Everything you need to know about “Collect 151”
Pokémon China have announced “Collect 151” at the 2024 Pokémon Shenzhen Masters event in Shenzhen.
The first “Collect 151” set called “Collect 151: Journey” Simplified Chinese Pokémon set will release on: 17 January 2025 in Mainland China. Do make sure you mark your calendars.
“Collect 151” is divided into four separate releases each with a unique set name. The first set is called “Collect 151: Journey” and later in 2025, we’ll see the other three releases dropped at different dates (check back later for more details).
Release details
- Name: “Collect 151” 收集啦151
- Name of first set: “Journey” aka “Collect 151: Journey”
- Release date of first set: 17 January 2025
- Location: Mainland China
- Language of cards: Simplified Chinese
- Jumbo product:
- Booster pack: 20 x Cards
- Booster box: 6 x Jumbo Packs
- Slim product:
- Booster pack: 5 x Cards
- Booster box: 15 x Slim Packs

Collect 151 Promotional Banner by Pokémon China
To celebrate this unique set, Pokémon China have released a stunning promotional banner with only the first left quarter coloured in. The rest of this beautiful image will be colored as and when the remaining 3 releases are launched. Interestingly, this is also the design of the slim & jumbo booster packs. Does this mean that every quarter gives us a glimpse of the future slim and jumbo booster pack designs? We can also assume that the Promo Pack design will only have this one design – we will know more later in 2025…
- Collect 151: Journey Jumbo Booster Pack Artwork
- Collect 151: Journey Slim Booster Pack Artwork
- Collect 151 Promo Pack Artwork
EXCLUSIVE! Pikachu Art Rare by Oswaldo Kato
Oswaldo KATO has given a masterclass in creating amazing Pokémon illustrations with the 4 new Pikachu Art Rares releasing in 2025. These Pikachu Art Rares will be the sought after stars of the show. The first Pikachu Art Rare was revealed officially at the event and on the official Pokémon China website.
Collector’s Note: The “Collect 151: Journey” will feature the first Pikachu Art Rare illustrated by Oswaldo KATO. The other 3 new Pikachu Art Rare will be released later in 2025 in different sets.
Even though the first Pikachu was officially revealed, the other three Pikachu Art Rares by Oswaldo KATO have been leaked! These other three exclusive Art Rare cards will only be in future “Collect 151” sets.
- Pikachu by Oswaldo KATO for Collect 151: Journey (Set 1)
- Leaked Pikachu by Oswaldo KATO for future Collect 151: Set 2
- Leaked Pikachu by Oswaldo KATO for future Collect 151: Set 3
- Leaked Pikachu by Oswaldo KATO for future Collect 151: Set 4
Collector’s Note: The first (and only) confirmed Pikachu Art Rare will be included in the “Collect 151 Journey” set. Check the pull rates yourself by looking at the pull rates for slim or jumbo booster packs in the article below. How do you rate your chances?
Pull rates revealed for Jumbo, Slim & Promo Booster Packs
Collector’s Tip: Look at the 10th box for Jumbo and Slim where it says “AR” and you will see the number 1. This means there’s only 1 AR included in this set. Can we safely assume that each subsequent “Collect 151” set will therefore feature one of the exclusive Pikachu Art Rares?
Important Promo Booster Pack Information!
“Collect 151” Simplified Chinese Pokémon set will feature a promo booster pack that can be obtained in two ways:
- Player that participate at in-person events in Mainland China where the packs will be distributed for free to players
- Beginner’s Deck Box sold by retailers in Mainland China
- KFC Promotion in Mainland China (yum!)
These Promo Packs only include 2x cards per pack. Note: The promo packs will not be for sale individually by Pokemon China.
As highlighted above, the “Collect 151” Promo Booster Pack has different pull rates and also gives valuable insights to which cards are included, and more importantly, what is not included!
Collectors Tip: The “Collect 151” Promo Booster Pack pull rates table tell us that there is no AR (Art Rares) or Promos included, which means no Pikachu Art Rares or Mew Ex Promo will be found in the promo packs. Check above for the pull rates.
Exclusive Mew EX revealed for Simplified Chinese Pokémon
What does makes this “Collect 151” launch even more unique and special is the inclusion of another exclusive Simplified Chinese Pokémon card, one which we saw a glimpse of during the announcement at the 2024 Pokémon Shenzhen Masters event and on the website – a brand new Simplified Chinese Pokémon exclusive limited print Mew Promo card. We can’t wait! This beautiful Mew ex Promo is a limited print card and will be obtainable by attending 5 different Pokémon gyms or 15 events in total in order to qualify in Mainland China. Starting from 15th March and every 15th of each month, 1510 lucky people will receive this card!

Limited Print Mew EX Exclusive Simplified Chinese Pokemon Card Revealed
Collector’s Tip: There will only be 1510 copies of this card…
Shiny Pokémon, Pokéball & Masterball Reverse Holo
Pokémon China loves to be different. In their release strategy for Mainland China, “Collect 151: Journey” will feature Shiny cards for some of the Kanto 151 Pokémon such as Shiny Pidgey (included in the Slim and Jumbo booster packs) and Shiny Ditto (included in the Promo booster pack).
Shiny Pokémon enters the 151 arena
- Shiny Ditto from “Collect 151: Promo Packs”
- Shiny Wigglytuff Full Art from “Collect 151: Journey”
- Shiny Pidgey from “Collect 151: Journey”
To view all the cards included in the “Collect 151: Journey” and “Collect 151: Promo Pack” set, click here to see all officially Simplified Chinese Pokémon confirmed cards.
But that’s not all…
“Collect 151” has one more thing to set it apart from all 151 Pokémon sets, 2 brand new Reverse Holo patterns for 139 cards:
- A Pokéball reverse holo
- A Masterball reverse holo
- Pikachu – Normal
- Pikachu – Pokeball Holo
- Pikachu – Masterball Holo
- Raichu Normal
- Raichu – Pokeball Holo
- Raichu – Masterball Holo
Click here to view all confirmed cards for “Collect 151: Journey” Simplified Chinese Pokémon set
Click here to view all confirmed cards for “Collect 151” Promo Pack Simplified Chinese Pokémon set
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