Pokemon 30th Anniversary Card Prices & List
The Pokemon 30th Anniversary set is officially called 30th Celebration and was released 2026-09-16. We price 158 of its 161 cards daily from completed TCGplayer sales (last updated 2026-10-23); see the full 30th Celebration card list for every card, or read on for what the Mew R/G/B grails and SIR ex cards actually sell for.
Open full 30th Celebration card list & prices
Below: what a 30th anniversary pokemon grail is actually selling for, which cards hold value on real volume, and what the rest of the set is worth.
The Mew R/G/B grails: the set's highest prices — on almost no sales
Three Mew cards numbered R, G and B (for the 1996 Japanese Red/Green/Blue versions, art by YOSHIROTTEN) top the entire set. They are also the clearest example of why a price needs a sale count behind it: each of these figures rests on just a handful of completed sales, so the number is volatile and is not what you can reliably expect to get. We show them because sellers ask — with the real transaction count right beside the price.
The cards that actually hold value: the Special Illustration ex cycle
Strip out the thin grails and the real money in 30th Celebration sits in the Special Illustration Rare and Futuristic Rare ex cards (#149–158). Each of these trades on 1,000+ completed sales in 30 days, so the price below is a genuine market reference, not a one-off. If you pulled one of these, this is roughly what it has been selling for in Near Mint.
Most of the set is bulk — and that's normal
A 30th anniversary set sounds like it should be valuable top to bottom. It isn't. Of the 158 cards we price, 116 trade for under $1 and the median card is just $0.28. Only 16 clear $10. The set leans heavily on a cycle of 30 different Pikachu prints and reprints of classic characters, most of which are worth pocket change on their own. The value is concentrated in a dozen cards at the top — which is exactly why you price a collection card by card rather than assuming the anniversary label makes everything worth something.
Full 30th Celebration card list & prices
This page covers the highlights. The complete checklist — all 158 cards in collector-number order, each with its Near Mint market price and 30-day change — lives on the dedicated set page.
Pokemon 30th anniversary set: questions
What is the Pokemon 30th anniversary set?
It is officially called "30th Celebration," a Mega Evolution-series set released 2026-09-16 to mark 30 years of Pokemon. The main checklist runs to 128 cards plus special illustration and "Futuristic" rares (161 in total). It mixes new Mega Evolution ex cards, a cycle of 30 different Pikachu prints, reprints of classic characters, and a three-card Mew tribute numbered R, G and B for the original Red/Green/Blue Japanese releases.
What is the Pokemon 30th anniversary set card list?
The 30th anniversary pokemon card list is the official 30th Celebration checklist: 158 cards released 2026-09-16, counting the main set plus Special Illustration and Futuristic rares. This page is the short read on which of those cards are worth money. The full checklist in collector-number order, each with its Near Mint price, is the 30th Celebration card list.
Which Pokemon 30th anniversary cards are worth money?
Two very different answers. The headline grails are the three Mew cards numbered R, G and B — they have posted the set's highest prices ($4,825 / $3,976 / $3,739), but only 1–4 copies have actually sold in the last month, so treat those figures as thin, not as a price you can count on. The cards that reliably hold value on real volume are the Special Illustration Rare ex cycle — Mew ex ($85.62), Gengar ex ($71.40), Pikachu ex ($57.44), Mewtwo ex ($47.43) — each on 1,000+ completed sales. Everything else is bulk: 116 of the 158 cards we price trade for under $1. Liquid Special Illustration Rare prices are in the SIR ex section on this page. Thin grail sales are on the Mew card pages: Mew (B), Mew (R), Mew (G).
Pokemon 30th anniversary price list — where are the prices?
The prices are on this page, as a short read rather than the full table: TCGplayer Near Mint indices from completed sales, rebuilt daily, covering the three Mew grails, the Special Illustration Rare ex cards that actually trade, and how much of the set is bulk. For every card number, rarity, and price in one table, use the full 30th Celebration card list.
How much is a complete 30th anniversary set worth?
Adding every Near Mint market price in the set gives about $13189 — but that total is dominated by the three thin Mew grails. Excluding them, the realistic Near Mint value of a complete 30th Celebration set is a few hundred dollars, and the median single card is just $0.28. A real sale usually lands below the summed index, since only Near Mint copies fetch the top of the range.
Are the Mew R, G and B cards real, and why so expensive?
Yes. These three Mew cards are the grails of 30th Celebration: real promo-style cards numbered R, G and B (a nod to the 1996 Japanese Red/Green/Blue versions), illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN. Pokemon lists them at Common rarity, but they are far scarcer in the market than the numbered cards — which is why a single sale can print a $4,825 figure. With only a handful of completed sales, that number moves a lot and is not a price you can count on selling at. Each card page shows the exact 30-day sale count next to the Near Mint index: Mew (B), Mew (R), Mew (G).
Is the Pokemon 30th anniversary set worth collecting or selling?
If you are selling, the value is concentrated: the SIR ex cards and any Mew R/G/B are worth pulling out and pricing individually, while the 116 sub-$1 cards are better sold as bulk lots. If you are collecting, the set is Standard-legal and widely printed, so sealed-product premiums are modest for now. Every price here is TCGplayer's Near Mint completed-sales index, rebuilt daily — a reference for what a copy has sold for, not an asking price.
When was the Pokemon 30th Anniversary set released?
The Pokemon 30th Anniversary set, 30th Celebration, was released on 2026-09-16 to mark 30 years of the Pokemon TCG.
What is the most valuable Pokemon 30th Anniversary card?
The Mew R, G and B cards are the highest-priced 30th Anniversary cards, but they trade on very few sales, so treat their prices as rough.
Prices are TCGplayer Near Mint market indices built from completed sales, rebuilt daily — a reference for what a card has sold for, not an offer or an appraisal of your specific copy. Condition, print and grading move the number sharply; each card's page shows per-condition values and 30 days of history.