Pokémon TCG · 2021 Set Guide
Celebrations Set Guide
The Pokémon TCG's 25th-anniversary set: 25 new cards of legendary Pokémon and Pikachu, and beside them a Classic Collection of 25 famous cards reprinted. The reprinted Base Set Charizard leads its value.
Overview
Celebrations came out in October 2021 for the game's 25th anniversary. Its main set is 25 cards, all within the printed total: legendary and mythical Pokémon, Flying Pikachu and Surfing Pikachu as Pokémon V and VMAX, Zacian V and Zamazenta V, and Professor's Research with Professor Oak.
The Classic Collection is 25 more cards filed under their own catalog code: reprints of cards from across the game's history, from Base Set's Charizard and Blastoise to Umbreon ★, Luxray GL LV.X and Tapu Lele-GX, each keeping its original number. Most of the set's value is in them.
Cards and rarities
Celebrations has 25 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "001/025", next to the set code CEL.
Every card is numbered within the printed total of 25, so Celebrations has no secret rares. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
Pokémon V and VMAX from the main set:
Flying Pikachu VMAX
Celebrations #7
310 HP VMAX. Max Balloon does 160 and protects it from damage by Basic Pokémon on your opponent's next turn.
Surfing Pikachu VMAX
Celebrations #9
310 HP VMAX. Max Surfer does 160, and 30 to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Zacian V
Celebrations #16
220 HP. Roar of the Sword: once during your turn, attach a Psychic Energy from your deck to one of your Pokémon.
The Classic Collection
Two of the 25 reprints:
The chase card: Charizard
Celebrations' chase card is Charizard, numbered 4, a Classic Collection reprint, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, at $141.35 on October 22, 2026.
The Classic Collection Umbreon ★ (17) was second at $76.26 and the Rare Holo Mew (025/025) third at $60.33.
Charizard is printed only once in Celebrations, here.
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
The Classic Collection holds most of the top: the reprinted Charizard leads, and the main set's best card is Mew (25).
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Charizard | Classic Collection | $141.35 |
| Umbreon ★ | Classic Collection | $76.26 |
| Mew | Rare Holo | $60.33 |
| M Rayquaza-EX | Classic Collection | $34.36 |
| Shining Magikarp | Classic Collection | $30.57 |
| _____'s Pikachu | Classic Collection | $27.22 |
| Mew ex | Classic Collection | $15.41 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Celebrations, bought as singles, cost $93.54 on October 22, 2026, and its Classic Collection $432.21 more. Together that is the 13th most expensive of the seventeen sets in the Sword & Shield series.
The three most valuable cards, Mew, Surfing Pikachu VMAX and Flying Pikachu VMAX, come to $71.90, or 77% of the total. Without them the set costs $21.64. Of the 25 cards, 18 were under $2.00, together $7.31; the other 7 add up to $86.23.
The Classic Collection's 25 reprints are priced separately, and 58% of their $432.21 is in its top three cards, Charizard, Umbreon ★ and M Rayquaza-EX.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
Celebrations' main set carries the E regulation mark (23 cards) and D (2), and Standard has allowed only H, I and J since April 10, 2026, so none of it is Standard-legal as printed. Every main-set card is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on.
The Classic Collection reprints keep their original text and set numbers. Treat them as collector reprints and check the current rules before you bring one to an event.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Celebrations release?
October 8, 2021. Its set code is CEL, shared with the Classic Collection.
How many cards are in Celebrations?
25, all numbered within the printed total, so the set has no secret rares. The Classic Collection adds 25 more.
What is the Celebrations Classic Collection?
A 25-card companion list in Celebrations: reprints of cards from across the game's first 25 years, such as Base Set Charizard and Umbreon ★, each with its original number. The catalog files it under its own code, and it holds most of the set's value.
What is the most valuable Celebrations card?
The Classic Collection Charizard (4), at $141.35 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Classic Collection Umbreon ★ (17) at $76.26. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
Track your Celebrations cards.
Scan cards in by the set code and number at the bottom, see how much of the set you own, and value every copy from daily TCGplayer prices. Free to start.
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