The Pokemon Card Game MEGA "30th CELEBRATION Card Set (9-type set)" is being distributed through retailer lotteries rather than open sale. Amazon ran its lottery in August with nine region sets at 1,200 yen each, and GEO opened its own lottery on September 28 at 10,791 yen for a bundled set with in-store pickup.
The 30th CELEBRATION Card Sets are a nine-region Pokemon Card Game product line, with each set built around one region's three starter Pokemon. The regional split is detailed in the Amazon lottery listing: 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). Each set includes full illustration cards of that region's starters, two packs of the 30th CELEBRATION expansion, and a card stand.
Amazon's August sale used an invitation request system, where a product page's purchase button changes to a request button and winners receive invitation emails based on stock. Nine sets were offered, priced at 1,200 yen including tax, and completing the full set of nine required entering nine separate lotteries. The same lottery is described as part of a wider rollout that also includes a 30th CELEBRATION expansion pack box and a separate Espeon and Umbreon premium deck set.
GEO opened a later lottery for a Pokemon Card Game MEGA "30th CELEBRATION Card Set (9-type set)" priced at 10,791 yen including tax. Applications ran from September 28 at 11:00 to October 1 at 17:59 through GEO's lottery site, with in-store pickup only and some stores excluded. Winners are notified by email on October 14 and must buy between October 16 and October 18.
GEO's terms go further than the resale bans card makers have announced. Staff open the shrink wrap at the register, collect the outer box, and hand over packs only. Resale is banned for one year after winning, and applicants caught listing items on auction sites are refused future lottery entries. Buyers must hold a Ponta card with the store rental membership function linked to their GEO ID and show identification at purchase. Individual card sets are not sold, and each applicant may enter once for one set.
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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.
Aug 6
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.