Pokemon TCG Collection Boxes That Never Made It To The UK

With the slew of Pokemon reveals that come throughout each year, have you ever wondered which Collection Boxes don't make it to the UK, or almost didn't? In this article, we'll be outlining a range of Pokemon Collection Box that have been an exclusive in other countries!

US/Canada Exclusives

The Grand Adventure Collection

Most recently revealed was the Grand Adventure Collection! This box was pretty highly sought after as it contained promo cards that were previously exclusive to China. The controversy came from Pokemon's decision to not release this collection box in Europe. Now, this box may still be coming to the UK, but as we are unsure as to whether it will be arriving with us it is still included in our list. This box is yet to display an RRP but we will update as soon as we know what price this can be expected to be.

Reshiram & Charizard-GX Premium Collection

The Reshiram & Charizard-GX Premium Collection was announced by Pokemon in 2021 to be a Walmart store exclusive! This box included a gold foil version of TAG-TEAM Reshiram & Charizard-GX, which featured a powerful Outrage attack which grows more powerful as they took damage. The packs featured inside were Evolving Skies, Chilling Reign, Battle Styles and more! This product almost didn't make it to the UK, but Argos listed it at £52.50 on their site in 2021, giving UK customers access to this awesome box around a month after it was revealed!

Heavy Hitters Premium Collection

Sam's Club stores received their own exclusive collection box featuring Tyranitar and Lucario! The Heavy Hitters Premium Collection included 4 foil cards (Lucario V, Lucario, Tyranitar V & Tyranitar), 14 booster packs, 4 large metallic coins and an oversized Lucario V card. This box was an insane grab as it included such a huge array of packs, such as Darkness Ablaze! The Heavy Hitters Premium Collection released both in 2022 and 2023 with two different versions, the 2022 box highlighting Evolving Skies packs. The RRP was $39.98.

Crown Zenith Sea & Sky Premium Collection

Speaking of Sam's Club, this US retailer also claimed stake in another collection box exclusive - the Crown Zenith Sea & Sky Premium Collection. This collection box boasted another 14 packs but this time, they were exclusively Crown Zenith. Releasing in 2024, Rayquaza and Kyogre get their very own feature similar to the Heavy Hitters box, where inside you'll get 4 foil cards of Rayquaza V, Rayquaza, Kyogre V and Kyogre. The RRP was $38.98. 

Paradox Wisdom Premium Collection

Future Pokemon got their very own box, exclusive to Best Buy, featuring the ever so popular Iron Leaves ex as well as Iron Boulder ex and Iron Crown ex. You'll also find 7 booster packs and a magnetic card holder which has been a familiar feature of many collection boxes lately. This box was originally not going to make it to the UK, but as of 06/09/2024 we got an announcement that we would indeed be getting this box! The RRP is £39.95, but you can pick this up from our site for £37.95.

US Alternative Boxes

Origin Forme Dialga/Palkia VSTAR Premium Collection

There are some boxes we did get in the UK, but the product was altered for this market. To give some examples of this, the Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia VSTAR Premium Collections looked a lot different in the US. With 1 extra booster pack, a metallic coin and a significantly longer box - this was just one of the many alternative box designs for Pokemon in other countries. This box retailed at $39.99 in the US and our version retailed at £29.99 in the UK.

Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection

Another box that looked drastically different in the US was the Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection. The American counterpart to our own collection box came once again with an extra booster pack (totalling 6), a metallic coin and a drastically different box size - retailing again at $39.99. The UK received 5 packs, no metallic coin and an RRP of £29.99.

Kleavor VSTAR Premium Collection

A final example of the box differences we will give is the Kleavor VSTAR Premium Collection, much like before these boxes in the US came with 6 packs, a metallic coin and different packaging. This box retailed at $39.99, and in the UK retailed at £29.99. 

Asia Exclusives

25th Anniversary Premium Collection Boxes (Hong Kong/Taiwan)

Back in 2021, Pokemon revealed some exclusive boxes for the Hong Kong and Taiwan market. Collection Boxes featuring Charizard & Umbreon, Blastoise & Rayquaza and Venusaur & Gardevoir were shown off. Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur included:

• Playmat
• Card sleeves
• Card box
• Card frame
• 5 x 25th Anniversary Booster Packs
• 2 x Specific "Classic Collection" promo cards.

The Umbreon, Rayquaza and Gardevoir boxes included a deck box instead of a playmat, and three "Classic Collection" promo cards instead of two. These boxes had an RRP of 130 yuan, or around £14 each which is a pretty sweet price!

1st Anniversary Alola Gift Box (Simplified Chinese)

As you can assume by the title, the Chinese market got their very own 1st Anniversary box to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the Pokemon TCG being available in Simplified Chinese. This box included:

• an Alola's Companion Special Illustration Flash Card
• Galar's Companion Special Illustration Flash Card
• 1st Anniversary themed wooden glass frame & card storage box
• 1st anniversary themed cloth back
• 10 x 1st anniversary themed dice.

This collection box was chocka block with Pokemon goodies, and as far as we can see it had a hefty price tag attached to it. We couldn't give you an RRP at this moment in time, but resale price ranges between £150-£300+.

Eeveelutions Premium Gift Boxes (Simplified Chinese)

Highly sought after and one of the most popular Pokemon(s), the Simplified Chinese language got exclusive Eeveelutions box that were absolutely adorable! Featuring all Eeveelutions from Leafeon to Sylveon, these boxes included:

• 3 Eeveelution Special Illustration Cards (dependent on the box you chose)
• 3 Eevee Jumbo booster packs (Nine Colors Gatherings)
• 3 Mew Jumbo Booster Pack (Nine Colors Gatherings)
• 2 Packs Pokemon Sword & Shield Series 4th Expansion Pack (End of Blaze)
• 1 Eeveelutions Play Box (dependent on box you chose)
• 1 Eeveelutions Card Binder (dependent on box you chose)
• 1 Pack of Eeveelution Sleeves (dependent on box you chose)
• 1 Eeveelutions Playmat (dependent on box you chose)

These boxes were truly the collector's item for Eevee fans. Filled to the brim with Eeveelutions goodies, they were (as far as we can see) a decent price at RRP! Unfortunately, as they were a Simplified Chinese Language exclusive, this did mean that they were quickly in the hands of scalpers who aimed to source to the rest of the world. It's a shame we never saw these make their way to the UK, as we know they'd have sold in an instant.

This blog outlines just some of the amazing exclusives that either never made it to the UK, or changed before they got here! We will continue to update this blog as soon as any further exclusive boxes are revealed.

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