Card number 138/103 brings one of the game’s original Gym Leaders back into a current Japanese set — a Trainer card from 1999 reissued in the 30-card Classic Collection block inside 30th CELEBRATION (M6a), the flagship release marking the Pokemon Trading Card Game’s 30th anniversary.
This guide covers what 138/103 actually is, what the 1999 original card it reprints does, why a Gym Leader Supporter-style card earned a slot in this historic block, what comparable graded Misty prints are listed on our site today, and how to buy toward the 16 September 2026 release. We ship Japanese sealed product and singles out of Tokyo, so every current price below is our own live listing.
Misty 138/103 is a Classic Collection reprint — sparkling holofoil, gold-border treatment, marked „C“, not Standard-legal — of the Gym Heroes Misty card illustrated by Ken Sugimori. For a graded Misty card you can buy today, our PSA10 Misty’s Favor SR 104/094 is currently listed.
What the 138/103 Misty Reprint Actually Is
30th CELEBRATION (M6a) releases worldwide on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at ¥360 per six-card foil pack, or ¥7,200 for a 20-pack box. The official card list, published 9 September 2026, covers the main set 001–103, the Classic Collection 136–165 and the eight Basic Energy in the official card database; the AR/SAR/FUR secret-rare block 104–135 is compiled from official images and PokeBeach’s list and is not yet in the official database. Misty 138/103 sits in the Classic Collection: 30 cards, numbered 136–165, described by PokeBeach as carrying a special sparkling holofoil and gold-border treatment and a „C“ mark beside the M6a set code. None of the Classic Collection is usable under current Standard rules; each card remains legal only in whatever format its original printing is legal in.
The official card database lists 138/103 with the Japanese name カスミ (Kasumi, localised as Misty) and illustrator Ken Sugimori — the same artist credited on the 1999 original, confirmed below. A second official image comes from the card database entry itself:
The Original 1999 Gym Heroes Card
Per Limitless TCG, the card being reissued is Misty from the English Gym Heroes set, #18/132 (Bulbapedia dates the set’s English release window as 1999–2000; Limitless does not print a date, so treat the exact year as sourced from Bulbapedia only), Holo Rare rarity, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Compiled English checklist sites (Bill’s Archive, thornberrymedia) independently list the same original printing for Classic Collection slot 138/103, and both flag it as a „reported“ pick — The Pokemon Company has not published a formal checklist for the Classic Collection, and only Charizard and Pikachu & Zekrom-GX among the 30 are TPC-confirmed. Bulbapedia separately gives a Japanese original of the „Leaders‘ Stadium“ set, card #102/132; that single-source detail is unverified beyond Bulbapedia.
| Field | Original 1999 print (per Limitless) |
|---|---|
| Card type | Trainer – Item (Supporter-style effect card, from before the Supporter card type existed) |
| Rules text | „Discard 2 of the other cards in your hand in order to play this card. If this turn’s attack does damage to the Defending Pokemon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), and if the attacking Pokemon has Misty in its name, the attack does 20 more damage to the Defending Pokemon.“ |
Per Bulbapedia, the card represents „one of the Gym Leaders of the Kanto region,“ and was printed in both holofoil and non-holofoil forms in 1999. That collecting detail belongs to the original Gym Heroes print run, not to this 2026 special-treatment reissue.
Why a Gym Leader Card Made the Classic Collection
The sourced context here is limited, and we’re not going beyond what the facts actually support. What is confirmed: Misty’s illustrator credit on 138/103 is Ken Sugimori, matching his credit on the original 1999 Gym Heroes #18 exactly — one of the clearer illustrator-continuity matches among the nine Classic Collection reprints we’ve cross-checked against Limitless and Bulbapedia. Misty is a Trainer Item printed before the Supporter card type existed, built around Kanto’s Gym Leaders rather than a generic Trainer effect, and its effect only works for Pokemon with „Misty“ in the name.
