Buzzwole-GX is one of the more unexpected picks in 30th CELEBRATION’s 30-card Classic Collection — a 2017 Ultra Beast next to Base Set Charizard and a Sword & Shield legendary. At card number 159/103, the Fighting-type puncher gets the full anniversary treatment: original art, original text, new gold-edged foil.
This guide covers exactly what 159/103 is and isn’t, the 2017 Crimson Invasion original it reprints (attacks, weakness, the full Absorption-GX text), and what the wider Buzzwole-GX market looks like today — both on SNKRDUNK and on our own site. We ship Japanese sealed product and singles out of Tokyo, so every current price below is either our own live listing or a dated marketplace figure.
Buzzwole GX 159/103 reprints the 2017 Crimson Invasion Buzzwole-GX (#57/111, Rare Holo GX, illustrated by 5ban Graphics) — Jet Punch, Knuckle Impact and Absorption-GX are unchanged. It carries a Classic Collection « C » mark and is not Standard-legal. This exact print isn’t listed on our site as a graded single yet; the M6a 30th CELEBRATION booster box that contains it is currently taking pre-orders.
Yen figures below convert at ¥154/USD. Prices checked September 11, 2026. Every market figure attached to an original-print card in this guide is a dated SNKRDUNK asking price, never a past sale.
What Is the Buzzwole GX 159/103 Reprint?
Pokemon published the official card list for M6a 30th CELEBRATION on 9 September 2026, and it covers the main set (001–103), the Classic Collection (136–165) and the eight Basic Energy in full. Buzzwole-GX sits inside that confirmed Classic Collection block, at card number 159/103, JP name マッシブーンGX, illustrator 5ban Graphics — both the card number and the illustrator credit are in the official pokemon-card.com database.
Like the other 29 cards in the 136–165 run, Buzzwole-GX carries the set’s Classic Collection « C » mark next to the M6a set code and is explicitly not usable under current Standard rules — it’s a display and collecting card, playable only in whichever legacy format the 2017 original is legal in. Compiled checklists (thornberrymedia, derived from the official Japanese 30th site animation) list Buzzwole-GX among the 30 Classic Collection cards; that list is not an official Pokemon checklist. Only two of the thirty (Charizard and Pikachu & Zekrom-GX) carry a Pokemon-confirmed original-print citation; the rest, Buzzwole-GX included, are « reported. »
The Original Print: Crimson Invasion Buzzwole-GX #57/111
The card being reprinted is Buzzwole-GX, Crimson Invasion (English), #57/111, released 3 November 2017 — a Rare Holo GX illustrated by 5ban Graphics. The Japanese original sits in the « Awakened Heroes » expansion at #030/050. Full Art and Secret Rainbow Rare versions of the same GX also exist from the same print run, but the card reprinted at 159/103 is this regular Rare Holo GX.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original set / number (EN) | Crimson Invasion, #57/111 |
| Original set / number (JP) | Awakened Heroes, #030/050 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Rarity | Rare Holo GX |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Type / HP / Stage | Fighting / 190 / Basic Pokemon-GX |
| Attack — Jet Punch (1 Fighting) | 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon |
| Attack — Knuckle Impact (3 Fighting) | 160 damage. This Pokemon can’t attack during your next turn |
| Attack — Absorption-GX (3 Fighting) | 40 damage × the number of Prize cards you have left to take (max 1 GX attack per game) |
| Weakness / Resistance / Retreat | Psychic ×2 / None / 2 Colorless |
Absorption-GX scales with the Prize cards you still hold: 40 damage for each of your remaining Prize cards, so six prizes left is 240 damage. Bulbapedia notes the card was reprinted as an SM Black Star Promo (SM69) and made available as one of two promo cards in the Ultra Beasts GX Premium Collection — Buzzwole & Xurkitree box, plus a jumbo-sized version; a separate Hidden Fates print showcases a different, Shiny Buzzwole variant rather than reissuing this exact card.
Why Buzzwole-GX Made the Classic Collection Cut
Pokemon hasn’t published an official rationale for any individual Classic Collection pick, Buzzwole-GX included, so anything beyond the confirmed facts above is our own read rather than a sourced claim. What we can say with confidence: the block as a whole spans Base Set through the Scarlet & Violet era, and Buzzwole-GX is one of the entries representing the Sun & Moon GX era specifically, alongside other GX-era reprints in the same run like Solgaleo GX (158/103) and Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (160/103). As a Fighting-type Ultra Beast with a genuinely scalable finishing attack, it’s a reasonable representative of that period even without headline chase-card status the way Charizard or Rayquaza EX carry the earlier and later eras.
