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Pokémon 30th Celebration: Ultra-Premium Collection and Ditto delayed in UK and EU

Smyths Toys has dropped the 6 November date for both Ultra-Premium Collections and Ditto Premium Collection. We found no official statement and no new date.

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Olivia

Nov 2, 20268 min read

As of 2 November 2026 there is no confirmed date for when the Ultra-Premium Collections Day and Night and the Ditto Premium Collection from the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration expansion will reach the UK and Europe. Official product lists still point to 6 November, but retailers say otherwise: the UK's Smyths Toys has shown the status "to be confirmed" on both Ultra-Premium Collections since 22 October and on Ditto since 1 November, and according to the German outlet GIGA on 29 October the same retailer announced that the anniversary products would not appear on 6 November. Nobody has given a new date, and we found no official statement from The Pokémon Company on the matter.

Key points at a glance

  • Status as of 2 November 2026: the delay affects Ultra-Premium Collection Day, Ultra-Premium Collection Night and Ditto Premium Collection in the UK and, according to reports, in Europe. The new date is not known.
  • What is missing: an official statement from The Pokémon Company about the postponement. The information comes from retailers and industry sites.
  • Ultra-Premium Collection contents: 29 30th Celebration booster packs, 1 Classic Collection booster pack with 3 cards, a foil Pikachu ex promo, a foil Espeon ex promo (Day) or Umbreon ex promo (Night), a playmat, 65 card sleeves, a deck box, a metal coin, 6 damage counter dice and a Pokémon TCG Live code.
  • Ditto Premium Collection contents: 8 30th Celebration booster packs, a Ditto promo, an acrylic card stand and a Pokémon TCG Live code.
  • Why it matters: the Ultra-Premium Collection is the biggest product in the whole 30th Celebration line and, according to industry sites, the most anticipated of the entire expansion.
  • Mew and Mewtwo Figure Collection: in the UK Smyths still lists 6 November for them, but GIGA writes about a delay for the figures in Europe too. The sources disagree here.
  • Delta Reign: the new main expansion is out on 6 November as planned and the delay does not affect it.
  • Our conclusion: do not plan anything around 6 November until your retailer confirms a specific date for a specific product.

What exactly is delayed

This concerns the last wave of the English-language 30th Celebration: two Ultra-Premium Collections (Day and Night), the Ditto Premium Collection and two figure collections, Mew and Mewtwo. All were due in shops on 6 November 2026, the same day as the Delta Reign expansion. Reports suggest that individual products have different statuses, so we separate them below. The earlier waves have already been released: the main expansion on 16 September, Booster Bundle and Mini Tins on 2 October, and Battle Decks on 30 October. In the UK, Battle Decks were in Smyths stores on 1 November.

United Kingdom: what retailers are showing

The timeline of what we were able to confirm:

  1. 16 and 17 October: the site Galar Alerts (UK Pokémon Restocks) reported that UK shops had been told by suppliers that part of the Ultra-Premium Collection and Ditto stock would not arrive for 6 November, with goods due in three batches. This is a message from the retailers' supply chain, not an announcement from The Pokémon Company. On 17 October the site added that the release date was not changing and the calendar had returned to 6 November.
  2. 22 October: the Smyths pages for Ultra-Premium Collection Day and Night changed their status from 6 November to "to be confirmed 2026", with a limit of one per customer.
  3. 31 October: the Pokémon Deals UK account noticed that the Ditto Premium Collection had appeared in the back end of Pokémon Center UK and speculates that the product could go on sale this week. That is a hypothesis, not an announcement.
  4. 1 November: Smyths removed the date from the Ditto Premium Collection as well. The Mew and Mewtwo Figure Collection still shows 6 November.

The official UK Pokémon page with the product showcase gives only "November 2026" for both products, with no specific day. Asmodee UK, the distributor, has not yet published product pages for Ditto, the figures or the Ultra-Premium Collections.

Europe: a retailer statement and no new date

On 29 October 2026 the German outlet GIGA reported a statement from the retailer Smyths Toys: the 30th Celebration anniversary products will not appear on 6 November. This covers both Ultra-Premium Collections (Day with Espeon ex, Night with Umbreon ex), the Mew and Mewtwo figure collections and the Ditto Premium Collection. Delta Reign is out as planned. The retailer gave no new date and promised to keep customers informed. GIGA does not know whether the delay also affects Amazon, and nobody has disclosed the reason for the postponement.

For UK readers, the UK status comes from the United Kingdom section above. We found no public statement from other UK retailers beyond those cited. If you have an order, check the status on the product page or in the email from your retailer.

What we do not know

  • A new date: neither for the UK nor for Europe. No retailer has given one publicly.
  • The reason: GIGA points out that it could be logistics or a change in distribution, but that is their guess, not information from a source.
  • The scope: we do not know whether the delay will cover all shops or only some deliveries. The report of 16 October spoke of three batches of stock.
  • The position of the figures: the UK and Germany report different things.

For context: in Australia and New Zealand, shops moved the Ultra-Premium Collections to 13 November and Ditto and the figures to 20 November. That is October data, covering other markets. Our conclusion: it may point to a supplier problem globally, but we have no evidence that Europe will get the same dates, so do not treat them as European.

