Best Japanese Pokémon Booster Boxes to Buy in Canada
- Most packs per box
- Expansion boxes30 packs of 5 cards
- Most cards per pack
- Deluxe boxes35 cards, one art rare
- A Pokémon ex per pack
- Terastal Festival exHigh Class Pack, 10 cards
- A Pikachu per pack
- 30th CELEBRATION6 foil cards a pack
- For Mega Rayquaza ex
- Storm Emeralda30 packs of 5 cards
- Shipping
- Free from JapanDHL Express to Canada
A Japanese booster box is a sealed box of Japanese-language packs from a set released in Japan. Japan has its own sets and its own pack formats: 5-card expansion packs, 10-card High Class Packs, 35-card Deluxe packs and the 6-foil 30th CELEBRATION packs.
Japanese booster boxes
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Japanese booster box formats
The pack decides the box. A standard expansion pack holds 5 cards, so its box holds 30 packs. A High Class Pack holds 10 cards, and its box holds 10.
| Pack | Cards per pack | Packs in our box | List price per pack | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion pack | 5 | 30 | ¥180 (¥200 from May 2026) | Super Electric Breaker, Glory of Team Rocket, Inferno X, Nihil Zero, Storm Emeralda |
| 7-card pack | 7 | 20 | ¥290 | Pokémon Card 151, Black Bolt, White Flare |
| High Class Pack | 10 | 10 | ¥550 | Shiny Treasure ex, Terastal Festival ex, MEGA Dream ex |
| Deluxe pack | 35 | 4 | ¥1,450 | Black Bolt Deluxe, White Flare Deluxe |
| 30th CELEBRATION pack | 6 foils | 20 | ¥360 | 30th CELEBRATION |
List prices are Japan's, tax included. Storm Emeralda is the first set here at the new expansion pack price. A 30-pack box lists at ¥6,000 in Japan.
Japanese booster boxes in stock
Our Japanese booster boxes in stock, cheapest first.
The chase card in each Japanese set
One headline card from each set, with its official Japanese card image and live market price.
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Mega Rayquaza ex
£6187-day change ▼ 12.6% -
Mega Charizard X ex
£5287-day change ▼ 4.6% -
Mew ex
£3827-day change 0% -
Umbreon ex
£2997-day change ▼ 1.2% -
Charizard ex
£2917-day change ▼ 0.3% -
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex
£2767-day change 0% -
Reshiram ex
£2327-day change ▲ 0.4% -
Zekrom ex
£2277-day change ▲ 0.1% -
Mega Gengar ex
£2167-day change ▼ 10.8% -
Pikachu ex
£1907-day change 0% -
Charizard
£1507-day change ▼ 2.6% -
Mega Zygarde ex
£1267-day change 0%
Market: Quaza Track, updated .
Which Japanese booster box should you buy?
For the Mega chase cards: Storm Emeralda and Inferno X
Storm Emeralda came out on July 31, 2026, led by Mega Rayquaza ex. Its 113/076 is at £618. Inferno X, from September 26, 2025, carries Mega Charizard X ex: 116/080 is at £528. Both are 30-pack expansion boxes. Every Storm Emeralda card is in the Storm Emeralda card list, and the Inferno X guide covers its set.
For more hits per pack: the High Class Packs
Shiny Treasure ex, Terastal Festival ex and MEGA Dream ex are High Class Packs: 10 cards a pack, in boxes of 10. Each Terastal Festival ex pack holds a Pokémon ex, and Umbreon ex 217/187 is at £299. MEGA Dream ex leads with Mega Gengar ex 240/193 at £216: the MEGA Dream ex guide lists the set.
For an art rare in every pack: the Deluxe boxes
A Black Bolt or White Flare Deluxe pack holds 35 cards, and one of them is always an art rare. Our Deluxe boxes hold 4 packs. The regular Black Bolt and White Flare boxes hold 20 packs of 7 cards, with Zekrom ex 174/086 at £227 and Reshiram ex 174/086 at £232.
For Pikachu: 30th CELEBRATION
Every 30th CELEBRATION pack holds 6 foil cards and always a Pikachu card. There are 30 foil Pikachu cards, each by a different artist. The two Futuristic rares, Mew ex and Mewtwo ex, are by YOSHIROTTEN. The set came out in Japan on September 16, 2026.
For a modern classic: Pokémon Card 151
Pokémon Card 151 came out on June 16, 2023, in 7-card packs. Charizard ex 201/165 is at £291. Glory of Team Rocket, with Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 125/098 at £276, and Super Electric Breaker are 30-pack boxes from the same era. Nihil Zero's chase, Mega Zygarde ex 117/080, is in the Nihil Zero guide.
Japanese vs English booster boxes
Japanese sets are separate releases, with their own card lists and numbers, printed in Japanese. Japanese packs hold no Pokémon TCG Live code cards. The other differences are in Japanese vs English Pokémon cards.
Shipping Japanese boxes to Canada
Our Japanese boxes ship from Japan by DHL Express, and shipping is free. In Canada, DHL bills GST/HST and a clearance fee before delivery. That bill is not in your checkout total, and trading cards carry no duty. To the United States, boxes go by FedEx with duties paid at checkout.
Frequently asked questions
How many packs are in a Japanese booster box?
It depends on the pack. Our expansion pack boxes hold 30 packs of 5 cards. Pokémon Card 151, Black Bolt and White Flare boxes hold 20 packs of 7 cards. High Class Pack boxes hold 10 packs of 10 cards. 30th CELEBRATION boxes hold 20 packs of 6 foils, and Deluxe boxes hold 4 packs of 35 cards.
Do Japanese booster boxes have code cards?
No. Japanese packs hold no Pokémon TCG Live code cards.
Do I pay duty on a Japanese booster box in Canada?
Trading cards carry no duty. DHL bills GST/HST and a clearance fee before delivery. That bill is not in your checkout total.
Are Japanese and English sets the same?
No. Japan releases its own sets, with their own card lists and numbers, and the cards are printed in Japanese.
What is a High Class Pack?
A Japanese pack of 10 cards, sold in boxes of 10. Shiny Treasure ex, Terastal Festival ex and MEGA Dream ex are High Class Packs.
Sources
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Storm Emeralda (M6)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Nihil Zero (M3)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): MEGA Dream ex (M2a)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Inferno X (M2)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Black Bolt, White Flare and the Deluxe packs (sv11)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Glory of Team Rocket (sv10)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Terastal Festival ex (sv8a)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Super Electric Breaker (sv8)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Shiny Treasure ex (sv4a)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): Pokémon Card 151 (sv2a)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): 30th CELEBRATION (M6a)
- Pokémon Card Game (Japan): card database
