What's inside M6A “30th CELEBRATION”, the new Japanese set
A set is the batch of brand new cards the game's publisher puts out in Japan first. M6A “30th CELEBRATION” brings 111 cards, and it lands over there on 16 September 2026. In Japan it is called 30th CELEBRATION. “30th CELEBRATION” is our own reading of that name — the publisher has not given it an English one yet. We read every one of those cards on the publisher's own database, so we can tell you what is inside.
- 111 cards in M6A, 100 of them Pokémon.
- The biggest HP bar in the set belongs to Salamence ex: 330 HP. The bigger the bar, the more turns it takes to bring it down, and while a Pokémon is still standing your opponent does not get the Prize card that comes with it.
- 15 Pokémon in the set have an Ability — a power printed on the card that you use without attacking.
- Due in Japan on 16 September 2026.
Salamence ex
ボーマンダexIts attacks
Roaring Callworking translationとどろくよびごえ
Choose up to 3 Pokémon from your discard pile and put them onto your Bench.working translation自分のトラッシュからポケモンを3枚まで選び、ベンチに出す。
Dragon Pulseworking translationりゅうのはどう
240Discard the top 2 cards of your deck.working translation自分の山札を上から2枚トラッシュする。
ポケモンexがきぜつしたとき、相手はサイドを2枚とる。
What is in the M6A set?
M6A “30th CELEBRATION” brings 111 cards. 100 of them are Pokémon. 3 are Trainer cards, the ones you play from your hand to draw or to go and fetch the card you are missing. The last 8 are Energy cards.
The two biggest HP bars in the set: Salamence ex at 330 HP, and Greninja ex at 300 HP. That is the first number anyone checks on a new card: it tells you how many times your opponent has to attack before they can take their Prize card.
15 Pokémon in the set have an Ability. An Ability is a power printed on the card that you trigger without attacking: using it does not cost you your attack for the turn, and it is often the real reason to play the card at all.
10 cards carry a printed special rule. That is the line at the very bottom of the card, the one that changes a rule of the game for that card alone. The most common one: when a Pokémon ex goes down, your opponent takes two Prize cards instead of one. That is what a big Pokémon costs.
When does M6A come out in Japan?
M6A “30th CELEBRATION” comes out in Japan on 16 September 2026.
Questions people ask
- When does M6A come out in Japan?
- M6A “30th CELEBRATION” comes out in Japan on 16 September 2026.
- How many cards are in M6A?
- 111 in all. 100 of them are Pokémon. 3 are Trainer cards, the ones you play from your hand to draw or to go and fetch the card you are missing. The last 8 are Energy cards.
- Does M6A exist in English?
- Not yet, and the publisher has announced no date. The English names you read on this page are ours, holding the spot until the official ones arrive: that is what the little marker next to a name means. The day the publisher gives out the real ones, they take over.
What the publisher puts forward
What the publisher wrote, quoted and translated. We don't add our own opinion to it. The card names are the ones from the catalogue above, and the original Japanese sits under every quote.
Where all of this comes from
Official announcement: www.30th.pokemon-card.com/product/m6a
The game values — HP, Energy costs, damage — are read off the publisher's own Japanese database, and they depend on no translation at all. The English names signed working translation are ours, and they give way to the official localisation the day it ships; the Japanese name stays right beside them. We tell you what is on the cards. What they will be worth in tournaments is not something we guess ahead of time.
What will you play next?
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