Maushold, Morpeko and More: New 30th Celebration Illustration Rares Revealed

New 30th Celebration Illustration Rares: Maushold, Morpeko and the ex Special Illustration Rares

Pokemon 30th Celebration

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The 30th Celebration reveals keep coming. Pokemon has just shown off a new batch of Illustration Rares, led by Maushold and Morpeko, along with the full card details for both.

There's more in the batch too: Illustration Rares of Moltres, Toxtricity and Alolan Exeggutor, plus three chase Special Illustration Rares, Fuecoco ex, Sylveon ex and Salamence ex. 30th Celebration products begin releasing worldwide on 16 September.

  • SetPokemon 30th Celebration
  • New this batch5 Illustration Rares + 3 Special IRs
  • HeadlinersMaushold, Morpeko + Salamence ex
  • ReleaseWorldwide from 16 September 2026
Morpeko Illustration Rare, Lightning, HP 70, from Pokemon 30th Celebration

Morpeko HP 70

LightningBasicIllustration Rare

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Select a Snack

Discard the top 3 cards of your deck and put 1 of them into your hand.

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Slap30

  • WeaknessFighting
  • ResistanceNone
  • RetreatC

Portal takeA cute pull rather than a competitive one, but that Yoshimi Miyoshi city-scene art is one of the nicer IRs in the set.

Maushold Illustration Rare, Colorless, HP 80, from Pokemon 30th Celebration

Maushold HP 80

ColorlessStage 1 · Evolves from TandemausIllustration Rare

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Gnaw Together

Flip a coin for each Maushold you have in play. For each heads, discard the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck.

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Pound40

  • WeaknessFighting
  • ResistanceNone
  • RetreatC

Portal takeThe whole family packed into one riot of a card. A mill gimmick on paper, a wall-worthy IR in practice.

The rest of the batch

More Illustration Rares and the three chase Special Illustration Rares. Images via PokeBeach.

More Illustration RaresAlso revealed in this batch · scans shown are the regional prints

Alolan Exeggutor Illustration Rare, 30th Celebration
Alolan Exeggutor · Illustration Rare
Moltres Illustration Rare, 30th Celebration
Moltres · Illustration Rare
Toxtricity Illustration Rare, 30th Celebration
Toxtricity · Illustration Rare

Special Illustration RaresThe chase cards · the full-art ex Special Illustration Rares

Sylveon ex Special Illustration Rare, 30th Celebration
Sylveon ex · Special Illustration Rare. Look for the heart cut out of the flowers around her.
Salamence ex Special Illustration Rare, HP 330, 30th Celebration
Salamence ex · Special Illustration Rare. HP 330, soaring over a balloon-filled festival sky.
Fuecoco ex Special Illustration Rare, 30th Celebration
Fuecoco ex · Special Illustration Rare.

As always with 30th Celebration, the artwork is the draw. The two headline IRs are the readable, collectable kind, and the ex Special Illustration Rares are where the real chase lives.

We'll have 30th Celebration singles and sealed as it lands. Which of these new arts is your favourite?

Card images and details via PokeBeach (4 September 2026). 30th Celebration products begin releasing worldwide on 16 September 2026. Some scans shown are the Japanese, Chinese or Korean prints.