30th CELEBRATION (M6a) released worldwide on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, bringing its full 30-card Pikachu holo subset with it — 017/103 through 046/103, one illustrator per card. Number 042/103 is card 26 of 30 in that run, drawn by KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA, and this guide covers its attack text, what Bulbapedia confirms about the illustrator, its place relative to Ken Sugimori’s lead-off Pikachu 017, and what comparable graded Pikachu prints are currently listed at on our site.
USD figures in this article convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
Pikachu 042/103 (26/30 in the Pikachu subset, EN number 048) is a Basic Lightning-type with 70 HP, illustrated by KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA. Its one attack, Store Up, retrieves up to two Basic Energy cards from the discard pile into hand. Bulbapedia credits the illustrator with 30 TCG cards and names him as an animator, director and the president and CEO of Studio Durian; there’s no release-day marketplace figure for this specific Pikachu yet. Our M6a 30th CELEBRATION Booster Box is currently listed at ¥25,000 (~$162) sealed / ¥23,000 (~$149) no shrink, and graded Pikachu prints are browsable in our PSA10 collection.
What Is Pikachu 042/103 in 30th Celebration?
Pikachu 042/103 is a main-set card in M6a 30th CELEBRATION, confirmed in the official card database with its JP name (ピカチュウ) and illustrator credit. It belongs to the set’s dedicated 30-card Pikachu subset (017–046), where each of the thirty cards is a different illustrator’s take on the same species under a fireworks-style holofoil layer covering the full card. In that subset’s own sub-numbering, 042/103 is 26/30. In the compiled English-language checklists that track the set’s international numbering, its counterpart is EN 048 (the Pikachu subset maps as 22 plus the sub-number, so 26/30 becomes EN 048).
Every pack of the set is guaranteed one of these thirty Pikachu plus one YOSHIROTTEN Basic Energy card. For the full roster of all thirty numbers and illustrators, see our 30 Pikachu illustrators guide.
Card Details: Store Up and the Numbers
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Card number | 042/103 (26/30 in the Pikachu subset; EN 048) |
| JP name | ピカチュウ |
| Type | Lightning |
| HP | 70 |
| Stage | Basic |
| Illustrator | KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA |
| Status | Official card database (confirmed number, name, illustrator) |
The card text, per PokeBeach’s September 9, 2026 translation of the official database entry, carries a single attack:
- [C] Store Up — Put up to 2 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
Weakness is Fighting (×2), there’s no listed Resistance, and retreat cost is 1 Energy. Store Up is a resource-recovery effect rather than direct damage — useful context if you’re comparing all thirty cards’ roles rather than judging this one on damage output alone.
KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA: What Bulbapedia Confirms
Bulbapedia’s page for the illustrator gives the Japanese name 押山清高 (Oshiyama Kiyotaka) and names his first Pokémon TCG card as Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX from the Battle Styles expansion. As of the page’s own count, KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA has illustrated 30 cards for the TCG, plus 2 cards appearing in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. The page also states his other Pokémon-related work: he is an “animator, director, illustrator, and president and CEO of Studio Durian animation studios.”
Bulbapedia does not give a birth year, does not confirm pen-name status, does not describe an art style, and does not list titled notable cards beyond the Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX debut — it has no statement about the 30th CELEBRATION set specifically. Beyond the Studio Durian credit and the 30-card count, we’re not adding anything the page doesn’t state.
Where 042 Sits in the 30-Pikachu Subset
The subset opens with card 017/103, illustrated by Ken Sugimori — Pokémon’s original artist, whose card recreates his own Pikachu artwork from the Jungle expansion and carries the sub-number 01/30. Pikachu 042/103 sits near the close of the run, at 26/30, with only four cards left before the closing 046/103 (30/30).
All thirty share the same holofoil treatment and the same basic Lightning-type setup, but each carries its own HP total, attack (or ability), and illustrator — 042/103’s 70 HP and its energy-recovery Store Up are distinct from 017’s straightforward Thunder Shock. One other card in the subset with a companion guide on this site:
- Pikachu 031/103, 15/30, by Yuu Nishida
For the complete table of all thirty numbers, illustrators and sub-numbers, our 30 Pikachu illustrators guide is the hub page to bookmark.
