🗓️ Weekly round-up
This week in UK Pokémon TCG: 6 card shows, 16 news stories, 1 release.
Pokémon Center UK has added two new product codes to its website, which is usually the first sign that a drop is coming. Here are the SKUs, what they’re believed to be, what’s inside the 30th Celebration Poster Collection, and how to hear the moment the queue goes up.
Smyths has confirmed its next 30th Celebration restock, in stores on Saturday 24 October. Here are the products, Smyths’ own product codes and prices, the purchase limits, what time stores open, and how to hear first if any of it goes on sale online.
Halloween Sweet Mischief plush toys, key chains and other themed items are now available at Pokémon Center UK. Details on specific products and prices have not been provided.
Pokémon has officially confirmed that the first permanent Pokémon store outside Asia will open in London by 2029. Details such as the exact location and opening date have not yet been revealed.
B&M stores have started getting their Pokémon 30th Celebration (30th Anniversary) display stands today, 21 October, according to collectors who have seen them arrive. That means B&M Pokémon cards from the 30th Celebration set could be on the shelves at any point this week.
Flowing Fists is reportedly the name of the next main English Pokémon TCG set, due out on Friday 5 February 2027 with prerelease events from 23 to 31 January. It is the English version of Japan’s Aura Seeker set, which comes out first in Japan on 27 November, and it is led by Mega Lucario Z ex. The first English cards have been shown: Mega Lucario Z ex, Sigilyph ex and Riolu. Nothing is official yet: Pokémon hasn’t announced it, so treat the name and the date as reported until it does.
The 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection is expected to be available at Pokémon Center in the UK on 6 November 2026. Details from the shop have not been confirmed yet. The usual UK RRP for an Ultra-Premium Collection is £169.99, but this has not been officially stated for this product.
Nearly $1 million of sports, Pokémon and other trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck in Southern California last week, police said on Monday 19 October. The cards had just been graded by PSA in Santa Ana and were on their way back to their owners. PSA says it has deactivated the stolen cards’ certificates, so a stolen slab can be spotted when its number is checked.
Sports Direct gets Pokémon cards in drops, and the next one is expected on Friday 30 October 2026. Here’s what could be in it, the release dates that are confirmed and how to hear the moment it’s confirmed.
A collector account suggests Sports Direct will restock several 30th Celebration Pokémon TCG products on 30 October. This includes Booster Bundles, mini tins, and various ex Boxes and Battle Decks. The shop has not confirmed this yet.
30th Celebration Pokémon TCG products are currently reported in stock at Morrisons. This community report comes as the set has been available in the UK since September 2026, but the stock status at Morrisons had not been confirmed until now.
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