A Magikarp numbered 165/103. On most Pokémon products that would look like a misprint. In 30th CELEBRATION (M6a), it is the numbering system working exactly as designed — and, as of September 16, 2026 — release day — it is still the highest card number anyone has seen in the set.
Japanese sets have printed “secret” cards above the official set size for years, but M6a stretches the idea further than most: a 103-card base list followed by at least four distinct blocks of extra cards — Art Rares, Special Art Rares, the brand-new FUR rarity, and 30 special-specification reprints. We sell Japanese sealed product and graded singles out of Tokyo daily, and set structure is the first thing serious buyers ask about before a release. This guide maps every block that has been revealed, flags what is still officially unlisted, and shows how the same logic prices out in the graded market right now.
30th CELEBRATION’s printed base set is 103 cards, and the highest confirmed number is 165/103. Everything above 103 is a secret slot: AR at 104–123 (20 cards), SAR at 124–133 (10 cards), FUR at 134–135, and the reprint block from 136–165 (all 30 confirmed). The set released September 16, 2026 — the Japanese booster box is currently listed at our store as a pre-order at ¥25,000 (~$162) (Sealed; the No Shrink option is sold out at the time of this update). If you want a secret-numbered Japanese chase card currently in stock, our PSA 10 Pikachu ex SAR 234/193 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) shows exactly how this numbering convention plays out in a live market.
- 30th CELEBRATION (M6a) released worldwide on September 16, 2026.
- All 32 secret-rare AR/SAR/FUR numbers (104–135) have now been seen — the last five (119 Kommo-o AR, 121 Ditto AR, 128 Mewtwo ex SAR, 129 Mew ex SAR, 131 Gengar ex SAR) surfaced with release-day listings on SNKRDUNK (September 16, 2026) — but the block is still not in the official card database.
- Our own M6a box pre-order: Sealed currently listed at ¥25,000 (~$162); the No Shrink option is sold out.
- PSA 10 Pikachu ex SAR 234/193 is currently listed at ¥45,885 (~$298).
- Full card list: every card of the set with its official image, in number order — 30th CELEBRATION (M6a) card list (all 173 cards).
- Confirmed: the five secret rares that had never been pictured — Kommo-o AR 119, Ditto AR 121, Mewtwo ex SAR 128, Mew ex SAR 129, Gengar ex SAR 131 — surfaced at exactly the numbers PokeBeach had projected, with release-day listings (SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026); the compiled 165-card structure held.
- Confirmed: the “RGB Mew” — three secret Mew cards (R/RGB, G/RGB, B/RGB, by YOSHIROTTEN, outside the /103 run) were pulled from early-opened products and surfaced in a Pokémon TCG Live update on September 15, per PokeBeach; not in any official list, pull rate unknown.
- Overshot: pre-release forecasts of ¥105,000+ for Mew ex FUR met a lowest release-day ask of ¥22,222 on SNKRDUNK (an asking price, not a sold price).
Set facts below come from the official 30th anniversary site, the official card database, and dated Japanese card-list sources; anything that is aggregator-only is labelled as such. Store prices are current listings on samuraiswordtokyo.com, converted at ¥154/USD, verified 2026-09-16.
How xxx/103 Numbering Works
Every Japanese Pokémon card carries a collector number in the form NNN/set size. For 30th CELEBRATION the printed set size is 103: the base list runs 001/103 to 103/103, closing with trainer items — the published card lists place Ultra Ball at 101 and Switch at the final 103/103 slot.
Anything numbered above the printed size — 106/103, 134/103, 165/103 — is what collectors call a secret rare: a card that exists in packs but is not counted in the official set size. This is standard Japanese practice, and it is why a number that looks broken is actually the single most reliable signal of a card’s slot in the set.
M6a adds one more wrinkle inside the base list itself. The 30-card Pikachu subset (one guaranteed per pack, each by a different illustrator) carries a second sub-number, NN/30, alongside its main set number — PokeBeach confirmed this dual numbering when the first cards were officially revealed, with Ken Sugimori’s Pikachu labelled as the first of the 30.
