The 30th Celebration Sylveon ex Box came out on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, alongside its night-themed counterpart, the Greninja ex Box. Each box holds one foil promo card, its oversize version and 4 booster packs from the anniversary expansion, for a US MSRP of $21.99. In France the normal price tag sits around 26 to 30 euros, but on September 21 I found the box sold out at two specialist shops and on preorder at 125.99 euros at a third.
Update of September 21, 2026: this article was written before release. The prices seen in France, the stock situation and the return of the promo in a tin on December 4 are now in it.
The two 30th Celebration Pokémon ex boxes: Sylveon for the day, Greninja for the night. © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
What is inside the Sylveon ex Box on September 16?
Three things, nothing more: one foil Sylveon ex promo card, the same card as a foil oversize version for display, and 4 booster packs from the 30th Celebration expansion. It is the classic Pokémon ex box format, applied to the anniversary line. The box itself spells it out: 1 promo card, 1 oversize card, 4 boosters.
The card is worth a close look. Sylveon ex, evolving from Eevee, shows 270 HP as a Psychic type, with an attack called Colorful Harmony: 50 damage for each type of Basic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon. A rainbow-deck mechanic, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, numbered MEP 100 with the 30th anniversary medallion. The gold logo on the top corner of the box says it plainly: this wave is the anniversary one, not a regular set.
The Sylveon ex promo from the box, numbered MEP 100 (French print shown). © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
Sylveon ex Box or Greninja ex Box: which one should you pick?
Both boxes release the same day, at the same price, with the same contents. Only the Pokémon and the mood change: pokemon.com introduces them with Sylveon ex representing the day and Greninja ex representing the night. The Sylveon box leans turquoise and soft pink, the Greninja box goes dark purple.
Card-wise, Greninja ex plays in another weight class for raw power: 300 HP, Water type, a Stealthy Slash that does 30 damage for each damage counter on that Pokémon, sniping included, and an Aqua Edge at 160. Sylveon ex caps at 270 HP but Colorful Harmony scales fast in a multi-type deck. My take, as the guy who sees both audiences at the counter: the Eevee collector grabs Sylveon without blinking, the player who wants big numbers goes Greninja.
That Greninja ex Box now has an article of its own: what is actually exclusive to it, and why the same card comes back in a tin on December 4.
| Sylveon ex Box | Greninja ex Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Theme | Day | Night |
| Promo card HP | 270 | 300 |
| Type | Psychic | Water |
| Signature attack | Colorful Harmony, 50 damage per Basic Energy type in play | Stealthy Slash, 30 damage per damage counter received |
| Promo number | MEP 100 | MEP 099 |
| Shared contents | 1 foil promo, 1 foil oversize card, 4 30th Celebration booster packs | |
Greninja ex, the night half of the pair, numbered MEP 099 (French print shown). © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
How much does the Sylveon ex Box cost, and where can you find it since it sold out?
The US MSRP is $21.99, straight from the published price list of the line. In France the price tag reads between 25.99 euros (Fnac, according to the ChocoBonPlan price tracker) and 29.90 euros (Hikaru Distribution), which matches the 25 to 30 euro range expected before release. The real problem is no longer the displayed price, it is that there is almost nothing left to buy: the first wave sold out within minutes on September 16, as we reported in our article on the sold-out 30th anniversary products.
Here is what I found on September 21, 2026 on the pages of French specialist shops:
| Shop | Displayed price | Page status |
|---|---|---|
| Hikaru Distribution | 29.90 € | Sold out |
| DestockTCG | 39.90 € | Unavailable online, restock alert |
| PokeSumo | 75.00 € | Out of stock, preorder |
| Cmay Collections | 125.99 € | Preorder |
None of the four had the box on the shelf, and the gap between the first and the last line is more than four times the price. The 125.99 euros of the last line is a speculation price: we were already seeing 119.99 euros before release, and this box is not worth four times its price tag.
Three habits beat bidding:
- Set restock alerts: DestockTCG offers one on its page, and specialist shops restock in waves, often without warning.
- Look at mass retail: ChocoBonPlan lists the box at E.Leclerc, Carrefour, Auchan, Cultura, Micromania and JouéClub, and Le CrocoDeal suggests following the Drive apps of Intermarché and Super U.
- Wait for the December 4 tin, which brings back the same promo (see the next section).
Will the Sylveon ex promo come back in a tin on December 4?
