Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Revealed: Full Card List, FUR Rarity & Every Chase Card

The New “Futuristic Rare” (FUR)

The biggest story of 30th Celebration is FUR — Futuristic Rare — the first genuinely new rarity since Mega Ultra Rare arrived with the MEGA series. The Pokémon Company describes these cards as “vivid, color-rich visuals that evoke hope toward an unknown future,” and handed the debut designs to YOSHIROTTEN, a renowned Tokyo graphic artist better known for fashion and music work than trading cards. The result looks unlike anything in a Pokémon pack before — less a painted illustration, more a digital-art object.

Two FUR cards are confirmed so far, both by YOSHIROTTEN and both at the very top of the English set’s numbering:

Mew ex FUR

#158/128 · 160 HP

Mewtwo ex FUR

#157/128 · 230 HP

Mew ex (FUR) — #158/128. The highest-numbered card revealed in the English set, which usually signals a secret-rare-tier chase. It runs 160 HP with the Ability Memory Helix — letting it use the attacks of any of your Benched Pokémon (you still need the right Energy) — and the attack Teleportation Burst (30 damage, then you may switch Mew ex out).

Mewtwo ex (FUR) — #157/128. A 230 HP Psychic attacker (Weakness Darkness ×2, Resistance Fighting −30, Retreat 2). Its two attacks, both printed on the revealed card, are Photon Bullets — 50 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon ex — and Psychic Powers for a massive 230 damage (it can’t attack the following turn). For the full scans and stats, see Serebii’s set database.

FUR’s reception has been mixed: some collectors love the bold, modern direction, while others say the Mew and Mewtwo renders look more like CG than classic card art. That split is normal for a radical new style — and historically, divisive anniversary cards have still appreciated, because scarcity and novelty win out. Whether more FUR cards exist beyond these two is still unknown.

The 30 “Classic Collection” Reprints

30th Celebration reprints 30 classic cards spanning the game’s entire 30-year history — each carrying a special “30” Pikachu stamp and the set’s full-foil treatment. The Pokémon Company has officially confirmed two: the Base Set Charizard and Pikachu & Zekrom-GX. The rest of the list below is the reported lineup from leaked materials — likely, but not yet officially named.

The two officially confirmed reprints get the full anniversary treatment — same iconic artwork, modern foil, and a “30” Pikachu stamp in the corner:

Charizard Classic

Base Set (1996) · 137/103

Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Classic

Team Up (2019) · 160/103

The reported 30 reprints

★ = strongest collector draws. That spread — Base Set (1996/99) to Paldea Evolved (2023) — is a deliberate walk through every era.

Separate “Time of Day” Illustration Rares

Distinct from the 30 reprints, the set adds new Illustration Rare “time of day” cards — Espeon basks in daylight, Umbreon prowls at night. The two also headline the companion Premium Deck Set.

Espeon Day

#069

Umbreon Night

#091

Lapras AR

#131

30th Celebration Predicted Prices, Pull Rates & Pre-Order

Everything in this section is a pre-release prediction — not a confirmed market price. The set isn’t out yet, so no real sales exist. We include the Japanese market’s forecasts because they’re the best signal available, but read them as estimates, not facts (secondary-market basis, as of June 2, 2026, conversions at ¥150/USD).

Predicted Japanese single-card prices

Japanese price-tracker torecamap published early forecasts for the top cards:

Predicted 30th Celebration sealed box value

torecamap’s model puts the sealed box [predicted] on the secondary market around ¥15,000 (about $100), above its expected MSRP. English-market community estimates run $100–150 near launch and $150–300+ within a year, in line with how anniversary boxes behave. One wrinkle: some prediction models assumed a lower ¥4,800–5,500 MSRP, but the official math (¥360 × 20) lands at ¥7,200 — so the “markup” may be smaller than those early models implied.

Predicted pull rates

How Japanese pull rates actually work — and why box math rarely “breaks even” before the chase — is covered in our how Japanese Pokémon pull rates work guide.

Pre-order & lottery timeline (Japan)

Japanese sealed product moves through a lottery (抽選), not first-come ordering, and demand for a 30th-anniversary set is expected to exceed even the 25th.

The catch for international buyers: Japanese retailers require a verified domestic address, which effectively shuts out direct overseas orders. That’s where an export shop comes in — more below.

Should You Buy? The Anniversary Track Record

If history is any guide, anniversary sets are among the best sealed product Pokémon makes — but go in for the experience, not a guaranteed flip. No one can promise how 30th Celebration will perform. What we can do is show how the last two milestone sets behaved, with real numbers.

For collectors and openers: a near-automatic buy. Every pack is foil, every pack has a Pikachu, and the FUR cards plus nostalgia reprints make for one of the most rewarding rip experiences in years. For sealed collectors: the anniversary track record is strong and the MSRP is reasonable — the challenge is getting boxes at MSRP. For investors: anniversary sets reward patience, not flipping. If you’re holding, watch SNKRDUNK and Yahoo Auctions in the first week, expect launch premiums to cool over 30–60 days and stabilize around month 3–4, and target an entry under ¥10,000 (~$67). Our deeper dive on the 25th Anniversary Collection chase cards is a useful comparison, and Japanese Pokémon box prices in 2026 tracks the broader market.

The Bottom Line

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration is a once-a-decade event built for collectors: an all-foil set, a guaranteed Pikachu in every pack, the debut of the Futuristic Rare with Mew ex and Mewtwo ex, and 30 nostalgia reprints headlined by the Base Set Charizard. Three things to remember:

• It’s confirmed and dated — worldwide on September 16, 2026, at ¥360 a pack for the Japanese version.
• Japanese still has an edge — even with a simultaneous launch, Japanese print quality has historically carried a 15–40% premium on chase cards.
• Access is the real hurdle — Japanese lotteries don’t ship abroad, so plan your sourcing early through an export shop.

Decide your lane (rip for the experience, or hold sealed), set a target price, and line up your source before the September scramble. We’ll keep this guide updated as the remaining cards, artists, and Western prices are revealed.