Pokemon Card Game 30th CELEBRATION Lottery Sales Open at Suruga-ya, Amazon, Pokemon Center
The new "FUR" rarity appears across multiple products, making it the defining feature of the 30th anniversary lineup and a likely driver of demand across all retail channels.
Key Facts
- Suruga-ya's lottery for the Pokemon Card Game 30th CELEBRATION pack runs from August 20 at 20:00 to September 6, with winners announced September 7 and payment due September 7 to September 11.
- Amazon's lottery for 30th CELEBRATION offers 1 BOX (20 packs of 6 cards each) at 7,216 yen, using an invitation request system.
- The 30th CELEBRATION pack includes "Mew ex" and "Mewtwo ex" with the new "FUR" rarity, plus 30 shiny Pikachu cards by 30 different illustrators.
- Pokemon Center Online added the 30th CELEBRATION FUTURISTIC BOX to its additional lottery plans on August 24, alongside the 30th CELEBRATION and the Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon.
- The FUTURISTIC BOX includes two Pikachu ex Premium Holo cards with FUR, a Pokemon Coin, deck shields, a flip deck case, and a rubber play mat.
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The Pokemon Card Game is marking its 30th anniversary with the "30th CELEBRATION" expansion pack, and multiple retailers are running lottery sales. Suruga-ya's online store is accepting applications from August 20 at 20:00 until September 6. Entrants must follow the official X account @surugaya_toreka and repost the target post, then enter their X account ID on the lottery page. Winners are announced September 7, with payment due September 7 to September 11. Amazon is also running a lottery via an invitation request system, where the purchase button becomes "Request Invitation." Amazon offers 1 BOX, which contains 20 packs of 6 cards each, at 7,216 yen. The set includes "Mew ex" and "Mewtwo ex" with the new "FUR" rarity, plus 30 shiny Pikachu cards by 30 different illustrators. Pokemon Center Online has added the "30th CELEBRATION FUTURISTIC BOX" to its additional lottery plans, alongside the previously listed "30th CELEBRATION" and the "Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon." The FUTURISTIC BOX includes two Pikachu ex Premium Holo cards with the FUR rarity, a Pokemon Coin, deck shields, a flip deck case, and a rubber play mat.
- Amazon's lottery uses an invitation request system: the purchase button on the product page changes to "Request Invitation," and invitation emails go out to winners depending on stock.
- Suruga-ya directs entrants to its official blog for full details on the application flow.
- Both Amazon and Suruga-ya sell the same MEGA Expansion Pack 30th CELEBRATION BOX at 7,216 yen (tax included); the Premium Deck Set Espeon & Umbreon lists at 6,201 yen on Amazon.
- A separate Amazon lottery covers the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set, which features special "starter trio" cards by region (Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie) at 1,200 yen.
- Pokemon Center Online updated its "Regarding Additional Lottery Sales" announcement page on August 24 to add the FUTURISTIC BOX, but the schedule is still being adjusted and details are to be announced later.
- Pokemon Center's additional lottery plans again reserve most slots for "winners who are identity-verified," using My Number Card identity verification.
- Don Quijote is running a separate lottery for the anniversary pack, accepting applications until August 31 at select stores in Tokyo and Kanagawa.
- Sanyodo is also holding a lottery covering both the 30th CELEBRATION expansion pack and the Espeon & Umbreon Set.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.