Pokémon’s 30th anniversary celebrations are already well underway, but collectors haven’t seen everything yet.
Following the September launch of the Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration expansion, another highly anticipated release arrives on 2 October 2026, bringing two products collectors have been waiting for: the 30th Celebration Booster Bundle and the 30th Celebration Mini Tins.
So, what exactly is coming, what do you get inside each product, and which one should you be looking out for?
Here’s what we know.
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Booster Bundle
For collectors who simply want more packs to open, this could be one of the most appealing products in the entire 30th Celebration range.
The Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Booster Bundle contains:
- 6 Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration booster packs
That’s it — no sleeves, dice or other accessories. It’s a straightforward way to get six packs of the special anniversary set.
Each 30th Celebration booster pack contains five foil cards, one foil Basic Energy card and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.
There’s another reason these packs are particularly interesting for collectors: each booster pack contains one of 30 unique Pikachu rare card variations, giving collectors a very appropriate 30-card Pikachu hunt for Pokémon’s 30th anniversary.
For anyone chasing cards from the set rather than accessories, the Booster Bundle is definitely one to watch.
30th Celebration Mini Tins
Also arriving on 2 October 2026 are the Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Mini Tins.
And Pokémon hasn’t made this an easy one for completionists.
There are 10 different Mini Tin artworks to collect, with the artwork split across day and night themes. Collect all ten art cards and they can be combined to create two larger images.
Each 30th Celebration Mini Tin contains:
- 2 Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration booster packs
- 1 sticker sheet
- 1 Pokémon art card matching the Mini Tin artwork
- 1 Pokémon TCG Live code card
The tins themselves also make these more than just another way of buying booster packs. For sealed collectors and anyone attempting to collect the complete set of ten designs, there’s plenty to chase.
Booster Bundle or Mini Tin – Which One Is for You?
That really depends on what you collect.
If your main goal is opening 30th Celebration packs and chasing cards, the six-pack Booster Bundle keeps things simple.
If you enjoy collecting sealed Pokémon products, artwork and display pieces, the Mini Tins have much more going on — especially with ten different designs available.
And if you’re the type of collector who needs every design?
We apologise in advance to your wallet.
What Makes 30th Celebration Different?
The Pokémon Trading Card Game has now been around for three decades, and the 30th Celebration expansion has been designed around that history.
The set features Pokémon from across different generations, including names such as Mewtwo ex, Mew ex, Umbreon ex, Salamence ex and Greninja ex.
But Pikachu is unsurprisingly right at the centre of the anniversary.
With 30 different Pikachu rare variations appearing across the expansion, completing them all could become one of the defining collecting challenges of 30th Celebration.
Whether you started collecting Pokémon cards decades ago or opened your first pack this year, the anniversary range brings together nostalgia and modern Pokémon TCG collecting in one set.
More 30th Celebration Products Are Still Coming
The October release isn’t the end of Pokémon’s anniversary plans either.
More Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration products are scheduled to arrive later in 2026, meaning the anniversary set is likely to remain one of the biggest Pokémon TCG talking points throughout the rest of the year.
For collectors, that means plenty more sealed products, promos and cards still to come.
Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration at Clifford TCG
At Clifford TCG, we’ll continue adding Pokémon TCG releases, restocks and new arrivals throughout the 30th anniversary celebrations.
Whether you’re hunting 30th Celebration products, Elite Trainer Boxes, Booster Bundles, booster packs, sealed Pokémon TCG products, singles or graded cards, keep an eye on our latest stock.
We’re a UK Pokémon TCG retailer, with carefully sourced products and secure UK delivery.
The next date for the diary is:
2 October 2026 — 30th Celebration Booster Bundles and Mini Tins.
The question is…
Are you ripping them, keeping them sealed, or doing both?