30th Celebration ex Tins: Sylveon ex vs Greninja ex, What's Inside, and Who Should Buy Each
By Dexhaul Team · September 1, 2026
The 30th Celebration ex Tins are the entry point for the set's September 16 launch: two versions, Sylveon ex and Greninja ex, each at a $59.99 MSRP, each shipping the same day as the Elite Trainer Box.
That price puts them in an interesting position. They are not the cheapest way into the 30th Celebration set, and they are not the highest-value product per pack, either.
What they offer is something more specific: a collector's tin, a featured promo card, and four booster packs.
This guide explains what's inside each version, what the promo cards are, how the cost per pack compares to the rest of the 30th Celebration lineup, and which tin (if any) actually makes sense for your situation.
What's in Each ex Tin
Both the Sylveon ex and Greninja ex tins share the same product structure. Each contains four booster packs from the 30th Celebration set, one foil promo card featuring the tin's headliner Pokémon in its ex form, a collector's coin, and two reference cards.
The tins themselves are the standard Scarlet and Violet era collectible format: metal, embossed, reusable for storage. They are not a premium product in the same tier as the Ultra Premium Collection or the Elite Trainer Box, but they are a meaningful physical object beyond a cardboard box.
The key variable is the promo card. That card is the whole reason to choose one tin over the other.
Sylveon ex: The Fairy-Type Nostalgia Pick
Sylveon is one of the most collected Eeveelutions in the TCG. Its Paldea era cards have shown consistent secondary market interest, and the Fairy type's removal from the game in Sword and Shield has made Sylveon a symbol for collectors who grew up with the XY era.
The Sylveon ex promo is a foil alternate art featuring Sylveon in the 30th Celebration set's visual language, which blends the modern ex template with Kanto-era anniversary aesthetics. It is a straightforward Psychic-type attacker in the Scarlet and Violet format, where Sylveon ex fills a niche role rather than a top competitive slot.
For collectors, the promo is the reason to buy this tin. If Sylveon is the Pokémon you actually want a dedicated promo card for, this is a clean way to get one alongside four packs.
If Sylveon is not a priority for you, the tin adds nothing the Booster Bundle does not.
Greninja ex: The Competitive Favorite
Greninja ex has a different appeal profile. Greninja is a Kalos starter final evolution with a persistent fan base and a long TCG history of competitive relevance, most notably in the XY era and again in the Scarlet and Violet era with the Greninja ex from Obsidian Flames.
The 30th Celebration Greninja ex promo leans into the anniversary framing, presenting the Water/Dark-type as a foil ex card in the set's commemorative style. Players who use Greninja builds in expanded or casual formats will want this card regardless. Collectors who specifically track Greninja's TCG appearances will find it fills a gap in a dedicated binder.
Between the two tins, Greninja's secondary market history suggests it carries slightly more collector interest at launch. That said, predicting post-launch demand on a promo card is uncertain; both tins are $59.99 at MSRP and the price spread at launch comes down to which retailer you pre-order from.
The Cost-Per-Pack Math
Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration ex Tin (Sylveon ex / Greninja ex)
$165.00 USD at Cata-Collect
Four packs for $59.99 works out to roughly $15 per pack. That is nearly identical to buying individual 30th Celebration booster packs if they are listed separately, which means the promo card and the tin itself are effectively included at no added cost above the pack price.
Compare that to the Booster Bundle at $84.95 for six packs: approximately $14.16 per pack, and no promo card. The ex Tin is actually slightly more expensive per pack than the Booster Bundle, but you are getting a dedicated promo and the physical tin.
The Elite Trainer Box at $179.95 contains nine packs plus accessories, landing around $20 per pack once you account for the box premium. For pure pack volume, the Booster Bundle wins on price per pack. For a collector who wants the promo card and a specific Pokémon tie-in, the ex Tin is the right call.
The unique insight here: buying one ex Tin is cheaper per pack than buying the Elite Trainer Box, and the promo card comes at no incremental cost above what you would spend on four singles. If you were going to buy four booster packs anyway, the tin is a straightforward upgrade.
Futuristic Rare Access from Four Packs
The 30th Celebration set introduces the Futuristic Rare (FUR) rarity as its chase category. Four booster packs gives you four rolls at the slot that can produce a FUR card. Pull rates put FUR cards at roughly one per six to eight packs, so four packs gives you somewhere between a 50 and 65 percent chance of landing at least one FUR.
That is not a guarantee, and no product in the 30th Celebration line guarantees a FUR. The ex Tins are not optimized for FUR hunting. If your primary goal is to maximize chances at Mew ex FUR or Mewtwo ex FUR, the Elite Trainer Box at nine packs gives more rolls per purchase.
What the ex Tin offers is a known promo card in hand regardless of what you pull. That shifts the value proposition from pure RNG to guaranteed Pokémon content plus four chances at set cards.
Which Tin Should You Buy?
Buy the Sylveon ex tin if Sylveon is a Pokémon you actively collect, if you are buying it as a gift for someone who loves Sylveon, or if you want the cleanest $59.99 entry into the set without committing to an ETB.
Buy the Greninja ex tin if you play competitively in casual or expanded formats and want the promo card for a deck, or if Greninja is your collecting focus. The tin's physical format also makes it a solid gift box at a controlled price.
Buy neither if your goal is pure pack volume or FUR hunting. The Booster Bundle at $84.95 for six packs is the better call in that scenario. The Elite Trainer Box at $179.95 gives you the most packs at launch plus the ETB accessories if you want the full product experience.
Both tins have the same release date: September 16, 2026. Pre-orders from most sellers are shipping around or after that date depending on your region, so ordering now gives you the best chance at a launch-day copy at MSRP rather than post-launch secondary pricing.
Browse both versions of the 30th Celebration ex Tins, plus the Elite Trainer Box and Booster Bundle, at DexHaul's 30th Celebration search where independent sellers list current prices and stock across all formats. DexHaul is independent and unofficial, with no affiliation with The Pokémon Company.