30th Celebration: Classic Collection: a guide for young collectors

30th Celebration: Classic Collection came out on 16 September 2026. It has 30 cards to collect: 27 Pokémon, 3 Trainer cards.

Star Pokémon to look for

These big “ex” and Mega Pokémon are the cards most collectors hope to find in 30th Celebration: Classic Collection:

Scizor ex

The rarest cards in this set are Illustration Rare cards. One gold star. These show a Pokémon in a beautiful scene, like a painting.

Rarity	Cards	What it means
Common	2	The easiest cards to find. Look for a small circle near the card number.
Uncommon	1	A little harder to find. They have a diamond shape near the number.
Rare Holo	4	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare	3	Marked with a black star. Most packs have at least one rare card.
Rare Holo EX	3	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare Holo GX	3	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare Secret	2	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
LEGEND	2	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare Holo ex	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare Holo LV.X	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare Prime	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare Ultra	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Rare BREAK	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Holo Rare V	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Amazing Rare	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Holo Rare VMAX	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Holo Rare VSTAR	1	A special kind of card that is harder to find than normal cards.
Illustration Rare	1	One gold star. These show a Pokémon in a beautiful scene, like a painting.

Look at the bottom of the card. You'll see a small set symbol and a number. Newer cards also show a short code: for this set it's 30C.

Lightning (4) · Colorless (4) · Darkness (4) · Psychic (4) · Metal (3) · Water (3) · Grass (2) · Fire (1) · Dragon (1) · Fairy (1) · Fighting (1)

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No.	Card	Rarity
58	Pikachu	Common
4	Charizard	Rare Holo
18	Misty	Rare Holo
69	Erika's Jigglypuff	Common
25	Sneasel	Rare
106	Shining Celebi	Rare Secret
149	Lugia	Rare Secret
5	Delcatty	Rare Holo
19	Dark Tyranitar	Rare
108	Scizor ex	Rare Holo ex
11	Metagross	Rare Holo
106	Palkia LV.X	Rare Holo LV.X
43	Uxie	Rare
47	Crobat G	Uncommon
94	Gengar	Rare Prime
99	Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND	LEGEND
100	Darkrai & Cresselia LEGEND	LEGEND
101	N	Rare Ultra
85	Rayquaza-EX	Rare Holo EX
11	Genesect-EX	Rare Holo EX
106	M Gardevoir-EX	Rare Holo EX
41	Greninja BREAK	Rare BREAK
89	Solgaleo-GX	Rare Holo GX
57	Buzzwole-GX	Rare Holo GX
33	Pikachu & Zekrom-GX	Rare Holo GX
138	Zacian V	Holo Rare V
50	Raikou	Amazing Rare
114	Mew VMAX	Holo Rare VMAX
123	Arceus VSTAR	Holo Rare VSTAR
203	Magikarp	Illustration Rare

Pokémon in this set: 25.

Young collectors: always ask a parent or carer before buying cards, trading online or sharing anything about yourself on the internet.