Celebration Futuristic Box guide for the 2026 anniversary box.

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