How 30th Celebration’s Full Numbering Breaks Down
042/103 sits inside the main set, the block that’s been in the official card database since the September 9, 2026 card-list publication. The main set 001–103 (including the 30 Pikachu), the Classic Collection 136–165 and the eight Basic Energy are official database entries; the AR/SAR/FUR block 104–135 is compiled from official images and PokeBeach’s list and is still not in the official card database. All 32 secret rares have now been seen — the last five surfaced with release-day listings on SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026.
| Block | Numbers | Count | Status, Sep 16, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main set (incl. the 30 Pikachu, 017–046) | 001–103 | 103 | Official database |
| AR (Art Rare) | 104–123 | 20 | Compiled; all shown, still not in the official database |
| SAR (Special Art Rare) | 124–133 | 10 | Compiled; all shown, still not in the official database |
| FUR (Futuristic Rare) | 134–135 | 2 | Compiled; YOSHIROTTEN |
| Classic Collection | 136–165 | 30 | Official database (marked C, not Standard-legal) |
Total: 165 numbered cards plus eight Basic Energy (173 in all; PokeBeach’s headline figure is 176). For the full breakdown of how the secret-rare numbering works, see our numbering explainer.
Box Structure and the Release-Day Market
Every pack of 30th CELEBRATION guarantees 1 of the 30 Pikachu and 1 YOSHIROTTEN Basic Energy card among six foil cards total, at ¥360 per pack; a box holds 20 packs for ¥7,200 tax-in MSRP. PokeBeach reported, from an official box opening shown before release, that one 20-pack box held 20 of the 30 Pikachu, 2 Classic Collection cards, 4 AR, 1 SAR and 1 FUR — one opening, not a published rate. The Pokémon Company has not published pull rates for this set.
On SNKRDUNK, the lowest asking price for a sealed M6a box went from ¥47,200 on September 1 to ¥28,200 on September 10 and ¥17,500 on release day, September 16, 2026 — still about 2.4× the ¥7,200 MSRP. Singles from the subset are starting to show up too: Ken Sugimori’s 017/103 has a release-day lowest ask of ¥1,000 (15 listings, SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026). Pikachu 042/103 itself has no dated marketplace figure for this Pikachu in this update.
Graded Pikachu: What PSA10 Copies Are Listed At
Since 042/103 has no market history of its own yet, the closest useful comparison is what other graded Pikachu prints are listed at on our site right now — a sense of where Pikachu singles generally sit in a PSA10 holder, across very different eras and rarities. None of the following are 30th CELEBRATION prints or connected to KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA’s illustration credit.
Once graded copies of 042/103 exist, its own market data will sit separately from both of these. Browse the full PSA10 collection for more.
Where to Buy
We ship Japanese sealed product and graded singles out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. Our M6a 30th CELEBRATION Booster Box is currently listed as a pre-order, with both the sealed and no-shrink options currently listed as pre-orders.
Browse the sealed booster box collection or the Japanese Pokémon card collection for singles and sealed product across sets, or check graded Pikachu copies in our PSA10 collection. This print is not listed on our site at the moment as a single; sourcing requests go through Quick Order.
For the box structure, the current listing and how ordering from Tokyo works, see the 30th CELEBRATION booster box guide.
For the lead card of the subset, see Pikachu 017/103 by Ken Sugimori: 30th Celebration card guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who illustrated Pikachu 042/103 in 30th Celebration?
KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA, confirmed in the official card database. Per Bulbapedia, his first TCG card was Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX from Battle Styles, and the page credits him with 30 illustrated TCG cards; he is also named as an animator, director and the president and CEO of Studio Durian.
What number is Pikachu 042/103 within the 30-Pikachu subset?
It’s 26/30, and its English-checklist number is EN 048. The subset runs 017/103 (01/30, Ken Sugimori) through 046/103 (30/30, Kazuki Minami).
What does Pikachu 042/103 do in-game?
It’s a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 70 HP and one attack, Store Up, which puts up to two Basic Energy cards from the discard pile into your hand. Weakness is Fighting, retreat cost is 1.
Is Pikachu 042/103 an AR, SAR or secret rare?
No. It’s a main-set card in the Pikachu holo subset (001–103 block), confirmed in the official database — not part of the compiled AR/SAR/FUR block that runs 104–135.
Is there a release-day market price for Pikachu 042/103?
No dated marketplace figure for this Pikachu in this update. Ken Sugimori’s 017/103, by comparison, has a release-day lowest ask of ¥1,000 (SNKRDUNK, September 16, 2026).
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