30th CELEBRATION (M6a), the Japanese set marking thirty years of the Pokemon TCG, released worldwide on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. UK buyers now have two separate routes to it: an English product line sold by retailers in your region, or the Japanese box itself, shipped from our warehouse in Tokyo. This guide covers the second route — what is actually in the Japanese box, how ordering from us works under our published policies, and what a PayPal instalment plan or a customs charge looks like for a UK delivery address.
We list the Japanese 30th CELEBRATION Booster Box, the FUTURISTIC BOX and the Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon directly from Tokyo. Shipping, customs and payment details below come from our Shipping Policy, Customs page, Payment Methods page and FAQ. Product facts come from the official Japanese pages and PokeBeach; market figures are dated SNKRDUNK asking prices.
The Japanese 30th CELEBRATION Booster Box is a separate product line from the English 30th Celebration releases sold in the UK — different card pool, different numbering, same release week. We ship it from Tokyo by FedEx with tracking; import charges on a UK delivery, if any, are billed by the carrier on delivery, never by us. PayPal’s “Pay in 3” option is available to UK buyers per our Payment Methods page. The Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is a Japan-only Pokemon Center product, not a worldwide release.
Store prices and availability checked September 25, 2026 at 13:48 JST. Marketplace observations retain their stated dates. USD conversions use ¥154 per US dollar.
The English Route vs the Japanese Box
If you are in the UK, 30th Celebration reaches you two ways. English-language products — Elite Trainer Box, Poster Collection, Pokemon ex Box and the rest — are sold by retailers in your region; we do not sell them.
The Japanese box is a different product with a different card pool. It has its own 30-illustrator Pikachu holo subset, its own AR/SAR/FUR secret-rare block numbered 104–135, and its own Classic Collection reprints numbered 136–165 — all under the Japanese set’s own /103 numbering, not the English set’s /128 numbering. That does not mean the two sets share nothing: several of the Japanese secret rares have a stated English counterpart at a different number (our English-to-Japanese number map lists the pairs that are actually confirmed, rather than assuming every card lines up).
We list only the Japanese box, sealed and shipped from Tokyo. That is the product this guide is about.
What’s Actually Inside the Japanese Box
The official Japanese product page prices the pack at ¥360 with six foil cards and one Basic Energy card guaranteed per pack; the sealed box sold on Pokemon Center Online holds 20 packs at ¥7,200. A guaranteed Pikachu in every pack is stated on the official page only for the English product — for the Japanese pack, “one of the 30 Pikachu per pack” is reported by PokeBeach from a box opening shown ahead of the September 16 release, not printed on the JP page itself.
The compiled checklist runs to 165 numbered cards plus eight Basic Energy — 173 in all — across the 103-card main set, the AR/SAR/FUR secret-rare block (104–135) and the 30-card Classic Collection (136–165). The secret-rare block is still not in the official card database as of September 18, 2026, though the official 30th CELEBRATION site shows images of twelve of those thirty-two numbers.
Main-set M6a cards carry the “J” regulation mark, one of three marks (H, I, J) that make a card Standard-legal under the rule updated January 22, 2026. The 30 Classic Collection reprints carry no regulation mark at all; per the official product page, they cannot be used in the current Standard regulation, only in a regulation where the original card is legal. Three unnumbered secret Mew cards — R/RGB, G/RGB and B/RGB, illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN — were pulled from early-opened boxes and surfaced in a Pokemon TCG Live update on September 15, per PokeBeach; they sit outside the /103 numbering and no pull rate for them has been published.
Ordering From Tokyo: What Our Policy Says
We ship from Tokyo with FedEx International Connect Plus (standard) or International Priority (expedited), with tracking, per our Shipping Policy. The Booster Box, FUTURISTIC BOX and Premium Deck Set listings are pre-orders under our Terms of Service: “Pre-order items will ship on or after the release date indicated on the product page,” and payment is collected at the time you place the order, not on dispatch.
There is no minimum order amount or quantity on our site. Once your order is placed, our Return and Refund Policy treats it as final in most respects: for a pre-order, a customer-requested cancellation before the shipping date is confirmed carries a 30% cancellation fee on the order total (for pre-orders placed on or after September 16, 2026); after the shipping date is confirmed, the order cannot be cancelled at all. Each order ships as its own separate parcel — we cannot combine two orders, even to the same UK address, into one box.
Paying from the UK: Wise, PayPal and Pay in 3
All payments are made in Japanese yen; there is no separate GBP price list, and the exchange rate applied to a card or PayPal payment comes from your own provider, not from us. Our Payment Methods page lists Wise bank transfer as the only method with no payment processing fee. PayPal, credit or debit cards through PayPal, and PayPal Pay Later all carry a 5% payment processing fee.
