Early teasers for a 30th Anniversary Pokémon TCG set were shown during the recent Pokémon Presents livestream. It will feature “an exciting line of products” that will be released later this year, with minimal other details revealed so far.
This has the potential to be similar to the “Celebrations” set that was released in 2021 to commemorate Pokémon’s 25th anniversary, and featured reprints of iconic cards like Charizard, Blastoise, and more.
Ring in 30 years of the Pokémon TCG! 🎉
To celebrate, an exciting line of products is set for simultaneous global launch in participating markets in 2026. Stay tuned for more details! #Pokemon30 pic.twitter.com/DdCpcpP7DV
— Pokémon TCG (@PokemonTCG) February 27, 2026
13 cards were shown off during the 30th anniversary teaser video, including Pikachu, Arceus, Raikou, Palkia, and several others, all of which could be getting reprints as part of the new set.
Teased with the line “The Future Awaits” were a potential look at new Mew and Mewtwo cards.
Enthusiast Pokémon site Pokebeach has also speculated that the new set will be called “Celebration Collection” that was trademarked back in November last year.
Pokémon TCG has already been rather busy in 2026, releasing its latest Mega Evolution expansion set, Ascended Heroes at the end of January.
Its follow up Perfect Order will be released on March 27, and will be honing in on many of the Pokémon featured in the Legends: Z-A game.
It’s also heavily rumored that the set after this will be called “Chaos Rising”, and is alledgedly scheduled to release on May 22, 2026. It’s suggested this will rumored to be the Western release of Japan’s Ninja Spinner set that spotlights Mega Greninja.
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The commemorative Pokémon Day 2026 Collection also dropped not too long alongside Ascended Heroes. It’s a small release featuring one confirmed card: a unique stamped foil promo card of Pikachu looking cute as standard, along with a logo’d metallic coin, and a trio of TCG booster packs from different sets.
There’s also the highly anticipated Series 1 of the First Partner Illustration Collection for fans to look forward to, releasing on March 20, 2026.
Designed as a celebration of the bonds between Trainers and their First Partner. Each collection includes 1 Promo Booster Pack, where you can pull three of nine illustration rare-style promo cards.
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