Every Kanto Generation 1 Pokemon Card in 30th Celebration (M6a)

The 30 Pikachu (017–046)

The set’s headline Kanto feature is 30 different Pikachu cards, numbered 017 through 046 and sub-numbered 01/30 through 30/30, each by a different illustrator and each carrying a fireworks-style holofoil over the whole card — PokeBeach’s description. PokeBeach reports one of the 30 per Japanese pack. The lead card, 017/103 (01/30), is by Ken Sugimori and recreates his original Jungle-set Pikachu illustration; our Sugimori 017 guide covers it card by card, and our Pikachu-30 illustrator hub indexes each of those Pikachu individually.

Other Pikachu with standalone guides on our site include 030/103 by OKACHEKE, 031/103 by Yuu Nishida and 041/103 by Atsuko Nishida, all with their card text, illustrator background and the wider subset explained. PokeBeach reported, from an official box opening, that one M6a booster box held 20 of the 30 Pikachu, 2 Classic Collection cards, 4 AR, 1 SAR and 1 FUR — one opening, not a published rate.

Regional Forms: Alolan and Galarian Meowth

Meowth is the only Kanto species in M6a to appear in three regional variants at once: the base Kanto form (092), Alolan Meowth (075, Darkness-type, Pay Day for 10 and a draw) and Galarian Meowth (080, Metal-type, with a hand-size-scaling Treasure Rush attack). All three — plus their AR counterparts — are covered together in our Meowth AR trio guide. Alolan Exeggutor (002) is the set’s other regional form, evolving from the Kanto-standard Exeggcute (001).

Kanto Species in the Classic Collection

The Classic Collection (136–165) reprints eight Kanto-species cards in the sparkling-holofoil treatment with no regulation letter, none Standard-legal: Pikachu (136), Charizard (137, our Charizard reprint guide), Misty (138, our Misty guide), Erika’s Jigglypuff (139), Gengar Prime (150), Pikachu & Zekrom GX (160), Mew VMAX (163) and Magikarp (165, our Magikarp guide).

Pikachu appears in the Classic Collection a second time as the illustration half of Pikachu & Zekrom GX (160), and Mew’s Classic reprint (163) is a VMAX rather than the main set’s ex — the fourth rarity tier that species touches in this set, alongside 056, 057 and 129/135 covered in our legendary and mythical card list.

Where to Buy

We ship Japanese sealed product and graded singles out of Tokyo. The Kanto cards in 30th CELEBRATION come from its booster packs; the M6a 30th CELEBRATION Booster Box Sealed option is currently listed at ¥26,449 (~$172).

Browse the full sealed booster box collection, the Japanese Pokemon card collection, or the PSA10 collection for graded singles. PSA10 Ash’s Pikachu GX 005/026, PSA10 M Charizard EX SR 091/087, PSA10 Gengar VMAX 020/019 SA and PSA10 Mew VMAX HR 119/100 SA sold out at the time of this update — sourcing requests go through Quick Order.