Our Payment Methods page names “UK Pay in 3” among the country-specific PayPal Pay Later options, offered and operated by PayPal, not by us. Creating an account at checkout lets you earn points on the order — 500 welcome points on account creation, and up to 20% of an order’s total can be covered by points once you have them, per our FAQ.
Shipping to the UK and Customs
FedEx serves the United Kingdom; our FAQ says that if your country appears on the order confirmation screen at checkout, we can ship to you. We do not publish a list of served countries beyond that check.
Our customs page states: “Unless DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) applies, product prices and shipping fees do not include customs duties, VAT, GST, or any other local import taxes, nor any disbursement, advancement, brokerage, or customs clearance fees charged by the carrier. All such charges are the sole responsibility of the recipient.” DDP currently applies only to the United States and US territories; a UK order ships DAP, so any import charge the UK assesses is collected by the carrier on delivery, not at our checkout. Our FAQ is direct about the figure: “We cannot tell you the amount. Please ask your country’s customs office before you buy.” We do not print a percentage or threshold here; ask your own customs office, or read our Customs page.
Dated Asking Prices
Figures below use SNKRDUNK’s lowest live asking prices, dated, converted at ¥154/USD (approximate). An asking price is a live seller listing, not a completed sale.
| Product | Sept 1 ask | Sept 16 ask | Sept 18 ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6a Booster Box (shrink) | ¥47,200 | ¥17,500 | ¥20,994 |
| M6a Booster Box (no shrink) | — | ¥13,290 | ¥16,900 |
| FUTURISTIC BOX | ¥115,000 | ¥49,500 | ¥53,890 |
| Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon | ¥64,990 | ¥17,800 | ¥17,500 |
The Booster Box’s lowest ask fell from ¥47,200 on September 1 to ¥17,500 on release day, then rose again to ¥20,994 by September 18 — still well above the ¥7,200 MSRP. No cause is stated for the movement; these are the dated asks as printed, not a forecast.
Looking for a Graded PSA 10 Instead?
No 30th CELEBRATION single is listed on our site graded PSA 10 at the moment; sourcing requests for a graded 30th CELEBRATION card go through Quick Order. For background on grading generally, see our Japanese Pokemon card grading guide and our 30th CELEBRATION grading guide, which covers which cards from this set are worth sending in. Our existing PSA 10 singles from other sets remain browsable at our PSA 10 collection.
Where to Buy
The full 30th CELEBRATION card list, with every number and rarity we can currently document, is on our 30th CELEBRATION card list page — we don’t try to reproduce that table here.
The 30th CELEBRATION Booster Box is currently listed Sealed at ¥28,500 (~$185), No Shrink at ¥23,500 (~$153). The FUTURISTIC BOX is currently listed at ¥90,000 (~$584), and the Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥19,000 (~$123); both are Japan-only Pokemon Center products, and we list them as imports from Tokyo. The Card Set (all 9 types) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is sold out at the time of writing — sourcing requests go through Quick Order. Browse the wider set at our Pokemon card collection, or see our general guide to buying Japanese Pokemon cards from Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Japanese 30th CELEBRATION box the same as the English 30th Celebration products sold in the UK?
No. They are separate product lines with different card pools and different numbering. The Japanese box uses its own /103 numbering; the English products use /128 numbering. We sell only the Japanese box, shipped from Tokyo.
Do you ship the Japanese box to the UK?
FedEx serves the United Kingdom, and our FAQ says that if your country appears on the order confirmation screen at checkout, we can ship to you. We ship with FedEx International Connect Plus or FedEx International Priority, both with tracking.
Will I be charged customs or VAT on delivery?
Our customs page states that, outside the United States and its territories, product prices and shipping do not include customs duties, VAT, GST or any other local import taxes, and any such charges are the recipient’s responsibility. Our FAQ adds: “We cannot tell you the amount. Please ask your country’s customs office before you buy.”
What is “Pay in 3” and can I use it?
Pay in 3 is a PayPal Pay Later plan, offered and operated by PayPal rather than by us. Our Payment Methods page lists it as an option for UK buyers, alongside Wise bank transfer, PayPal, and cards through PayPal. A 5% payment processing fee applies to PayPal, card and Pay Later payments; Wise bank transfer carries no such fee.
Is a PSA 10 graded 30th CELEBRATION card available to buy?
Not on our site at the moment. No 30th CELEBRATION single is currently listed graded PSA 10; sourcing requests for one go through Quick Order.
Can I combine the Booster Box with another order to save on shipping?
No. Our Shipping Policy states that each order is packed and dispatched as its own shipment, and separate orders cannot be combined into one parcel even when placed by the same customer on the same day. Add everything you want in one parcel to a single order before you pay.
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