Pokemon Card Game 30th Anniversary Card Sets Hit Amazon Lottery Sale
The nine-set regional structure means collectors must enter nine separate Amazon lotteries to complete the full starter Pokemon illustration set, a deliberate spread that mirrors how the 30th CELEBRATION expansion itself is being distributed across multiple retailers.
Key Facts
- Amazon is running a lottery sale for nine 30th CELEBRATION Card Sets, each priced at 1,200 yen including tax.
- Each card set includes full illustration cards of one region's three starter Pokemon, two packs of the 30th CELEBRATION expansion, and a card stand.
- The nine sets cover the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar, and Paldea regions.
- Amazon's lottery uses an invitation request system where buyers press a request button and winners receive invitation emails based on stock availability.
- Amazon is also running a lottery for the 30th CELEBRATION Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon at 6,201 yen including tax.
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Amazon is running a lottery sale for the Pokemon Card Game 30th anniversary product line, the 30th CELEBRATION Card Sets. The sale uses an invitation request system: the purchase button on each product page changes to a request button, and winners receive invitation emails based on stock availability. Nine sets are available, each priced at 1,200 yen including tax. Each set covers one of the nine regions from the mainline series and includes full illustration cards of that region's three starter Pokemon, two packs of the 30th CELEBRATION expansion, and a card stand. The sets are organized by region: Kanto (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle), Johto (Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile), Hoenn (Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip), Sinnoh (Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup), Unova (Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott), Kalos (Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie), Alola (Rowlet, Litten, Popplio), Galar (Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble), and Paldea (Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly). The lottery is part of a broader 30th anniversary rollout that also includes the 30th CELEBRATION expansion pack box and a separate Espeon & Umbreon premium deck set.
The 30th CELEBRATION Card Sets are one of several lottery-distributed items in the Pokemon Card Game 30th anniversary lineup. Amazon is also running a separate lottery for the 30th CELEBRATION Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon, priced at 6,201 yen including tax, which includes one Espeon ex deck, one Umbreon ex deck, and full illustration cards of both Pokemon. The expansion pack 30th CELEBRATION BOX, containing 20 packs, is listed at 7,216 yen on Amazon, though that price reflects stock status at the time of publication.
The lottery system Amazon uses is the same across all these products: interested buyers press the request button on the product page, and invitations go out as stock becomes available. Other retailers are running parallel lotteries for the expansion pack, including Hobby Station with an application period ending August 6 at 23:59, and Shimamura, which is offering the Storm Emeralda and Abyss Eye expansion packs instead. The card sets themselves are the only product in the lineup structured by region, with each of the nine sets tied to one generation of the mainline games.
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle: Kanto region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile: Johto region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip: Hoenn region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup: Sinnoh region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott: Unova region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie: Kalos region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Rowlet, Litten, Popplio: Alola region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble: Galar region starters
- 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly: Paldea region starters
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.