Every Pokémon 30th Celebration Pikachu Card Revealed So Far
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration is doing something unusually ambitious with Pikachu. Instead of giving the mascot one or two special cards and calling it a day, the set contains an entire 30-card Pikachu subset, with one Pikachu included in every booster pack.
Each version has its own artwork, illustrator and attacks, plus a separate 01/30 through 30/30 numbering system alongside its normal 30th Celebration collector number.
As of September 8, 2026, 20 of the 30 Pikachu cards have been revealed, leaving ten spots still unknown. If you are planning to complete the Pikachu set, this page will track all 30 as Pokémon fills in the remaining gaps.
TL;DR How Many Pikachu Cards Are in Pokémon 30th Celebration?
There are 30 special Pikachu Rare cards in Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration. Every booster pack contains one card from the Pikachu subset, but Pokémon has not confirmed that all 30 versions have equal pull rates.
The Pikachu cards occupy collector numbers 023/128 through 052/128 in the main set and also carry their own secondary numbers from 01/30 through 30/30.
Pokémon 30th Celebration Pikachu Checklist
Here is the complete 30-card structure as it currently stands.
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Pikachu Number | Set Number | Status | TCGplayer |
023/128 | Revealed | ||
02/30 | 024/128 | Not Revealed | — |
025/128 | Revealed | ||
026/128 | Revealed | ||
05/30 | 027/128 | Not Revealed | — |
028/128 | Revealed | ||
07/30 | 029/128 | Not Revealed | — |
030/128 | Revealed | ||
09/30 | 031/128 | Not Revealed | — |
032/128 | Revealed | ||
033/128 | Revealed | ||
034/128 | Revealed | ||
13/30 | 035/128 | Not Revealed | — |
036/128 | Revealed | ||
037/128 | Revealed | ||
038/128 | Revealed | ||
039/128 | Revealed | ||
040/128 | Revealed | ||
041/128 | Revealed | ||
042/128 | Revealed | ||
043/128 | Revealed | ||
044/128 | Revealed | ||
23/30 | 045/128 | Not Revealed | — |
24/30 | 046/128 | Not Revealed | — |
047/128 | Revealed | ||
26/30 | 048/128 | Not Revealed | — |
049/128 | Revealed | ||
050/128 | Revealed | ||
29/30 | 051/128 | Not Revealed | — |
30/30 | 052/128 | Not Revealed | — |
What Makes the 30 Pikachu Cards Different?
This is more than one card being printed with 30 alternate illustrations.
Each Pikachu has its own artwork and illustrator, while the cards also feature different attacks and their own subset numbering. That makes completing all 30 feel more like assembling a miniature set inside 30th Celebration than chasing variations of one normal card.
There is also a practical reason collectors will probably become very familiar with these cards. One Pikachu is included in every 30th Celebration booster pack. That guarantees steady progress toward the subset, although collecting all 30 could still be much harder than simply opening 30 packs.
Pokémon has not confirmed equal distribution among the 30 cards, so we should not assume any particular Pikachu has exactly a 1-in-30 pull rate.
Ken Sugimori Gets Pikachu 01/30
Starting the set with Ken Sugimori is about as appropriate as it gets for a 30th-anniversary product.
Sugimori was responsible for much of the official character artwork that defined the earliest Pokémon games and helped establish the visual identity generations of fans still associate with the franchise.
There is an important distinction here, though. Sugimori did not originally design Pikachu himself. That credit belongs to Atsuko Nishida, who created Pikachu and Raichu during development of the original Pokémon games.
That makes another card in this subset especially interesting.
Pikachu Creator Atsuko Nishida Illustrates 25/30
Pikachu 25/30, numbered 047/128 in 30th Celebration, is illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
For collectors who care about the history behind the cards, this may end up being one of the most meaningful Pikachu in the entire subset.
Nishida created Pikachu's original character design before Sugimori produced the polished official artwork based on the game's early designs. Bringing Nishida back to illustrate one of the 30 anniversary Pikachu cards gives the subset an actual connection to the character's creation instead of simply using anniversary branding.
There will undoubtedly be flashier artwork among the 30 cards, but that historical connection is difficult to beat.
Which Pikachu Cards Have Not Been Revealed Yet?
Ten positions remain unrevealed:
02/30, 024/128
05/30, 027/128
07/30, 029/128
09/30, 031/128
13/30, 035/128
23/30, 045/128
24/30, 046/128
26/30, 048/128
29/30, 051/128
30/30, 052/128
The final two slots are especially interesting simply because 30/30 feels like the obvious place to hide something memorable, but there is no reason to assume Pokémon has saved the biggest artist or artwork for that position until the card is actually revealed.
For now, those ten stay blank.
Are All 30 Pikachu Cards Equally Rare?
We don't know yet.
The only thing we can say confidently before release is that every 30th Celebration booster contains one card from the 30-card Pikachu subset.
Pokémon has not publicly confirmed that every Pikachu appears at the same frequency.
That distinction matters. A guaranteed Pikachu in every pack does not automatically mean each individual card has a 1-in-30 chance.
Once the set releases and collectors begin opening meaningful quantities of product, we should have a much better idea whether certain Pikachu are genuinely harder to pull.
When Does Pokémon 30th Celebration Release?
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration releases September 16, 2026.
With ten Pikachu still unrevealed as of September 8, this checklist is not finished yet. That is actually part of what makes it useful right now. We will continue updating the same page as the remaining cards are revealed instead of making collectors hunt through several different announcement articles.
There are going to be much rarer cards in 30th Celebration, but completing all 30 Pikachu may end up being one of the set's most obvious collecting projects.
Between the guaranteed Pikachu in every pack, the different artists and the historical connection to people like Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida, Pokémon has given its mascot a pretty fitting anniversary set of its own.
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