Pokémon 151 UPC vs Japanese SV2a: What You Get in Each

The Pokemon 151 UPC is the Ultra-Premium Collection from Pokémon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet-151, the English expansion that matches Japan’s SV2a, the Enhanced Expansion Pack “Pokémon Card 151”, released on June 16, 2023. This guide sets out what the English box and the Japanese release each contain.

Updated November 12, 2026

What is the Pokémon 151 UPC and how does it relate to SV2a?

The Pokémon 151 UPC is the Ultra-Premium Collection, a boxed product made for the English Scarlet & Violet-151 expansion, and the Japanese set that matches that expansion is SV2a. The UPC is one product inside the expansion, not a separate set. The official English expansion page lists it beside the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box, the Elite Trainer Box, the Booster Bundle, the Binder Collection (9-Pocket Portfolio), the Poster Collection, Collection-Alakazam ex and Collection-Zapdos ex.

The dates show how the two releases line up. The Japanese Enhanced Expansion Pack “Pokémon Card 151” went on sale in Japan on June 16, 2023, according to the official Japanese product page. The English expansion launched worldwide on September 22, 2023, and the Ultra-Premium Collection followed on October 6, 2023, according to the official press release. From the Japanese release to the UPC is a gap of nearly four months.

Both versions share the same core idea. The Japanese page says the set covers 151 Pokémon from Bulbasaur to Mew in Pokédex number order. The English press release says the set includes all original 151 Pokémon, with illustration rare and special illustration rare alternate art cards, and the English expansion page says it features all 151 Pokémon from the Kanto region.

A separate announcement on the official Pokémon Card site says the Japanese Enhanced Expansion Pack “Pokémon Card 151” is also sold made-to-order through Pokémon Center Online.

If you want the Japanese cards rather than the English box, our Pokemon 151 Card List [210 Cards] page lists the full set. The Mewtwo card in SV2a is number 150/165, for example PSA10 Mewtwo R [SV2a 150/165] at ¥9,350 on November 12, 2026.

For wider background on how the English and Chinese products differ from the Japanese one, see our guide Chinese 151 vs Japanese Pokemon 151 (SV2a).

What is inside the Pokémon 151 Ultra-Premium Collection?

The 151 UPC contains 16 booster packs, a metal hyper rare Mew ex card, two promo cards, a stitched-edge Mew playmat, a deck box, a Mew coin and gameplay accessories. The press release lists each item, and the table below repeats them.

The pack count separates the UPC from the other English 151 boxes. The same media alert gives nine booster packs in the Elite Trainer Box and eleven in the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box. The Booster Bundle has six packs, the Binder Collection has four packs plus a nine-pocket album that holds up to 360 cards, and the Poster Collection has three packs. The Mini Tins hold two packs each. Against those figures, the UPC’s 16 packs compare with 11 in the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box and 9 in the standard Elite Trainer Box.

Each of those products carries its own extras. The Elite Trainer Box has one Snorlax illustration rare-style promo and gameplay accessories, and the Pokémon Center version has two Snorlax illustration rare-style promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo. The Poster Collection has three promos featuring the Kanto first partner Pokémon and a two-sided poster. Each Mini Tin has one coin, chosen from 10 Energy-type designs, and one art card.

Two smaller collections launched on the same day as the UPC. Collection-Alakazam ex has four booster packs, a double rare-style Alakazam ex promo and foil Kadabra and Abra promos. Collection-Zapdos ex has four booster packs, a double rare-style Zapdos ex promo, a foil Electabuzz promo and an oversize Zapdos ex card. The Mini Tins launched on October 6, 2023 as well.

The press release gives pack counts per product but not the number of cards per English pack, so this guide compares box contents rather than card totals. For the Japanese side, the pack size is stated, and it is covered next.

What does the Japanese Pokémon Card 151 (SV2a) offer instead?

The Japanese set offers a 7-card booster pack at 290 yen including tax, plus two Card File Sets at 2,200 yen each that carry the set’s promo cards. All of this comes from the official Japanese SV2a page, which also notes that cards are inserted at random.

