ThePokémon Trading Card Gamehas revealed the contents of its 2024Holiday Calendarahead of its release this holiday season. These advent calendar-style releases have become an annual tradition in recent years, containing a variety of different cards, booster packs, and other surprises to go along with them.
For the uninitiated, eachPokémon Holiday Calendarconsists of an outward folding cardboard box. In the box, scattered throughout an image of several Pokémon, including Eiscue, Delibird, and PIkachu, frolicking in the snow, are a series of numbered slots.Collectors are intended to open one each day from December 1 to 25, ensuring an even distribution of Pokémon surprises peppered throughout the holiday season. For those who don’t mind a few spoilers, here’s everything inside thePokémon Holiday Calendarfor 2024.
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What 25 Surprises Are In The Pokémon TCG: Holiday Calendar (2024)
Booster Packs, Foil Cards, & More
ThePokémon TCG Holiday Calendarfor 2024 contains 25 different days worth of items, each falling into one of three categories:foil cards, card packs, and accessories, a catch-all “other” category including things like coins, stickers, and keychains. It also includes a code that players can use to claim a digital card inPokémon TCG Live, the digital adaptation of thePokémon TCG. Here’s a numbered breakdown of everything that’s inside:
While the contents of individual booster packs might differ from box to box, everyHoliday Calendarwill contain the same distribution of items. All in all, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the most common thing collectors will find in theirPokémon TCG Holiday Calendarsthis year isPokémoncards. In total,each box contains 79 cards, plus a variety of other surprises.
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As for the non-card surprises, they mainly consist ofcoins, a keychain, and sticker sets. The coins, which are used for certainPokémon TCGmoves that require coin flips, depict Ice-type Pokémon Cetoddle and Chien-Pao. Chien-Pao also features on the included keychain, roaring in a dramatic pose. Cetoddle, Chien-Pao, and other Ice-types, including Eiscue, Vanilluxe, and Speal, appear as part of the sticker set, alongside other wintry variants of Pokémon mascots like a Pikachu snowman.
What Booster Packs Are In The Pokémon TCG: Holiday Calendar (2024)
Twilight Masquerade, Temporal Forces, Paradox Rift, & More
ThePokémon TCGHoliday Calendarfor 2024 containsfive different booster packs, each of which comes from a set released this year or the last. These holiday bundles typically blend more recent card sets with slightly older ones for a diverse variety of cards. Inevitably, there’s a heavy focus onScarlet & Violetsets this year, with the following booster packs in theHoliday Calendarfor 2024:
Of these,Twilight Masqueradeis the most recent set, released just a few months ago in May. The oldest is the baseScarlet & Violetset, which began the current round ofPokémon TCGcardsback in March 2023. As a result of the general nature of cards in theScarlet & Violetseries,theHoliday Calendarhas a heavy focus on Tera-typed Pokémon, as well as Pokémon ex, and even Tera Pokémon ex.
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Players can also expect to find plenty ofAncient and Future cardsin this year’sHoliday Calendarvia theTemporal ForcesandParadox Rift booster packs. Finally, theHoliday Calendarwill include several Pokémon central to theTeal MaskDLC in theTwilight Masqueradebooster pack.
What Foil Cards Are In The Pokémon TCG: Holiday Calendar (2024)
Pikachu, Eiscue, Chien-Pao, & More
Perhaps most interestingly to collectors, thePokémon TCG Holiday Calendarfor 2024 contains eight different foil cards. They are:
Uniquely in thisHoliday Calendarset, each foil card has a “festive stamp” displayed on its right side:a snowflake in the lower right corner of the art panel. This set mainly focuses on Ice-type Pokémon to go along with its wintry theme, but also includes three Pokémon ex that reflect recent trends in the TCG.
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How Much The Pokémon TCG: Holiday Calendar (2024) Costs
Pricing & Potential Sales
As in past years,thePokémon TCG Holiday Calendarfor 2024 costs $49.99 at all major retailers. It’ll probably remain at that price for the foreseeable future, but may go on sale closer to the holiday season - check back around Black Friday, or even after the month of December has already begun, for potential discounts.
Where To Buy The Pokémon TCG: Holiday Calendar For 2024
Where The Pokémon TCG Holiday Calendar Is Sold
Collectors can obtain thePokémon TCGHoliday Calendarfrom any number of online or brick-and-mortar retailers that sell Pokémon cards. First and foremost, players can purchase theHoliday Calendarfrom the officialPokémon Centerwith free shipping within five to nine business days. Players can also purchase the gift bundle from Best Buy, Target, Walmart, or Amazon, all with free delivery available as well. GameStop also offers theHoliday Calendarwith paid one- to three-day shipping.
Physical GameStop, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy stores may also have theHoliday Calendaron shelves, as mayany local game store that normally offersPokémoncards. Collectors can check their websites or call ahead to ensure they have the gift bundle in stock.
For now, that’s everything to know about this year’sPokémonholiday gift set. While each player’s individual haul will vary based on what’s in their booster packs, there’s a lot of potential to find some great recent cards in theHoliday Calendar- consider it a “greatest hits” collection of the past couple years of expansion sets, with a couple of bonuses thrown in for good measure. It makes for an excellent gift to close out the year for thePokémon Trading Card Game.
