Sword & Shield · Released 2021-10-08 · 25 cards

📘 Master Set Guide — binder setup, checklist & live cost

Set market cap

25 cards tracked daily
$103.44
1.7% 7d 6.7% 30d
$123.31$26.89Feb '24Apr '25Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26
Low $26.89 · High $123.31 196.9% over this range
4,981 sales · 30 days$14,467.57 volume
25base cards
$103.00est. singles cost
Easycompletion difficulty
Chase cards

What to target in Celebrations

The top 10 cards are 96% of the set’s $103.00 estimated singles cost — plan these first and the rest follows on a normal budget.

#CardNumberRarityMarketPSA 10
1Mew#25Rare Holo$61.33$213.00
2Flying Pikachu VMAX#7Rare Holo VMAX$8.31$99.00
3Surfing Pikachu VMAX#9Rare Holo VMAX$7.83$94.50
4Pikachu#5Rare Holo$5.71
5Flying Pikachu V#6Rare Holo V$4.40$245.75
6Surfing Pikachu V#8Rare Holo V$4.36$242.94
7Mew#11Rare Holo$3.68
8Professor's Research (Professor Oak)#24Rare Ultra$1.10$45.57
9Lugia#22Rare$0.93$229.36
10Zamazenta V#18Rare Holo V$0.80$45.36
Set landscape

How Celebrations is built

Rarity breakdown

Rare12
Rare Holo6
Rare Holo V4
Rare Holo VMAX2
Rare Ultra1

Price distribution

Most cards are bulk — the set’s value concentrates in a few chase cards.

17<$1
1$1–2
3$2–5
3$5–10
$10–25
$25–50
1$50–100
$100+
Buying guide

Singles or sealed?

$103.00
all singles, one of each
$0.35
median card
1
cards worth $10+
Easy
completion difficulty
Base set run$103.00one of each card up to #25 — no secrets
Full set$103.00every tracked card including secret rares

Sealed product comparison

Elite Trainer Box
$573.289 packs · ≈ $63.70/packTCGplayer →eBay →
SinglesTargeted — no luck needed
$103.00one of every tracked cardCard list ↓eBay lots →
Pull rates

Celebrations pull-rate estimates

Community-estimated era averages from large pack-opening aggregates — not official Pokémon data. “Specific card” is the expected packs for ONE particular card of that rarity.

RarityCards in setAny pullSpecific card
Rare Holo V41 in 61 in 24
Rare Holo VMAX21 in 151 in 30
Rare Ultra11 in 181 in 18
Grading

Which Celebrations cards are worth grading?

Tier 2 — grade clean copiesClean copies only

Strong PSA 10 premium — the math works only on gem-worthy copies.

Premiums and EV use tonight’s PSA prices and this set’s real gem rates — not projections.

Word on the street

What collectors say about Celebrations

Creators on Celebrations

Synthesized from widely-reported collector consensus — see a take that’s off? Use the report link on any card page.

Storage & protection

Protect your Celebrations cards

Even a modest set deserves basic protection — condition is most of a card’s value.

Penny sleeves (100ct)First layer

Every card worth more than bulk goes in a sleeve before anything else touches it.

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Dragon Shield Matte sleevesPremium sleeve

The archival-safe standard for cards you handle — double-sleeve chase cards with a perfect-fit inner.

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Rigid toploaders (25ct)Rigid protection

Sleeve + toploader is the minimum for anything you might grade or sell raw.

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Side-loading binder (360)Set storage

Side-loaders keep cards from sliding out; zip closure keeps dust and drops away.

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Sealed products

All cards 25

25 of 25

Most valuable cards in Celebrations

  1. Mew #25 $61.33
  2. Flying Pikachu VMAX #7 $8.31
  3. Surfing Pikachu VMAX #9 $7.83
  4. Pikachu #5 $5.71
  5. Flying Pikachu V #6 $4.40
  6. Surfing Pikachu V #8 $4.36
  7. Mew #11 $3.68
  8. Professor's Research (Professor Oak) #24 $1.10
  9. Lugia #22 $0.93
  10. Zamazenta V #18 $0.80

About Celebrations

Celebrations is a Pokémon TCG expansion in the Sword & Shield series, released on 2021-10-08. The set contains 25 cards. The combined market value of a complete set is currently $103.44, with Mew #25 as the most valuable card at $61.33. Prices update nightly from live market data.