The page highlights AR, SAR and SR illustration cards, with Pikachu, Nidoking, Omanyte and Mew ex as examples. It also says the set has Poké Ball pattern mirror cards. The ex cards it lists are Venusaur ex, Charizard ex, Blastoise ex, Arbok ex, Ninetales ex, Wigglytuff ex, Alakazam ex, Lapras ex, Golbat ex, Raichu ex, Kangaskhan ex and Mew ex, and it names Jynx ex as an ex card too.

Trainer cards on the page include Sabrina’s Charisma, Safety Goggles, Erika’s Invitation, Snatch Arm, Leftovers, Professor Oak’s Transfer, Air Balloon and three fossil Items: Old Amber, Helix Fossil and Dome Fossil. The English press release for the UPC gives no Trainer card list, so this Trainer line-up is a detail of the Japanese page.

The official site also runs a “Pokémon Card 151 Challenge” quiz game, a feature of the Japanese product page.

Our listings show how the numbering runs above 165. PSA10 Pikachu AR [SV2a 173/165] is ¥15,400 on November 12, 2026, and PSA10 Charizard ex SAR [SV2a 201/165] is ¥108,160 on November 12, 2026. Their card numbers, 173 and 201, are higher than the 165 printed after the slash. For the rarity breakdown, read our SV2A Secret Rare Guide.

The mirror cards are a Japanese feature worth knowing about. The official page describes Poké Ball pattern mirror cards, and the Gengar listing PSA10 Gengar R: Monster Ball Mirror [SV2a 094/165] (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) carries that pattern in its name. Our Gengar R Monster Ball Mirror guide covers that print.

How do the English 151 UPC and the Japanese 151 set compare side by side?

The English 151 UPC is a premium box with 16 packs and promos, while Japanese SV2a is sold as booster packs and two Card File Sets, and the two differ in release date, structure and card language. The table lines up what the official pages state.

Japan received the set first. The Japanese product is the Enhanced Expansion Pack “Pokémon Card 151”, and the English line is Scarlet & Violet-151. The English UPC cards are printed for the English expansion, and the Japanese cards belong to the Japanese edition, so if you collect by language you are choosing between two separate products that share one Pokémon list.

The rarity names differ in wording. The English press release speaks of illustration rare and special illustration rare cards, while the Japanese page uses the abbreviations AR, SAR and SR and names specific examples, such as Pikachu, Nidoking, Omanyte and Mew ex.

The table compares box contents. For a deeper look at how the English retail range compares with the Japanese box, see Pokemon 151 Booster Bundle & ETB vs the Japanese 151 Box.

Which Mew and Mewtwo promos come with the 151 UPC?

The 151 UPC includes a special illustration rare-style Mew ex promo and an illustration rare-style Mewtwo promo, plus a separate metal hyper rare Mew ex card.

The press release describes them in these exact terms: a metal hyper rare Mew ex card, a special illustration rare-style Mew ex promo and an illustration rare-style Mewtwo promo. A stitched-edge Mew playmat, a deck box and a Mew coin accompany them, which gives the box a Mew theme beyond the cards.

The Japanese sources name different promos. The Japanese Card File Sets carry promos for Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle, and the official page notes that promo cards come in the two card file sets. The page also names Mew ex among the set’s ex cards and highlights it as an example of an illustration card, so Mew ex appears in the Japanese set as a regular part of the card list.

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Mewtwo appears in the Japanese set as Mewtwo R, number 150/165, which you can see in PSA10 Mewtwo R [SV2a 150/165] at ¥9,350 on November 12, 2026. The English promo is an illustration rare-style card inside the UPC. If you are collecting Mewtwo from this era, treat the English promo and the Japanese set card as two separate targets.

Mew itself closes the Pokédex order that both versions follow. The Japanese page describes the set as running from Bulbasaur to Mew, so Mew ex sits at the end of the 151 Pokémon, while the UPC puts Mew on the playmat, the coin and the cards.

