Card number 136/103 opens the 30-card Classic Collection block inside 30th CELEBRATION (M6a), Japan’s flagship set for the Pokemon Trading Card Game’s 30th anniversary — and it’s fitting that slot one belongs to the character who has carried the franchise since day one.
This guide covers exactly what 136/103 is, what the original 1999 card it reissues actually says, why a common-rarity Pikachu was chosen to anchor a block built around the game’s history, what comparable graded Pikachu 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.
Pikachu 136/103 is a Classic Collection reprint — special sparkling holofoil, gold-border treatment, marked “C”, not Standard-legal — of the Base Set Pikachu illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It sits alongside 29 other historic reprints in M6a. For a graded Pikachu you can buy today, our PSA10 Pikachu PROMO S-P 132 and PSA10 Pikachu & Zekrom GX SR 100/095 are both currently listed.
What the 136/103 Pikachu 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. Pikachu 136/103 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 136/103 with the Japanese name ピカチュウ (Pikachu) and illustrator Mitsuhiro Arita — the same artist credited on the 1999 original, confirmed below. A second official image comes from the card database entry itself:
The Original 1999 Base Set Card
Per Limitless TCG, the card being reissued is Pikachu from the English Base Set, #58/102 (1999), Common rarity, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Compiled English checklist sites (Bill’s Archive, thornberrymedia) independently list the same original printing for Classic Collection slot 136/103, 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’s printings table separately gives a Japanese original of “Expansion Pack” (Japan’s first TCG set) card #13; that single-source detail is unverified beyond Bulbapedia.
| Field | Original 1999 print (per Limitless) |
|---|---|
| HP / Type / Stage | 40 HP, Lightning, Basic |
| Attack — Gnaw | Cost 1 Colorless, 10 damage |
| Attack — Thunder Jolt | Cost 1 Lightning + 1 Colorless, 30 damage; flip a coin, tails = 10 damage to itself |
| Weakness / Resistance / Retreat | Fighting / None / 1 |
Per Bulbapedia, the English Base Set release is best known among collectors for Wizards of the Coast’s red-cheeked Pikachu variant, created “in an effort to make it more recognizable” before later print runs reverted to the original yellow-cheeked artwork; the red-cheeked version is noted as considerably more valuable to collectors today. That collecting detail belongs to the 1999 English print run, not to this 2026 special-treatment reissue.
Why This Pikachu Anchors the Classic Collection
The sourced context here is limited, and we’re not going beyond what the facts actually support: Pikachu 136/103 occupies the first slot in a 30-card Classic Collection run (136–165) that PokeBeach describes as carrying a special sparkling holofoil and gold-border treatment with a “C” mark, and that is not usable under current Standard rules. A Base Set common by the same illustrator who worked on the game’s earliest sets is a natural choice for that opening slot — Mitsuhiro Arita’s credit on 136/103 matches his credit on the 1999 original exactly, which is one of the clearer illustrator-continuity matches among the nine Classic Collection reprints we’ve cross-checked against Limitless and Bulbapedia.
Beyond that match, we don’t have a sourced statement from Pokemon or PokeBeach explaining the selection logic card by card, so we’re not inventing one. What is confirmed: the Classic Collection spans eras from 1999 Base Set through modern GX and V-era cards (see our full 30th Anniversary reprints list for the complete 136–165 range), and 136/103 is among the earliest by original print year of the Classic reprints researched so far (Base Set, 1999).
What Comparable Graded Pikachu Prints Are Worth Today
No PSA10 copy of the 1999 Base Set Pikachu is currently listed in our stock, and we’re not going to imply one is. What we do carry is a wide PSA10 Pikachu selection spanning other printings — different cards, different eras, useful only as a sense of where graded Pikachu demand sits generally, not as a stand-in for 136/103 itself:
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX is itself another Classic Collection reprint in this same set, at 160/103 — see our Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 160/103 reprint guide. Also currently listed: PSA10 Pikachu ex 234/193 SAR at ¥49,131 (~$319) and PSA10 Pikachu VMAX 223/184 CSR at ¥36,338 (~$236).
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 first-edition, old-back Pikachu from the “Pocket Monster Card Game” first-edition Expansion Pack — the same Japanese original set researched above — is ¥48,000, across 44 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 Pikachu 136/103 and 30th Celebration Product
Pikachu 136/103 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:
For graded Pikachu cards you can buy today, see our PSA10 Pikachu PROMO S-P 132 listing, browse the full PSA10 collection, or check sealed Japanese booster boxes and the wider Pokemon card collection. This print is not listed on our site at the moment as a standalone singles; sourcing requests go through Ordine rapido.
For the rest of the Classic Collection block, see our guides to Misty 138/103, Erika’s Jigglypuff 139/103, Sneasel 140/103 and Shining Celebi 141/103, plus Charizard 137/103 and Dark Tyranitar 144/103. The full reprints list, the complete M6a card list, our 30 Pikachu illustrators guide and the M6a booster box pre-order guide cover the set from every other angle.
Domande frequenti
What is the Pikachu 136/103 reprint in 30th Celebration?
It’s the 1999 Base Set Pikachu, #58/102, reissued in a special sparkling holofoil, gold-border treatment as slot one 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 Pikachu that 136/103 reprints?
Mitsuhiro Arita, per Limitless TCG’s Base Set #58 listing. The 30th Celebration reprint 136/103 is credited to the same illustrator, Mitsuhiro Arita, in the official card database — the artist credit matches.
What does the original 1999 Pikachu card do?
40 HP Lightning-type Basic with two attacks: Gnaw (1 Colorless, 10 damage) and Thunder Jolt (1 Lightning + 1 Colorless, 30 damage, with a coin-flip risk of 10 damage to itself on tails). Weakness Fighting, no Resistance, Retreat Cost 1, per Limitless TCG’s transcription of Base Set #58.
Is Pikachu 136/103 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 Base Set Pikachu 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 Pikachu printings, including a promo S-P 132 and the Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 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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