The 35 most wanted cards from Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration dropped on Sept. 16 and players are already tearing through packs chasing its rarest pulls. The set's biggest surprise was the RGB Rare Mew ex, which The Pokémon Company somehow kept completely secret until release day.

The headline chase cards are the two Futuristic Rares — Mew ex and Mewtwo ex, numbered 158/128 and 157/128 respectively. Both are extremely scarce; prices have come down from prerelease peaks but they're still the defining hits of the set. Every five-card booster pack is guaranteed to include one of 30 unique Pikachu Rares, one new artwork for each year of Pokémon's existence, and the Basic Energy cards are all illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN, the same artist behind the Futuristic Rares. The Classic Collection returns after its debut in the 25th-anniversary Celebrations set from 2021, bringing back iconic reprints including Base Set Charizard, Paldea Evolved Magikarp, and Crystal Lugia.

30th Celebration is exactly the kind of anniversary set The Pokémon Company has learned to do well — Celebrations in 2021 set the template by mixing nostalgic reprints with new chase cards, and this set follows that same playbook at a larger scale. The Classic Collection reprints carry strong sentimental value for longtime players, while the Futuristic Rares and the Pikachu Rare guarantee give collectors clear targets at every pull tier.

The source article lists 35 specific cards worth hunting, but the full breakdown was cut off before the complete list could be published. What's clear is that between the Futuristic Rares, the 30 Pikachu variants, and the Classic Collection slots, 30th Celebration is giving both competitive players and collectors plenty of reasons to keep cracking packs.