Pokemon has updated PTCGO with all the cards from Celebrations! These are digital images and do not fully represent how the cards look when printed on Pokemon’s holofoil paper. They are “non-holo” images.
The set’s products will officially hit store shelves on October 8th. As posted before, each Celebrations booster pack contains four holo cards. Celebrations booster packs can only be found within Celebrations products.
‘Celebrations’ Main Set
The main set contains 25 brand new cards featuring Legendary Pokemon, Pikachu, and Professor Oak. The Legendary Pokemon represent every generation.
#001 Ho-Oh
#002 Reshiram
#003 Kyogre
#004 Palkia
#005 Pikachu
#006 Flying Pikachu V
#007 Flying Pikachu VMAX
#008 Surfing Pikachu V
#009 Surfing Pikachu VMAX
#10 Zekrom
#11 Mew
#12 Xerneas
#13 Cosmog
#14 Cosmoem
#15 Lunala
#16 Zacian V
#17 Groudon
#18 Zamazenta V
#19 Yveltal
#20 Dialga
#21 Solgaleo
#22 Lugia
#23 Professor’s Research (Professor Oak)
#24 Professor’s Research (Professor Oak) (Full Art)
#25 Mew (Gold)
The regular holos are printed on a holofoil paper that doesn’t have any kind of pattern or effect to the foil — there’s no galaxies, bubbles, swirls, or lines. The foil is simply reflective (see Mew below). This is the same holofoil paper that was used for the Generations Radiant Collection.
The Pokemon V and full art cards use the same texture and holofoil as regular sets.
The Pikachu cards are what I would call “remakes.” They’re inspired by classic cards, but they’re updated with modern stats and effects, which means they’re considered new cards. This is similar to what Evolutions did with Base Set. However, these cards go one step further because they have new artwork paying homage to the originals (which the TCG has done before, like with Charizard from Stormfront). The VMAX Pikachu are also new cards that pay homage to the originals.
#005 Pikachu
#006 Flying Pikachu V
#008 Surfing Pikachu V
Pikachu from Base Set
Flying Pikachu
Surfing Pikachu
All 25 cards are tournament-legal because they’re new and have “E” regulation marks.
Classic Collections
The “Classic Collections” sub-set contains 25 reprinted cards from the TCG’s history. Each card was once loved by collectors (like Charizard), was extremely popular in decks of its era (like Claydol), or both (like Blastoise).
Blastoise from Base Set
Charizard from Base Set
Venusaur from Base Set
Imposter Professor Oak from Base Set
Dark Gyarados from Team Rocket
Here Comes Team Rocket! from Team Rocket
Rocket’s Zapdos from Gym Challenge
Birthday Pikachu Promo
Cleffa from Neo Genesis
Shining Magikarp from Neo Revelation
Team Magma’s Groudon from EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua
Rocket’s Admin from EX Team Rocket Returns
Mew ex from EX Legend Maker
Gardevoir ex d from EX Dragon Frontiers
Umbreon Star from POP Series 5
Claydol from Great Encounters
Luxray G LV.X from Rising Rivals
Garchomp C LV.X from Supreme Victors
Donphan from HeartGold & SoulSilver
Reshiram from Black & White
Zekrom from Black & White
Mewtwo EX from Next Destinies
Xerneas EX from XY
M Rayquaza EX from Roaring Skies
Tapu Lele GX from Guardians Rising
Like all reprints, the cards have some differences to distinguish them from the originals. In this case they feature a 25th anniversary stamp, an etching over the cards like modern secret rares, they’re printed on the holofoil paper used for the McDonalds promos, and the Wizards of the Coast copyright has been removed from the Gen 1 cards.
Otherwise, they use the same text, templates, set numbers, and everything else as the originals. TPCi obviously opened the original files and just slapped the 25th anniversary stamp over them.
None of the 25 cards are tournament-legal for Standard because they don’t have a regulation mark. This is by design. Many of them feature old mechanics that aren’t compatible with modern cards. Some of them would also be broken in modern decks. A trading card game can change a lot in 20 years, and these reprints sure show it!
However, Reshiram through Tapu Lele-GX are legal in Expanded because their original prints are still legal in that format.
Update: It looks like the fonts on some of the older cards are slightly different, perhaps due to changes in software rendering over the years. It probably wasn’t on purpose and likely wasn’t noticed.
*To me* it looks like the fonts on the old Celebrations cards is a bit different than the originals, like the “Pokemon Power: Energy Burn” text on Charizard. Perhaps new versions of Photoshop render the fonts differently?