The pack economics behind all of this: ¥360 (~$2.26) per pack with six foil cards, one Pikachu and one YOSHIROTTEN-designed basic energy guaranteed, and a 20-pack box at ¥7,200 (~$45) MSRP. For the wider product line-up around the set, including the Premium Deck Set, see our Pokémon 30th anniversary cards guide.
The Full Numbering Map, Block by Block
Here is every number range in the set, current as of September 16, 2026 (release day):
| Numbers | Block | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 001–103 | Base set (includes the 30 Pikachu subset and the regular-art RR versions of the chase cards) | Official set size — in the official database |
| 104–123 | AR (Art Rare) block, 20 cards | All 20 shown; 119 Kommo-o & 121 Ditto were the last two, surfacing with release-day listings (SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026) |
| 124–133 | SAR (Special Art Rare) block, 10 cards — the ex versions of the main set’s 10 Pokémon ex | All 10 shown; 128 Mewtwo ex, 129 Mew ex & 131 Gengar ex were the last three, surfacing with release-day listings (SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026) |
| 134–135 | FUR (Futuristic Rare): Mewtwo ex & Mew ex | Both shown (official images) |
| 136–165 | 30th special-specification reprint block (Classic Collection), 30 cards | All 30 confirmed in the official database; 152 shares its database entry with 151 as the second half of the Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND card |
The pattern mirrors how modern Japanese high-class and anniversary sets are built: art-focused rarities first, top chase slots in the middle, and a themed bonus block at the end. What is unusual here is the sheer height of that final block — for the chase-card side of the same set, our 30th Celebration card list and FUR chase cards article covers the individual cards in detail.
The AR Block: 104–123
The Art Rare run is a 20-card block, 104–123, and all 20 have now been shown: Alolan Exeggutor 104, Moltres 105, Lapras 106, Articuno 107, Zapdos 108, Toxtricity 109, Morpeko 110, Drifloon 111, Chandelure 112, Lycanroc 113, Nidorina 114, Alolan Meowth 115, Scraggy 116, Galarian Meowth 117, Gholdengo 118, Kommo-o 119, Meowth 120, Ditto 121, Hisuian Zorua 122 and Maushold 123 — the highest AR number. Kommo-o 119 and Ditto 121 were the last two to appear, surfacing with release-day listings on SNKRDUNK (September 16, 2026).
Several of these tie into the set’s official day-and-night theme — the product page features a block of cards depicting Pokémon at various times of day, with Lapras and Lycanroc among the cards pictured. Early Japanese market predictions for the ARs were modest (roughly ¥1,000–1,500 per snkrdunk’s 29 August estimates, unofficial); the first release-day asks for Kommo-o and Ditto on SNKRDUNK (September 16, 2026) landed at ¥1,000 each, in the same range, and AR blocks still sit below the SAR/FUR chase tiers. If Lapras is your angle, our Lapras cards guide tracks the character across sets.
The SAR Block (124–133) and the FUR Pair (134–135)
Two blocks carry the set’s real weight.
SAR — 124/103 to 133/103 (10 cards). Every one of the main set’s 10 Pokémon ex gets an SAR counterpart: 124 Fuecoco ex, 125 Greninja ex, 126 Pikachu ex (Day), 127 Pikachu ex (Night), 128 Mewtwo ex, 129 Mew ex, 130 Sylveon ex, 131 Gengar ex, 132 Jirachi ex and 133 Salamence ex. All ten have now been shown; 128 Mewtwo ex, 129 Mew ex and 131 Gengar ex were the last three, surfacing with release-day listings (SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026). Their regular-art RR versions sit back in the base set at 009, 015, 047/048, 055, 057, 059, 076, 081 and 088 — the same characters, two slots each, exactly how the numbering separates a ¥500-class RR from a premium SAR chase card. Pre-release forecasts by Japanese market sites (September 9, 2026) put the two Pikachu ex SARs (Day/Night) at roughly ¥70,000–95,000 each; the lowest release-day asks on SNKRDUNK (September 16, 2026) came in far lower — ¥11,000 (Day) and ¥13,000 (Night).
