The Pokemon TCG has come a long way since first launching, back in the early 90s and it’s revisiting those golden years with the Scarlet and Violet 151 set.
This set celebrates the original 151 Pokemon with a special set focused on the original ‘mons exclusively with a modern twist.
With the set now released in Japan, we’re getting some great leaks ahead of the English release.
Here’s what you need to know about the Pokemon 151 English Set.
Pokemon TCG 151 Set Release Date
The 151 Classic Pokemon TCG set will release in English on the 22nd of September 2023.
This set is coming to Japan on the 16th of June 2023.
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Pokemon TCG 151 Set Set Details
Featuring over 160 cards, team up with the original first partner Pokémon—Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle—as a new day dawns in Kanto.
This new day ushers in opportunities to reunite with old friends, make new partners, and capture every last one of the original 151.
Discover the extraordinary Venusaur ex, Charizard ex, and Blastoise ex in special cards with captivating illustrations, and explore the cities and countryside of a reinvigorated land—you might even find the elusive Mew ex in your travels.
New adventures will unfold and new horizons will be revealed in the Scarlet & Violet—151 expansion!
Pokemon TCG 151 Set Products
Booster Packs
Booster Packs are available individually and will all feature the same artwork on them, as special sets tend to do.
Ultra Premium Collection
The Ultra Premium Collection is one of the biggest products the TCG has produced and it’s reflected in its price.
It includes:
- 16 Scarlet & Violet—151 booster packs
- One metal card featuring hyper rare Mew ex
- One special illustration rare promo card featuring Mew ex
- One illustration rare promo card featuring Mewtwo
- One stitched-edge playmat featuring Mew
- One deck box
- One coin featuring Mew
- Various gameplay accessories
This will release on the 6th of October 2023.
Elite Trainer Box
The Elite Trainer box for the Pokemon TCG 151 set features:
- 9 Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—151 booster packs
- Each booster pack contains 10 cards and 1 Basic Energy.
- 1 full-art foil promo card featuring Snorlax
- 65 card sleeves
- 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
- A Player’s guide to the Scarlet & Violet—151 expansion
- 6 damage-counter dice
- 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
- 2 plastic condition markers
- A box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
- A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
The Pokemon Center Elite Trainer Box offers an additional two packs and the full-art foil promo card featuring Snorlax will come with a Pokémon Center logo.
This will release on the 22nd of September 2023.
Booster Bundle
The Booster bundle offers six booster packs from the 151 set.
As this set will not feature a Booster Box, it’s a cost-efficient way to buy booster packs without buying multiple ETBs.
This will release on the 22nd of September 2023.
151 Binder Collection
This box includes four 151 booster packs and one nine-pocket album that holds up to 360 Pokémon TCG cards
This will release on the 22nd of September 2023.
Poster Collection
This includes three 151 booster packs, three promo cards featuring Kanto first partner Pokémon and one full-size, two-sided poster featuring the original 151 Pokémon as well as the card illustrations of each Pokémon in the expansion.
This will release on the 22nd of September 2023.
Alakazam ex Collection Box
This special collection box features four 151 booster packs, one double rare card featuring Alakazam ex and two foil promo cards featuring Kadabra and Abra.
This will release on the 6th of October 2023.
Zapdos ex Collection Box
This special collection box Includes four 151 booster packs, one double rare card featuring Zapdos ex, one foil promo card featuring Electabuzz and one oversize card featuring Zapdos ex.
This will release on the 6th of October 2023.
Mini Tin Collection
These tins contain one coin with one of 10 unique styles featuring the various Energy type symbols in the Pokémon TCG and one art card matching the tin.
There are nine different tins to collect.
