30th Celebration cards have been on a downward trajectory since release, with most chase cards dropping by more than 50 percent. However, over the last few days we’ve seen a stabilisation followed by a small uptick in value.

The 12 chase cards combined
TCGplayer market price, 16 Sep – 18 Oct 2026
Last 3 days $0 $400 $800 $1.2K $1.6K 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct $1,479 $535 $561
Last 3 days $0 $400 $800 $1.2K $1.6K 16 Sep 30 Sep 14 Oct $1,479 $535 $561
Figure 1. Combined TCGplayer market price (Near Mint) of the 12 chase cards: the Special Illustration Rares and Futuristic Rares, 147–158. 16 September is the release-day price and 18 October is a part day. 26 September is left out: a data glitch priced three cards under $25 that day.

The greatest jump has been in the Mew ex Special Illustration Rare, increasing from $84.56 to $95.49.

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Mew ex 152/128 Special Illustration Rare from 30th Celebration View on TCGplayer
Mew ex 152/128
TCGplayer market price, 1–18 Oct 2026
Last 3 days $60 $80 $100 $120 1 Oct 5 Oct 9 Oct 13 Oct 17 Oct $84.56 $95.49
Last 3 days $60 $80 $100 $120 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct $84.56 $95.49
Figure 2. Mew ex 152/128 Special Illustration Rare, daily TCGplayer market price (Near Mint): up 12.9% from 15 to 18 October.

This could be due to a lull between releases, with no new big releases until 6th November, with the insane release of the Night and Day Ultra-Premium Collections, Ditto Premium Collection, and the Mew and Mewtwo Figure Collections.

Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection — Night
Ultra-Premium Collection — Night
$179.99 · 29 packs + 1 Classic Collection pack
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Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection — Day
Ultra-Premium Collection — Day
$179.99 · 29 packs + 1 Classic Collection pack
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Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Ditto Premium Collection
Ditto Premium Collection
$39.99 · 8 packs
TCGplayer
Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Figure Collection — Mew
Figure Collection — Mew
$29.99 · 5 packs
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Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Figure Collection — Mewtwo
Figure Collection — Mewtwo
$29.99 · 5 packs
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Figure 3. The five 30th Celebration products due on 6 November 2026, with US MSRP and packs per product. Full list: every 30th Celebration product and price.

This large increase in availability may cause a dip in value, but I wouldn’t be surprised if cards continued to inflate in value until then.

What about the reprints?

The Classic Collection reprints haven’t followed quite the same trajectory. They actually rose for the first week and a half, peaking at $1,240 combined on 27 September, before falling to $761 on 13 October. From 19 September to their lows, that’s a 31% drop for the reprints against 52% for the chase cards. Over the last three days they’ve seen the same small uptick, rising 5.3% to $811, with the biggest jump in Lugia (149/147), from $180.41 to $193.97.

Lugia 149/147 Classic Collection reprint from 30th Celebration View on TCGplayer
Chase cards vs reprints
Combined market price, 19 Sep = 100
12 chase cards30 reprints
40 60 80 100 120 19 Sep 26 Sep 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct Reprints 74 Chase cards 50
40 60 80 100 120 19 Sep 3 Oct 17 Oct Reprints 74 Chase cards 50
Figure 4. The 12 chase cards against the 30 Classic Collection reprints, combined TCGplayer market price (Near Mint) indexed to 19 September = 100. TCGplayer has no reprint prices before 19 September, so both lines start there.

All 12 chase cards

Card16 Sep15 Oct18 OctSince releaseLast 3 days
Mew ex152 · SIR
$194.29$84.56$95.49−50.9%+12.9%
Gengar ex154 · SIR
$145.45$73.02$76.18−47.6%+4.3%
Pikachu ex150 · SIR
$155.83$56.16$61.12−60.8%+8.8%
Mew ex158 · Futuristic Rare
$248.04$51.37$49.29−80.1%−4.0%
Mewtwo ex151 · SIR
$114.65$49.24$49.22−57.1%0.0%
Pikachu ex149 · SIR
$159.59$46.07$49.17−69.2%+6.7%
Sylveon ex153 · SIR
$123.12$41.11$43.52−64.7%+5.9%
Jirachi ex155 · SIR
$76.95$43.03$43.31−43.7%+0.7%
Mewtwo ex157 · Futuristic Rare
$134.55$40.46$42.04−68.8%+3.9%
Greninja ex148 · SIR
$63.20$20.68$21.16−66.5%+2.3%
Fuecoco ex147 · SIR
$30.90$15.08$15.66−49.3%+3.8%
Salamence ex156 · SIR
$32.73$14.69$15.23−53.5%+3.7%

TCGplayer market price, Near Mint. 16 September is release day.

Sources

TCGplayer daily market-price history (Near Mint, English), fetched 18 October 2026. Release-day prices from our 30th Celebration price tracker, updated daily.

Edited by

Bill

Pokémon TCG collector and archivist. Covering set releases, card market analysis, and collector guides. Master-setted Stellar Crown — currently working through 151, Black & White, and Prismatic Evolutions. Favourite game: Pokémon Emerald. Favourite Pokémon: Rayquaza.