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13/08/2022

Ultra Premium Collection - short history of product

In this blog, we wanted to jump back to the past and remember the short, but awesome history of Ultra Premium Collection! With the latest Charizard Ultra Premium Collection on the horizon, let’s see how good were the earlier three versions of the product!

#1 Pokemon TCG: Hidden Fates Ultra Premium Collection - legendary first box

Her Majesty, the Hidden Fates UPC!

It was not that long ago, only three years back, when TCPi decided to award us with their flagship product – the Ultra Premium Collection! The first of many to follow, was the Hidden Fates Ultra Premium Collection! The box was released on November 15th 2019.

The Pokemon TCG: Hidden Fates Ultra Premium Collection includes:

  • 3 full-art foil cards: Shiny Rayquaza-GX plus special gold versions of Solgaleo-GX and Lunala-GX
  • 1 card holder featuring Shiny Rayquaza, to show off your favorite Pokémon TCG card
  • 15 Pokémon TCG: Hidden Fates booster packs (Each pack contains 10 cards and 1 basic Energy.)
  • A collector’s box to hold everything
  • A full-size Pokémon TCG playmat for your next game
  • And a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
3 full-art foil cards: Shiny Rayquaza-GX plus special gold versions of Solgaleo-GX and Lunala-GX
1 card holder featuring Shiny Rayquaza, to show off your favorite Pokémon TCG card

A full-size Pokémon TCG playmat for your next game

The box was full of goodies and was very well received by the collectors! Unfortunately, so well received that a lot of boxes were opened and very few remained sealed. This is why the price went from original 100$ to more than 600$ today! Were you so lucky to get your HF UPC?

#2 Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection (Zacian & Zamazenta) - overview on SWSH sets

Second UPC - premium looking Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection (Zacian & Zamazenta)

The second in line of UPC’s was the Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection (Zacian & Zamazenta) – it was released on November 20th 2020. The design of the box has set the standard for all of the following boxes. Art of the box was sleek with black and gold details, with Zacian and Zamazenta printed on the inside of the box. It had nothing to do with the first HF UPC – the bar was set high with premium design and content.

The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection (Zacian & Zamazenta) includes:

  • 1 special gold version of Zacian V
  • 1 special gold version of Zamazenta V
  • 2 sets of metal damage-counter dice (12 dice in all)
  • 2 metal coins featuring Zacian and Zamazenta
  • 2 sets of card sleeves featuring Zacian and Zamazenta (130 sleeves in all)
  • A set of richly designed metal condition markers
  • 16 Pokémon TCG booster packs from the Sword & Shield Series
  • A player’s guide to the first year of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield Series expansions and promo cards
  • A Pokémon TCG rules booklet
  • A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

#3 Pokemon TCG: Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection - 25th TCG Anniversary

We celebrated 25 years of Pokémon with two of the Pokémon world’s best-loved icons: Charizard and Pikachu! This fantastic collection includes a massive set of Pokémon TCG: Celebrations boosters as well as commemorative Pikachu and Charizard cards made of solid metal, showing these characters as they first appeared in the Pokémon TCG! And that’s not all: There’s also an awesome guide to game mechanics through the history of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, playable promo cards featuring Poké Ball and Pikachu V in glimmering etched gold, additional surprises with even more Pokémon TCG booster packs, and much more! The box was released in October 2021.

Pikachu and Charizard cards made of solid metal!

The Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection includes:

  • 2 commemorative metal cards featuring Base Set Pikachu and Base Set Charizard
  • 1 special gold version of Pikachu V
  • 1 special gold version of Poké Ball
  • A stunning Charizard and Pikachu enamel pin
  • 1 metal Pokémon coin
  • 17 Pokémon TCG: Celebrations 4-card booster packs
  • 8 additional Pokémon TCG booster packs
  • 3 storage boxes to keep everything together
  • A player's guide to game mechanics through the history of the Pokémon TCG
  • 3 storage boxes to keep everything together

#4 Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection (Charizard)

This box is pure FIREEE!

