30th Celebration Futuristic Box: Contents, Price and the FUR Pikachu ex Promos

Updated November 9, 2026

The 30th Celebration Futuristic Box (also typed “30 Celebration Futuristic Box”) is a Japanese-edition Pokémon Card Game supply set released on September 16, 2026 at a list price of ¥27,500 (tax included). Its only cards are two different Pikachu ex FUR promo cards, packed with deck shields, a playmat and more. We list the factory-sealed Japanese box here.

What are the key facts of the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box?

It is a premium Japanese-edition set for the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon Card Game, with artwork by graphic artist YOSHIROTTEN. The table below uses the official product page and the official product list, so the name, date and price are the ones the publisher uses.

One point about naming: the product is called a “box”, but its contents list has no booster packs. The official product list files it as a “special set”, a bundle of play supplies and two promos. If you search for it expecting packs to open, the official contents list will correct that quickly.

The English name on the official page is written in capitals and with “30th”. “30 Celebration Futuristic Box” without the ordinal refers to the same product. The set sits in the Pokémon Card Game MEGA series, the same series as the 30th Celebration expansion.

The official page also states where the set was sold. It names Pokémon Center Online as the only sales channel and says the box may later be sold at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide, but that second point is not confirmed.

What is inside the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box?

The box holds two promo cards and a set of matching play supplies, ten kinds of item in total. The official page lists each one:

The list is short enough to read as a whole. Six of the ten lines are table accessories: the deck shields, the deck case, the playmat, the dice, the markers and the coins. Two lines are cases, one for the damage counters and one for the playmat. The remaining two lines are the display frame and the two promo cards.

The official page describes the deck shields, the display frame and the rubber playmat as special-design items. The deck shields come as one set of 64 sleeves. The metal damage counter dice number 12, and the metal markers are one poison marker and one burn marker. The coins are a set of 2.

Our product page describes the playmat as half-size, and our description also notes that the playmat comes with its own case. That matches the official “flip playmat case” line. The official contents list has no booster packs and no deck, so you still need your own cards to play.

The official page lists the contents item by item, and the only cards named in that list are the two Pikachu ex promos.

Which cards are in the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box?

The box contains two different Pikachu ex promo cards, one of each type, illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN in FUR (Futuristic Rare) style. FUR is a new rarity listed on the official 30th Celebration expansion page.

The same artist drew the FUR Mew ex and the FUR Mewtwo ex, but those two are not in this box. The official 30th Celebration expansion page lists No.135 Mew ex (FUR) and No.134 Mewtwo ex (FUR) in the expansion pack, and the box page says the same thing from its side. If you want those two FUR cards, this box is the wrong product. If you want the Pikachu ex pair and the supplies, it is the right one.

The official pages do not give collector numbers for the two box promos, so this article does not either. What they do say is that the two cards are different from each other and that the art is by YOSHIROTTEN.

If the “ex” in these names is new to you, see our explainer on what ex means on Pokémon cards.

How does the Futuristic Box differ from the 30th Celebration expansion pack?

The box is a ¥27,500 set with two promos, while the expansion is a ¥360 booster pack, and both released on September 16, 2026 according to the official product list. They are separate products that share an artist and a launch day.

The expansion page also describes 30 special-design history cards, numbered No.136 to No.165. The list on the official page runs from No.136 Pikachu and No.137 Charizard through No.165 Magikarp, and it includes No.138 Misty, No.142 Lugia, No.150 Gengar, No.163 Mew VMAX and No.164 Arceus VSTAR. None of them are in the Futuristic Box. We cover one of them in the Misty Trainer Card 30th guide.

The official page adds a rule about those 30 cards: they cannot be used in the current Standard regulation, but they can be used in regulations where the original card is legal. That rule belongs to the expansion cards. The box page does not extend it to the box’s promos.

