The Pokemon Company has set a June 1 reveal for its next Pokemon TCG 30th anniversary product, giving collectors a firm time to watch for new information about what is expected to be the 30th Celebration set.
An official Pokemon Card Game Japan notice says the company will announce the latest information in a video on the Pokemon official Japanese YouTube channel at 10 p.m. JST on June 1. That works out to 6 a.m. PT, so the reveal will land early in the day for fans following from North America.
The timing is the confirmed part. The product details are still waiting on the video itself, but the official YouTube listing is titled around a Pokemon Card Game "30th anniversary product" and a worldwide simultaneous release. That makes June 1 the next checkpoint for players trying to plan around one of the card game's biggest anniversary drops.
What has been reported about 30th Celebration
The upcoming reveal is expected to focus on 30th Celebration, a special Pokemon TCG expansion tied to the card game's anniversary. Game Rant reports that the set will mix new cards with reprints from the game's history, with every card reportedly planned as holofoil.
The report also says packs are expected to include six cards and one Pikachu in every pack, with 30 different Pikachu cards available to collect. The set is currently reported for September 16 in Japan, followed by a worldwide debut around September 18.
Those product details should be treated as early information until The Pokemon Company shows the June 1 video. Still, the outline fits the kind of anniversary set that can draw both competitive players and collectors, especially when classic reprints and Pikachu variants are involved.
The Pokemon TCG has already had a busy news cycle in Japan this month, including The Pokemon Company considering My Number ID checks for some Pokemon TCG sales and events to fight scalping and account abuse. A major anniversary set would likely put even more attention on how the company handles high-demand products.
Gamers Now has also covered the Pokemon TCG Pitch Black set getting a July release date, giving collectors another upcoming release to track before the anniversary product arrives. The June 1 video should make clear how much of 30th Celebration is nostalgia, how much is new and whether the reported worldwide timing holds.