Several of the promos associated with this set mix old mechanics with new Pokemon, like Light Toxtricity. They’re what I might call “anachronisms.” The Pokemon didn’t exist at the time the mechanics they represent were used. It’s as if these cards could have existed during those eras. Each card uses the same art style, templates, and attack effects as a card might have at the time.
This is also why they have a note on the bottom that says they’re not modern for tournament-play. Technically they don’t need that note since they don’t have regulation marks, but they’re “new” cards with SWSH promo numbering, so TPCi wants to make you double-sure you can’t use them in tournaments.
SWSH062 Pikachu VMAX
SWSH132 Dragapult Prime
SWSH133 Lance’s Charizard V
SWSH135 Zacian LV.X
SWSH136 Mimikyu d
SWSH137 Light Toxtricity
SWSH138 Hydreigon C
SWSH139-142 Pikachu V-UNION
SWSH143 Pikachu V
SWSH144 Greninja Star
SWSH145 Pikachu V
SWSH146 Poke Ball
Metal Charizard and Pikachu
‘Celebrations’ Products Releasing Nationwide
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Collection—Dragapult Prime
Product Contents: One foil promo card and one foil oversize card featuring Dragapult Prime, two Celebrations four–card booster packs, one additional Pokemon TCG booster pack, a four–pocket binder to hold your cards, and one anniversary–themed coin
Release Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Price: $14.99 USD
SWSH132 Dragapult Prime
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Collections—Lance’s Charizard V and Dark Sylveon V
Product Contents: One foil promo card and one foil oversize card featuring Lance’s Charizard V or Dark Sylveon V, four Celebrations four–card booster packs, and two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Release Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Price: $19.99 USD
SWSH133 Lance’s Charizard V
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Deluxe Pin Collection
Product Contents: One foil promo card featuring Zacian LV.X, an enamel pin featuring Flying and Surfing Pikachu, four Celebrations four–card booster packs, and two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Release Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Price: $19.99 USD
SWSH135 Zacian LV.X
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Elite Trainer Box
Product Contents: 10 Celebrations four–card booster packs, five additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, one special foil card featuring Greninja ☆, 65 anniversary–themed card sleeves, 45 Energy cards, a player’s guide to the Celebrations expansion, a Pokémon TCG rulebook, six damage–counter dice, one competition–legal coin–flip die, and two acrylic condition markers.
Release Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Price: $49.99 USD
Celebrations Elite Trainer Box
SWSH144 Greninja Star
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Elite Trainer Box (Pokemon Center Version)
SWSH144 Greninja Star
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Mini Tins
Product Contents: Two Celebrations four–card booster packs, one additional Pokémon TCG booster pack, one anniversary–themed coin, and one Pokémon art card showing the art from the Mini Tin (collect and combine all eight versions)
Release Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Price: $8.99 USD
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Special Collection—Pikachu V–UNION
Product Contents: Four foil promo cards that make up a single Pikachu V–UNION, one oversize card featuring Pikachu V–UNION, one Supporter card featuring Professor Burnet, four Celebrations four–card boosters, and two additional Pokémon TCG boosters.
Release Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Price: $29.99 USD
SWSH139-142 Pikachu V-UNION
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Premium Figure Collection—Pikachu VMAX
Product Contents: One etched foil promo card featuring Pikachu VMAX, one foil promo card featuring Pikachu V, a supersize figure of Gigantamax Pikachu, eight Celebrations four–card booster packs, and three additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Release Date: Oct. 22, 2021
Price: $49.99 USD
SWSH062 Pikachu VMAX
SWSH143 Pikachu V
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Ultra–Premium Collection
Product Contents: Two commemorative metal cards featuring Base Set Pikachu and Base Set Charizard, one special gold version of Pikachu V, one special gold version of Poké Ball, a Charizard and Pikachu enamel pin, one anniversary–themed metal coin, 17 Celebrations four–card booster packs, eight additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, and player’s guide.
Release Date: Oct. 22, 2021
Price: $119.99 USD
Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection
Metal Charizard and Pikachu
Gold Pikachu V and Poke Ball
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Collector Chest
Product Contents: Six Celebrations four–card booster packs, two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, three foil promo cards featuring Mimikyu δ (Delta Species), Light Toxtricity, and Hydreigon C; four colorful sticker sheets, a mini portfolio to store cards, a Pokémon coin, and a Pokémon notepad.
Release Date: October 2021
Price: $24.99 USD
SWSH138 Hydreigon C
SWSH137 Light Toxtricity
SWSH136 Mimikyu d
Store-Exclusive ‘Celebrations’ Products
Will add later, but you can check our news stories for these.