The expansion has its own Pikachu content too. Every pack has one Pikachu card, and the Pikachu foil cards come in 30 types designed by 30 illustrators. The official page also lists example cards such as Greninja ex No.125 and No.015, Pikachu ex No.127 and No.048, Jirachi ex No.132, Ho-Oh No.007 and Mew ex No.057. Those are expansion cards. The box’s Pikachu ex promos are a separate pair drawn by YOSHIROTTEN, and the official pages describe them as promo cards.

The simplest rule for choosing: buy the expansion if you want to open packs and chase the FUR Mew ex, FUR Mewtwo ex or the history cards. Buy the box if you want the itemized set of supplies and the Pikachu ex pair. The two products do not overlap in FUR cards, so one cannot stand in for the other.

What does the Futuristic Box cost in Japan and where was it sold?

The Japan list price is ¥27,500 including tax, and the official page names Pokémon Center Online as the sales channel. The page says the box may later be sold at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide, but that is not confirmed.

Our own listing describes the box as a Pokémon Center Online exclusive supply set. The ¥27,500 figure is the publisher’s suggested retail price in Japan, not our listing price. Our price is shown on the product page.

For context, here are the other products on the same official launch list:

The official page for the box links to these as related items. The first three share the September 16, 2026 release date with the box, and the card set, the collection file and the collection refill follow on October 16, 2026, a month later.

When you compare the ¥27,500 price to the rest of the line, compare contents rather than the number. The official page lists six foil cards in a ¥360 pack, with one Pikachu card and one basic Energy guaranteed in each pack. The box gives you ten listed items. The price gap alone does not decide your purchase.

How do I buy the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box from outside Japan?

Order the factory-sealed Japanese box from our shop and choose a FedEx service at checkout. Our shipping policy sets out the terms:

• Standard shipping is FedEx International Connect Plus with a tracking number, usually 3-7 business days after dispatch. This is an estimate only.
• Expedited shipping is FedEx International Priority with a tracking number, usually 2-5 business days after dispatch, also an estimate only.
• Most orders are processed and shipped within 5 business days after PayPal or Wise payment has cleared. Business days exclude weekends and Japanese national holidays.
• Shipping cost is calculated automatically at checkout from your delivery address. There is no minimum order amount or quantity.
• FedEx cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes, so give a physical address.
• After handoff to FedEx, timing is controlled by the carrier and by destination-country authorities. Customs inspections and import procedures may delay delivery.

Delivery dates shown at checkout or in carrier tools are estimates. The policy says they do not include handling time, pre-order release timing, supplier allocation delays, quality inspection holds, weekends, Japanese national holidays or customs processing. So the full time from order to doorstep is the handling window plus the FedEx transit window, plus whatever customs processing adds.

The product page for the box carries a dispatch notice: it says the item ships on or after September 26, 2026, once all existing pre-orders have been shipped. Read the notice on the product page when you order, along with the delivery schedule shown or communicated for your order.

If dispatch is delayed, the policy says we contact you by email as soon as practical with a revised estimate, and for significant delays before handoff to FedEx we may offer the option to wait or to cancel with a full refund. You can follow the status from your customer account, and once the order is dispatched you can see the tracking number and the carrier’s latest estimate there or in the shipping confirmation email.

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The policy also states that transit delays after dispatch are outside our control and do not by themselves create a right to cancel or refund after dispatch. Keep that in mind when you choose between Standard and Expedited shipping.

Check the address before you pay. While an order is paid and its shipment has not yet been scheduled, you can change the shipping address yourself from My Account, under Orders. The destination country cannot be changed, and the shipping method stays as chosen at checkout. If the new address costs more to ship to, you pay the difference before dispatch and the order is held until then. If it costs less, the shipping charge is not recalculated and no refund is made.

