Pokémon 30th Celebration Classic Collection: all 30 cards, where they come from and what they cost

The 30th Celebration Classic Collection is a 30-card subset of reprinted Pokémon TCG favourites, from the 1999 Base Set Charizard to the 2023 Magikarp Illustration Rare, each with a 30th anniversary logo. In English you can only open them from the Classic Collection pack in the 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection, three cards at a time — so for most collectors, singles are the realistic way to get a particular one. The dearest at our prices on 8 October 2026 is the Lugia 149/147 at £270.

What is the Classic Collection?

A celebration subset. Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration (released 16 September 2026) marks three decades of the card game, and alongside its main set it reprints 30 cards from across those years. It echoes Celebrations in 2021, whose own Classic Collection did the same for the 25th anniversary — we stock those too, in Celebrations Classic Collection singles.

The reprints keep the original card's number and rarity symbol, so they look like the originals with a 30th anniversary logo added. That is why numbers clash: Palkia LV.X, M Gardevoir-EX and Shining Celebi are all number 106 of different totals. On our site the cards are numbered 1 to 30 in collection order, with the original number in each title.

How do you get Classic Collection cards?

Only through the Ultra-Premium Collection, in Day and Night versions. Each holds 29 standard 30th Celebration booster packs plus a single Classic Collection pack containing three of the 30 cards. Regular booster packs, Elite Trainer Boxes and tins do not contain them. We list both versions at £179.99 — see the Night Ultra-Premium Collection page for availability.

Three random cards from 30 per box makes completing the subset by opening very expensive, which is why we price and list every card individually in Classic Collection singles.

Is the Ultra-Premium Collection worth buying for the Classic Collection pack alone? Probably not. Its value is in the 29 regular packs, the Pikachu ex and Espeon ex or Umbreon ex promos and the accessories; the Classic Collection pack is a bonus. If you want the Charizard or the Lugia specifically, the single will almost always cost less than chasing it three cards at a time.

All 30 Classic Collection cards

Every card, the set it first appeared in, and our price on 8 October 2026 (rounded to the pound):

Years are the original English release. Original sets were checked against the TCGdex card database.

Why is the Lugia worth more than the Charizard?

Nostalgia for the original. The Aquapolis Lugia is one of the most famous secret rares of the e-Card era, and its original is scarce and expensive, so a reprint of it carries real appeal. Base Set Charizard is the most iconic card of all, but it has been reprinted before — Celebrations included it in 2021 — so the 30th Celebration version is one of several. The Magikarp is the newest card in the subset, a 2023 Illustration Rare, and its high price shows that artwork collectors love holds value fast.

If the reprints spark an interest in the originals, older cards we hold are in Classic singles, and every Charizard printing we catalogue is in Charizard cards.

How does the Classic Collection fit with the main 30th Celebration set?

It sits alongside it. The main set has 128 numbered cards plus secret rares to 158, including Special Illustration Rares and the new Futuristic rares of Mewtwo ex and Mew ex, illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN. Its top card at our prices is the Mew ex Special Illustration Rare (152/128) at £150. Browse 30th Celebration singles, see our 30th Celebration price guide, or read the full 30th Celebration UK guide for products and dates.

Iconic Trading Cards ships orders of singles only for a flat £2.45 in the UK. On 8 October 2026 most Classic Collection cards were out of stock with us — the Lugia was the one in hand — so check each card's page for current availability.