If you’re working through the wider Classic Collection block, our companion guides cover four more 30th CELEBRATION reprints released alongside this one: Zacian V 161/103, Raikou 162/103, Mew VMAX 163/103 and Arceus VSTAR 164/103. Our 30th anniversary reprints list rounds up the full Classic Collection as each entry is confirmed, and the full 30th CELEBRATION card list covers every block in the set.
Buzzwole-GX’s Current Market: What’s Actually Listed
M6a hasn’t released, so there’s no transaction history yet for 159/103 specifically. The solo Crimson Invasion Buzzwole-GX print. The closest thing we do have listed is a related tag-team card — a different Pokemon combination, not the same print — that gives a rough sense of where graded Ultra Beast GX cards from this era trade:
That’s a tag-team GX (Pheromosa & Buzzwole GX, Pack d'extension amélioré « Full Metal Wall ») — a different card from the solo Crimson Invasion print reprinted at 159/103, so treat it as adjacent-market context rather than a direct comparison. SNKRDUNK’s live asks as of 11 September 2026 do include the solo original: a Buzzwole GX Rare Holo from Awakened Heroes, JP #030/050 — the exact print behind this reprint — is asking ¥5,000 from a single listing, and the SM4S 057/050 Hyper Rare from the same Japanese set is asking ¥44,800, also from a single listing. Both are thin (one seller each), so read them as data points rather than a market consensus. Tag-team Pheromosa & Buzzwole GX prints are asking from ¥1,000 (12 listings, Full Metal Wall RR) up to ¥7,200 (11 listings, Full Metal Wall SR Special Art) on SNKRDUNK as of 11 September 2026.
Sealed M6a product has moved more than any single card in this block: SNKRDUNK’s lowest ask on the 20-pack box was ¥47,200 on September 1, ¥28,200 on September 10, and ¥23,599 on September 11 — asks, not sales, and the fastest-moving figure in this whole guide. If a graded 159/103 appears on our site, it will show up in our PSA10 collection; sourcing requests for it in the meantime go through Commande rapide.
Where to Buy
We ship Japanese sealed product and singles out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. Buzzwole GX 159/103 itself isn’t listed as a single yet, but the M6a box that contains it is currently taking pre-orders.
Two more 30th-anniversary products are currently listed as pre-orders and pull from the same era: the 30th CELEBRATION Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon at ¥29,800 (~$194), and the 30th CELEBRATION FUTURISTIC BOX at ¥79,800 (~$518). If you want something sealed that is currently listed rather than a pre-order, our S8a 25th Anniversary Collection booster box at ¥72,100 (~$468) is a currently listed anniversary product from the previous milestone set.
Browse our sealed booster box collection, the wider Japanese Pokemon card collection, or the PSA10 collection for graded singles as they appear. For anything not currently listed, use Commande rapide to build a mixed order. Our booster box pre-order guide covers the M6a box in more depth.
Foire aux questions
What is the Buzzwole GX 159/103 card in 30th Celebration?
It’s a Classic Collection reprint of the 2017 Crimson Invasion Buzzwole-GX (#57/111, Rare Holo GX, illustrated by 5ban Graphics), carrying the same Jet Punch, Knuckle Impact and Absorption-GX attacks. It has a « C » Classic Collection mark and is not Standard-legal.
What does Buzzwole-GX’s Absorption-GX attack do?
For 3 Fighting Energy, it deals 40 damage times the number of Prize cards you still have left to take. Like all GX attacks, you can only use one GX attack per game.
Is Buzzwole GX 159/103 the same card as Pheromosa & Buzzwole GX?
No. Pheromosa & Buzzwole GX is a separate tag-team card from a different set (Pack d'extension amélioré « Full Metal Wall »). The 30th Celebration reprint at 159/103 reproduces the solo Buzzwole-GX from Crimson Invasion.
Is Buzzwole GX 159/103 tournament legal?
No. Classic Collection cards carry a « C » mark and cannot be used under current Standard rules; they remain legal only in whichever legacy format the original 2017 printing is legal in.
Can I buy Buzzwole GX 159/103 from Samurai Sword Tokyo right now?
It isn’t listed as a single yet since M6a hasn’t released, and this exact print is not listed on our site at the moment; sourcing requests go through Quick Order. The M6a booster box that will contain it is currently taking pre-orders; sourcing requests for the single go through Quick Order.
When does M6a 30th CELEBRATION release?
Wednesday, 16 September 2026, worldwide, at ¥360 per pack with 20 packs to a box for ¥7,200.
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