The neat thing about Pikachu V-UNION is that it is a collaborative piece between 25 artists from the TCG's history, like Jiro Sasumo, Yuu Nishida, Akira Egawa, Kawayoo, Sowsow, Atsuko Nishida, and Mitsuhiro Arita. Each box includes a foil promo of its face Pokemon, as well as a collector's oversized card. They also come with four Celebrations boosters, two other boosters, a Celebrations information sheet, and a code to redeem it all on TCG Online. As Holon Phantoms is only a 110 card set, that wasn’t heavily printed, it’s one of those boxes that gives the potential to pull something highly valuable – as such booster box prices in the market reflect this. What makes the Celebrations set unique is that it includes new Pokémon species boasting game mechanics from the past 25 years of Pokémon TCG that is no longer used. These include Dark and Light Pokémon, Delta Species & Pokémon, and Pokémon Star.

Delta Species were special Pokémon with an unusual Pokémon type. This Gardevoir- EX was a Fire type, rather than its usual Psychic. Further distinguishing this Pokémon was its Imprison Poké-Power. But for a high-end collector looking to buy the best vintage booster boxes, it doesn’t get much better than Skyridge. There are also exclusive Celebration products for different countries and stores, so we'll try to cover most of them here. Arguably the 'main' product of the range, the Elite Trainer Box is very similar to both the Elite Trainer Boxes from other expansions, and to Magic the Gathering's Bundles.The Ultra-Premium Collection is the most expensive product in the whole range, but in exchange gets you some of the most exciting items. Here is a list of all of the products included in the Celebrations collection that you can look for on your marketplace of choice. Local stores likely won’t have listings available until closer to the official launch in October. If you’ve got some money to play with, and want to invest in sealed Pokémon boxes, this is the article for you. Furthermore, as you may already know, there are multiple variants of this box; we have 1st Edition, Shadowless, Unlimited and even the 4th Print (which has gained recognition in recent times). It has a lot of updated character artworks that look more like they’re out of a video game, than an artists hand.

Ryan is a Senior Staff Writer for Dot Esports who has been working at GAMURS since 2020. He covers a wide variety of titles from across the gaming space, with a focus on Pokémon. He boasts a degree in Journalism from Murdoch University and is a Challenger level Fall Guys player. Interestingly, it’s the first ever Pokemon set to include a secret rare card – the Dark Raichu #83/82. A quarter of a century ago rampant Pokemon burst onto our TV's, our games consoles and for many of us our hearts (heh, cute right). This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Pokemon and it could be argued that the Trading Card Game is as strong now as it was in the heights of Pokémania in the late 90s / early 00s. In Celebration of this a special Pokemon 25th Anniversary Collection called Celebrations is due to launch on October 8th, 2021.Some of the most collectible cards from the naughties belong to the Holon Phantoms set – in particular, the Gold Star Mewtwo #103 and Gold Star Gyarados #103 (which features a unique red Gyarados). Celebrate the greatest moments of Pokémon over 25 years of adventures alongside favorites from Mew and Ho-Oh to Lunala and Zamazenta! An awesome parade of Legendary Pokémon appears, and famous Pokémon from the very beginning return to join your collection—you can even find Flying Pikachu and Surfing Pikachu as both Pokémon V and Pokémon VMAX! Join the party with the Pokémon TCG: Celebrations expansion! Thank you so much for making it to the end of my article. I hope it’s given you a few ideas for your collection. These kind of cards haven’t been repeated in the two decades since it’s launch, making these sets super unique. As you’ve probably noticed, the further we get down our list, the heavier the investment in sealed product becomes, but that’s always going to be the case as we make our way through vintage cards.

Celebrate Pokémon with the world-famous Pikachu, taking to the waves and the skies on a special pin to commemorate 25 years of good times and great adventures! I’m going to break down my top recommendations that I believe stand the best chance of long term growth. If you’ve ever seen the holos from this set, you’ll know why! They simply look incredible and really add to the perceived rarity and value of the cards. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Pokemon, a whole host of Pokemon Celebration Products have been released for fans to get their hands on fan favorite TCG cards. The official release date for Pokemon Celebrations is October 8th 2021 but some products have their own unique date.The Celebrations Collector Chest is a metal tin that swaps the sheer bulk of cards found in an Elite Trainer Box with a wider variety of Pokemon TCG-themed memorabilia. The reason why I believe Gym Challenge has the slight edge is because of Blaine’s Arcanine #1 and Blaine’s Charizard #2. Both stunning artworks and highly valuable cards. Let us know your thoughts on this set and what Pokémon TCG card has been your favorite throughout the years. Have any particular memories? Share down in the comments or on Discord! Also this set was released a good few years after the Wizards of the Coast era, so the volume of boxes printed was certainly a lot less in comparison to the buzz of 1999. In my opinion it’s a great vintage booster box to obtain, available in 1st Edition and Unlimited printings.

This is because of their incredible ‘firework design’, where as you tilt the card into the light, the holofoil makes it looks as though fireworks are going off.But because Neo Destiny had a 1st Edition print run, going after an ‘unlimited’ print box will be the most cost-effective way to buy into this product. Ultimately though, Base Set is where it all began and will forever be desired by passionate collectors and savvy individuals looking to ride the Pokemon card wave long term. Pikachu V-UNION is the fourth V-UNION product released for the game, which lets you play a mega-sized combined card if you can get all four pieces of it into your discard pile. Much like the Dark Sylveon V and Lance's Charizard V boxes, Dragapult Prime is focused on the returning mechanic face card, a foil promo Dragapult Prime. Prime was a type of Pokemon that was introduced in the HeartGold & SoulSilver era and hasn't been seen since Triumphant in 2010. Alongside the 17 Celebrations boosters, and eight other boosters, you'll get two metal cards: one with Base Set Pikachu, and one with the game's most valuable card of all time, Base Set Charizard. Both of them also make an appearance on the included enamel pin.