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30th Anniversary Pikachu for August 2, 2026. Pikachu anniversary demand, sealed timing, PSA context, and collector watchpoints.
August 2, 2026 · 4 min read
Sunday. No unique TCG headline on PokeBeach, pokemon.com, press.pokemon.com, pokemoncenter.com, 30th.pokemon-card.com, pokemon.cn, or collectiblesnews.com.
The calendar did not reset. Gym pack vol. 5 is on day two. Storm Emeralda is in week one. Series 3 is still Friday.
What matters today
Do not invent a Sunday sales print. Play the gym pack if you can. Watch Japanese opens. Do not treat a Series 3 preorder as a sold.
Signal 1: gym pack, day two
MEGA promo pack vol. 5 started Saturday. Same seven-card pool. One card per pack. Mega Tatsugiri ex, Lida, new Wimpod and Tynamo arts, stamped Patrat, Special Red Card, Boss's Orders.
Battle rule unchanged: two packs to play, one extra to the winner, one more for rock-paper-scissors if nine or more sit down. No official yen price. Prize pack, not a shelf SKU.
Signal 2: Storm Emeralda tape is still thin
Official street was July 31. Pack MSRP 200 yen tax-in, five cards. Shops have week-one opens. There is still no English ranking you can treat as a sold tape. Chat screenshots are not comps.
Still live on the same JP calendar:
- Home shield-battle campaign through October 31 - Mega Gallade ex SAR Get Battle through October 31. Entry is 15 Storm Emeralda packs. Official pack-equivalent tag 3,000 yen tax-in. Promo mails later.
Signal 3: Friday box is still a preorder
First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3 is dated August 7 on pokemon.com. One special pack with 3 of 9 Hoenn / Kalos / Paldea illustration-rare-style promos, two TCG boosters, one sticker sheet. Official page does not print a dollar amount. Retailer and product-guide tags say $14.99. Tag, not a sale. No solds today.
The rest of the month is unchanged. Mega Forces Tin and Ascended Heroes Tin August 28, Worlds in San Francisco the same weekend. 30th Celebration September 16. TCG Live September 15 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The JP 30th lottery on Pokémon Center Online still opens August 10 at noon. Eight days out.
English shelf set is still Pitch Black. China Vol.3 is the same Friday street as Series 3. Not sold tape yet.
Language / PSA
Storm Emeralda SARs sent today only pad next month's pop. The English printing of this pool is Delta Reign in November. Gym stamps first on vol. 5. Same art is not the same SKU.
Sources
- Pokémon Card official: MEGA promo pack vol. 5 (info/005567) - Pokémon Card official: Storm Emeralda (ex/m6), 200 yen tax-in pack - Pokémon Card official: Mega Gallade Get Battle (info/005507) - pokemon.com: First Partner Series 3 gallery - JP 30th: Pokémon Center Online lottery opens 2026-08-10 12:00