Why the Ultra-Premium Collection is the most anticipated product of the expansion

Several things line up across the sources:

  • The biggest pack in the line: 30 booster packs in one box (29 regular and 1 Classic Collection) is the most of any 30th Celebration product.
  • The only one with a separate Classic Collection booster: according to retailers, it is the only item where you get a separate booster pack of cards from that sub-series. Classic Collection cards also turn up in regular booster packs.
  • The flagship of the anniversary: GIGA calls the Ultra-Premium Collections the flagship products of the anniversary, and the German PokéZentrum describes this collection as the most desirable product of the new expansion. The trade site ICv2 wrote that it is probably the biggest Pokémon TCG product of 2026.
  • Two versions: Day and Night give you a reason to hunt for both.
  • Scale of production: PokéZentrum reports that, according to allocation information, the quantity is clearly larger than for the Ultra-Premium Collection from the Celebrations expansion. We treat this as medium-reliability information because it is not official.
  • The expansion itself: 30th Celebration as a whole is described as one of the most anticipated Pokémon card releases of the year, so it is natural that the richest product draws the most attention.

Ultra-Premium Collection Day and Night: what is inside

The contents of each of the two versions, according to the official list and the retailers that repeat it:

  • 29 Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration booster packs
  • 1 Classic Collection booster pack with 3 cards
  • 1 foil Pikachu ex promo, YOSHIROTTEN illustration, in a day or night variant
  • 1 foil Espeon ex promo (Day) or Umbreon ex promo (Night)
  • 1 playmat featuring Pikachu with Espeon or Umbreon
  • 65 card sleeves
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 metal coin featuring Espeon or Umbreon
  • 6 damage counter dice
  • 1 Pokémon TCG Live code

Every 30th Celebration booster pack has 5 foil cards and 1 foil Basic Energy, and in each one you will find one of 30 different Pikachu cards.

Day or Night: how they differ

The 30 booster pack bundle is the same in both versions. Only the presentation differs: Day is Pikachu ex with Espeon ex and daytime artwork on the playmat, sleeves and deck box, while Night is Pikachu ex with Umbreon ex and nighttime artwork. The Espeon ex and Umbreon ex promos have separate numbers (MEP 108 and MEP 110), and the coin shows Espeon or Umbreon accordingly. The choice is therefore purely about collecting, not about play. Retailers sell them as two separate products, but some listings say "styles may vary", so when buying check that you are choosing a specific version.

Ditto Premium Collection: what is inside

The official list for the Ditto Premium Collection:

  • 8 Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration booster packs
  • 1 Ditto promo (number MEP 106, in an Illustration Rare style artwork)
  • 1 colourful acrylic stand that will display the Ditto card or another standard-size card
  • 1 Pokémon TCG Live code

This is a middle product between the small sets and the Ultra-Premium Collections. It has the largest booster pack count of the November wave products, apart from the Ultra-Premium Collections. With eight booster packs, remember that Pikachu cards can repeat, so eight packs do not guarantee eight different illustrations.

Mew and Mewtwo Figure Collection

Since the delay may cover the whole November phase, it is worth knowing what makes it up: according to retailers, each of the two Mew and Mewtwo sets has a figure, a promo, a jumbo card and 5 booster packs. In the UK Smyths still gives 6 November for them, while GIGA counts them among the products postponed in Europe. Until retailers align their messaging, treat their date as uncertain.

What is already on sale and what is still to come

In the UK, the Espeon ex and Umbreon ex Battle Decks have been available since 30 October, and on 1 November Smyths had them in its physical stores, with a limit of one per customer and no option to choose the version. The Two ex Tiny and Binder Collection is officially announced for 4 December, but that date also comes from product lists, not from retailer confirmations. Pokémon Center UK has moved the dispatch of its exclusive Elite Trainer Box to mid or late November.

Where the sources disagree

  • UK date for the Ultra-Premium Collections: the product list and the sites' calendars say 6 November, while Smyths has shown "to be confirmed" since 22 October.
  • Ditto in the UK: on 31 October Pokemon Deals UK suggests a quick launch at Pokémon Center UK, and on 1 November Smyths removes the date. Both states may be true, because these are different retailers.
  • The figures: Smyths UK still has 6 November, while GIGA describes them as delayed.
  • Ultra-Premium Collection contents: one retailer database adds an acrylic stand to the list. The official list, ICv2 and the other retailers do not mention it, so we do not add it to the contents list.
  • Past tense in some sites: some buying guides write about the 6 November launch as if it had already happened. That wording is out of date, because as of today (2 November) the products are not on sale.

How reliable the sources are

  • High: the official contents list and the official Pokémon product description, confirmed by ICv2 and retailer pages.
  • Medium: the Smyths product pages as read by StockWatch (1 November 2026), and GIGA's report of 29 October 2026 on the Smyths Toys statement.
  • Low: Galar Alerts (supply chain information from shops, not confirmed by Pokémon, updated on 17 October) and the Pokemon Deals UK post of 31 October.
  • Conclusion: our assessment is that nobody knows a new date for the UK and Europe today.

What to do depending on your situation

  • You have a pre-order: do not cancel unnecessarily, but do not plan to collect it on 6 November either. Follow the status on the product page and in emails from the retailer.
  • You want to buy on release day: first check whether your retailer still gives 6 November for the specific product. If you see "to be confirmed", do not queue for a date that is not certain.
  • You want the Ditto Premium Collection: this is the most ambiguous case, because different shops show different statuses. Keep an eye on Pokémon Center UK and your own retailer.
  • You want Day or Night for Espeon or Umbreon: both boxes have the same booster pack bundle, so decide by the promo and the presentation.
  • You only want 30th Celebration booster packs: you do not need to wait for the Ultra-Premium Collection, because booster packs are in products that are already out, for example Booster Bundle.
  • You see an "in stock" listing before the official date: our advice is caution. Check whether the seller shows where the goods come from, because stock ahead of distribution can be unreliable.
  • You are buying in the UK: we found no public statement from other UK retailers beyond those cited, so check your own order or the retailer page, and ask the seller you ordered from directly.

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