Does the Japanese set have a product like the 151 UPC?

The official Japanese SV2a page lists a booster pack and two Card File Sets, and none of them matches the 16-pack 151 UPC in size. The nearest match is the Card File Set, which has fewer packs and different extras.

There are two Card File Sets, each at 2,200 yen. One is named “Monster Ball” and the other is named for Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise. Both hold the same contents: promo cards of Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle, one of each, plus one card file, 5 booster packs and 1 catalog poster. The page adds that the Card File Set promos are mirror style.

That puts the Japanese bundle at 5 packs, against 16 packs in the UPC. The extras differ as well: a card file and a catalog poster on the Japanese side, and a playmat, deck box and coin on the English side. The UPC leans on Mew and Mewtwo cards, while the Card File Set leans on the three Kanto starter promos.

A single Japanese booster pack costs 290 yen for 7 cards, so five packs at that price come to 1,450 yen, which is the pack portion of a 2,200 yen Card File Set. The remaining 750 yen covers the three promos, the card file and the catalog poster, going by the contents the page lists.

For readers who want a sealed Japanese box rather than single cards, our Japanese Pokémon 151 Booster Box guide explains the box, and our Master Ball complete set card count guide covers the mirror-card side.

The Bulbasaur and Squirtle cards from the regular SV2a numbering are different cards from the Card File promos, and the promos feature the same Pokémon. Examples are PSA10 Bulbasaur C [SV2a 001/165] (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and PSA10 Squirtle C [SV2a 007/165].

Which 151 UPC extras can Japanese SV2a cards stand in for?

The sources name Japanese SV2a items for the Mew ex, Mewtwo and Alakazam ex themes, and name no Japanese counterpart for the playmat, deck box or coin. The table shows each UPC item next to what the Japanese sources state.

Alakazam ex is a theme that appears on both sides. English Collection-Alakazam ex has a double rare-style Alakazam ex promo, and the Japanese set lists Alakazam ex among its ex cards. The listing PSA10 Alakazam ex SAR [SV2a 203/165] is ¥26,545 on November 12, 2026. Its number, 203, is higher than the 165 base count, like the Charizard ex SAR above.

My recommendation depends on what you want. If you want a sealed English box with a playmat and Mew-themed accessories, the English UPC is the product described in the press release. If you want Japanese-language cards from the set, a single graded card is a direct route, and our SV2A PSA 10 cards guide and how-to-choose guide help you pick. For a release-date walk-through, use the SV2A release date guide.

Where can I buy Japanese SV2a cards and how does shipping work?

You can buy Japanese SV2a cards through the product pages linked below, and the full set is on the SV2a card list page. All of these are cards from the Japanese 151 set.

Cards with a price read on November 12, 2026: PSA10 Mewtwo R [SV2a 150/165] at ¥9,350 on November 12, 2026; PSA10 Pikachu AR [SV2a 173/165] at ¥15,400 on November 12, 2026; PSA10 Poliwhirl AR [SV2a 176/165] at ¥9,496 on November 12, 2026; PSA10 Alakazam ex SAR [SV2a 203/165] at ¥26,545 on November 12, 2026; and PSA10 Charizard ex SAR [SV2a 201/165] at ¥108,160 on November 12, 2026.

Further 151 cards on our site include PSA10 Magikarp C [SV2a 129/165], PSA10 Squirtle C [SV2a 007/165], PSA10 Bulbasaur C [SV2a 001/165], PSA10 Magikarp C [SV2a 129/165] (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and PSA10 Poliwhirl AR [SV2a 176/165] (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).

Shipping goes by FedEx with a tracking number, and the cost is calculated at checkout from your delivery address. Customs processing in your country and carrier events can affect delivery, and the shipping policy sets out the terms. Payments are made in Japanese yen through Wise, PayPal or cards via PayPal, and the payment methods page explains the 5% processing fee that applies to every method except Wise.

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