Pokemon TCG 151 Set Pre-Order
Amazon UK
Pokemon Center UK
Chaos Cards
- Ultra Premium Collection – £129.99
- Elite Trainer Box – £48.99
- Poster Collection – £16.95
- Binder Collection – £32.95
- Set of Mini Tins – £94.95
- Gengar & Poliwag Mini Tin – £9.95
- Dragonite & Vileplume Mini Tin – £9.95
- Arcanine & Omanyte Mini Tin – £9.95
- Slowpoke & Sandshrew Mini Tin – £9.95
- Scyther & Weezing Mini Tin – £9.95
- Meowth & Hitmonchan Mini Tin – £9.95
- Kadabra & Hitmonlee Mini Tin – £9.95
- Machamp & Cubone Mini Tin – £9.95
- Electabuzz & Magnemite Mini Tin – £9.95
- Magneton & Ekans Mini Tin – £9.95
- Booster Bundle – £23.95
- Booster Pack – £4.95
- Alakazam ex Collection Box – £21.95
- Zapdos ex Collection Box – £21.95
Magic Madhouse
- Poster Collection – £16.95
- Binder Collection – £33.95
- Set of Mini Tins – £104.95
- Gengar & Poliwag Mini Tin – £8.75
- Dragonite & Vileplume Mini Tin – £10.95
- Arcanine & Omanyte Mini Tin – £10.95
- Slowpoke & Sandshrew Mini Tin – £10.95
- Scyther & Weezing Mini Tin – £10.95
- Meowth & Hitmonchan Mini Tin – £10.95
- Kadabra & Hitmonlee Mini Tin – £10.95
- Machamp & Cubone Mini Tin – £10.95
- Electabuzz & Magnemite Mini Tin – £10.95
- Magneton & Ekans Mini Tin – £10.95
- Booster Pack – £4.95
- Alakazam ex Collection Box – £21.95
- Zapdos ex Collection Box – £22.95
- Booster Bundle – £24.95
Total Cards
- Elite Trainer Box – £47.95
- Poster Collection – £16.75
- Binder Collection – £31.95
- Set of Mini Tins – £84.90
- Gengar & Poliwag Mini Tin – £8.75
- Dragonite & Vileplume Mini Tin – £8.75
- Arcanine & Omanyte Mini Tin – £8.75
- Slowpoke & Sandshrew Mini Tin – £8.75
- Scyther & Weezing Mini Tin – £8.75
- Meowth & Hitmonchan Mini Tin – £8.75
- Kadabra & Hitmonlee Mini Tin – £8.75
- Machamp & Cubone Mini Tin – £8.75
- Electabuzz & Magnemite Mini Tin – £8.75
- Magneton & Ekans Mini Tin – £8.75
- Alakazam ex Collection Box – £22.95
- Zapdos ex Collection Box – £22.95
Double Sleeved
- Ultra Premium Collection – TBC
- Elite Trainer Box – £48.95
- Binder Collection – £32.95
- Poster Collection – £16.95
- Booster Pack – TBC
- Booster Bundle – TBC
- Mini Tin Display – TBC
- Zapdos ex Collection – TBC
- Alakazam ex Collection – TBC
Best Buy
- Ultra Premium Collection – $119.99
- Elite Trainer Box – $49.99
- Binder Collection – $24.99
- Poster Collection – $14.99
- Alakazam ex Collection Box – $21.99
- Zapdos ex Collection Box – $21.99
Pokemon Center US
Those that pre-order from GameStop (US, Canada) or EB Games (Australia, New Zealand) can get a special promotional card.
Pokemon 151 Set Card List
Double Rare ex Cards
Illustration Rare Cards
Ultra Rare
Special Illustration Rare
Hyper Rare
Reverse Holo/Mirror Foil Cards
Uniquely to this set, reverse holo/mirror foil cards will have a Pokeball pattern on them and even a Masterball on some in the Japanese set.
It appears that cards from the Pokemon Card 151 set can have a Masterball mirrorfoil pattern instead of the Pokéball pattern.