Celebrate the Sword & Shield Series and the era of Pokémon V, Pokémon VMAX, and Pokémon VSTAR with a hotshot who knows how to put all that power to good use! Charizard turns up the heat as a trio of promo cards with an etched foil treatment, and its Gigantamax form shows off blazing style on a playmat, metal coin, and set of card sleeves. Metal dice and condition markers round out this ultimate set of gameplay accessories. And as you open the huge stack of booster packs inside this box, take a journey through the Sword & Shield Series with an original booklet full of images and stats! Release of the box is expected in October 2022. The Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection—Charizard includes:

  • 3 etched foil promo cards: Charizard V, Charizard VMAX, and Charizard VSTAR
  • 1 playmat featuring Gigantamax Charizard
  • 65 card sleeves featuring Gigantamax Charizard
  • 1 metal coin featuring Gigantamax Charizard
  • 6 metal damage-counter dice
  • 2 metal condition markers
  • 1 acrylic VSTAR marker
  • 16 Pokémon TCG booster packs from the Sword & Shield Series
  • A player’s guide to the entire Sword & Shield Series
  • A code card for Pokémon TCG Live

Before UPC's - we had Super Premium Collection Boxes

Even though the UPC’s are running the show today, before them, we had the amazing Super-Premium Collection boxes! Here is a short overview for the only three super-premium collections.

Pokémon TCG: Super-Premium Collection—Mew and Mewtwo

20th TCG Anniversary was celebrated with the Mew and Mewtwo Super-Premium Collection!

Mew and Mewtwo. Known for their celebrated battles, strength of will, and raw power, these two stand among the most mysterious and powerful of all Pokémon. Now, capture both of them with the Pokémon TCG: Super-Premium Collection—Mew and Mewtwo. Inside, you’ll find a wealth of Pokémon treasures, including a pair of never-before-seen foil promo cards, a sculpted figure featuring both of these Psychic-type Pokémon, a special book exploring the art of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and much more! Launch of the product was September 14th 2016.

Inside the Pokémon TCG: Super-Premium Collection—Mew and Mewtwo, you’ll find:

  • 2 never-before-seen foil promo cards featuring Mew-EX and Mewtwo-EX
  • A sculpted figure featuring Mew and Mewtwo
  • An art book that goes behind the scenes with Pokémon TCG illustrators
  • 10 Pokémon TCG: Generations booster packs
  • 3 collector's boxes to hold everything, with 12 dividers to keep your collection organized
  • A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh

The Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh leads the pack in the impressive Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection. The fiery Pokémon appears here as both a full-art rainbow promo card and as a beautiful figure. Ho-Oh isn’t the only Legendary Pokémon to be included in this collection, though: both Shining Lugia and Shining Celebi are included as foil promo cards, and even the lovable Pikachu earns a special foil promo card. In addition to all those promo cards, this collection includes 10 booster packs from the special Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends expansion. That may sound like a lot, but this Super-Premium Collection is just getting started! It also includes a treasure trove of collector’s items that help organize your Pokémon TCG collection and give you greater insight into the fabulous art of Shining Legends. The launch of the box was October 20th 2017.

The Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends Super-Premium Collection Featuring Ho-Oh Includes:

  • An amazing sculpted figure of the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh
  • A full-art rainbow promo card featuring Ho-Oh-GX
  • 2 never-before-seen foil promo cards featuring Shining Lugia and Shining Celebi
  • A foil promo card featuring Pikachu
  • 10 Pokémon TCG: Shining Legends booster packs
  • A playmat featuring 9 Shining Pokémon
  • A special booklet with a behind-the-scenes look at the art of Shining Legends
  • 3 collector's boxes to hold everything, with 12 dividers to keep them organized
  • A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Pokémon TCG: Dragon Majesty Super-Premium Collection

Strong, swift, and utterly amazing, draconic Pokémon have been part of the Pokémon TCG from the earliest days—and now they’re stronger than ever! Expand your collection with two beautiful rare Rainbow foil Pokémon-GX promo cards, read up on the history of the Dragon type in the Pokémon TCG, and enjoy the pure joy and Dragon-type power of a finely sculpted Dragonite figure! Take your collection soaring to new heights with wings, claws, and fury! The box launch was October 19th 2018.

In this Dragon Majesty Super-Premium Collection, you’ll find an astonishing array of draconic treasures, many of them not available anywhere else:

  • 1 rare Rainbow foil promo card featuring Dragonite-GX with the Dragonporter-GX attack
  • 1 rare Rainbow foil promo card featuring Kingdra-GX with the Maelstrom-GX attack
  • 1 awesome figure of Dragonite
  • 10 Pokémon TCG: Dragon Majesty booster packs
  • 3 collector's boxes to store your cards
  • 1 playmat for tournaments or for your desk
  • 1 Dragons Then & Now booklet
  • A code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

We enjoy such beautiful products and it was a privilege to make a short overview of some of the most beautiful products in the past 6 years. We are incredibly excited for what years ahead of us will bring us! The 30th Anniversary is just around the corner!

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