FUR — 134/103 and 135/103. The new Futuristic Rare rarity debuts with exactly two cards: Mewtwo ex and Mew ex, both illustrated by graphic artist YOSHIROTTEN, described officially as vividly coloured artwork evoking hope toward an unknown future. Both FUR cards carried six-figure pre-release forecasts from Japanese market sites (September 9, 2026); the lowest release-day asks on SNKRDUNK (September 16, 2026) were ¥17,999 for Mewtwo ex and ¥22,222 for Mew ex — still well above MSRP, but far below the pre-release forecasts. Our companion article, FUR explained: Pokémon’s new rarity, covers where FUR sits against SAR and AR.
For a sense of what secret-numbered Japanese SARs actually trade at once a set matures, two graded examples from our current inventory make the point. The PSA 10 Mew ex SAR from Shiny Treasure ex — numbered 347 against a printed set size of 190 — is sold out at the time of this update (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order); restock requests go through Quick Order. The PSA 10 Pikachu ex SAR 234/193 is currently listed at ¥45,885 (~$298) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). Same numbering convention, current store status — useful reference points against those pre-release predictions.
(update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
(update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)If grading terminology is new to you, our Japanese rarity guide for graded buyers connects the rarity codes to what actually matters at PSA.
The Reprint Block: 136 to 165
The official site announces 30 cards symbolising the game’s history, returning in a special specification. As of the September 9, 2026 official card list, all 30 numbers are confirmed in the official card database:
| No. | Card |
|---|---|
| 136/103 | Pikachu |
| 137/103 | Charizard |
| 138/103 | Misty |
| 139/103 | Erika’s Jigglypuff |
| 140/103 | Sneasel |
| 141/103 | Shining Celebi |
| 142/103 | Lugia (“Crystal” Lugia) |
| 143/103 | Delcatty |
| 144/103 | Dark Tyranitar |
| 145/103 | Scizor ex |
| 146/103 | Metagross δ |
| 147/103 | Palkia LV.X |
| 148/103 | Uxie |
| 149/103 | Crobat G |
| 150/103 | Gengar (Prime) |
| 151/103 | Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND (top half) |
| 152/103 | Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND (bottom half) |
| 153/103 | N |
| 154/103 | Rayquaza EX |
| 155/103 | Genesect EX |
| 156/103 | Mega Gardevoir EX |
| 157/103 | Greninja BREAK |
| 158/103 | Solgaleo GX |
| 159/103 | Buzzwole GX |
| 160/103 | Pikachu & Zekrom GX |
| 161/103 | Zacian V |
| 162/103 | Raikou |
| 163/103 | Mew VMAX |
| 164/103 | Arceus VSTAR |
| 165/103 | Magikarp |
151 and 152 share a single official database entry — they’re the top and bottom halves of the same Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND card. For illustrators, original-printing sourcing and status detail on every row, see our full reprints list.
The arithmetic observation that used to be our own inference is now a confirmed fact: 136 to 165 is exactly 30 slots, and as of September 16, 2026 every one of them is a confirmed card in the official database.
Two more facts matter for buyers. First, the official page states plainly that these special-specification reprints cannot be used in the current Standard regulation — they are legal only where their original printings are. Second, fan sites report each reprint carries a Pikachu stamp and a special holofoil treatment. Snkrdunk’s unofficial pre-release predictions (29 Aug 2026 forecast) put “Crystal” Lugia at ¥15,000+ and Magikarp at ¥10,000+ — no dated release-day marketplace figure is available for either card in this update. For the full story of the set’s highest number, see our companion piece on Magikarp 165/103.