— PokeGuardian (@PokeGuardian) June 12, 2023
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Full List
Here are the confirmed Pokemon in the new 151 set:
- Bulbasaur
- Ivysaur
- Venusaur EX
- Charmander
- Charmeleon
- Charizard EX
- Squirtle
- Wartortle
- Blastoise EX
- Caterpie
- Metapod
- Butterfree
- Weedle
- Kakuna
- Beedrill
- Pidgey
- Pidgeotto
- Pidgeot
- Rattata
- Raticate
- Spearow
- Fearow
- Ekans
- Arbok EX
- Pikachu
- Raichu
- Sandshrew
- Sandslash
- Nidoran
- Nidorina
- Nidoqueen
- Nidoran
- Nidorino
- Nidoking
- Clefairy
- Clefable
- Vulpix
- Ninetales EX
- Jigglypuff
- Wigglytuff EX
- Zubat
- Goldbat
- Oddish
- Gloom
- Vileplume
- Paras
- Parasect
- Venonat
- Venomoth
- Diglett
- Dugtrio
- Meowth
- Persian
- Psyduck
- Golduck
- Mankey
- Primeape
- Growlithe
- Arcanine
- Poliwag
- Poliwhirl
- Poliwrath
- Abra
- Kadabra
- Alakazam EX
- Machop
- Machoke
- Machamp
- Bellsprout
- Weepinbell
- Victreebel
- Tentacool
- Tentacruel
- Geodude
- Gollum
- Golem EX
- Ponyta
- Rapidash
- Slowpoke
- Slowbro
- Magnemite
- Magneton
- Farfetch’d
- Doduo
- Dodrio
- Seel
- Dewgong
- Grimer
- Muk
- Shelder
- Cloyster
- Gastly
- Haunter
- Gengar
- Onix
- Drowzee
- Hypno
- Krabby
- Kingler
- Voltorb
- Electrode
- Exeggcute
- Exeggutor
- Cubone
- Marowak
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonchan
- Lickitung
- Koffing
- Weezing
- Rhyhorn
- Rhydon
- Chansey
- Tangela
- Kangaskhan EX
- Horsea
- Seadra
- Goldeen
- Seaking
- Staryu
- Starmie
- Mr. Mime
- Scyther
- Jynx EX
- Electabuzz
- Magmar
- Pinsir
- Tauros
- Magikarp
- Gyarados
- Lapras
- Ditto
- Eevee
- Vaporeon
- Jolteon
- Falreon
- Porygon
- Omanyte
- Omastar
- Kabuto
- Kabutops
- Aerodactyl
- Snorlax
- Articuno
- Zapdos EX
- Moltres
- Dratini
- Dragonair
- Dragonite
- Mewtwo
- Mew EX
- Energy Sticker
- Snatch Arm
- Helix Fossil
- Old Dome Fossil
- Old Amber
- Safety Goggles
- Big Balloon
- Extra Tight Belt
- Leftovers
- Erika’s Invitation
- Giovanni’s Charisma
- Daisy’s Care
- Bill’s Transfer
- Cycling Road
- Bulbasaur (Illustration Rare)
- Ivysaur (Illustration Rare)
- Charmander (Illustration Rare)
- Charmeleon (Illustration Rare)
- Squirtle (Illustration Rare)
- Wartortle (Illustration Rare)
- TBC
- Pikachu (Illustration Rare)
- TBC
- TBC
- Poliwhirl (Illustration Rare)
- Machoke (Illustration Rare)
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- Ninetales (Ultra Rare)
- TBC
- Alakazam (Ultra Rare)
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- Venusaur ex (Special Illustration Rare)
- Charizard ex (Special Illustration Rare)
- Blastoise ex (Special Illustration Rare)
- Alakazam ex (Special Illustration Rare)
- TBC
- Erika’s Invitation (Special Illustration Rare)
- Giovanni’s Charisma (Special Illustration Rare)
- Mew (Hyper Rare)
- TBC
- TBC
You can see the full setlist and pictures on Pokecollector here and Pokeguardian here.