GEO Opens Lottery For Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration Card Set
GEO's terms go past the resale bans card makers already announced: the chain opens the shrink wrap at the register, collects the outer box, and hands over packs only.
Key Facts
- GEO is accepting lottery applications for the Pokemon Card Game MEGA 30th CELEBRATION Card Set (9-type set) at 10,791 yen including tax, from September 28 at 11:00 to October 1 at 17:59.
- The 30th CELEBRATION Card Set contains full-art cards of the first partner Pokemon of the nine regions, two packs of the 30th CELEBRATION expansion, and a card stand.
- Winners of the GEO card set lottery are notified on October 14, with the purchase window running October 16 to October 18.
- GEO also accepts lottery applications for the 30th CELEBRATION (1BOX) at 7,172 yen including tax through October 1, with winner notification on October 22 and purchase from October 24 to October 25.
- Pokemon Center Online will hold an additional lottery around December for the 30th CELEBRATION BOX, the Premium Deck Set Espeon and Umbreon, and the FUTURISTIC BOX.
Reporting from 1 source: Inside.
GEO is accepting lottery applications for the Pokemon Card Game MEGA "30th CELEBRATION Card Set (9-type set)." The price is 10,791 yen including tax. Applications run from September 28 at 11:00 to October 1 at 17:59, and entries are taken only through GEO's lottery sale website, with in-store pickup only and some stores excluded. The set holds full-art cards of the first partner Pokemon of the nine regions plus two packs of the 30th CELEBRATION expansion and a card stand. Each applicant may enter once for one set, and individual card sets are not sold. Winners are notified by email on October 14 and must buy between October 16 and October 18. Resale is banned for one year after winning, and GEO refuses future lottery entries to applicants caught listing items on auction sites. Buyers must hold a Ponta card with the store rental membership function linked to their GEO ID and show identification at purchase.
The two GEO listings conflict on both product and schedule. One covers the 30th CELEBRATION expansion pack BOX, capped at one box per person, with no pack-unit applications accepted. Its application window closes October 1 at 17:59, winners are notified October 22, and purchases run October 24 to October 25. The other covers the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set 9-type set at 10,791 yen including tax, with winners notified October 14 and purchases from October 16 to October 18.
Applicants must present the "store purchase" screen on their own phone at purchase. Printouts of a PC screen and screenshots are not allowed. If no email arrives on the winner notification date, the applicant is not selected.
Pokemon Center Online plans an additional lottery sale of 30th anniversary products around December, covering the 30th CELEBRATION BOX, the Espeon & Umbreon Premium Deck Set, and the FUTURISTIC BOX. The official statement says, "We ask that you please wait a little while longer."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.