# M6a 30th CELEBRATION (September 16, 2026)

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**Tags:** 30th-anniversary, set\
**Created:** [June 1, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/m6a-30th-celebration-september-16-2026/62675 "2026-06-01T13:04:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quuador](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/quuador/32/237215_2.png) [@Quuador](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Quuador)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 8:15am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/m6a-30th-celebration-september-16-2026/62675/46 "2026-06-02T08:15:41Z")

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Let’s just say I’m even more content with my decision of stopping with all languages since the 25th Pokémon Day. 😅

This release will still be a lot of new Pikachu cards in one go for me: 32 English Pikachu; 12 additional Base Set reprints in all other active languages; and one Japanese Pikachu to enjoy the texture, as bonus.

Still, as you said, with the 13 active languages multiplied by 36 Pikachu cards in a single set (+ 2 promos), some of my fellow Pikachu collectors whom are still going for all languages these days, like [Justin](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/justinator-has-some-pikachus-pikachu-merch/13725), [Miguel](https://www.instagram.com/mdlsoares_cards), and [Tom](https://www.instagram.com/thepikachucollector), will have 494 Pikachu added to their checklists in a single set.. F-ing ridiculous, especially when you consider some Pokémon have less than 50 cards across all all years/sets/languages combined..

And 2019 was previously the year with the most Pikachu TCG card releases, with a total of 232 Pikachu TCG cards, on average one Pikachu release every ~1.75 days. That year was a huge factor when I made my decision - the other being the McDonald’s Pikachu being ~45-55 USD instead of the usual \<5 USD in late 2020, which was becoming the new standard at the time. (PS: it’s plausible I could be incorrect about 2019 still being the busiest year of Pikachu releases, since I stopped after February 2021, and I do know between 2021-2026 roughly a thousand new Pikachu TCG cards were released - excluding these additional ~500.)

This set alone makes this year more than one Pikachu release per day on average. 😂 🥲

Greetz,  
Quuador

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