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The Pokémon card game's 30th Celebration set, launched 16 September 2026, puts one of 30 different Pikachu rare cards in every booster pack

Sept 16, 2026 global launch

ReportedReported by the company itself.

Found in one pass only. The research team reads every source twice, independently; this record turned up in one reading but not the other, so treat it as less certain than its grade.

How it’s built

  1. Stated in The Pokémon Company International's launch press release.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

It is a product design fact from the publisher; it says nothing about how many packs were sold.

The value

  • 30 distinct Pikachu rare cards

Where it comes from

MEDIA ALERT: Pokemon Trading Card Game: 30th Celebration Expansion Launches Today The Pokemon Company International (official press site) · 16 September 2026 Open the original ↗

The line in the source

In addition, one of 30 Pikachu rare cards is included in each 30th Celebration booster pack.