Yes, and it is the piece of information most product pages leave out. Bulbapedia lists the MEP 100 promo as included in the September 16 box and in the Pokémon ex Tins of December 4, 2026. These tins carry the same promo card and 4 booster packs of the expansion, at the same US MSRP of $21.99, but without the oversize card: that is the only thing left that belongs to the September box. Missing September 16 therefore does not cost you the card, only its giant version and two and a half months of waiting.
The December tin also exists on the night side, with the Greninja ex promo: we detailed it in our article on the Greninja ex Box. For the Elite Trainer Box and the rest of the wave, the reference page stays our 30th Celebration ETB guide.
What makes 30th Celebration booster packs special?
Everything shines. Each booster from the expansion contains 5 foil cards plus one holographic Basic Energy, and one of those cards is always a Pikachu from a run of 30 exclusive illustrations, each by a different artist. The expansion lines up about 190 cards in total, including a 158-card main set and an anniversary series of classic reprints, with a new rarity thrown in.
In practice, the 4 boosters in the Sylveon ex Box guarantee 4 of those Pikachu, identical or not, while the full run of 30 is chased pack after pack. That is the real engine of this wave: the set collects at least as well as it plays.
The 2-pack blister and its Eevee card, the entry point of the September 16 wave. © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
The Eevee card 116/128 illustrated by Wintr Wandr, included in the blister and the Knock Out Collection (French print shown). © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
What else came out on September 16 around the box?
The Sylveon ex Box did not arrive alone: seven products opened the wave that day. The Elite Trainer Box with its 9 boosters, the Poster Collection with three promo cards of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, two Tech Sticker Collections featuring Lucario or Alolan Exeggutor, and two small Eevee formats, a 2-pack blister and a Knock Out Collection, at $9.99 each in the US.
| September 16 product | Contents | US MSRP |
|---|---|---|
| Sylveon ex Box or Greninja ex Box | 1 promo + 1 oversize + 4 boosters | $21.99 |
| Elite Trainer Box | 9 boosters, Nidorina promo, 65 sleeves, accessories | $49.99 |
| Poster Collection | Poster of 160+ cards, 3 legendary bird promos, 3 boosters | TBA |
| Tech Sticker Collection (Lucario or Alolan Exeggutor) | 1 promo, sticker sheet, 3 boosters | TBA |
| 2-pack blister / Knock Out Collection (Eevee) | 1 foil Eevee card, coin, 2 boosters | $9.99 |
The Elite Trainer Box of the wave, with its Nidorina promo. © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
Nidorina, the MEP 101 promo exclusive to the Elite Trainer Box (French print shown). © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
The Poster Collection is the other item I am watching for the decoration crowd: a poster gathering more than 160 cards, plus the three legendary birds of Kanto as foil promos. Articuno happens to be the only one of the three we carry as a lamp: the Articuno LED Poké Ball on a wooden base features the ice bird laser-engraved, at 29.99 euros. Same logic for the sticker collections: if Lucario is your Pokémon, the Lucario LED Poké Ball on a wooden base gives it three dimensions rather than a sticker.
The Poster Collection and its three promos: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres. © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
Articuno, one of the three Poster Collection promos (French print shown). © 2026 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK.
The Elite Trainer Box landed the same day, and it is the most sought-after product of the wave: our 30th Celebration ETB guide compares its contents with this box, prices included.
After September: Eevee keeps leading the line
The rest of the calendar confirms the Eevee family as the through line of this anniversary. October 2 brings the 6-pack booster bundle and the mini tins, while the Binder Collection has slipped to December 4, as we explain in our article on the mini tins and the binder. October 30, the Espeon ex and Umbreon ex Battle Decks, two all-foil 60-card decks we covered in our article on the 30th anniversary Espeon and Umbreon decks. And on November 6, the top of the line: the Day and Night Ultra-Premium Collections, the Ditto Premium Collection and the Mew and Mewtwo Figure Collections. On December 4, the Binder Collection and the Pokémon ex Tins, including the one that reuses the Sylveon ex promo, take over.
To place the Sylveon ex Box within the whole line, price by price, we keep the full list of 30th anniversary products and prices up to date. And if Eevee's glow speaks to you more than the cards do, our collection of light-up Poké Balls covers the whole family, Eevee and its evolutions included.
Where do Eevee and its evolutions appear across the 30th anniversary line?
Everywhere: a foil Eevee card in the September 16 blister and Knock Out Collection, Sylveon ex in this box, Espeon ex and Umbreon ex in the October 30 decks, then the Day and Night Ultra-Premium Collections on November 6. On our side, the Eevee crystal LED Poké Ball extends the same family as a night light, at 29.99 euros.