Payment options

Per our payment methods page, all payments are made in Japanese yen. Exchange-rate differences and conversion fees on your statement are set by your card issuer, bank or PayPal and are outside our control. The options are:

• Wise bank transfer: no payment processing fee. It is the only method without the 5% fee. Without a screenshot, the order is cancelled automatically if payment has not arrived within 12 hours (3 hours if the order contains a pre-order item). With a screenshot uploaded within 5 days, the price is held for a total of 10 days. The screenshot option needs an account. A SWIFT transfer incurs a JPY 611 receiving fee, so add that amount to your total.
• PayPal: payment is completed immediately at checkout and the 5% payment processing fee applies.
• Credit and debit cards through PayPal: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and JCB, with the choice shown to you decided by PayPal. The 5% fee applies.
• PayPal Pay Later: offered and operated by PayPal where available, with the option depending on your country.

The difference between Wise and PayPal is the 5% processing fee, so decide on that basis. If you can send a Wise transfer, it avoids the fee. If you want instant checkout or card payment, PayPal is the route. When you send a Wise transfer, enter the payment reference issued with your order, SST-{order number}, exactly as issued. For general sourcing advice on Japanese Pokémon products, see Where To Get Japanese Pokémon Cards.

What is the damaged-box listing for the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box?

It is the same unopened Japanese product with cosmetic damage to the outer packaging, sold at a lower price and as-is. Our damaged-box page (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) says the damage may be dents, creases or scuffs, and that the type and extent vary by item.

The page explains why these boxes exist. Our warehouse in Tokyo buys large volumes of Japanese trading cards every day, and some boxes arrive with dents or scratches. Staff inspect every item against defined condition standards. Boxes that cannot be sold as mint-condition products are separated from regular stock, and they are now offered at a lower price than the regular products.

Four terms matter before you choose it:

• The photos on that listing are samples and do not show the actual item you will receive.
• The first image shows the regular product for identification; the remaining photos are general examples of packaging damage on other products.
• The item is sold as-is, and the page says returns and refunds are not accepted.
• The page also says we do not respond to inquiries about this item.

The two photos below are samples from other products’ damaged-box listings. They show the kind of wear the term covers; they are not photos of a Futuristic Box.

Our recommendation is simple. Choose the regular box if the outer box matters to you, for example if you plan to display it or keep it sealed. Choose the damaged box only if the outer packaging does not matter to you, because you cannot choose the type of damage and cannot return the item.

Who should buy the 30th Celebration Futuristic Box, and who should skip it?

Buy it if you want the Pikachu ex FUR promo pair together with the matching playmat, deck shields, dice and cases; skip it if you want Mew ex or Mewtwo ex FUR, or packs to open. The official contents list names every item, so you know before ordering what the box includes.

Whether the ¥27,500 list price is worthwhile depends on how much you value the supplies, because the card content is two promos. That is a call only you can make; the official contents are the full picture.

Note also what the box is not. It is not a way to get history cards No.136 to No.165, and it is not a way to get the foil Pikachu cards that come in expansion packs. For another 30th anniversary product, see the Pokémon 30 Knock Out Collection guide, which covers what that product is and what is inside.

How do the box’s Pikachu cards relate to the other 30th anniversary Pikachu cards?

They are a separate pair from the expansion’s Pikachu cards: the box has two promo cards drawn by YOSHIROTTEN, while the expansion puts one Pikachu card in every pack. The official pages describe the two groups as different products.

In the expansion, the official page says the Pikachu foil cards come in 30 types, each designed by one of 30 illustrators. In the box, the two Pikachu ex promos share one artist, YOSHIROTTEN, who also drew the FUR Mew ex and Mewtwo ex. So the box’s pair matches the artist of the FUR cards, while the pack Pikachu cards come from 30 different illustrators.

The same artist also designed the special basic Energy that is included in every expansion pack. YOSHIROTTEN’s work therefore appears across the 30th Celebration launch: the FUR cards, the Energy, and the artwork of this box.

If you collect Pikachu cards from the anniversary, the box covers one specific slot: the Pikachu ex promo pair. For the history cards in the expansion, our Misty Trainer Card 30th guide covers one of them in detail.

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