Beyond that, we don’t have a sourced statement from Pokemon or PokeBeach explaining the card-by-card selection logic, so we’re not inventing one. One more Gym-era card sits in the same Classic Collection block: Erika’s Jigglypuff 139/103, the very next number (original print: Gym Challenge #69). See our full 30th Anniversary reprints list for the complete 136–165 range.
What Comparable Graded Misty Prints Are Worth Today
No PSA10 copy of the exact 1999 Gym Heroes Misty is currently listed in our stock, and we’re not going to imply one is. What we do carry is a small PSA10 Misty selection spanning other printings — different cards, different eras, useful only as a sense of where graded Misty demand sits generally, not as a stand-in for 138/103 itself:
For the original 1999-era print specifically, the closest live comparison is on SNKRDUNK: as of 11 September 2026, the lowest asking price for a Japanese old-back Misty from „Pokemon Gym Volume 1“ (Cerulean City Gym Misty) — the Japanese Gym-era release contemporaneous with the English original researched above — is ¥4,000, across 18 listings. That’s a marketplace ask, not a sale, and not a PSA10 figure, but it’s the most directly comparable live number we could find to the actual 1999 original.
Where to Buy Misty 138/103 and 30th Celebration Product
Misty 138/103 itself isn’t sold as a single card ahead of release — it only comes inside M6a packs and boxes. The M6a booster box is currently listed as a pre-order on our site:
Two more M6a-era products are currently listed as pre-orders: the 30th Celebration FUTURISTIC BOX at ¥79,800 (~$518), and the 30th Celebration Card Set All 9 Types at ¥25,000 (~$162).
For graded Misty cards you can buy today, see our PSA10 Misty’s Favor SR 104/094 listing, browse the full PSA10 collection, or check sealed Japanese booster boxes and the wider Pokemon card collection. For a mixed order across singles and sealed product, Schnellbestellung is the fastest route.
For the rest of the Classic Collection block, see our guides to Pikachu 136/103, Erika’s Jigglypuff 139/103, Sneasel 140/103 and Shining Celebi 141/103, plus our species guide, Misty Pokemon cards guide. The full reprints list, the complete M6a card list, the secret-rare numbering explainer and the M6a booster box pre-order guide cover the set from every other angle.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
What is the Misty 138/103 reprint in 30th Celebration?
It’s the 1999 Gym Heroes Misty, #18/132, reissued in a special sparkling holofoil, gold-border treatment as part of the 30-card Classic Collection inside M6a, which releases worldwide on 16 September 2026. It is marked „C“ and is not Standard-legal.
Who illustrated the original Misty that 138/103 reprints?
Ken Sugimori, per Limitless TCG’s Gym Heroes #18 listing. The 30th Celebration reprint 138/103 is credited to the same illustrator, Ken Sugimori, in the official card database — the artist credit matches.
What does the original 1999 Misty card do?
It’s a Trainer Item card, played before the Supporter card type existed. You discard 2 other cards from your hand to play it; if that turn’s attack does damage to the Defending Pokemon and the attacking Pokemon has „Misty“ in its name, the attack does 20 more damage, per Limitless TCG’s transcription of Gym Heroes #18.
Is Misty 138/103 tournament legal?
No. Classic Collection cards in M6a are not usable under current Standard rules; they remain legal only in whatever format their original printing is legal in.
Can I buy a graded PSA10 copy of the exact 1999 Gym Heroes Misty from Samurai Sword Tokyo?
Not at the time of writing — that specific printing isn’t currently in our PSA10 stock. We do carry PSA10 copies of other Misty printings, including Misty’s Favor SR and Misty’s Determination SR; sourcing requests for a specific print go through Quick Order.
When does 30th Celebration (M6a) release in Japan?
Wednesday 16 September 2026, worldwide simultaneous release, at ¥360 per six-card pack or ¥7,200 per 20-pack box.
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