What Is Still Unrevealed
As of September 16, 2026 — release day — the numbering picture is complete. The official card list published September 9 accounts for all 103 main-set cards (including all 30 Pikachu, with illustrators), all 30 Classic Collection reprints, and the 8 Basic Energy — 140 entries in the official database. All 32 of the secret-rare AR/SAR/FUR numbers have now been seen: the last five — 119 Kommo-o AR, 121 Ditto AR, 128 Mewtwo ex SAR, 129 Mew ex SAR and 131 Gengar ex SAR — surfaced with release-day listings on SNKRDUNK. The block is still not in the official card database, though, and AR and SAR illustrators are unpublished (the two FUR cards are by YOSHIROTTEN) — “compiled” and “seen” are the right words here, not “officially listed”.
What genuinely is still unrevealed is pull rates. The product page commits only to one Pikachu and one basic energy per pack; snkrdunk states outright that the FUR insertion rate is unknown, and nothing published since release day has changed that. For a sense of how an anniversary set’s rates eventually shook out once real boxes were opened, our S8a 25th Anniversary pull rates article is the closest historical reference — the S8a booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) itself is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) in our store.
Japanese /103 vs English /128
The English-language 30th Celebration set uses a completely different structure: a printed size of 128 cards, with secret rares numbered 129–158 per compiled English-language checklists (18 IR, 10 SIR, 2 FUR). The two FUR cards, for example, are 134/103 and 135/103 in Japanese but 157/128 and 158/128 in English.
The 30 Pikachu subset follows its own rule: the English number is the Pikachu’s position in the 30-illustrator series (1–30) plus 22 — not the Japanese card number. The first Pikachu, Japanese 017/103 (01/30), is English 023/128; the last, Japanese 046/103 (30/30), is English 052/128. Outside the Pikachu subset the numbers just differ outright: Pikachu ex (Day) is 047/103 in Japanese and 053/128 in English; Pikachu ex (Night) is 048/103 and 054/128; Ho-Oh is 007/103 and 012/128; Lugia is 097/103 and 121/128.
The practical rule stays the same: never cross-reference a Japanese number against an English list or vice versa — a card’s identity travels, its number does not. Our complete worldwide 30th Celebration guide covers the release structure across both markets.
Where to Buy 30th Celebration and Comparable Cards
We ship Japanese sealed product and PSA-graded singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery.
The M6a 30th CELEBRATION booster box (Japanese) is currently listed at our store as a pre-order at ¥25,000 (~$162) (Sealed); the No Shrink option is sold out at the time of this update — shipping from Tokyo after release; see the product page for the current dispatch date.
If you want secret-numbered Japanese cards currently in our store, start with our PSA 10 singles collection — including the Pikachu ex SAR pictured above — or browse sealed Japanese booster boxes and the full Pokémon card range. For mixed orders across singles and sealed, Quick Order is the fastest route.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do some 30th Celebration cards have numbers higher than 103?
The printed base set is 103 cards, and anything numbered above 103/103 is a secret rare — a card included in packs but not counted in the official set size. In M6a the secret slots hold the AR, SAR and FUR rarities plus the 30th anniversary reprint block.
What is the highest card number in 30th Celebration?
As of September 16, 2026, the highest confirmed number is still the special Magikarp reprint at 165/103. All 32 secret-rare numbers below that have now been seen too, though the AR/SAR/FUR block remains outside the official card database.
Which rarities sit in the secret slots above 103/103?
Four blocks: 20 Art Rares from 104 to 123 (all shown), the 10-card Special Art Rare block from 124 to 133 (all shown, including the two Pikachu ex at 126 and 127), the two FUR cards (Mewtwo ex and Mew ex) at 134 and 135, and the 30-card Classic Collection reprint block from 136 up to 165, all confirmed.
Are the 30th Celebration special reprints legal in Standard?
No. The official site states the special-specification reprints cannot be used in the current Standard regulation; they are only playable in formats where their original printings are legal.
Do the English and Japanese 30th sets share numbering?
No. The Japanese set is numbered out of 103 with secrets to 165; the English set is numbered out of 128 with secret rares numbered 129–158 per compiled checklists. The 30 Pikachu also differ: the English number is the Japanese sub-number (1–30) plus 22. The same card carries a different number in each language, so never cross-reference between the two.
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