Chinese-exclusive Pokémon cards: the chase cards you can’t get in English

Updated 2 Oct 2026

Most cards in a Simplified Chinese Pokémon set reuse the same artwork as the English and Japanese versions. A few don’t. Each Chinese set usually carries one or two cards drawn only for mainland China, and the whole Gem Pack series exists nowhere else. Those cards are the reason collectors seek out Chinese product, and why it opens so well on stream.

The cards

These are the most valuable China-exclusive cards from sets that are on our list. Each one links to the box it comes from.

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  Collect 151 Vol.3 SurprisePikachu (Gengar art) 172/151

  One of four Pikachu art rares by Oswaldo KATO made only for China’s 151, one in each volume. Gengar looms behind Pikachu.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$2,866

  Single card

  ≈ US$2,009

  See the box for Collect 151 Vol.3 Surprise
• 
  Collect 151 Vol.2 HopePikachu 171/151

  KATO’s Pikachu art rare for the second 151 volume. Not printed in English or Japanese.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$1,398

  Single card

  ≈ US$780

  See the box for Collect 151 Vol.2 Hope
• 
  Collect 151 Vol.4 GatheringPikachu 173/151

  The fourth and final KATO Pikachu art rare, from the last 151 volume.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$980

  Single card

  ≈ US$582

  See the box for Collect 151 Vol.4 Gathering
• 
  Collect 151 Vol.1 JourneyPikachu 170/151

  The first KATO Pikachu art rare, from the volume that opened China’s 151.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$1,073

  Single card

  ≈ US$482

  See the box for Collect 151 Vol.1 Journey
• 
  CSV4C Reward RoundMaushold ex 158/129

  A Special Art Rare drawn for the Chinese set, with no English or Japanese version.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$914

  Single card

  ≈ US$377

  See the box for CSV4C Reward Round
• 
  Gem Pack Vol.3Cubone 407

  A night-themed illustration from the third Gem Pack, a format sold only in China.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$535

  Single card

  ≈ US$215

  See the box for Gem Pack Vol.3
• 
  Gem Pack Vol.2Umbreon 615

  The chase card of the Eeveelution Gem Pack, with exclusive Umbreon art.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$588

  Single card

  ≈ US$195

  See the box for Gem Pack Vol.2
• 
  Gem Pack Vol.3Gengar 307

  Gengar headlines the third Gem Pack, with its own exclusive night illustration.

  PSA 10

  ≈ US$341

  Single card

  ≈ US$160

  See the box for Gem Pack Vol.3

Values are PriceCharting market estimates for single cards in US dollars, checked 2 October 2026. They are past sale prices, not a forecast. Chase cards are rare pulls, and most boxes won’t contain one.

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Four Pikachu, one in each volume of 151

China released its version of the 151 set in four volumes during 2025: Journey, Hope, Surprise and Gathering. Each volume contains one Pikachu art rare by the artist Oswaldo KATO, numbered 170 to 173, and none of the four was printed in any other language. Card 172, with Gengar behind Pikachu, is the most valuable of the four. Collectors who want all four have to open all four volumes.

Gem Packs: a format only China gets

Gem Packs (set codes CBB1C onwards) have no English or Japanese equivalent. Every pack holds 4 cards and every card is holo, and each volume has its own exclusive illustrations: Eeveelutions in Vol.2, a Gengar and Cubone night theme in Vol.3. See how Gem Pack boxes compare with jumbo and slim boxes.

Special Art Rares drawn for China

The Scarlet & Violet-era Chinese sets (CSV codes) usually include a Special Art Rare with artwork made for China. The Maushold ex in CSV4C Reward Round is currently the most valuable card in that set.

The rarest Chinese card: Mew ex promo

The Mew ex promo 003/SV-P was never sold. China’s official player programme gave it away by lottery at events in 2025, and only 1,510 copies exist. PSA 10 copies sold for US$40,100–49,900 in August–September 2026 (PriceCharting). It isn’t in any product we sell. We include it because it shows how seriously collectors now take Chinese cards.

Telling your buyers

• Name the chase cards in your listings and streams. Buyers search for them by name and number, such as “Pikachu 172 Chinese”.
• Be clear that chase cards are rare pulls. Most boxes contain none, and prices change.
• Say the product is Simplified Chinese (mainland China). Traditional Chinese product, made for Taiwan and Hong Kong, does not contain these cards.

Some background

The Simplified Chinese Pokémon TCG launched in mainland China in October 2022. PSA, CGC and Beckett all grade Simplified Chinese cards, and PSA lists them in its population reports. For the basics of stocking Chinese sealed, read our wholesale buyer’s guide.